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0
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3 parts of an atom

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Proton- positive; in nucleus
Neutron- neutral; in nucleus
Electron- negative; outside nucleus

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3 needs of living things

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Food, water, oxygen, constant temperature

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Amount of matter

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Mass

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3
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Anything that has mass and volume

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Matter

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Approximately equal to the total of protons and neutrons

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Atomic weight

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Assemblage of all other groups of matter

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Organism

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Atoms that have gained or lost electrons and have a electrons and have a electrostatic charge

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Ion

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Types of cells:

Basic nerves cells are called what

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Neurons

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Basic unit of all matter

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Atom

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9
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Type of tissue:

Beneath skin, around kidneys, behind eyeballs, on the surface of the heart

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Adipose

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Type of tissue:

Beneath skin, between muscles, and beneath epithelial tissues

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Areolar

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Type of tissue:

Between the bony parts of the spinal column, parts of the pelvic girdle and knee

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Fibrocartlige

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Type of tissue:

Binds organs together and holds tissue fluids

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Areolar tissue

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13
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Types of cells:

Bone cells

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Osteocytes

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14
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Bone matrix is thin layers

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Lamellae

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15
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Types of systems:

Brain, spinal chord, and peripheral nerves

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Nervous

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16
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Types of systems:

Carries oxygen rich blood to the cells

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Cardiovascular

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17
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Types of cells:

Cartilage cells

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Chondrocytes

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18
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Cavity that contains the heart

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Mediastinum

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19
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A chemical change caused by the breaking, forming or sharing bonds

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Reaction

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20
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Cell parts:

Clear jelly like fluid in the cell that holds the organelles and it is the site for many chemical reactions

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Cytoplasm

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21
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Combinations of proteins and carbohydrates that make fingernails and toenails

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Glycoproteins

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Combining two or more substances into a new substance

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Synthesis

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23
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Compounds that contain carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, and nitrogen

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Proteins

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Types of solutions:

The concentration of solutes inside the cell is the same as the concentration outside of the cell

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Isotonic solutions

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Types of solutions:

The concentration of solutes outside the cell is greater than the concentration inside of the cell

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HypERtonic solution

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Types of solutions:

The concentration of solutes outside the cell is lower than the concentration inside of the cell

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HypOtonic solution

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Cell parts:

Contains digestive enzymes to break down excess or worn out cell parts

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Lysosomes

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Cell parts:

Contains enzymes that are catalysts for liver and kidney functions

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Peroxisomes

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29
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Cell parts:

Contains DNA for the cell

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Chromatin

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30
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Cell parts:

The control center for the cell, it controls all of the activities of the cell

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Nucleus

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31
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Types of systems:

Control/regulation of other systems

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Nervous

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32
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Controlled by conscious thought

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Voluntary

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33
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Diffusion of water molecules

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Osmosis

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34
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DNA is

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Nucleic acid

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35
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Doesn’t dissolve in water

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Organic compounds

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36
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Enzymes are types of

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Protein

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37
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Types of systems:

Excretion of wastes, fluid, and electrolyte balance

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Urinary

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38
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Feels slimy

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Bases

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39
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Framework of external ear and parts of the larynx

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Elastic cartridge

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40
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Functions in protein synthesis

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RNA

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41
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Types of systems:

Gas exchange, acid-base balance

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Respiratory

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42
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Glands that make ear wax

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Ceruminous

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43
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Groups of cells with similar structure and function

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Tissue

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44
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How many amino acids compose most of our proteins

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20

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45
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How many calories in 1 gram of lipid

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9

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46
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How many calories in 1 gram of protein

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4.5

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47
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Intercellular material

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Matrix

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48
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Is one of the involuntary muscles

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Cardiac or smooth muscles

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49
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Cell parts:

It controls what goes into and out of the cell

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Cell membrane

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50
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Light and dark bands in skeletal muscle

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Striations

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51
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A liquid droplet taken into the cell

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Pinocytosis

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52
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List 2 characteristics of living things

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Respond and reproduce

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53
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Located near blood vessels and release heparin and histamine

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Mast cells

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54
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Lymph nodes, spleen, thymus, and tonsils

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Lymphatic

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55
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Major component of blood and other body fluids

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Water

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56
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Cell parts:

Makes proteins; they are sometimes called protein factories

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Ribosomes

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57
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Makes up about 2/3 of the body’s weight

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Water

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58
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Type of tissue:

The matrix is in layers

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Bone

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59
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Means more than one layer

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Stratified

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60
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Cell parts:

Modifies the proteins in the cell and sends them to correct organelle

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Golgi apparatus

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61
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The molecules are bonded to a carrier molecule

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Receptor mediated

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62
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Molecules are forced to move from higher pressure areas to lower pressure areas

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Filtration

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63
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Most common, large star shaped cells that produce fibers in the matrix

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Fibroblasts

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64
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Type of tissue:

Movements of the internal organs

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Smooth muscles

65
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Moving of substances out of the cell

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Exocytosis

66
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Type of tissue:

Muscle that has light and dark bands

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Striated muscle

67
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Type of tissue:

Muscles with the smallest of the muscle fibers

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Smooth

68
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Type of tissue:

Nose, ends of bones, rings in the walls of respiratory passages

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Hyaline cartilage

69
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Not controlled by conscious thought

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Involuntary

70
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The number that represents the number of protons in an element

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Atomic number

71
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Oil glands of skin

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Sebaceous

72
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Type of tissue:

One of the tissues with lacunae

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Cartilage or bone

73
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One or more cells that secrete substances

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Gland

74
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The only sugar that the body can use

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Glucose

75
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pH is greater than 7

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Bases

76
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Types of systems:

Pituitary glands, adrenals, pancreas ect..

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Endocrine

77
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A positive ion

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Cation

78
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Prevents blood clotting

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Heparin

79
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Types of systems:

Process of breaking down food to provide energy

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Digestion

80
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Process of getting rid of wastes

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Excretion

81
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Process of maintaining balance in the body

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Homeostasis

82
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Types of systems:

Process of making new cells or new organisms

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Reproduction

83
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Process of molecules moving from an area of great concentration to an area of lower concentration

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Diffusion

84
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Produce thicker fluids

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Mucus

85
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Produce watery fluids with high concentration of enzymes

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Serous

86
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Produces the ribosomes

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Nucleolus

87
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Types of systems:

Production and nurturing of offspring

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Reproductive

88
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Promotes reactions linked with inflammation and allergies

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Histamine

89
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Types of systems:

Protection, temperature, regulation, sensation

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Integumentary

90
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Type of tissue:

Protects, insulates, stores fat

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Adipose

91
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Proteins that fight foreign substances in the body

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Antibodies

92
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Proteins that work as catalysts

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Enzymes

93
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Provides support, framework, and protection

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Bone

94
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Pumps the blood

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Cardiac muscles

95
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Revives the stimulus

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Receptors

96
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Release hydrogen ions

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Acids

97
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Released from the body by the lungs as a waste product

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Carbon dioxide

98
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Secrete into ducts or onto an organ surface

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Exocrine

99
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Secrete into tissue fluid or blood

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Endocrine

100
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Type of tissue:

Sensory reception and conduction of nerve impulses

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Nervous tissue

101
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Separating a substance into simpler components

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Decomposition

102
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A series of tubules that transports lipids and proteins

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Endoplasmic reticulum

103
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The simple sugars

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Monosaccharides

104
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Types of systems:

Skeletal muscles and tendons

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Muscular

105
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Types of systems:

The skeleton

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Bone

106
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Small chambers in the matrix

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Lacunae

107
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Small hairlike extensions that are used for motion

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Cilia

108
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Small molecules that are the building blocks for proteins

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Amino acids

109
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Smallest self-Contained unit of living substance

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Cell

110
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A solid particle taken into the cell

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Phagocytosis

111
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Starches are types of

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Carbohydrates

112
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Start as white blood cells that move and act as phagocytes to clear foreign particles from the tissues

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Macrophages

113
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Steroids are a type of

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Fats

114
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Types of systems:

Stomach, intestines, esophagus, ect..

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Digestive

115
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Types of studies:

Study of children and their diseases

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Pediatrics

116
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Study of dead bodies and what may have been wrong with them

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Pathology

117
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Types of studies:

Study of drugs and their uses in the treatment of disease

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Pharmacy

118
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Types of studies:

Study of the elderly and their diseases

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Geriatrics

119
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Types of studies:

Study of how the body functions

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Physiology

120
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Types of studies:

Study of poisons

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Toxicology

121
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Types of studies:

Study of the composition of matter and the changes it undergoes

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Chemistry

122
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Types of studies:

Study of the heart and heart disease

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Cardiology

123
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Types of studies:

Study of the structure of the body

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Anatomy

124
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Substance that controls the rate of reaction without being consumed

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Catalysts

125
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Substance that is composed of only one kind of atom

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Element

126
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Types of systems:

Supports soft tissues, protects organs, and stores minerals

A

Skeletal

127
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Type of tissue:

Supports, protects, and absorbs shock

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Fibrocartilage

128
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Type of tissue:

Supports, protects, and provides flexible framework

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Elastic and hyaline cartilage

129
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Substances that dissolve in water and carry an electric current

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Electrolytes

130
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Tastes sour

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Acids

131
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They secrete mucus to protect the surface of tissue and are transparent, containing no nucleus

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Goblet cells

132
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Thick threads of the protein collagen that are flexible and strong

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Collagenous fibers

133
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Thin collagenous fibers that branch

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Reticular fibers

134
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Thin fibers of the protein elastin, stretches and returns to normal

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Elastic fibers

135
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Type of tissue:

Throughout the circulatory system

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Blood

136
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Type of tissue:

Tissue that contain large vacuoles for fat storage

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Adipose

137
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Tissues with a blood supply

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Vascular

138
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Tissues with no blood supply

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Avascular

139
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Cell parts:

Transforms stored food molecules into energy to be used by cells

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Mitochondria

140
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Type of tissue:

Transports substances and helps maintain

A

Blood

141
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Two or more atoms that are bonded together are called this

A

Compound or molecule

142
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Used for respiration

A

Oxygen

143
Q

Types of studies:

Using X-rays to study diseases

A

Radiology

144
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Type of tissue:

Usually attached to bones

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Striated muscle

145
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Type of tissue:

Voluntary movements of the skeleton

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striated muscle

146
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Type of tissue:

Walls of the heart

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Cardiac muscle

147
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Type of tissue:

Walls of the hollow internal organs

A

Smooth muscles

148
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A waterproof protein found in the surface layers of stratified squamous epithelial tissues

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Keratin

149
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What are the 4 parts of blood

A

Red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets, and plasma

150
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What happens to cells placed in an isotonic solution

A

Nothing- no change

151
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What is one function of fats (lipids)

A

Store energy

152
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What is one function of proteins?

A

Provide building material

153
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Wjat is the standard anatomical position?

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Head erect, standing , arms done by sides with palms facing forward

154
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What is the difference between active and passive transport

A

Active cell provides energy

155
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What number is neutral pH?

A

7

156
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Which type of carbohydrates are better for your diet

A

Complex

157
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Which type of fat can cause heart problems

A

Saturated

158
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Cell parts:

Whiplike extension used for movement

A

Flagellum

159
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Why would a person need dialysis

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Kidney failure

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