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A&P II Midterm Flashcards

1
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What is it called when a clot retracts?

A

Syneresis

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2
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What are the three tonsils?

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Palatine - Each side of the soft palate.
Pharyngeal (adenoid) - In the upper part of the throat.
Lingual - On the back of the tongue.

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3
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What is the most abundant immunoglobulin?

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igG

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4
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What empties into the right subclavian vein

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Right lymphatic duct

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5
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What causes the humoral defense?

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B Lymphocytes

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6
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How are the hepatic duct, cystic duct, and common bile duct related?

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The gallbladder connects to the cystic duct which joins the common hepatic duct and creates the common bile duct

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7
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What differentiates the small intestine?

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Villae and microvilli

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8
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What is Myocardial ischemia

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Blood flow to the heart is reduced, preventing it from receiving enough oxygen

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9
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What are small pouches on the colon caused by low fiber diet

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Diverticulitis

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10
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What do goblet cells produce?

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Mucous

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11
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What is myocardial infarction

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A heart attack or damaged heart tissue

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12
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A thrombinous plaque is made from

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Cholesterol

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13
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The renal pelvis narros to form what?

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The ureter

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14
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What organ converts amonia to urea?

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Liver

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15
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What is the average cardiac cycle?

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0.8 seconds

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16
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What three systems regulate blood PH?

A

Bicarbinate system
Respiratory System
Kidneys

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17
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What is scar tissue on the liver?

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Chirrosis

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18
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What is the function of the gallbladder?

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Stores and concentrates bile.

Emulsifies fat

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19
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What is the first portion of the large intestine?

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The cecum

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20
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Thoracic duct empties into

A

Left subclavian vein

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21
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Where is the heart located?

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In the mediastinum

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22
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The renal pyramids empty into

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Minor calyx

23
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Where do T cells mature?

24
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The opening between the oral cavity and throat (oropharynx) is called the

25
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Before antibodies are produced, B cells turn into

A

Plasma cells

26
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Where is the majority of lymph tissue found?

A

Lymph nodes

27
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Surfactin is made by

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Type 2 alveolar cells

28
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Cartilage of the larynx

A

Thyroid
Cricoid
Epiglottis

29
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What is the primary muscle of respiration?

30
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What is the valve that controls fluid entering the cecum?

A

Ileocecal valve

31
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Which immunoglobulin is found in breast milk?

32
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Another name for lymph

33
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What digests chyme?

A

Lypase from the pancreas

34
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Food that leaves the stomach is called

35
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Which immunoglobulin is associated with allergic reactions?

36
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What is the first portion of the renal tubules?

A

Proximal convoluted tubules

37
Q

What stimulates the gallbladder to contract and release bile?

A

Cholecystokinin (CCK)

38
Q

The common cold is caused by

A

Rhino virus

39
Q

What is the largest lymphatic organ?

A

The spleen

40
Q

What is the heart surrounded by?

A

The pericardium

41
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How to treat a heart attack?

42
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What is the precursor to thrombin?

A

Prothrombin

43
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Which immunoglobulin is found on the surface of B lymphocytes

44
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What are the two main phagocytic cells?

A

Neutrophils

Monocytes

45
Q

Legionnaires disease is what?

A

A form of pneumonia from ventilation systems

46
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Where is the gallbladder located?

A

Depression on the livers inferior surface

47
Q

What is the average heartbeat?

A

60 - 100 BPM

72 BPM

48
Q

What is a cardiac murmur?

A

An abnormal heart sound

49
Q

Toxoplasmosis is another name for

A

Rabbit fever

50
Q

What are two types of valvular disease?

A

Valvular stenosis - stiffening of the valves

Valvular incompetence - backflow of blood

51
Q

What are the monocytes that are fixed in tissue?

A

Macrophages

52
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What is the precursor to fibrin?

A

Fibrinogen

53
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Which direction does the diaphragm move?

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