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| living and may be re-absorbed or may be formed throughout one’s life |
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| When an individual has greater bone re-absorption than bone formation over an extended period of time, they are likely to have a problem termed: |
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| An individual diagnosed with osteopenia may be able to avoid osteoporosis by _________________: |
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| exercising weight-bearing muscles, increasing calcium intake, and decreasing alcohol intake |
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| Muscle hypertrophy increases the number of _____________ in the muscle cells |
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| The general path of a muscle stimulation is |
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| Sensor sending message to integrator which sends message to stimulator |
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| In reflex action, the integrator is the; |
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| Sends signals from the cell body |
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| The neuron that sends messages to the Central Nervous System is a (an) |
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| In addition to the effects of the drug itself the drug culture is dangerous because |
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of correlated illegal activities
Addiction
Ever increasing costs
Potential for unsafe sexual behavior |
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| Alzheimer disease exhibits the following symptoms |
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| Gradual loss of reason, memory lapses, inability to perform daily activities, disinterest in eating, sometimes violence |
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| The gland that operates part of both the endocrine and exocrine system is the |
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| The gland that secretes insulin and glucogon for control of blood sugar levels is the |
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| The 100 % effective method of birth control AND STD transmission avoidance is |
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| The portion of the peripheral nervous system that serves as the fight or flight is |
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| The portion of the brain that is responsible for learning, memory, language, and speech is the |
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| The space between the muscle and the nerve that innervates it is called the |
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| The sperm are produced in the testes and encounter these organs in this order as they move to the penis |
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| Epididymis, vas deferens, urethra |
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| Accessory organs to the male reproductive system include |
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| Prostate gland, seminal vesicle, and bulbourethral gland |
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| Neurolgia (supporting cells) include |
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| Cerebrospinal fluid, meninges, and myelin sheath |
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| Tissues that contribute to the skeletal system are |
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| connective (bone, cartilage and fibrous connective) |
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| Ligaments are fibrous connective tissue that connects |
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| The appendicular skeleton includes: |
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| Pectoral girdle, arms hands,Pelvic girdle, legs, feet |
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| The endocrine system sends |
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Chemical messages to the body
Electrical stimuli
Emergency messages
Messages for maintaining homeostasis |
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| An excess of growth hormone |
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| Simple Goiter affects the |
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| T-Lymphocytes mature in the |
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| The Scapula (shoulder blade) is part of |
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| Fingers and toes both have bones called |
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| Sutures, the immovable, fused joints in the skull are called: |
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| Inflammation of joints that is caused by an autoimmune disease is |
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| The origin of a muscle is |
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| The point where the muscle joins on the stationary bone |
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| The base unit of muscle is |
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| Tendons result from ______________ joined together |
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| The impulse as it is sent down the nerve is |
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| The stimulation across the synaptic cleft between nerve and muscle is |
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| The value of exercise is that it |
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Decreases oxygen debt
Increases endurance
Increases the number of mitochondria |
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| The Central Nervous System includes the |
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| Neurotransmitters include |
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| Summing up all of the excitatory and inhibitory signals is referred to as |
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| Gray matter in the spinal cord is |
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Non-mylenated
In an H shape |
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| The last part of the brain to be completely developed is the |
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| A portion of the brain that functions as an endrocrine gland is the |
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| Semantic memory serves to remember |
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| The two divisions of the Autonomic system are |
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| Sympathetic and parasympathetic system |
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| Depressants include alcohol |
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| Testes are descended outside of the body to |
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| Promote development of sperm |
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| Vasectomy and Tubal ligation must be considered |
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| Oral contraceptives act by |
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| Eliminating release of an egg |
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