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1
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Jejunum

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Middle part of small intestine

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Arthroscope

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Instrument to see inside joints

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Bronchoscope

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Instrument to view inside the lungs

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Colposcope

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Instrument to view inside vagina

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Gastroscope

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View inside stomach

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Laparoscope

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View inside of abdomen

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Ophthalmoscope

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View inside of the eye

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Otoscope

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View inside of ear

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Sigmoidoscope

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View inside of sigmoid colon

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10
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Location: Femoral

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Groin Area

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Location: Brachial

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Bicep area, between shoulder & elbow

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12
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Location: Dorsalis Pedis

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Top of the foot

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13
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Location: Radial

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Wrist

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14
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Location: Popliteal

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Behind knee

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15
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Location: Carotid

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Neck

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16
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Definition: Embolism

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Blockage of artery

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17
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Definition: Thrombosis

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Formation of blood clots

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18
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Definition: Phlebitis

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Inflammation of vein

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19
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Definition: Venogram

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X-ray of vein

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20
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Definition: Plasma

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Fluid part of blood, water part

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21
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Definition: Serum

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Liquid part of the blood, fluid separates from clotted blood

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22
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Definition: Diarrhea

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Frequent, excessive bowel movement.

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23
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Definition: Veins

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Vessel carrying blood to heart.

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24
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Definition: Arteries

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Type of blood vessel carries blood from heart to rest of body.

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25
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Definition: Oxytocin

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Hormone that induces labor

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26
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Definition: Testosterone

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Male hormone produced in testes

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27
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Definition: Pulse

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Regular beat of blood caused by heart contraction

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28
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Definition: Blood Pressure

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Pressure exerted by blood

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29
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Definition: Enteritis

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Inflammation of intestines

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30
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Definition: Hepatitis

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Inflammation of the liver

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31
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Definition: Incontinence

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Failure to restrain sexual appetite

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32
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Definition: Cerebrum

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Front part of the brain

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33
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Definition: Cerebellum

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Rear part of the brain with two hemispheres

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34
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Definition: Duodenum

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First section of small intestine

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35
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Definition: Inguinal

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Groin

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36
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Definition: Mediastinal

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Region in chest between lungs

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37
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Definition: Cortex of kidney

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Outer layer of the organ.

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38
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Definition: Calyx of kidney

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Collects urine as it is formed

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39
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Definition: Testes

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Male reproductive gland

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40
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Definition: Prostate

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Gland within male system located just below bladder

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41
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Definition: Pharynx

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Medical term for throat.

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42
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Definition: Apnea

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Not breathing

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43
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Definition: Dyspnea

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Difficultly breathing

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44
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Definition: Oliguria

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Small amount of urine

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45
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Definition: Femur

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Main bone in thigh

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46
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Definition: Humerous

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Bone in upper arm

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47
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Definition: Tracheotomy

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Cut into trachea

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48
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Definition: Thoracotomy

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Incision into chest wall

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49
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Definition: Synapse

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Point of which axon of one neuron meet dendrite of next neuron.

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50
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Definition: Axon

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Extension of nerve cell

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51
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Definition: Dendrite

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Branched extension of nerve cell, receives electrical signals

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52
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Definition: Dura Mater

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Tough outer most membrane around the brain

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53
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Definition: Pia Mater

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Membrane the is around spine and brain

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54
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Definition: Arachnoid

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Membrane in spinal cord

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55
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Definition: Tympanic Membrane

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Eardrum

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56
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Definition: Cochlea

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Spinal structure spiraling hearing organ in the inner ear

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57
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Definition: Capillaries

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Smallest blood vessels

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58
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Definition: Trachea

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Breathing tube

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59
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Definition: Larynx

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Voice box

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60
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Olig/o

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Scanty

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61
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Dys-

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Abnormal, painful, difficult

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62
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Lapar/o

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Abdomen

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63
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Arthr/o

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Joint

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64
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Gastr/o

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Stomach

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65
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Ven/o

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Vein

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66
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Bronch/o

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Bronchus

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67
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Ophthalam/o

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Eye

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68
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Colp/o

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Vagina

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69
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Ot/o

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Ear

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70
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Sigmoid/o

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Sigmond colon

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71
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Cyst/o

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Urinary Bladder

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72
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Brady-

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Slow

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73
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My/o

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To shut, muscle

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74
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Lip/o

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Fat

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75
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Viscer/o

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Internal organ

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76
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Enter/o

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Small Intestine

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77
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-itis

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Inflammation

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78
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-scopy

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Process of visually examining

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79
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-ostomy

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Surgical

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80
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-ostomy

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Surgically creating an opening

81
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-rrhea

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Frequent, excessive flow, discharge

82
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-gram

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Record

83
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-penia

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Abnormal decrease to few

84
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-ule

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Small

85
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-scope

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Treatment to examine

86
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-phagia

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Eat; swallow

87
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-tripsy

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Surgical Crushing

88
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-cardio

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Heart

89
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-logist

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One who studies

90
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Plans: Sagittal

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Vertical plane runs from front to back, divides body part into left & right portions.

91
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Plans: Transverse

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Crosswise plane that runs parallel with the ground

92
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Plans: Frontal

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Coronal plane divides body front to back portions

93
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Plans: Distal

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Located farther away from point of attachment (hand distal to elbow)

94
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Plans: Proximal

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Located nearer to point of attachment

95
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Plans: Anterior

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More towards front or belly side

96
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Plans: Posterior

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More towards back or spinal cord side

97
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Plans: Lateral

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Refers to side

98
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Plans: Medial

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Refers to middle or near the middle of body

99
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Plans: Supine

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Body lying horizontally and facing upward

100
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Plans: Prone

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Body lying horizontally and facing downward

101
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Describe: Epidermis

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Thin outer layer of membrane

102
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Describe: Dermis

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Middle, fibrous connective tissue

103
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Describe: Subcutaneous Layer

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Innermost layer containing fatty tissue

104
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What is: Arrector Pili

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Attached to each hair follicle, this muscle tissue connects to the dermis.

105
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What is: Melanin

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Black pigment that controls color of skin

106
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What is: Keratin

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Hard protein substance produced by body

107
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Two glands in the integumentary system

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Sweat and sebaceous glands

108
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Bones that are in the pectoral girdle

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2 clavicle & 2 scapula

109
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Pelvic girdle bone

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Hipbone 2(coxal)

110
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Phalanges

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Finger bones

111
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Three types of muscle

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Smooth, cardiac & skeletal

112
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of bones in cervical portion of the spine

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Seven

113
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of bones in thoracic portion

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Twelve

114
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of bones in the lumbar portion

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Five

115
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Hip & shoulder bone are both what type of joint

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Synovial joint

116
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Blood type is an universal donor

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Type O

117
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Blood type is a universal recipient

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Type AB

118
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What do the superior & interior vena cava do

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Drains blood from upper & lower body
Superior: chest, upper body
Inferior: abdomen, lower body

119
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What is the aorta

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Largest artery in the body carries blood to all parts of the body

120
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Tiniest blood vessels called that connect venues & arterioles are

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Capillaries

121
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The function of veins are

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To carry blood back to heart

122
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The function of arteries are

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To carry blood away from heart

123
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Define pulse

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Surge of blood caused by the heart contraction

124
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What are two types of blood pressures and which is higher

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Systolic & diastolic pressure

Systolic is higher

125
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The difference between a thrombosis and embolism is

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Thrombo is a clot & Embolo is a plug.

126
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Function of the myocardium

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Pumps blood through blood vessels.

127
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What is plasma

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Liquid portion of blood 90% water

128
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What are platelets

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Smallest of all formed blood elements/thrombocytes

129
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What is hemoglobin

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Iron containing pigment. Parton red blood cell that picks up oxygen from lungs & deliver to tissue of body.

130
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What are leukocytes

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White blood cells provide protection

131
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What are the pulse points & there locations:

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Femoral, femur (groin area) 
Brachial, arm (bicep area) between shoulder & elbow
Dorsalis Pedis, top of foot
Radial, wrist area
Popliteal, knee (behind)
Carotid, neck
132
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Define: Pathogens

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Bacteria, viruses & other foreign materials.

133
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What is a vaccine

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Protein against disease special type of active acquired immunity

134
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Lymph nodes located (all)

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Cervical, neck
Axillary, armpit
Inguinal, groin
Mediastinal, chest

135
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What is rheumatoid arthritis (RA)

A

Inflammation of the joints

136
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What hormone does the thymus gland secrete and what does it do

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Thymosin is a hormone secreted and it causes lymphocytes to turn into T-cells

137
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What is the trachea

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Windpipe, air from larynx to chest

138
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Three functions of the noise:

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Mucus traps particles cilia traps larger particles sinuses act as r chamber

139
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Apnea means

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Not breathing

140
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Dyspnea means

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Difficulty breathing

141
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Eupnea means

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Normal breathing

142
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What is pharynx

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Throat

143
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What is epiglottis

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Covers larynx to keeps food out of lungs

144
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Alveoli

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Small groups of air sacs

145
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Describe difference in the lungs

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Right lung, bigger with 3 lobes

Left lung, smaller with 2 lobes

146
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Define: Stomach

A

Receives partially digested food from esophagus and obtains 2 sphincters

147
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Define: Esophagus

A

Food tube

148
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Define: Anus

A

Releases feces

149
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Define: Rectum

A

Stores feces

150
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Define: Small Intestine

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Contains duodenum, ileum, jejunum and is where digestion is completed

151
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Define: large intestine

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Also known as colon, absorbs water and minerals and forms feces

152
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Define: Gall Badder

A

Stores bile

153
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Define: Liver

A

Makes bile which breaks down fat

154
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Define: Appendix

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At the beginning f the colon, virtually useless in humans but can become infected.

155
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Functions of kidney

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To get ride of toxic waste in the body

156
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Three processes that take place in the kidney

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Filtration, resorption, and secretion.

157
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What is a nephron

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Make up of your kidneys

158
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Where is the cortex of the kidney is located

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Outside like a shell

159
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The inner area of the kidney

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Medulla

160
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Function of the bladder

A

Store urine

161
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Function of the ovaries

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Production of the sex cells, ova, hormones (estrogen & progesterone)

162
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Function of testes

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Produce sperm & testosterone

163
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Fallopian tide does

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Transport egg from ovary to uterus

164
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Prostate gland does

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Produces fluid that nourishes sperm

165
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Hormones regulate: testosterone

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Growth and development of male reproductive organs

166
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Hormones regulate: Estrogen

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Control menstrual cycle, responsible producing secondary sexual characteristics

167
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Hormones regulate: Progesterone

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Works with estrogen to control menstrual cycle

168
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Hormones regulate: Oxytocin

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Stimulates uterine contractions during labor & delivery

169
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Location: Thymus

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In upper mediastinum

170
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Location: Pineal

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Behind optic nerve in brain

171
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Location: Pituitary

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In the brain; part of thalamus

172
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Location: Adrenal

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Above each of the kidneys

173
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Location: Thyroid

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On either side of the trachea

174
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Location: Parathyroid

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Ack surface of the thyroid gland

175
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Describe the pituitary gland

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Function that aids growth

176
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Describe adrenal gland

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Cortex secrets steroids, medulla secrets epinephrine & norepinephrine (fight or flight)

177
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Endocrine function of the pancreas

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Produce insulin & glucagon

178
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Difference between glucagon and insulin

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Glucagon stimulates liver to release glucose into blood & insulin regulates levels of, sugar in the blood stream

179
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Define Neuron

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Individual nerve cells that conduct electrical impulses in response to a stimulus.

180
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Dendrite

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Highly branched projections that receives impulses

181
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Synapse

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Axon of the neuron meets dendrite of next neuron

182
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From inner to outer, what are the layers of meninges

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Dura mater, subdural space, arachnoid layer, subarachnoid, and pia mater

183
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Cerebrum is responsible for

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Speech, vision, smell, movement, hearing, and thought

184
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Cerebellum is responsible for

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Balance and coordination

185
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Three parts of the brainstem

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Pons, medulla, olbongala, and midbrain

186
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Encephal/o

A

Brain

187
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What is the Cornea

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Transparent & allows light to enter interior of eye

188
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What is the sclera

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Tough protective layer of the eyeball (white of eye)

189
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What is the retina

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Contains visual receptors called robs and cones; they receive light input & transmits them to brain via the optic nerve.

190
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What are the robs and cones

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Sensory receptors that respond to light rays

191
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Pupil

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Opening in center of the iris

192
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Ossicles

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Three small bones in the middle ear (incus, malleus, stapes) conduct sound waves to inner ear.

193
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Optic nerve

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Second cranial nerve that carries impulses from retina to brain

194
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Eustacian tube

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Connects middle ear with hasopharynx & allows balance of pressure between outer & middle ear

195
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Typanic membrane

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Eardrum,conducts sound waves

196
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Semicircular canals responsible for

A

Equilibrium or balance

197
Q

Study of the ear

A

Otology

198
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What is the iris

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Colored portion of the eye, contains smooth muscle

199
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Auricle

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Aka pinna, external ear, capture sound waves as they go past outer ear

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