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Anatomy and Physiology Module 1-2 Flashcards

1
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What is the name of the study of body functions?

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Physiology

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2
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What is the body system that protects and supports the body organs?

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Skeletal System

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What is the body system that includes the heart, blood, and blood vessels?

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Cardiovascular System

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4
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What is the body system that maintains the body’s fluid levels?

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Lymphatic System

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5
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What is the process in metabolism that constructs molecules from smaller units?

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Anabolism

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6
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What is the body’s ability to maintain stability while adjusting to survival changes?

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Homeostasis

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7
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What is the inability of the body to restore a functional and stable environment?

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Homeostatic Imbalance

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What is the anatomical term for the position that goes inside towards to the center of the body?

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Proximal

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9
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This is the body anatomical position term that refers to the “bottom”.

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Inferior

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10
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Where is the auricular region in the head?

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Ears

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11
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What is the anatomical term of the cheeks?

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Buccal

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12
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This is the anatomical term for the chin.

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Mentum

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13
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What is the anatomical term for the eyes?

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Orbital

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14
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This refers to the superior posterior portion of the head.

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Parietal

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15
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What is the muscle that helps in turning and bending the neck or head?

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Sternocleidomastoid

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16
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What is the anatomical body part that refers to the forearm?

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Antebrachial

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17
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What is the anatomical term that separates the antebrachial and brachial?

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Cubital

18
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This is the anatomical term for the armpit.

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Axillary

19
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What is the anatomical term of the wrist?

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Carpal

20
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What is the anatomical region that connects the deltoid and pector?

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Deltopectoral Triangle

21
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What is the anatomical term for the fingers?

A

Digits

22
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This refers to the upper legs, thigh, or femur.

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Femoral

23
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This refers to the diamond shaped space at the back of the knee bone.

A

Poplitealfossa

24
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What is the anatomical term for the ankle?

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Talocrural

25
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What is the membrane that acts as the identity molecules?

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Carbohydrates

26
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What is the ability of the cell membrane to determine which substances enters or exit the cell?

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Selective Permeability

27
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What is the ability of a solution to alter the shape of the cell?

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Tonicity

28
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This refers to the diffusion of solvent through a membrane.

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Osmosis

29
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What is the chemical signaling that includes the neurotransmitters, hormones, or paracrines?

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Ligands

30
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What is the cell material found in between the plasma membrane and the nucleus?

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Cytoplasm

31
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What is the system of interconnected tubes and parallel sacs?

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Endoplasmic Reticulum

32
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What is the organelle that packages proteins?

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Golgi Apparatus

33
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What is the control center that contains the instructions to build the body’s proteins?

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Nucleus

34
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What is the cell sheets that covers the body surface or lines a body cavity?

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Epithelial Tissue

35
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What is the structural support network that is responsible for the physical maintenance of the cell?

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Extracellular Matrix

36
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What is the disposal of worn out proteins and organelles?

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Autophagy

37
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What is the product of the gland that can be acqueous, lipid, or steroid-rich containing proteins?

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Secretion

38
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What is the product hormones that enters the blood to specifically target organs?

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Endocrine

39
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What is the adhesive sheet that consists of glycoproteins, which acts as a selective filter to figure out the molecules that are allowed to enter the epithelium?

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Basal Lamina

40
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What is the membrane-bound cell the produces energy through cellular respiration and is often referred as the powerhouse of the cell?

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Mitochondria

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