-
A line dividing the right side of the body from the left is the _____.
MIDLINE
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A term meaning closer to the midline is ___.
MEDIAL
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___ literally means closer to the boney housing around the brain.
CRANIAL
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___ literally means tail (opposite of cranial).
CAUDAL
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The stomach is ___ to the intestines (Closer to the origin).
PROXIMAL
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The stomach is ___ to the esophagus (Farther from the origin).
DISTAL
-
___ literally means closer to the nose or front end.
ANTERIOR
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___literally means closer to the rear end or tail end.
POSTERIOR
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___ means toward the back (think of the fin on the back of a shark).
DORSAL
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The neck is ___ to the chest (closer to the head).
CRANIAL OR CEPHALIC
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The knee is ___ to the ankle (closer to the origin).
PROXIMAL
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The hand is ___ to the elbow (farther from the origin).
DISTAL
-
The ear is ___ to the nose (away from midline).
LATERAL
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The eye is ___ to the nose (higher).
SUPERIOR
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The eye is ___ to the nose (farther from the midline).
LATERAL
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The mouth is ___ to the nose (lower).
INFERIOR
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The vernacular (everyday) word for thorax is ___.
CHEST
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The abdomen is ___ to the thorax (below).
INFERIOR
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Genetic material from your parents is stored in the _____ of the cell.
NUCLEUS
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The cranium is the ___ housing around the brain.
BONEY
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The cranium and facial bones are parts of the bones of the head called the ___.
SKULL
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The scientific name for breast bone is ___.
STERNUM
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The shoulder is ___ to the sternum (away from the midline).
LATERAL
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The palm of the hand is on the ___ side (belly side).
VENTRAL
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The back of hand is on the ___ side (toward the back).
DORSAL
-
The top of the foot is ___ side (toward the back).
DORSAL
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The sole is on the ___ side (belly side) of the foot.
VENTRAL
-
A noun meaning dorsal is ___.
DORSUM
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A noun meaning ventral is ___.
VENTRUM
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Which quadrant contains most of the liver?
Right Upper Quad (RUQ)
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Which quadrant is closest to the left leg?
Left Lower Quad (LLQ)
-
Which abdominal region contains the belly button?
Umbilical
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Which abdominal region is closest to the right arm?
Right Hypochondriac
-
Which abdominal regions are on both sides of the umbilical region?
Lumbar (Right and Left)
-
Which abdominal region contains the urinary bladder?
Hypogastric
-
Which abdominal region contains the appendix?
Right Iliac
-
Which abdominal region contains most of the stomach?
Epigastric
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___ means the front of the elbow.
Antecubital
-
___ means chest and is a part of the thorax (think of the largest major muscle of your chest).
Pectoral
-
The groin is referred to as the ___ region.
Inguinal
-
___ is a term that means neck.
Cervical
-
___ refers to the arm pit.
Axillary
-
The scientific name for the region behind the knee is the ___.
Popliteal
-
___ means buttock.
Gluteus
-
The basic unit of life is the _____.
Cell
-
The _____ plane divides the body into superior and inferior parts.
Transverse
-
The _____ system breaks down and absorbs food.
Digestive
-
The energy currency of the cell is ______.
ATP
-
The fluid inside the cell is called _____ fluid.
Intercellural
-
The nucleus of the atom contains ________ and ________.
Protons and Neutrons
-
_____ are negatively charged ions.
Anions
-
A solution with a pH of 4 is said to be a/an _______.
Acid
-
The building blocks of proteins is ______.
Amino Acid
-
Water can dissolve many different things. For this reason it is called the _____.
Universal Solvent
-
A solution with a pH of 10.0 is ______.
Alkaline (basic)
-
The special form of diffusion that applies only to water is called _____.
Osmosis
-
The structure that assembles amino acids into proteins _______.
Ribosomes
-
Which of the following are required for active transport?
Transporter and ATP
-
The chromosomes duplicate during the period between mitotic divisions called _____.
Interphase
-
A group of different tissues working together are ______.
Organs
-
The thick, muscular layer (myocardium) of the heart wall is made of what kind of muscle tissue?
Cardiac
-
The portion of a serous membrane attached to an organ is called the _____.
Visceral Layer
-
A cord of connective tissue that connects a bone to a bone is called a/an _____.
Ligament
-
The type of tissue found in membranes and glands is _____.
Epithelial
-
The only type of muscle that is under voluntary control is _____.
Skeletal
-
A specialized group of (one kind of) cells is a _____.
Tissue
-
A plane that divides the body into equal left and right parts is the ______.
Midsagittal Plane
-
The breakdown of complex molecules into more simple ones is called ______.
Catabolism
-
Fluids located outside the cells are described as _____.
Extracellular (or Intercellular)
-
Negative feedback is a mechanism for maintaining an internal state of balance known as _______.
Homeostasis
-
Positively charged ions are _____.
Cations
-
A building block of an enzyme is a/an ______.
Amino Acid
-
A pH of 7 is said to be a/an ______.
Neutral
-
An isotope that disintegrates, giving off rays of atomic particles (energy), is said to be __________.
Radioactive
-
Metabolic reactions require organic catalysts (made of protein) called ________.
Enzymes
-
Any change in the genetic material of the cell _________.
Mutation
-
The thigh muscle is an example of what kind of tissue?
Skeletal Muscle
-
A cell that carries nerve impulses is called a/an _________.
Neuron
-
The portion of a serous membrane attached to the body wall
Parietal
-
A cord of connective tissue that connects muscle to bone
Tendon
-
A membrane that lines spaces open to the outside of the body
Mucous
-
Term for a tumor that does not spread
Benign
-
Adipose tissue stores
Lipids (fats, oil, and energy)
-
A plane that divides the body into unequal right and left sides
Sagittal Planes
-
Osmosis is the movement of water from areas of _____ concentration to areas of _____ concentration.
High to Low
-
The spread of molecules through a membrane which requires energy in the form of ATP
Active Transport
-
The mitochondrion converts _____ into higher energy _____.
ADP to ATP
-
The smallest complete unit of a compound
Molecule
-
Compounds that release ions when in solution are called
Electrolyte or (ionic compound)
-
RNA receives its information from _____.
DNA
-
The muscle in the wall of the intestine is an example of
Smooth Muscle
-
The smallest particle of an element
Atom
-
A cell organelle that assembles amino acids into enzymes is the
Ribosomes
-
_____ and _____ are two examples of substances that cannot pass through the cell membrane by diffusion.
Proteins and Ions
-
Combining smaller atoms or molecules to form a larger particle is the kind of metabolism called
Anabolism
-
The atomic number of an atom is equal to the number of
Protons
-
The number of _____ in an atom of an element always equals the number of _____ in the atoms of that element
Protons and Electrons
-
Changing the number of _____ in an atom makes an ion.
Electrons
-
Changing the number of _____ in an atom makes an isotope.
Neutrons
-
You can't change the number of _____ in an atom.
Protons
-
Describes a relatively severe disorder of short duration
Acute
-
A group of signs or symptoms that occur together
Syndrome
-
Rod-shaped bacteria that may form endospores
Bacilli
-
An organism that transmits a disease-causing organism from one host to another
Vector
-
Invasion by a parasitic worm
Infestation
-
The sexually transmitted disease syphilis is caused by spiral bacteria called
Spirochete
-
A general term for any gland that produces sweat
Sudoriferous
-
A condition in which the skin takes on a bluish coloration
Cyanosis
-
The true skin or corium
Dermis
-
Redness of the skin
Erythema
-
New epidermal cells are produced by the
stratum germinativum of the epidermis
-
The main (black) pigment of the skin is
Melanin
-
The hollow center of a long bone
Medullary Cavity
-
A mature (living) bone cell that is completely surrounded by hard bone tissue
Osteocyte
-
A bone cell that builds new bone tissue.
Osteoblasts
-
The most caudal part of the vertebral column
Coccyx
-
An adjective that refers to the ribs
Costal
-
The anatomical name for the collarbone
Clavicle
-
A freely movable joint held together by ligaments
Diarthrodial
-
A nonmovable joint
Synarthrodial
-
A slightly movable joint
Amphirathrodial
-
Muscle under voluntary control
Skeletal
-
The immediate source of energy for muscle contraction
ATP
-
The muscle attachment joined to the part of the body that moves
Insertion
-
The region of union of two or more bones, a joint
Articulation
-
A contraction that shortens the muscle but does not increase in strength
Isotonic
-
A muscle that must relax during a given movement is called the
Antagonist
-
A muscle enters into oxygen debt (produces lactic acid) when they are functioning
Anaerobically
-
Glands that produce sebum
Sebaceous
-
The deepest layer of the integument(not a part of the skin)
Subcutaneous Layer
-
The knob-like end of a long bone forming part of a ball and socket joint
Head
-
A bone cell that breaks down old bone tissue.
Osteoclasts
-
The only muscle type that does not have visible striations
Smooth
-
The muscle attachment joined to a part of the body that does not move
Origin
-
Glands that are only found in the breast and produce milk
Mammarttendon
-
A skin symptom where small bumps are found on the skin
Papules
-
The end of a long bone
Epiphysis
-
A narrow region of a bone below the head
Neck
-
A cord-like structure that attaches a muscle to bone
Tendon
-
Muscles not under voluntary control
Smooth, Involuntary
-
A term for a disease that can be transmitted between individuals
Communicable
-
A term for a disease that persists over a long period (but is less severe)
Chronic
-
Invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms
Infection
-
The study of the cause of a disorder
Etiology
-
A prediction of the probable outcome of a disease
Prognosis
-
Spherical bacteria organized in clusters
Staphylococcus
-
Spherical bacteria organized in strings
Streptococcus
-
Spherical bacteria organized in pairs
Diplococcus
-
Glands that are only found in the ear canal
Ceruminous
-
Glands that are only found on the eyelids
Ciliary
-
The protein in the epidermis that thickens and protects the skin
Collagen
-
The uppermost layer of the skin, consisting of flat, keratin-filled cells
Stratum Corneaum of the Epidermis
-
Another term for itching
Pruritis
-
A small sac that contains fluid; a blister
Vesicle
-
Blood vessels become smaller to decrease blood flow (when the skin is cold). This decrease in size is called
Vasoconstriction
-
The process of blood vessels becoming larger in diameter is called
Vasodilation
-
The shaft of a long bone
Diaphysis
-
The type of bone tissue found at the end of long bones
Spongy
-
The kind of bone tissue found in the middle (shaft) of long bones
Compact
-
A distinct border or edge on a bone
Crest
-
A pointed process on a bone
Spine
-
Rough areas on a bone function as sites for
Attachment of Tendon or Ligament
-
A hole that permits the passage of a vessel or nerve
Foramen
-
A lateral curvature of the vertebral column
Scoliosis
-
Scientific name for a hump-back
Kyphosis
-
Scientific name for sway-back
Lordosis
-
The last two pairs of ribs, which are very short and do not extend to the front of the body (do not attach in the front)
Floating
-
A structure that attaches a bone to another bone
Ligament
-
The structure that attaches a muscle to a bone or another muscle
Tendon
-
The muscle type that is found in the middle layer (myocardium) of the heart
Cardiac
-
The source of energy used by the mitochondria to produce ATP
Food
-
The compound that accumulates during anaerobic metabolism (not enough oxygen)
Lactic Acid
-
The way a muscle moves a part of the body is called the muscle s _____
Action
-
A contraction that generates tension but does not shorten the muscle is called
Isometric
-
A contraction that does not increase tension but does shorten the muscle
Isotonic
-
The building blocks of protein
Amino Acid
-
Which cell organelle synthesizes protein?
Ribosomes
-
What tells that organelle which amino acids to use and what order to put the amino acids?
RNA
-
What tells the RNA how to build the protein?
DNA
-
Where do you get your DNA?
Mom and Dad
-
Which cell organelle contains your DNA?
Nucleus
-
What is a mutation?
Change in DNA
-
Where did you get both DNA and RNA?
Mom
-
What cell organelle contains the cell?
Cell (Plasma) Membrane
-
What does semipermeable (selective permeability) mean?
That it only lets some thing's through
-
Which cell organelle s semipermeability (selective permeability) is important in our discussion of the cell s functioning?
Cell Membrane
-
What chemical does the cell use for energy?
ATP
-
Which cell organelle synthesizes the chemical the cell uses for energy?
Mitochondria
-
Which U.S. organization monitors diseases around the world?
Center for Disease Control (CDC)
-
Which international organization monitors health issues around the world?
World Health Organization (WHO)
-
What do doctors call a disease that kills everybody it infects?
Slate Wipers
-
What do you call an organism (such as chimps or humans) that can carry a disease such as Ebola?
Host's
-
The most prevalent bacterial infection currently on earth is _____.
Gonorrhea
-
Who touches who and for how long varies between _____ and _____.
Generation and Culture
-
Therapeutic touch is called ____
Massage
-
Premature babies gain 47% more weight if they receive _____.
Massage
-
_____ is necessary for physical and psychological well-being.
Touch
-
The _____ depraved monkey became neurotic, asocial, depressed, and confused.
Touch
-
_____ can cause airways to relax and relieve asthma, lower blood pressure, decrease pulse, and help lower stress.
Massage
-
The _____ are the most sensitive part of the body to touch.
Lips
-
The scientific name for a nerve cell is
Neuron
-
The sheath around some neuron fibers that aids in regeneration (healing)
Neurilemma
-
A nerve containing both afferent and efferent fibers
Mixed
-
A nerve containing only afferent fibers
Sensory
-
A nerve containing only efferent fibers
Motor
-
The voluntary nervous system controls
Skeletal Muscles
-
Fibers that carry impulses toward the neuron cell body are called
Dendrites
-
A _____ is a bundle of neuron fibers within the central nervous system (CNS).
Tract
-
A _____ is a bundle of neuron fibers within the central nervous system (CNS).
Nerve Center
-
A _____ is a bundle of neuron fibers in the peripheral nervous system (PNS).
Nerve
-
A _____ is a bunch of neuron cell bodies in the PNS
Ganglion
-
The (spider) web-like middle meningeal layer
Arachnoid Layer
-
The inner meningeal layer containing pain nerve endings and blood vessels
Pia Mater
-
An elevated portion of the cerebral cortex
Gyrus
-
A shallow groove in the surface of the cerebral cortex
Sulcus
-
A deep groove in the cerebral cortex
Fissure
-
The largest part of the brain
Cerebrum
-
The part of the brain with a name meaning little brain
Cerebellum
-
The region of the diencephalon that acts as a relay center for sensory stimuli
Thalamus
-
The region of the diencephalon that helps maintain homeostasis
Hypothalamus
-
The region of the diencephalon that deals with emotions
Limbic System
-
The nerve (name and number) that carries visual impulses from the eye to the brain
Optic II
-
The lobe of the brain that interprets vision
Occipital Lobe
-
The lobe of the brain that interprets hearing
Temporal Lobe
-
Impulses for the sense of taste travel to the
Temporal Lobe
-
Impulses for the olfactory sense travels to the _____ lobe
Temporal Lobe
-
A vision receptor that is sensitive to color (and requires more light)
Cones
-
A vision receptor that is sensitive to dim light and only detects black and white
Rods
-
The watery fluid that fills much of the eyeball in front of the crystalline lens
Aqueous humor
-
The thick fluid that fills much of the eyeball behind the crystalline lens and is irreplaceable is called_____.
Vitreous Humor
-
The scientific name for the tear glands
Lacrimal Glands
-
The scientific name for the tear duct from the eye to the nose
Nasolacrimal Glands
-
The scientific name for the corner of the eye (inner and outer)
Canthus
-
Another name for the projecting part, or auricle, of the ear (holds my hat up)
Pinna
-
The branch of the vestibulocochlear nerve that carries hearing impulses
Cochlear Branch
-
The branch of the vestibulocochlear nerve that carries balance impulses
Vestibular Branch
-
Alterations in the lens shape to allow for near or far vision is called
Accommodation
-
The iris is a/an _____ muscle of the eye
Intrinsic
-
The ciliary body is a/an _____ muscle of the eye
Intrinsic
-
There are 6 _____ muscles of the eye
Extrinsic
-
The gland in the neck whose hormone increases the metabolic rate
Thyroid
-
The 4 small endocrine glands in the neck which help control calcium levels in the blood
Parathyroid
-
The main hormone of the adrenal gland that raises blood pressure and increases the heart rate, and dilates bronchial tubes is called _____.
Adrenalin (epinephrine)
-
A gland that produces the hormone that lowers blood glucose levels (makes the cell membrane permeable to glucose)
Pancreas
-
The endocrine gland that controls many other endocrine glands using tropic hormones
Pituitary Gland
-
The small gland posterior to the thalamus, which helps control sleep
Pineal
-
The endocrine gland in the chest playing a vital role in the immune system
Thymus
-
The portion of the pregnant uterus that secretes hormones
Placenta
-
The building blocks of growth hormone (a protein) are
Amino Acids
-
_____ produces estrogen, testosterone, and progesterone in women
Ovaries
-
_____ produces estrogen, testosterone, and progesterone in men
Testes
-
How does insulin affect the cell membrane?
Makes it permeable to Glucose
-
How does insulin affect blood sugar?
Lowers it
-
Diabetes insipidus results in too much _____ production.
Urine
-
The system that reverses the fight-flight-freeze response
Parasympathetic Branch of the ANS
-
The system that starts the fight-flight-freeze response
Sympathetic Branch of the ANS
-
The portion of the cerebral cortex where the sense of touch is interpreted
Parietal Lobe
-
The scientific name for nearsightedness, in which the focal point is in front of the retina and distant objects appear blurred
Myopia
-
The visual defect caused by irregularity in the curvature of the lens or cornea
Astigmatism
-
A nerve cell (neuron) fiber that carries impulses away from the cell body
Axon
-
The structural division of the nervous system that includes the brain
Central Nervous System (CNS)
-
The fatty material that covers some axons is called
Myelin Sheath
-
The spinal nerves are part of the _____ nervous system
Peripheral
-
Cranial nerves are part of the _____ nervous system
Peripheral
-
An individual subdivision of the cerebrum that regulates specific functions
Lobe
-
Damage to brain tissue caused by a blood clot, ruptured vessel, or embolism
Cerebral Vascular Accident (CVA).. (aka.. stroke)
-
Bleeding between the dura mater and the skull (above the dura mater)
Epidural (hematoma) Hemorrhage
-
Bleeding between the dura mater and the brain (below the dura mater)
Subdural (hematoma) Hemorrhage
-
The scientific name for the disorder in which light rays are not bent sharply enough to focus on the retina when viewing close objects
Hyperopia
-
The innermost coat of the eye, the nervous tissue layer that includes the receptors for the sense of vision
Retina
-
The middle coat of the eye
Choroid Coat (layer)
-
The outermost coat (layer) of the eye
Sclera
-
The structure that alters the shape of the lens for accommodation
Ciliary Body (muscle)
-
The structure that alters the size of the pupil
Iris
-
The jelly-like material located behind the crystalline lens that maintains the spherical shape of the eyeball
Vitreous Humor (body)
-
A hormone that stimulates the outer portion of the adrenal gland
Adrenal Cortical Tropic Hormone
-
A disease in which insulin function is abnormally low
Diabetes Mellitus
-
The cell organelle that builds growth hormone (a protein)
Ribosomes
-
Polyuria and polydipsia are common symptoms of both _____ and _____.
Diabetes Mellitus and Diabetes Insipidus
-
Which hormone secreted from the posterior pituitary that is involved in water balance?
ADH or Antidiuretic Hormone
-
The structural divisions of the nervous system that includes the nerves and ganglia
PNS or Peripheral Nervous System
-
The tough outer meningeal layer is the
Dura Mater
-
The endocrine gland composed of a cortex and medulla, each with a specific function
Adrenal Gland
-
A hormone that lowers the blood glucose level
Insulin
-
What kind of physical energy is the eye detecting?
Light
-
What is the advantage of having rods?
Night Vision
-
What is the bending of light called?
Refraction
-
Which eye humor is involved with glaucoma?
Aqueous Humor
-
What is the shape of the lens when looking at something near?
Spherical
-
What is the shape of the lens when looking at something far?
Flat
-
A contact lens rests on the _____.
Cornea
-
How many extrinsic eye muscles are there?
6
-
How many intrinsic eye muscles are there?
2
-
What substance fills the outer ear?
Air
-
What substance fills the middle ear?
Air
-
What substance fills the inner ear?
Fluid (water)
-
What is the disorder called when the middle ear is inflamed?
Otitis Media
-
What symptom may a patient have if the inner ear is inflamed?
Vertigo
-
Exposure to what will cause permanent hearing loss?
Loud Noises
-
Which cranial nerve (name and Roman numeral) carries both the senses of hearing and equilibrium to the brain?
Vestibulocochlear, VIII
-
Another name for a white blood cell
Leukocyte
-
Another name for a red blood cell
Erythrocyte
-
Another name for a platelet
Thrombocyte
-
A lymphocyte that slows antibody production
Supressor T-Cell (Thymus Lymphocytes)
-
A lymphocyte that matures in the thymus and stimulates antibody production
Helper T-Cell
-
What is the name of the protein that carries oxygen in the blood?
Hemoglobin
-
What do you call the amount of oxygen carrying protein in the RBCs of whole blood?
Hemoglobin
-
Which kind of leukocytes is/are not an agranulocyte?
Granulocytes
-
_____ are examples of granulocytes.
- Basophils
- Neutrophils
- Eosinphils
-
_____ are examples of agranulocytes
-
The clear, watery fluid that remains after a blood clot has been removed from the blood is called
Serum
-
The golden straw colored fluid left after the formed elements are removed from blood is called
PLASMA
-
Your patient has type B blood. Can you give him type A blood?
No
-
Your patient has type AB blood. Can you give her type O blood?
YES
-
Is there any type of blood you cannot give to someone who has type AB+ blood?
NO
-
What type(s) of blood can you give someone who has type O- blood?
O-
-
The outer most layer of the heart
EPICARDIUM
-
The middle layer of the heart
MYOCARDIUM
-
An upper chamber of the heart
ATRIUM
-
A lower chamber of the heart
VENTRICLE
-
The valves of the heart are formed from _____ (layer) of the heart.
ENDOCARDIUM
-
Infections (i.e. rheumatic fever) of the _____ can cause a heart murmur.
VALVE
-
The area of tissue damaged by lack of blood supply
INFARCTION
-
Inflammation of heart muscle
MYOCARDITIS
-
Inflammation of the outer layer of the heart
PERICARDITIS
-
Inflammation of the inner layer of the heart
ENDOCARDITIS
-
An instrument for recording the electrical activity of the heart
-
A procedure for measuring the pressure developed in each chamber as the heart contracts
CARDIAC CATHEDERIZATION
-
Clot formation in the coronary arteries results in a
MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
-
The scientific name for a blood clot is
THROMBUS
-
A heart rate (in an adult) of 150 beats per minute is described as
TACHYCARDIC
-
A heart rate of 30 (in an adult) bpm is described as
BRADYCARDIC
-
The small vessel where exchange take place (the only vessel where exchange takes place)
CAPILLARY
-
The vessels that deliver blood to the capillaries
ARTERIOLE
-
The group of vessels that carries blood to and from the lungs for gas exchange is called the _____ circulation.
PULMONIC
-
The group of vessels that carries blood to and from the body (except lungs) is called the _____ circulation.
SYSTEMIC
-
The branches of the abdominal aorta that supply blood to the kidneys
RENAL ARTERIES
-
A region of the medulla oblongata that controls blood vessel diameter
VASOMOTOR SENSOR
-
Poison produced by a pathogen
TOXIN
-
Any foreign substance introduced into the blood that provokes an immune response
ANTIGEN
-
A fraction (part) of the blood plasma that contains antibodies
SERUM
-
Manufacture of antibodies against one s own tissue
AUTOIMMUNE
-
Which is the only specific defense against an infection?
IMMUNITY
-
Another name for a thrombocyte
CLOT Platelet
-
Another name for erythrocytes
RED BLOOD CELL
-
Another name for leukocytes
WHITE BLOOD CELL
-
A substance that often accumulates when leukocytes are actively destroying bacteria
PUS
-
Death of tissue in the muscle layer of the heart is called
MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
-
The term for a circuit that carries venous blood to a second capillary bed before it returns to the heart
PORTAL VEIN
-
The large vein that drains blood from the parts of the body below the diaphragm
INFERIOR VENA CAVA
-
The large vein that drains blood from the parts of the body above the diaphragm
SUPERIOR VENA CAVA
-
The means by which a pathogenic organism invades the body
PORTAL OF ENTRY
-
The lymphocyte that starts the Antigen Antibody reaction
HELPER T-CELL
-
The lymphocyte that turns into plasma cells
B-CELLS
-
The cells that actually produce the antibodies
PLASMA CELLS
-
The cell that ingests pathogens
MACROPHAGE
-
The cell that interleukins stimulate
B-CELLS
-
Cells become clumped when mixed with a specific antiserum (wrong type of blood). This clumping is called ______.
AGCLUTINATION
-
The volume percentage of red blood cells in whole blood
HEMATOCRIT
-
Another name for the epicardium is visceral ________.
PERICARDIUM
-
The contraction phase of the cardiac cycle
SYSTOLE
-
The relaxation phase of the cardiac cycle
DIASTOLE
-
A sound that may result from a heart defect, such as abnormal closing of a heart valve
MURMOR
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Aspirin is an example of this type of drug
ANTICOAGULANT
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Clot Busters are a group of drugs medically referred to as
THROMBOLITICS
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Capillaries combine to form the smallest veins, called
VENULES
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The large vessels that supplies blood to the head
CAROTID ARTERY
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The vessel supplying oxygenated blood to the liver
HEPATIC ARTERY
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The vessel that carries food from the digestive tract to the liver
HEPATIC PORTAL VEIN
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The vein that drains the area supplied by the carotid artery
JUGULAR VEIN
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What change in blood vessel diameter is caused by smooth muscle contractions?
VASOCONSTRICTION
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What change in blood vessel diameter is caused by smooth muscle relaxation?
VASODIALATION
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The valve between the right atrium and right ventricle
TRICUSPID
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The valve between the left atrium and left ventricle
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The valve between the right ventricle and pulmonary artery
PULMONARY
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The valve between the left ventricle and the aorta
AORTIC
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A protein produced by the body to destroy a foreign substance introduced into the body
ANTIBODY
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Blood serum contains immunity proteins called
IMMUNOGLOBULIN
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The manufacture of antibodies to substances that normally do not harm the body
ALLERGY
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How many specific defenses against disease(s) are there?
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An example of a nonspecific defense is
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Cells that combine with foreign antigens and present them to T-cells
MACROPHAGE
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Which of the following will result in active immunity?
IMMUNIZATION
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A lymphocyte that produces antibodies
PLASMA CELLS
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The wave of pressure from each ventricular contraction
PULSE
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A large vessel which carries blood from the lungs to the heart
PULMONARY VEINS
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The largest vessel which carries blood from the heart to the lungs
PULMONARY ARTERIES
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The large vessel that carries blood from the liver to the heart
INFERIOR VENA CAVA
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Term for blood pressure measured during heart muscle contraction
SYSTOLIC
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Term for the blood pressure measured during the heart muscle relaxation.
DIASTOLIC
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Scientific name for a disease causing organism
PATHOGEN
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When blood returns from the lungs it enter the _____ (a chamber)
LEFT ATRIUM
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When blood passes through the bicuspid valve it enters the _____ (a chamber).
LEFT VENTRICLE
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When blood leaves the left ventricle it passes through the _____ valve.
AORTIC
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When blood passes through the aortic valve it enters the _____ (a vessel).
AORTA
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The aorta takes blood to the entire body except the _____.
LUNGS
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The blood returns to the heart (from everywhere but the lungs) by the _____ and _____ (vessels).
INFERIOR AND SUPERIOR VENA CAVA
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When blood returns to the heart from the superior and inferior vena cava it enters the _____ (a chamber).
RIGHT ATRIUM
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When blood passes through the tricuspid valve it enter the _____ (a chamber)
RIGHT VENTRICLE
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When blood leaves the right ventricle it goes through the _____ valve.
PULMONARY
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The opening of the nose
NARES
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The air-filled cavity behind the nose
NASAL CAVITY
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The scientific name for the windpipe
TRACHEA
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One of the two branches formed by division of the trachea
PRIMARY BRONCHUS
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The second branch formed by division of the trachea
SECONDARY BRONCHUS
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The area below the nasal cavities that is common to both the digestive and respiratory systems
PHARYNX
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A small air-conducting tube containing a smooth muscle layer but little or no cartilage
BRONCHIOLE
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The blood vessels associated with the respiratory structure involved in external gas exchange
CAPILARY
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The substance that carries most of the oxygen in the blood
HEMOGLOBIN
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The substance that carries most of the carbon dioxide in the blood
WATER
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The destruction of the alveoli of the lungs often related to heavy smoking
EMPHYSEMA
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A type of COPD in which the airways are continually inflamed
CHRONIC BRONCHITIS
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A type of COPD in which the alveoli of the lungs coalesce
EMPHYSEMA
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An allergic reaction that affects the bronchial tubes
ASTHMA
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The inner layer of the digestive tract
MUCOSA
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The middle layer of the digestive tract
MUSCULARIS
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The outer layer of the digestive tract
SEROSA
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Folds in the stomach that are absent if the stomach is full
RUGAE
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The proximal region of the stomach (closest to the heart)
CARDIAC
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The middle region of the stomach
BODY
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The dome-shaped structure of the stomach
FUNDUS
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The distal region of the stomach
PYLORIS
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The valve between the distal end of the stomach and the small intestine
PYLORIC SPHYNCTER
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The first portion of the small intestine
DUODENUM
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The second portion of the small intestine
JEJUNUM
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The third portion of the small intestine
ILLEUM
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The pouch at the proximal large intestine
CECUM
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The worm shaped appendage attached to the cecum
VERIFORM APPENDIX
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Which parts of the large intestine are not parts of the colon?
CECUM, RECTUM
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The portion of the colon between the cecum and liver
ASCENDING COLON
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The portion of the colon between the liver and spleen
TRANSVERSE COLON
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The portion of the colon between the spleen and sigmoid colon
DESCENDING COLON
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The last portion of the colon
SIGMOID
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The splitting of food molecules by the addition of water
HYDROLISYS
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A waste product produced from the destruction of red blood cells
BILIREUBEN
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Which organ (besides the liver) hemolysis red blood cells?
SPLEEN
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What chemical has built up in the blood if the skin appears yellow?
BILIREUBEN
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What do we call the condition where the skin appears yellow?
JONDICE
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Which organ of the body removes bilirubin from the blood?
LIVER
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_____ is produced by the breakdown of bilirubin.
Bile
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Bile is stored in the _____ until we eat a fatty meal
CHOLECYST
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Bile helps emulsify _____ in our diet.
LIPIDS
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A pancreatic enzyme that splits proteins into amino acids
PROTEASE
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Inflammation of the stomach and intestine
GASTROENTERITIS
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A microscopic functional unit of the kidney
NEPHRON
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An enzyme produced by the kidney
RENIN
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The process by which substances leave the glomerulus and enter the glomerular capsule
FILTRATION
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The hormone that increases the permeability of the DCT and collecting duct to water (increasing water reabsorption)
ANTIDIHURETIC HORMONE (ADH)
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An indication of the amount of dissolved substances in the urine
SPECIFIC GRAVITY
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The presence of an abundant blood protein in the urine
ALBUMINURIA
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The general condition caused by accumulation of nitrogenous waste products in the blood
UREMIA
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Select the correct order of urine flow from its source to the outside of the body:
- RENAL PELVIS
- URETER
- URINARY BLADDER
- URETHRA
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The enzyme renin raises blood pressure by activating:
ANGIOTENSIN
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The scientific name for the throat
PHARYNX
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The glottis is covered by the _____ during swallowing
EPIGLOTTIS
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The left primary bronchus is formed by the division of the _____.
TRACHEA
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The layer of the digestive tract wall that produces mucus is the
MUCOSA
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The breakdown of food into small particles that can pass through intestinal cells
DIGESTION
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The blood vessels that drain the kidney
RENAL VEIN
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Process by which substances leave convoluted tubule and return to the blood
REABSORBTION
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The presence of this material in the urine results in pyuria
PUS
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The scientific name for the voice box
LARYNX
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The leaf-shaped structure that helps to prevent the entrance of food into the trachea
EPIGLOTTIS
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The only respiratory structures containing specialized capillary beds for external respiration
ALVEOLUS
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The process by which oxygen moves from the blood into tissue
INTERNAL RESPIRATION
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A lower than normal concentration of oxygen in the tissues
HYPOXIA
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Heavy smoking is often related to the destruction of the _____ of the lungs causing emphysema.
ALVEOLI
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Carbon dioxide will diffuse out of the blood (into the air) during
EXTERNAL RESPIRATION
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The transfer of nutrients into the bloodstream
ABSORPTION
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The breakdown (chemical and mechanical) of food into small particles that can pass through intestine
DIGESTION
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What kind of muscle is found in the muscularis layer of the digestive tract?
SMOOTH
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The section of the small intestine that receives gastric juices and food from the stomach
DOUDENUM
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A blind-ended lymphatic vessel that absorbs fat
LACTEAL
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The chemical that speeds the splitting of food molecules
ENZYME
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The tube that carries urine from the bladder to the outside
URETHRA
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The word part _____ means kidney
NEPHR/O-
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A tube connecting the kidney to the bladder
URETER
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The blood vessels (ball of capillaries) connecting the afferent and efferent arteriole
GLOMERULUS
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The hormone produced in the kidney that stimulates erythrocyte synthesis by the red bone marrow
ERYTHROPOETIN
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The presence of blood in the urine
HEMATURIA
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Elimination of very large amounts of urine
POLYURIA
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Inflammation of the urinary bladder
CYSTITIS
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Urine does NOT usually contain
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The trachea is held open by c-shaped rings of
CARTILAGE
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Each lobe of the lung is supplied air by a ____ bronchus.
SECONDARY BRONCHUS
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The structure found where the primary bronchi bifurcate from the trachea is the
CARINA
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The layer of the digestive tract wall that is responsible for peristalsis
MUSCULARIS
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The process of chewing
MASTICATION
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The process of swallowing
DEGLUTINATION
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The blood vessels that that feed the kidneys
RENAL ARTERIES
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The presence of this material in the urine results in cylindruria.
CASTS
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_____ (whose name means between white blood cells) are produced by Helper T-cells and stimulate B-Cells (Beta Cells).
INTERLEUKENS
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After being stimulated by interleukins _____ turn into plasma cells.
B-CELLS
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Antigens are presented to Helper T-Cells by _____.
MACROPHAGE
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Foreign proteins or pathogens are called _____ when they enter the body.
ANTIGEN
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High levels of _____ stimulate Suppressor T-Cell which stops further antibody production.
ANTIBODY
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This stoppage of further antibody production (see last question) is an example of _____ feedback.
NEGATIVE
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The leukocytes that actually produce the antibodies against the pathogens are called _____.
PLASMA
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What kind of leukocyte remains in the body after the infection is gone?
B-CELL
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What kind of leukocyte ingests antigens?
MACROPHAGE
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The gamete of the male
SPERMATAZOA
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The gamete of the female
OVA
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The gonad of the male
TESTES
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The gonad of the female
OVARIES
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Fringelike extensions that sweep the ovum into the tube
FIMBRIAE
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The name of the tube that carries the ovum to the uterus (not uterine tube)
FALLOPIAN TUBE
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Where fertilization usually occurs
FALLOPIAN TUBE
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Scientific term for the process that attaches the embryo to the uterus
IMPLANTATION
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Scientific name for the egg
OVUM
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The fertilized egg is called a
ZYGOTE
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Does the umbilical cord belong to the mother, baby, or both?
BABY
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What attaches the umbilical cord to the mother?
PLACENTA
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The cheese-like material that protects the skin of the fetus
VERNIX CASEOSA
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Term for a person who has a recessive gene but does not exhibit the trait
CARRIER
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Is the ovum released directly into the mother s abdominal cavity?
YES
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Name one difference between the egg of a chicken and the ovum of a woman.
SHELL OR YOKE
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The name of an unborn child that becomes a fetus.
EMBRYO
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The real name for a miscarriage
SPONTANIOUS ABORTION
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Term for a gene that is always seen (manifested) in the offspring
DOMINANT
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What do you call a gene that must be received from both parents before it is seen (manifested) in the offspring?
RECESSIVE
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Term describing any trait (defect) present at birth
CONGENATIVE
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What are the two possible causes of defects present at birth
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Kind of cell division that forms somatic cells
MITOTIC
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Kind of cell division that forms gametes
MEIOTIC
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Primary male hormone
TESTOSTERONE
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Do females have testosterone?
YES
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Do males have estrogen?
YES
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Name the two kinds of erectile tissues
- CORPUS SPONGOSIUM
- CORPUS CAVERNOSUM
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Name of the fluid filled cavity present during the 1st ½ of the menstrual month
GRAAFIAN FOLLICALE
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The solid gland present during the second ½ of the menstrual month
CORPUS LUTEUM
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Term for decreased number of spermatozoa
OLIGOSPERMIA
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Term for menstrual flow
MENORRHEA
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Term for excessive flow
MENORRHAGIA
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Term for difficult menses
DYSMENORRHEA
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Term for slight flow
OLIGOMENORRHEA
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Name for the duration of pregnancy, about 40 weeks
GESTATION
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What 5 structures are only present prior to birth?
- DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS
- DUCTUS VENOSUS
- FORAMEN OVALE
- UMBILICAL ARTERIES (2)
- UMBILICAL VEIN
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What organs of the fetus are not functional prior to birth?
LUNGS
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Name for any change in the genetic code
MUTATION
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Is this change in the genetic code usually a good or bad thing?
BAD
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Are most deleterious (bad) genes dominant or recessive?
RECESSIVE
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Which parent s gametes determine the gender of the child?
FATHER
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Protein synthesis occurs in the _____ of the cell
RIBOSOME
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The building blocks of proteins are_____.
AMINO ACIDS
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_____ are chemicals that speed up a chemical reaction without being used up in the reaction.
CATALYST
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_____ are catalysts made out of proteins.
ENZYMES
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Enzymes are synthesized in the _____ of the cell.
RIBOSOME
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