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What is the structure found between thoracic cavity and abdominal cavity?
Diaphragm
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What structures are found in the thoracic cavity?
Lungs, heart, esophagus
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Name of the plane that separates body into anterior and posterior parts?
Coronal (frontal)
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What is homeostasis?
Balancing of the body
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What happens if the body isn't at homeostasis?
Fluctuation of balances
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What cardinal plane separates body into equal left and right halves?
Mid-saggital (saggital if not equal)
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5 major tissues of the body?
Nervous, muscle, connective, epithelial, and liquid
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Examples of tissues are:
liquid is blood and lymphatic; epithelial is skin; connective is bone, tendon, and fascia
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The term that means a group of cells that have similar structure & function?
Tissue
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What is the smallest living units of structure and function in the body?
Cell
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The organ system that regulates body function by means of electrochemical impulses?
Nervous system
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The dorsal cavity of the body contains what structures?
Brain & spinal cord
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Terms
Brachial:
Femoral:
Popliteal:
Plantar:
- Arms (upper)Leg (lower)Knee (lower)Foot (lower)
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What tissue lines inside of organs?
Epithelial
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The chemical formula for Glucose?
C6H12O6
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Name the fluid found within our cells
Intracellular fluid
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How is glucose stored in the body?
Glycogen
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Where is glycogen stored in the body?
Liver & muscle
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Name the genetic code found in cells?
DNA
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The element that carries oxygen in red blood cells?
Iron
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Cellular respiration formula:
Glucose + O2 (raw materials "reactants") -> H2O + Heat + CO2 + ATP (products)
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What cell organelle is going to be the side of protein synthesis?
Ribosomes
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Site of ATP production?
Mitochondria
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What is the function of lysosomes?
Digest pathogens that enter the cell
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What is mytosis?
Cell division
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Would muscle cells go through mytosis?
NO
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What part of the integumentary system will prevent entry of pathogens?
Epidermis
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Melanocytes produce what substance when stimulated by what?
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What substance will help to prevent the drying of your skin and hair?
Sebum
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What makes sebum?
Sebacious glands
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Vaso constriction in the dermis is important when?
Cold environment
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What vitamin is produced in the skin?
Vitamin D
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Vitamin D is made from ?
Cholesterol
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What type of cells are going to produce new bone matrix for growth?
Osteoblasts
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Breaking down bone?
Osteoclasts
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Red bone marrow produces what cells?
Red blood cells, white blood cells, & platelets
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What are the soft spots on an infant's skull?
Fontanelles
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What vitamin is needed for efficient absorption of calcium?
Vitamin D
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How many pairs of true ribs does one person have?
7
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What are the name of the vertebrae?
Cervical vertebrae
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How many cervical vertebraes?
7
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How many thoracic vertebraes?
12
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How many lumbar vertebraes?
5
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What type of joint is found between ulna & humerus?
Hinge joint
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The two bones found at the ball & socket joint of the shoulder?
Scapula and humerus
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What body system is going to transmit impulses to the muscles?
Nervous system
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What organ system forms a framework that is moved by muscles?
Skeletal
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Why do we sweat?
Remove excess body heat through evaporation
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Draw a sarcomere
- / __________ \
- \----- -----/
- / __________ \
- \----- -----//-z line ____ myosin ------ actin
the z line is important because it connects the sarcomere
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The whole process of the sarcomere contracting and shortening, what is this called?
Sliding filament mechanism
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Structures of nervous system:
- Brain - CNS
- Cranial nerves - PNSSpinal cord - CNS
- Brain stem - CNS
Spinal nerves - PNS
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What 3 parts make up the neuron?
Cell body, dendrites, and axon
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What order do impulses travel?
dendrites->cell body->axon
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What is the name of the part of the PNS that will insulate the neuron?
Myolin sheeth
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The dorsal root contains what neurons?
Sensory neurons
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What part of the reflex arc is going to detect stimulus in the skin?
Receptors
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What part carries impulse the effector?
Efferent nerves (motor neurons)
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What is nerves that gives nerve supply to the diaphragm?
Phrenic nerves
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What part of the brain that coordinates voluntary movement?
Cerebellum
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What part of the brain is going to regulate blood pressure and heart rate?
Medulla oblongata
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What lobe of the brain is responsible for vision?
Occipital lobe
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3 different layers of meninges from outermost to innermost?
duramater->arachnoid membrane->piameter
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What layer of meninges looks like a web like structure?
Arachnoid membrane
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What cranial nerve is used for sense of vision?
Optic nerve
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When is the parasympathetic system activated?
Rest and digest
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