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Anatomy Flashcards

1
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The science of the functions of the living organism and its components and of the chemical and physical processes involved

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Physiology

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2
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The lowest level of organization for the human body begins at the…

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Chemical level

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3
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Smallest part of an element

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Atoms

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4
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Carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins are examples of…

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Compounds

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5
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The process of building body tissue

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Anabolism

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6
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________ are made up of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)

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Chromosomes

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7
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The cell division that must occur so that when the sex cells combine during fertilization, the resulting cell contains the usual number of 46 chromosomes

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Meiosis

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8
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The state of dynamic equilibrium within the body

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Homeostasis

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9
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The dorsal cavity is located on what part of the body?

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The back

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10
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____ are “new growths” and are cancerous or non-cancerous

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Neoplasms

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11
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The outermost layer of the skin

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Epidermis

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12
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Moving toward the body

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Adduction

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13
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Carry blood away from the heart

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Arteries

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14
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______ have one way valves at their entrances and exits so that blood goes in the proper direction as the heart pumps

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Ventricles

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15
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Maximum pressure which occurs during contraction of the ventricle

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Systolic blood pressure

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16
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A waste product of metabolism

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Carbon dioxide

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17
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The longest part of the digestive tract

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Small intestine

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18
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The female reproductive cells

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Ova

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19
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The nose is _____ to the ears

The brain is _____ to the eyes

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Nose ventral ears

Brain dorsal eyes

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20
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Produces insulin

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The isles of Langerhans

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21
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A visible swelling of the thyroid gland

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Goiter

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22
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Composed of the kidneys, ureters, bladder, and urethra

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Urinary system

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23
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For the first two months, the unborn child is referred to as

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Embryo

24
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A rating mechanism for the newborn

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Apgar

25
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The number of bones in the human body

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206

26
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Longest bone in the body

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Femur

27
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A cell of mesodermal origin which is concerned with the formation of bone

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Osteoblast

28
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Carry oxygen rich blood from the heart to all parts of the body

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Arteries

29
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Tissues are composed of…

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Cells

30
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Term referring to nucleus

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Nucleo

31
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The heart not being able to pump adequate amounts of blood to the tissues and organs

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Cardiac failure

32
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Term for the voice box

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Larynx

33
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The air sacs in the lungs

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Alveoli

34
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The serous membrane which lines the abdominal wall

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Peritoneum

35
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Cellular elements in the blood

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Platelets

36
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Located on the right side of the heart

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Tricuspid valve

37
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Function of the veins…

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To carry deoxygenated blood to the heart

38
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Canals in the inner ear that affect equilibrium

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Semicircular canals

39
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Forms the forehead and sockets which contain the eyes

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Frontal bone

40
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Bat shaped bone is also the…

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Sphenoid bone

41
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The collar bone

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Clavicle

42
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The outer most layer of the skin

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Epidermis

43
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Facial bones of the upper jaw

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Maxillary bone

44
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Facial bones of the lower jaw

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Mandibular bone

45
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The area between the lungs

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Mediastinum

46
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A substance produced by the stomach

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Hydrochloride acid

47
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Tiny microscopic projections in the walls of the small intestine

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Villi

48
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The surgical breaking of a bone

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Osteoclasia

49
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The excision of a bone

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Osteoctomy

50
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The bones of the fingers

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Phalanges

51
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Flattened tendons attaching muscle

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Aponeuroses

52
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Prepatellar bursitis is located at or near the…

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Knee

53
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Oleccranon bursitis is located at or near the…

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Elbow

54
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Term indicating pin over the course of a nerve

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Neuralgia

55
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Arteriosclerosis, syphilis, and tumors can all be the main cause of cerebral cortex. True or false

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True

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