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| What parts of the body make up the axial region |
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| Head, neck, thorax and the abdomen. |
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| What does the mediastinum include |
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| trachea, esophagus, thymus, heart, and great vessels. |
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| Mesentery is the tissue that holds peritoneal organs in place and offers a pathway for nerve signals |
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| Organs that do not have peritoneum or mesentery are considered |
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| What is the purpose of the Endoplasmic reticulum |
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| It is the cells mini circulatory system that transports nutrients around the cell |
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| It is when lysosomes digest organelles of a cell that are no longer functional |
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| What is the most common type of muscle in the body |
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| What is the most abundant type of tissue in the body |
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| Why does cartilage heal slowly |
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| because blood vessels dont penatrate it |
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| What is an epiphyseal plate |
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| It is also known as a growth plate |
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| What is each end of a long bone called |
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| What are the types of marrow |
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| What type of tissue is blood |
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| What are the three parts of the nerve cell |
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| Cell body, dendrite and axon |
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| They recieve the impulse and send it towards the cell body |
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| they conduct impulses away from the nerve body. |
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| What makes an organ and organ? |
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| It has to be made of at least two different types of tissues |
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| What is the largest organ system of the body |
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| Integumentary system-nails, sweat glands and skin |
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| What layer of skin contains all the nerve endings |
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| What is the crescent-shaped white area of the nail |
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| Nails are produced by what layer of skin |
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| If a patient enters a coma after a head injury, what part of the brain was injured |
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| THe reticular activating system |
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| What is the proximal nail edge called |
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| How many bones are there in the body |
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| How many pairs of ribs are there |
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| What is the site called that is clinically used for counting ribs |
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| it is the sternal angle or angle of Louis |
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| the large bony process of the ulna is known as |
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| what bones form the hip bones (coxa) |
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| What bone is the only free floating bone |
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| What is the purpose of a fontanel for newborns |
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| it allows there head to give and fit through the birthing cannel |
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| What is the fluid called that lubricates an articulating bones |
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| Basophils are also known as? |
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| a group of muscles that work together to cause movement |
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| how many pair of cranial nerves are there |
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| What does the afferent division nerves do |
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| they transmit action potential form sensory organs to the CNS |
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| What does the efferent division of nerves do |
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they transmit action potential from the CNS to the effector organs
CNS--->effector organs |
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| The efferent division nerves has two different divisions. What are they |
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| Somatic nerves are also known as |
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| What parts of the brain control breathing |
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| What is the reticular activating system used for |
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| it is used for arousing and maintaining consciousness. |
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| What is the largest part of the brain |
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| What part of the brain is responsible for coordination of movement. |
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| What is the tough outter covering of the spinal chord |
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| What are the three layers of the meninges |
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| dura mater, arachnoid, and pia mater |
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| What is the medium through which hormones reach the target tissues |
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| What is the average life cycle of a erythrocyte |
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| Where do lymphocytes originate |
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| What type of blood cell is responsible for antibody production |
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| What are the two atrioventricular valves |
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| Tricuspid valve and the bicuspid valve/mitral valve |
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| What are the three types of Leukocytes |
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| neutrophils, eosinophils, and basophils |
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| What is the most common type of Leukocyte in the blood |
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| What blood vessel carries blood from the walls of the heart to the right atrium |
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| What are the coronary arteries used for? |
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| They supply the heart muscle with oxygen |
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| What are the atrioventricular valves |
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| tricuspid valve and the bicuspid valve (mitral valve) |
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| What heart valve prevents the back flow of blood in the aortia |
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| they are the layers of the blood vessel walls |
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| What are the three tunic layers |
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tunica intima- inner layer
tunica media-middle layer
tunica adventitia-outter layer |
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| What type of blood vessels play the largest role in controling BP |
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| Where would you find most of the venous valves in extremities? |
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| What are the major parts of the the lymphatic system? |
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| lymph, lymphocytes, lymph nodes, spleen and thymus gland |
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| What is the primary role of the lymphatic system |
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| to help maintain fluid blance in the tissues |
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| Anatomically, what is the glottic opening refering to? |
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| the vocal cords and the space between them |
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| What is a turbinate or conchae? |
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| they are the lateral walls of the nose that are coated with respiratory mucosa |
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| What is the purpose of the nose? |
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| to warm, humidify, and purify the air |
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| What is the only complet cartilaginous ring in the larynx? |
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| What is the purpose of the hyoid bone |
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| it anchors the muscles of the tongue to the jaw |
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| The thyroid cartilage is also known as |
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| What is another term for false vocal cords |
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| How many alveoli exist in two lungs |
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| what does the linning of the the alveoli consist of? |
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| single layer of epithelial cells |
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| What is the purpose of pulmonary surfactant? |
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| to prevent the alveoli collapse |
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| What happens to the color of our lungs as we get older |
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| What stops foods from reentering the esophagus when the stomach contracts? |
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| the cardiac sphincter or Lower esophageal sphincter |
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| Where does most of the intestional absorption happen |
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| jejunum (the middle section) |
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| What opening controls the movement of chyme from the stomach to the duodenum (large intestine) |
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| What is the purpose of Bile? |
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| What is the purpose of the bumps in the areola? |
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| The protect the mom from chafing during nursing |
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| What causes the breasts to enlarge during puberty? |
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| estrogen and progesterone |
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| What tastes can the tip of the tounge detect? |
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| what part of taste does the back of the tounge detect? |
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| what part of taste does the sides of the tounge detect? |
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| What cranial nerve conducts impulses from the eye to the brain |
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| I am the firm, opaque, white outer layer of the eye. What am I? |
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| What is the transparent structure that allows light to enter the eye? |
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| What is the sensory cell in the retina that allows us to see during the night? |
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What is the sensory cell in the retina that allows us to see during the day
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| why do children get ear aches more frequently than adults? |
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| There eustachian tube is shorter allowing for bacteria to cause more infections |
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| In what part of the ear are the organs for balance and hearing |
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| What does the cochlea do? |
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| What is the purpose of vestibule and semicircular canals for? |
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| What is the organ of Corti? |
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| its the actual hearing sense organ |
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