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| A cut along the transverse plane is a ____ section? |
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| The dorsal cavity consists of two cavities called _____ and_____? |
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| cranial cavity and spinal cavity |
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| The ventral cavity consists of ____, ____, ____, ____ cavities |
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| nasal, oral, thoracic, and abdominopelvic cavities. |
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| The epithelial, connective, muscle and nerve tissues are the four _____ tissues |
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| What does the epithelial cells do? |
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| cover, line and protect the body and its internal organs. |
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| Wat do the connective tissue do? |
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| Is the framework of the body, providing support and structure for the organs. |
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| What are nerve tissue composed of? |
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| Neurons and connective tissue cells that are referred to as neuroglia. |
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| Muscle tissue is classified as a _____ muscle. |
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| Within the cell each organelle has a specific function. The nucleus, which contains deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), and ribosomes are especially important in the _____ of proteins? |
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| Mitosis is necessary for _____ and ____? |
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| Mitosis is necessary for growth and repair. In this process the DNA is duplicated and distributed evenly to ___ ____ cells? |
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| Meiosis is the special cell division that takes place in the gonads, that is the ____ and ____. |
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| In the process of meiosis the chromosome number is reduced from ___ to ___, so when the egg and the sperm unite in fertilization the zygote will have the correct number of chromosomes. |
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| What four membranes are composed mainly of epithelial tissue? |
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| mucous, serous, synovial and cutaneous |
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| Mucous, serous, synovial, and cutaneous are the principal kinds of membranes and are composed mainly of _____ tissue? |
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| What are the three types of glands? |
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| sudoriferous, sebaceous, and ceruminous |
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| Sudoriferous, sebaceous, and ceruminous are all types of _____? |
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| Cartilage is replaced by bone in embryonic development and is found mainly in the ____, the _____, and various ridid ____. |
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| Is the skin the largest or smallest organ of the body? |
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| The outermost protective layer of dead keratinized epithelial cells is called what layer of skin? |
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| The underlying layer of connective tissue with blood vessels, nerve endings, and the associated skin structures is called what layer of skin? |
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| The dermis rest on the _______ tissue that connects the skin to the superficial muscles. |
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| The layers of the skin from outer layer to inner layer are? |
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Stratum lucidum
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The layers of the skin from inner to outer.
Stratum: corneum, lucidum, granulosum, spinosum, basale. |
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| The inner most layer called stratum germinativum/basale is where what occurs? |
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| Epidermal cells contain the protein pigment called ____? |
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| Melanin, which protects against radiation from the sun. |
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| What layer of skin is composed of fibrous connective tissue with blood vessels, sensory nerve ending, hair follicles, and glands? |
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| Dermis, inner layer of skin. |
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| The most widely distributed sweat glands regulate body temperature by releasing a watery secretion that evaporates from the surface of the skin. This type of sweat gland is known as? |
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| The other sweat glands mainly in the armpits and groin area are called? |
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| The gland that release an oily secretion (sebum) through the hair follicles that lubricates the skin and prevents drying. This gland is called? |
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| Oil is produced by holocrine secretions, in which whole cells of the gland are part of the secretion. These glands are susceptible to becoming clogged and attracting bacteria, particularly during adolescence. This gland is called? |
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| The appendages of the skin include hair and nails, both are composed of a strong protein called? |
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| The ____ system consists of bone, cartilage, ligaments, plus the joints between the bones. |
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| Function of the ______ system include support, permission of movement, blood cell formation (hemopoiesis), protection of internal organs, detoxification (removal of poisons), provisional for muscle attachement, and mineral storage (particularly calcium & Phosphorus). |
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| A typical ____ bone has an irregular epiphysis at each end, composed mainly of spongy (cancellous) bone, and a shaft or diaphysis, composed mainly of compact bone. |
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| The cells that form compact bone are called ____? |
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| When osteoblasts become fixed in the dense bone matrix, they stop dividing but continue to maintain bone tissue as ____? |
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| The axial skeleton consists of the ___ bones of the skull |
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2 nasal bones,
2 maxillary bones,
2 zygomatic bones,
1 mandible,
2 palatine bones,
1 vomer,
2 lacrimal bones,
2 inferior nasal conchae. |
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frontal
ethmoid
sphenoid
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parietal, temporals, ossicles of the ear (malleus, incus, and stapes) |
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| How many bones does the axial skeleton have in the vertebral column? |
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7 cervical
12 thoracic
5 lumbar
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| There are five sacral vertebrae that fused to form the sacrum and the coccygeal vertebrae. This is known as the ____? |
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| The final portion of the axial skeleton consist of the bones of the thorax, the sternum and the ___ pairs of ribs. |
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| The appendicular skeleton includes the ___ and the ___? |
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| The pectoral, shoulder girdle, clavicle and scapula and upper extremities are all part of the ____ portion of the appendicular skeleton |
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| The humerus, radius, ulna, carpals, metacarpals and phalanges are all part of the ____ extremities and bones of the ___? |
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| The ilium, ischium, pubis are considered the ____ portion of the appendicular skeleton and make up the ____ girdle. Also know as the os coxae. |
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| The femur, tibia, fibula, tarsals, metatarsals and phalanges are all part of the _____ extremities and bones of the ____? |
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| Muscles produce movement by contracting in response to _____ stimulation |
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| Muscle contraction results from the sliding together of ____ and ____ filaments within the muscle cell or fiber. |
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| Each muscle cell consists of ______, which in turn are made up of still smaller units called ______? |
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| In order for a muscle cell to contract, ____ and ____ ____(ATP) must be present |
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| calcium, and adenosin triphosphate |
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| Nervous stimulation from motor neurons causes the release of ____ ions from the ____ reticulum? |
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| Calcium inons attach to inhibitory proteins on the ____ filaments within the cell,k moving them aside so that cross-bridges can form between ____ and ____ filaments |
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| Using energy supplied by ___, the filaments slide together to produce contraction. |
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| The skeletal muscles, which make up the muscular system, are also called ____ muscles because they are under conscious control? |
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| Skeletal muscles must work in pairs; the muscle that executes a given movement is the ____ mover, whereas the muscle that produces the opposite movement is the _____? |
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| Other muscles known as ____ may work in cooperation with the prime mover? |
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| Muscles can be classified according to the movement they elicit. There are flexors and extensors. ____ reduce the angle at the joint, whereas ____ increase the angle. |
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| _____ draw a limb away from the midline, and ____ return the limb back toward the body |
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| Trapezius muscle, deltoid muscle, infraspinatus muscle, teres minir, teres major, triceps, latissimus, Sartorius, Gluteous medius and major, quadriceps, biceps femoris, triceps surae, peroneous longus, tibialis anterior, adductor magnus, semimembraneous muscle, gastrocnemius muscle, soleous, flexor hialicis longus. |
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| These are all contour muscles. |
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| The brain, spinal cord and nerves are all part of the ____ system? |
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| Seeing, hearing, tasting, smelling and touching are all examples of ____? |
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| The CNS is a vital system enables us to preceive many of the changes that take place in our external and internal environments and to respond to those changes. It enables us to think, reason, remember, and carry out other abstracts activities such as? |
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| Seeing, hearing, tasting, smelling and touching |
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| The ___ makes possible body movements by skeletal muscles, by supplying them with nerve impulses that cause contraction. |
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| The Nervous systems works closely with the ____ glands correlating and intergrating body functions such as ___ and ____ |
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| endocrine, digestion, reproduction |
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| All actions of the nervouse system depend on the transmission of nerve impulses over the ____, or ____ cells, the functional units of the nervous system |
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| The main parts of a neuron are the cell ___, ___ and ___? |
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| ____ transmit the impulse toward the cell body, and ___ transmit the impulse away from the cell body |
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| The nervouse system may be divided structurally in to two parts, ___ nervous system and a ____ nervous system? |
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| central (CSN), peripheral(PNS) |
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| ____nervous system consists of all the nerves that transmit information to and from the CNS? |
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| PNS Peripheral nervous system |
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| Sensory _____ neurons transmit nerve impulses toward the CNS. Motor ____ neurons transmit nerve impulses away from the CNS, toward the effector organs such as muscles, glands, and digestive organs. |
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| Muscles, glands and digestive organs are _____ organs |
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| The major parts of the brain are the cerebrum, associated with ____ and ____ input, and also responsible for ____ coordination? |
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| movement, sensory, muscular |
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| The medulla oblongata controls many vital functions such as ____ and ____ rate. |
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| The spinal cord is approx, ___ inches long and extends from the base of the skull ____ ____ to the 1st or 2nd lumbar vertebra also called ___ or ___. |
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| There are ___ pairs of spinal nerves that exit the spinal cord. |
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| Nerve impulses thavel through the spinal cord only and do not reach the brain are called? |
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| Most reflex pathways involve impulses traveling to and from the brain in ____ and ____ tracts of the spinal cord? |
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| Sensory impulses enter the ____ horns of the spinal cord, and motor impulses leave through the ___ horns of the spinal cord. |
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| The ____ system assists the nervous system in homeostasis and plays important roles in growth and sexual maturation |
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| The two systems of the endocrine system meet at the ____ and ____ gland |
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| The hypothalamus governs the ____ and is in turn controlled by the feedback of hormones in the blood. |
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| The ____ and ____ systems coordinate and control the body, but the endocrine system has more long lasting and widespread effects. |
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| ____ are chemical messengers that control the growth, differentiation, and metabolism of specific target cells. |
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| What are the two major groups of hormones? |
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| ____ hormones enter the target cells and have a direct effect on the DNA of the nucleus. |
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| Most ____ hormones remain at the cell surface and act through a second messenger, usually a substanace called ___ ___ ___ (AMP) |
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| protein, adenosine mono phosphate (AMP) |
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| Most hormones affect cell activity by altering the rate of protein ____ |
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| The stomach, small intestine and kidneys also produce _____ as well. |
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| During stress from the adrenal cortex, the hypothalamus, and the posterior and anterior pituitary release _____ hormones? |
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| The ____ released from the adrenal cortex reduces inflammation, raises the blood sugar level, and inhibits the release of histamine |
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| What is the pituitary gland nick name? |
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| The pituitary gland is attached to the hypothalamus by a stalk called the ____? |
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| What are the two major portions of the pituitary gland? |
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| anterior lobe (adenohypophysis) and posterior lobe (neurohypophysis) |
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| Hormones of the adenohypophysis are called ____ hormones because they act mainly on other endocrine glands. |
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| Tropic hormones act mainly on other ____ glands. |
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| Somatotropin(STH), Growth hormones (GH), adrenocorticotripic hormones (ACTH), Thyroid stimulating hormone (FSH), Luteinizing hormone (LH) are all ____hormones because they act mainly on other endocrine glands |
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| Hormones released from the posterior lobe of the pituitary include ____ (the labor hormone) and ____ hormones (ADH) |
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| There are other important ____ glands like thyroid, parathyroids, adrenals, pancreas, and gonads (ovaries, testes) |
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| _____ is a chemical released by a cell or a gland in one part of the body that sends out messages that affect cells in other parts of the organism |
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| Whole blood consists of approx. ___% plasma and ____% formed elements. |
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| leukocytes(WBC), erythrocytes (RBC) and platelets are called ____? |
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| All formed elements are proced from stem cells in ___ bone marrow? |
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| ____ are modified for transport of oxygen? |
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| Most of the oxygen is bound to the pigmented protein ____? |
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| Neutrophil, eosinophil, basophil, lymphocyte, monocyte are the five ____? |
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| The five leukocytes can be distinguished by? |
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| size, appearance of nucleus, staining properties, presence or absence of the visable cytoplasmic granules. |
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| size, appearance of nucleus, staining properties, presence or absence of the visable cytoplasmic granules are how the ____ leukocytes can be distinguished? |
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| White blook cells are active in ____? |
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| neutrophils, monocytes and antibody formation lymphocytes are all part of ____? |
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| Platelets are active in the process of ___? |
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| Blood serves to transport ____ and nutrients to body cells and to carry away ___ ____ and metabolic wastes? |
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| Plasma contains approximately ___% proteins, ions, nutrients, waste products and hormones, which are dissolved or suspended in water. |
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| the heart is a double pump that sends blood to the lungs for oxygenation through the ____ circuit and to the remainder of the body throught the ____ circuit? |
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| Blood is received by the ___ and is pumped into circulation by the ____? |
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| Vales between the atria and ventricles include the ___ on the right side of the heart and the ___ on the left |
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| ____ valves are found at the entrances of the pulmonary trunk and the aorta? |
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| Semilunar valves are found at the entrances of the ____ trunk and the ___? |
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| Blood is supplied to the heart muscle (the myocardium by the ____ arteries? |
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| Blood drains from the myocardium directly into the ___ atrium through the coronary ___? |
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| The heart has an intrinsic beat initiated by the ____ node and transmitted along a conduction system through the myocardium. This wave of electrical avtivity is what is measured on an ECG. |
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| The cardic cycle is the period from the end of one ____ contraction to the end of the next ___ contraction |
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| The contraction phase of the cycles is ___, the relaxation phase is ___? |
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| The walls of the arteres are thick, elastic, and carry blood under high pressure. ____ and ____ result from contraction and relaxation of smooth muscle in the arterial walls |
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| vasoconstriction, vasodilation |
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| Vasoconstriction and vasodilation changes influence blood ____ and blood ____ to the tissues. |
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| the walls of the ____ are thinner and less elastic than those of the ____, and they carry blood under lower pressure. |
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| Mechanisms that help to draw venous blood back to the heart include pressure of the ____ muscles on the veins, expansion of the chest in breathing, and valves in the veins of the ____ that keep blood moving in a forward direction |
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| The nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, lungs with their alveoli, diaphragm and muscles surrounding the ribs are all part of the ____ system? |
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| Respiration is controlled by the respiratory control center in the ____ of the brain? |
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| The respiratory sytems supplies ____ to the body and eliminates ____ ____? |
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| ____ respiration refers to the exchange of gases between the atmosphere and the blood throught the alveoli? |
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| ____ repiration refers to the exchange of gases between the blood and the body cells. |
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| The passageways between the ____ cavities and the ____ conduct gases to and from the lungs |
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| The upper passageways also serve to warm, filter, and moisten incoming air. The ____ respiratory tubules are lined with ____ that help to trap debris and keep foreign substances from entering the lungs |
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| Inhalation requires the contraction of the ____ to enlarge the chest cavity and draw air into the lungs |
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| Exhalation is a paassive process during which the ____ recoil as the respiratory muscles relax and the thorax decreases in size. |
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| Most of the oxygen carried in the blood is bound to ____ in the red blood cells. Oxygen is released from hemoglobin as the concentration of oxygen drops in the tissues |
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| Some carbon dioxide is carried in solution or bound to blood proteinsk but most is converted to ____ inon by ____ within red blood cells. Because this reaction also releases hydrogen ions, carbon dioxide is a regulator of blood pH. |
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| bicarbonate, carbonic anhydrase |
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| The mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum and anus are all part of? |
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| alimentary canal/digestive tube |
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| The ____ organs of digestion include the liver, pancreas, and gallbladder |
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| Food is ingested into the mouth, where it is mechanically broken down by the ____ and ____ in the process of mastication (chewing)? |
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| Saliva produced by the three pairs of ____ glands lubricates and dilutes the chewed food. |
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| The parotid, submandibular, and sublingual are the three ____ glands |
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| Saliva contains an enzyme called____ that starts the digestion of complex carbohydrates. |
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| A ball of food called a ____ is formed |
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| Constrictive muscles of the pharynx force food into the upper portion of the ____, and the food is swallowed. |
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| The ____ is a narrow tube leading from the pharynx to the stomach |
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| The _____ tract has four main layers, from inner to outer: the mucous membrane, the submucous layer, the muscular layer and the serous layer |
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| Food enters the ____, where gastric glands secrete hydrochloric acid that breaks down foods. |
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| The stomach muscle churns and mixes the bolus of food, turning the mass into a soupy substance called ____? |
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| The stomach also stores food and regulates the movement of food into the ____ intestine |
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| Almost all digestion and absorption of food occurs in the ____ intestine |
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| Food is acted on by various ____ from the small intestine and pancreas and by bile of the liver |
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| The ____ also contributes water to dilute the chyme and bicarbonate ions to neutralize the acid from the stomach |
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| The duodenum, jejunum and ileum are all part of the _____ intestine? |
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| Nutrients are absorbed through the walls of the ____ intestine |
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| The amino acids and simple sugars derived from proteins and carbohydrates are absored directly into the ____? |
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| Most of the ___ are absorbed into the lymph by the lacteals, which eventually are added to the bloodsteam |
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| All nutrients then enter the ____ portal vein to be routed to the liver for decontamination |
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| Small fingerlike projections called ____ greatly increase the surface area of the intestinal wall? |
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| The ____ intestine reabsorbs water and stores and eliminates undigested food. |
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| In the ____ intestine are abundant bacteria and intestinal flora |
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| The five portions include; ascending colon, transverse colon, decending colin, and the sigmoid colon and the rectum are all part of the ____ ____? |
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| The opening for defecation(expelling of stool) is the ___? |
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| The two kidneys, two ureters, a urinary bladder and the urethra are all part of the ____ system? |
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| The kidneys filter the ___? |
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| The ____ are tubes that transport urine to the urinary bladder, where urine is stored before urination through the ____ to the outside |
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| The functional units of the kidney are the ____? |
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| The samll coiled tubes filter waste material out of blood brought to the kidney by the ____ artery? |
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| The actual filtration process occurs through the ____ in Bowman's capsule of the nephron? |
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| Filtration of the blood occurs through the ___ under the force of blood pressure |
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| As the glomerular filtrate passes through the ____, components needed by the body, such as water, glucose, and ions, leave the nephron by diffusion and reenter the blood |
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| Water is reabsorbed at the tubules of the ____. The final product produced by the millions of nephrons per kidney is ____? |
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| The male and femail sec organs are called ____ and ____? |
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| The testes, and ovaries have two functions: production of gametes (sex cells) and production of ____? |
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| The reproductive system are under the control of tropic hormones from the _____ gland. |
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| Reproductive activity is cyclic in women bu contiuous in men. The gametes are formed by ____? |
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| In men, spermatozoa develop within the ____tubules of each testis? |
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| The interstitial cells between the seminiferous tubules produce ____? |
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| This male hormone influences sperm cell development and also produces the male ______ sex characteristics such as body ____, and deep ____ |
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| Once produced, the sperm are stored in the _____ of each testis? |
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| During ejaculation the pathway for the sperm includes the ___ ____, ____ duct, and ____? |
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| van deferens, ejaculatory, urethra |
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| Along the pathway are glands that produce and transport the medium or semen. These include the ____, ____, and ____ (Cowper's) glands? |
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| seminal vesicles, prostate gland, and bulbourethral |
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| Testicular activity is under the control of two anterior pituitary hormones. ___ stimulates sperm production. Interstitial cell-stimulating hormone (ICSH) or ___ stimulates the interstitial cells to produce testosterone. |
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| In women, each month, under the influence of ___, several eggs ripen within the ovarian follicles in the ovary. |
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| he estrogen produced by the follicle initiates the preparation of the ____ of the uterus for pregnancy |
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| At approximately day 14 of the cycle, ___ is released from the pituitary, which stimulates ovulation and the conversion of the follicle to the ___ ___? |
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| The corpus luteum secretes the hormone progesterone, which further stimulates the development of the _____? |
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| If fertilization occursk the ____ ____ remains functional |
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| If fertilization does not occur, the c=___ ___ degenerates and menstruation begins. |
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| After ovulation the egg is swept into the ___ or ____ tube? |
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| If fertilization occurs, it occurs while the egg is in the ____? |
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| The fertilized egg or ____ travels to the uterus and implants itself with the ____? |
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| In the uterus the developing ____ is nourshed by the placenta, which is formed by maternal and embryonic tissue. |
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| During pregnancy, hormones from the ____ maintain the ____ and prepare the breast for milk production |
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