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| Organs of the Endocrine System |
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1) Hypothalamus
2) Pituitary gland
3) Target gland
4) End organ |
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1) pituitary glands (brain)
2) thyroid gland (base of neck)
3 parathyroid gland (posterior portion of thyroid)
4) pancreas (digestive system)
5) adrenal glands (top of each kidney)
6) reproductive glands (gonads) |
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| organ that removes foreign substances from the body and combats diseases |
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| double-layered smooth membrane of connective tissue that surrounds the digestive organs |
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| The space between the lungs, which contains the heart trachea, mainstem bronchi, part of the esophogus, and large blood vessels |
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| superficial to the visceral layer and lines the wall of the body cavity |
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| Directly attached to the exposed surface of an internal organ |
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| where does the energy required for active transport come from? |
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| ATP (adenosine triphosphate) |
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| movement of h20 across a semipermeable membrane |
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| continual movement of particles from an area o higher concentration to one of lower concentration. |
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| breaks down ATP and utilizes resulting energy |
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| rate at which subsatnces pass through a membrane |
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| equal solute concentration exists inside and outside the cell. |
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| A Hypotonic solution is one in which the concentration of electrolyte is below that in cells |
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| A Hypertonic solution contains a higher concentration of electrolytes than that found in body cells |
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1) epidermis
2) dermis
3) hypodermis/ subcutaneous tissue |
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1) hair
2) openings from sweat and oil glands
3) nerves |
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1) connective tissue
2) hair follicles
3) glands
4) nerve endings |
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| contents of hypodermis/ subcutaneous |
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1) fat
2) small branches of nerves |
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| aids in movement of joints |
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| transmit nerve impulses toward the spinal cord and brain |
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| transmit impulses from the brain and spinal cords to the muscles and glands. |
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| part of the brain thinking, sensation, and voluntary movement are controlled by |
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| part of the body that generates the fight or flight response |
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| sympathetic nervous system |
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| what does alpha 1 do and control? |
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| constriction of blood vessels |
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| what does beta 1 do and control? |
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| increases heart rate and strength of cardiac contraction |
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| what does beta 2 do and control? |
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| essential for clot formation |
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| transports oxygen to tissues |
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| fight infection and help eliminate foreign materials from the body? |
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1)Aortic semilunar valve
2) pulmonary semilunar valve
3) Tricuspid valve
4)Bicuspid valve |
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| location of tricuspid valvle |
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| location of pulmonary/ semilunar vlave |
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| location of mitral/ bicuspid valve |
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| where do the initial cardiac impulses occur? |
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| in a group of electrical tissues called the sinus or sinoatrial (SA) node |
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| what are positive ions called? |
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| what are negative ions called? |
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| occurs when exhalation of carbon dioxide is inhibited |
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| exhalation of carbon dioxide is excessive |
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| level of bicarbonate (base) is low in relation to carbonic acid levels |
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| level of bicarbonate is high |
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| type of law dealing wtih the private complaints brought by a plantiff against a defendant for an illegal act or wrongdoing. |
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| type of law that deals with laws that are judge made and based on individual legal cases |
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| utterance of flase statements that defame and damage anohter's reputation |
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| injury of a person's charachter, name , or reputation by false and malicious writings. |
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