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Biology
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04/09/2012

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platelets
Definition
essentail in clotting, lack nucleus, formed in bone marrow live 5-8 days
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pregnancy
Definition
begins with egg ferilization and ends with birth
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pre-capillary sphincter
Definition
limits/allows blood flow through capillaries; cold hands when orfkushed skin
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pulmonary circvut
Definition
from heart ventricle via pulmonary artery with low o2 to lungs and return with high o2 via pulmonary vien to left atria
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pulmonary artery
Definition
low concentration of o2 in blood to lungs to release co2 and pick up o2
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pulmonary vein
Definition
high o2 with blood return from lungs to heart for systemic circulation
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RBC
Definition
hemoglobin carries o2 to cells and co2 away; live 120 days; concave, no nucleus
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wbc
Definition
defend body , 5 types live 2 yrs; rbc/wbc made in red bone marrow
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recessive genetic traits
Definition
passed on to offspring, does not show unless combined with another recessive
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respiratory system
Definition
nose, pharynx, trachea, larynx, bronchi/bronchiole, alveoli
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sperm parts
Definition
mitochondria, nucleus,flagellum,aceosome; contain 23 genes; determines sex sperm:producing cells
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spermatogenic
Definition
sperm producing cells
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systemic circuit
Definition
from heart ventricle via aorta (high o2) to body and returned via inferior and superior vena cava (low 02) right atria
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stroke
Definition
disruption of blood to brain; nerve cell death if no o2 for 5-8 mins
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trachea
Definition
help open with c shaped cartilage, esophagus passes behind; air passage to lungs
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transgenic
Definition
organisms carrying genes from another species; use virus as transport mechanism
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twins:fraternal
Definition
from two eggs; same or different sex, two placenta
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twins: identical
Definition
from one egg, always smae sex, one placenta with two umbilical cords siamese twins incomplete division into two idividuals
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uv light
Definition
can cause mutations to genes; uva-aging and uvb- burns of skin
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veins
Definition
low o2 blood to heart-vales protect backflow
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ventricles
Definition
lower heart chambers- push blood to lungs or body
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venules
Definition
collect blood from capillaries and convey to veins toward heart; low o2
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zygote
Definition
union of egg and sperm
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