Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

Final Exam > A&P Final > Flashcards

A&P Final Flashcards

1
Q

Jejunum

A

Middle part of small intestine

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Arthroscope

A

Instrument to see inside joints

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Bronchoscope

A

Instrument to view inside the lungs

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Colposcope

A

Instrument to view inside vagina

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Gastroscope

A

View inside stomach

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Laparoscope

A

View inside of abdomen

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Ophthalmoscope

A

View inside of the eye

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Otoscope

A

View inside of ear

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Sigmoidoscope

A

View inside of sigmoid colon

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Location: Femoral

A

Groin Area

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Location: Brachial

A

Bicep area, between shoulder & elbow

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Location: Dorsalis Pedis

A

Top of the foot

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Location: Radial

A

Wrist

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Location: Popliteal

A

Behind knee

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Location: Carotid

A

Neck

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

Definition: Embolism

A

Blockage of artery

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

Definition: Thrombosis

A

Formation of blood clots

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

Definition: Phlebitis

A

Inflammation of vein

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

Definition: Venogram

A

X-ray of vein

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

Definition: Plasma

A

Fluid part of blood, water part

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

Definition: Serum

A

Liquid part of the blood, fluid separates from clotted blood

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

Definition: Diarrhea

A

Frequent, excessive bowel movement.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

Definition: Veins

A

Vessel carrying blood to heart.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

Definition: Arteries

A

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

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
Q

Definition: Oxytocin

A

Hormone that induces labor

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
26
Q

Definition: Testosterone

A

Male hormone produced in testes

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
27
Q

Definition: Pulse

A

Regular beat of blood caused by heart contraction

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
28
Q

Definition: Blood Pressure

A

Pressure exerted by blood

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
29
Q

Definition: Enteritis

A

Inflammation of intestines

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
30
Q

Definition: Hepatitis

A

Inflammation of the liver

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
31
Q

Definition: Incontinence

A

Failure to restrain sexual appetite

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
32
Q

Definition: Cerebrum

A

Front part of the brain

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
33
Q

Definition: Cerebellum

A

Rear part of the brain with two hemispheres

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
34
Q

Definition: Duodenum

A

First section of small intestine

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
35
Q

Definition: Inguinal

A

Groin

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
36
Q

Definition: Mediastinal

A

Region in chest between lungs

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
37
Q

Definition: Cortex of kidney

A

Outer layer of the organ.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
38
Q

Definition: Calyx of kidney

A

Collects urine as it is formed

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
39
Q

Definition: Testes

A

Male reproductive gland

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
40
Q

Definition: Prostate

A

Gland within male system located just below bladder

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
41
Q

Definition: Pharynx

A

Medical term for throat.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
42
Q

Definition: Apnea

A

Not breathing

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
43
Q

Definition: Dyspnea

A

Difficultly breathing

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
44
Q

Definition: Oliguria

A

Small amount of urine

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
45
Q

Definition: Femur

A

Main bone in thigh

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
46
Q

Definition: Humerous

A

Bone in upper arm

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
47
Q

Definition: Tracheotomy

A

Cut into trachea

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
48
Q

Definition: Thoracotomy

A

Incision into chest wall

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
49
Q

Definition: Synapse

A

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

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
50
Q

Definition: Axon

A

Extension of nerve cell

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
51
Q

Definition: Dendrite

A

Branched extension of nerve cell, receives electrical signals

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
52
Q

Definition: Dura Mater

A

Tough outer most membrane around the brain

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
53
Q

Definition: Pia Mater

A

Membrane the is around spine and brain

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
54
Q

Definition: Arachnoid

A

Membrane in spinal cord

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
55
Q

Definition: Tympanic Membrane

A

Eardrum

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
56
Q

Definition: Cochlea

A

Spinal structure spiraling hearing organ in the inner ear

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
57
Q

Definition: Capillaries

A

Smallest blood vessels

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
58
Q

Definition: Trachea

A

Breathing tube

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
59
Q

Definition: Larynx

A

Voice box

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
60
Q

Olig/o

A

Scanty

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
61
Q

Dys-

A

Abnormal, painful, difficult

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
62
Q

Lapar/o

A

Abdomen

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
63
Q

Arthr/o

A

Joint

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
64
Q

Gastr/o

A

Stomach

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
65
Q

Ven/o

A

Vein

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
66
Q

Bronch/o

A

Bronchus

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
67
Q

Ophthalam/o

A

Eye

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
68
Q

Colp/o

A

Vagina

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
69
Q

Ot/o

A

Ear

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
70
Q

Sigmoid/o

A

Sigmond colon

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
71
Q

Cyst/o

A

Urinary Bladder

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
72
Q

Brady-

A

Slow

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
73
Q

My/o

A

To shut, muscle

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
74
Q

Lip/o

A

Fat

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
75
Q

Viscer/o

A

Internal organ

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
76
Q

Enter/o

A

Small Intestine

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
77
Q

-itis

A

Inflammation

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
78
Q

-scopy

A

Process of visually examining

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
79
Q

-ostomy

A

Surgical

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
80
Q

-ostomy

A

Surgically creating an opening

81
Q

-rrhea

A

Frequent, excessive flow, discharge

82
Q

-gram

83
Q

-penia

A

Abnormal decrease to few

84
Q

-ule

85
Q

-scope

A

Treatment to examine

86
Q

-phagia

A

Eat; swallow

87
Q

-tripsy

A

Surgical Crushing

88
Q

-cardio

89
Q

-logist

A

One who studies

90
Q

Plans: Sagittal

A

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

91
Q

Plans: Transverse

A

Crosswise plane that runs parallel with the ground

92
Q

Plans: Frontal

A

Coronal plane divides body front to back portions

93
Q

Plans: Distal

A

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

94
Q

Plans: Proximal

A

Located nearer to point of attachment

95
Q

Plans: Anterior

A

More towards front or belly side

96
Q

Plans: Posterior

A

More towards back or spinal cord side

97
Q

Plans: Lateral

A

Refers to side

98
Q

Plans: Medial

A

Refers to middle or near the middle of body

99
Q

Plans: Supine

A

Body lying horizontally and facing upward

100
Q

Plans: Prone

A

Body lying horizontally and facing downward

101
Q

Describe: Epidermis

A

Thin outer layer of membrane

102
Q

Describe: Dermis

A

Middle, fibrous connective tissue

103
Q

Describe: Subcutaneous Layer

A

Innermost layer containing fatty tissue

104
Q

What is: Arrector Pili

A

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

105
Q

What is: Melanin

A

Black pigment that controls color of skin

106
Q

What is: Keratin

A

Hard protein substance produced by body

107
Q

Two glands in the integumentary system

A

Sweat and sebaceous glands

108
Q

Bones that are in the pectoral girdle

A

2 clavicle & 2 scapula

109
Q

Pelvic girdle bone

A

Hipbone 2(coxal)

110
Q

Phalanges

A

Finger bones

111
Q

Three types of muscle

A

Smooth, cardiac & skeletal

112
Q

of bones in cervical portion of the spine

113
Q

of bones in thoracic portion

114
Q

of bones in the lumbar portion

115
Q

Hip & shoulder bone are both what type of joint

A

Synovial joint

116
Q

Blood type is an universal donor

117
Q

Blood type is a universal recipient

118
Q

What do the superior & interior vena cava do

A

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

119
Q

What is the aorta

A

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

120
Q

Tiniest blood vessels called that connect venues & arterioles are

A

Capillaries

121
Q

The function of veins are

A

To carry blood back to heart

122
Q

The function of arteries are

A

To carry blood away from heart

123
Q

Define pulse

A

Surge of blood caused by the heart contraction

124
Q

What are two types of blood pressures and which is higher

A

Systolic & diastolic pressure

Systolic is higher

125
Q

The difference between a thrombosis and embolism is

A

Thrombo is a clot & Embolo is a plug.

126
Q

Function of the myocardium

A

Pumps blood through blood vessels.

127
Q

What is plasma

A

Liquid portion of blood 90% water

128
Q

What are platelets

A

Smallest of all formed blood elements/thrombocytes

129
Q

What is hemoglobin

A

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

130
Q

What are leukocytes

A

White blood cells provide protection

131
Q

What are the pulse points & there locations:

A 
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
Q

Define: Pathogens

A

Bacteria, viruses & other foreign materials.

133
Q

What is a vaccine

A

Protein against disease special type of active acquired immunity

134
Q

Lymph nodes located (all)

A

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

135
Q

What is rheumatoid arthritis (RA)

A

Inflammation of the joints

136
Q

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

A

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

137
Q

What is the trachea

A

Windpipe, air from larynx to chest

138
Q

Three functions of the noise:

A

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

139
Q

Apnea means

A

Not breathing

140
Q

Dyspnea means

A

Difficulty breathing

141
Q

Eupnea means

A

Normal breathing

142
Q

What is pharynx

143
Q

What is epiglottis

A

Covers larynx to keeps food out of lungs

144
Q

Alveoli

A

Small groups of air sacs

145
Q

Describe difference in the lungs

A

Right lung, bigger with 3 lobes

Left lung, smaller with 2 lobes

146
Q

Define: Stomach

A

Receives partially digested food from esophagus and obtains 2 sphincters

147
Q

Define: Esophagus

148
Q

Define: Anus

A

Releases feces

149
Q

Define: Rectum

A

Stores feces

150
Q

Define: Small Intestine

A

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

151
Q

Define: large intestine

A

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

152
Q

Define: Gall Badder

A

Stores bile

153
Q

Define: Liver

A

Makes bile which breaks down fat

154
Q

Define: Appendix

A

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

155
Q

Functions of kidney

A

To get ride of toxic waste in the body

156
Q

Three processes that take place in the kidney

A

Filtration, resorption, and secretion.

157
Q

What is a nephron

A

Make up of your kidneys

158
Q

Where is the cortex of the kidney is located

A

Outside like a shell

159
Q

The inner area of the kidney

160
Q

Function of the bladder

A

Store urine

161
Q

Function of the ovaries

A

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

162
Q

Function of testes

A

Produce sperm & testosterone

163
Q

Fallopian tide does

A

Transport egg from ovary to uterus

164
Q

Prostate gland does

A

Produces fluid that nourishes sperm

165
Q

Hormones regulate: testosterone

A

Growth and development of male reproductive organs

166
Q

Hormones regulate: Estrogen

A

Control menstrual cycle, responsible producing secondary sexual characteristics

167
Q

Hormones regulate: Progesterone

A

Works with estrogen to control menstrual cycle

168
Q

Hormones regulate: Oxytocin

A

Stimulates uterine contractions during labor & delivery

169
Q

Location: Thymus

A

In upper mediastinum

170
Q

Location: Pineal

A

Behind optic nerve in brain

171
Q

Location: Pituitary

A

In the brain; part of thalamus

172
Q

Location: Adrenal

A

Above each of the kidneys

173
Q

Location: Thyroid

A

On either side of the trachea

174
Q

Location: Parathyroid

A

Ack surface of the thyroid gland

175
Q

Describe the pituitary gland

A

Function that aids growth

176
Q

Describe adrenal gland

A

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

177
Q

Endocrine function of the pancreas

A

Produce insulin & glucagon

178
Q

Difference between glucagon and insulin

A

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

179
Q

Define Neuron

A

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

180
Q

Dendrite

A

Highly branched projections that receives impulses

181
Q

Synapse

A

Axon of the neuron meets dendrite of next neuron

182
Q

From inner to outer, what are the layers of meninges

A

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

183
Q

Cerebrum is responsible for

A

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

184
Q

Cerebellum is responsible for

A

Balance and coordination

185
Q

Three parts of the brainstem

A

Pons, medulla, olbongala, and midbrain

186
Q

Encephal/o

187
Q

What is the Cornea

A

Transparent & allows light to enter interior of eye

188
Q

What is the sclera

A

Tough protective layer of the eyeball (white of eye)

189
Q

What is the retina

A

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

190
Q

What are the robs and cones

A

Sensory receptors that respond to light rays

191
Q

Pupil

A

Opening in center of the iris

192
Q

Ossicles

A

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

193
Q

Optic nerve

A

Second cranial nerve that carries impulses from retina to brain

194
Q

Eustacian tube

A

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

195
Q

Typanic membrane

A

Eardrum,conducts sound waves

196
Q

Semicircular canals responsible for

A

Equilibrium or balance

197
Q

Study of the ear

198
Q

What is the iris

A

Colored portion of the eye, contains smooth muscle

199
Q

Auricle

A

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

Final Exam (1 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2025 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions