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- Carries the blood AWAY from the heart
- Muscular layer of tissue that helps pump the blood OUT of the bidy
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- Carries blood back to the heart
- Have a much thinner muscular layer
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| Microscopic vessels that carry blood between the arterial and venous vessels |
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| Blood is pumped from the heart to the body by the largest artery in the body, the __________? |
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| What is exchanged through the thin walls of the capillaries? |
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| Gases, nutrients, and wastes |
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| What are the 3 main types of blood vessels in the body? |
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1. Arteries
2. Veins
3. Capillaries |
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| The process in which bone is transformed into bone |
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| The skeleton forms by two major methods: |
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- Endochondral osssification
- Intramembranous ossification
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| Endochondral Ossification |
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| Occurs within a cartiladge model |
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| Intramembranous ossificatin |
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| ossification that occurs within a membrane |
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| An endocrine disorder that causes an oversecretion of growth hormone in adulthood |
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| About how much blood flow does the brain use from the heart? |
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| How long can brain cells survive without oxygen and glucose from the blood? |
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| About how much blood flow does the brain use from the heart? |
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| The brain is covered by three layers of membranes called? |
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| Meninges: the dura mater, arachnoid, and pia mater |
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| the middle layer and acts as a chanel for cerebrospinal fluid |
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| innermost layer attacthed to the brain and spinal cord |
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| The diancephalon contains the _______ & _______. |
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regulates and coordinates the activity of the autonomic nervous system
it also controls hormone secretion and apetite |
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| tansfers sensory impulses to the sensory areas of the cerebral cortex |
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| directs coordination, muscle tone, and equilibrium |
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| what does the brain stem include? |
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| midbrain, pons, and medulla |
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| Personality, behavior, memory, reasoning, & emotion |
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| Sensation of heat and pain |
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| understanding written or spoken language |
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| underatanding speech or choosing words |
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| memory of music and visual scenes |
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| vision and its interpretation |
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| coordination of voluntary movement, balance |
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| visual and auditory refelx |
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| breathing, relaying impulses between cerebellum and medulla |
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| control of involuntary movements, heartbeat, blood pressure, and respiration, and swallowing |
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| where is compact bone mostly found? |
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| the outer surface of a bone is known as its ______ or _________? |
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| its cortex or cortical surface |
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| when a physician looks at a radiograph, he or she examines the __________ for any break in the margin that would indicate a fracture |
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| What is the largest organ of the body? |
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| What are the three layers of the skin? |
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epidermis
dermis
hypodermis |
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| outermost layerconsisting of mostly keratinocytes |
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| the nervous system consists of two interrelated parts: |
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central nervous system - brain and spinal cord
peripheral nervous system - peripheral nerves and autonomic ganglia |
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| essential for the digestion of starch |
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| essential for the digestion of lipids |
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| essential for the digestion of proteins |
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| The vastus lateralis is a voluntary muscle in the ______? |
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| muscles produce contraction due to the sliding action of ___________? |
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| The medulla oblongota has what primary responsibility? |
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| which of the following is true about simple refelxes? |
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| they travel only through the spinal cord |
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| what is the primary role of estrogen in the female reproductive system? |
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| it initiates the preparation of the endometrium for pregnancy |
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| what is the name of the structure that transfers urine from the kidneys to the bladder? |
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| Humans can survive most easily without which of the following? |
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| What are the functions of cortisol? |
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reducing inflamation
releasing histamine
raising the blood sugar level |
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| How many pairs of spinal nerves are known to exit the spinal cord? |
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| The spinal cord reaches from the base of the skull to the first or second lumbar vertebra. The base of the skull is also known as? |
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| cyclic adenosine monophosphate is a substance that performs which of the following? |
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| acts as a secondary messanger |
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| The neuron is composed of a/n ________, which transmits signals toward the cell body, and a/n _______, which transmits signals away from the cell body |
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| The pectoralis major muscle is located in which general area? |
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| The soleus muscle is located in which general area? |
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| What does the alimentary canal consist of? |
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| mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum, and anus |
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| A woman’s body usually ovulates around what day in a normal 30-day cycle? |
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| Sperm, once created, are stored in an area of the male body called the ______. |
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| Which of these is the best analogy describing the function of the kidneys? |
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A waste treatment
The kidney recycles minerals and resources still needed in the body while also excreting waste products |
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| What is the most widely distributed type of sweat gland? |
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| Michael is playing on the playground with Suzy and decides to climb the castle while Suzy stays on the ground. Michael’s position relative to Suzy is ________. |
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| Moving the arm toward the body would be described as a _______ movement, rather than a ______ movement. |
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| The orthopedic surgeon informs you that you have broken the end of your femur. What area is she describing? |
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| Epiphysis which is on each end of long bones |
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| The axial skeleton consists of a toal of ____ bones of the skull |
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| A patient of yours is diagnosed with emphysema. In emphysema, the alveoli have trouble exchanging gases between the atmosphere and the blood. It would be true to say that this patient has difficulty with what type of respiration? |
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| Deflections of the EKG represent which of the following? |
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| The electrical activity that precedes contraction and relaxation |
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| Follicle-stimulating hormone, thyroid-stimulating hormone, and luteinizing hormone are what type of hormones? |
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| What is the purpose of the mastication of food? |
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| to increase its surface area |
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| What stimulates the interstitial cells of the testicles to produce testosterone? |
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| Inhalation requires the contraction of what structure? |
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| A person with AB- blood should not receive blood from which other blood type? |
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| Which blood type is considered the universal donor? |
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| What is the only artery in the body to carry oxygen-poor blood? |
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| Chocolate cysts of the ovaries are attributed to which of the following? |
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- most common joint in the body
- most moveable joint type in the body
- they have a fluid filled capsule that surrounds their articulating surface
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| where are synovial joints NOT found? |
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| in the intervertebral discs of the spinal column |
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| Ligaments connect which two structures? |
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| Tendons connect which two structures? |
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| What is the longest muscle in the human body? |
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| sartorius muscle, which is located in the anterior thigh |
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| Where is the hyoid bone located? |
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