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Anatomy Part 2 Flashcards

1
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What is the function of the urinary system?

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To produce urine and eliminate it from the body

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2
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What are the organs of the urinary system?

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2 kidneys
2 ureters
1 bladder
1 urethra

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What is the name of the tube leading urine out of the body?

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Urethra

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4
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What anchours these organs to surrounding structures and helps maintain normal position?

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Connective tissue

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5
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What artery brings blood to the kidneys?

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Renal artery

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6
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Reabsorption reoccurs where in the nephron?

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Tubules

- Move water, electrolytes, all nutrients from tubules back into blood

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7
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Where is the kidneys work actually done?

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In the nephrons

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8
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3 main parts of nephrons:

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  1. Glomerulus
  2. Tubule
  3. Bowman’s capsule
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9
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Filtration occurs in what part of the nephron?

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glomerulus

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10
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Functions of kidneys:

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  1. To produce and secrete urine
  2. Fluid and electrolyte balance
  3. Acid base balance (proper pH)
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11
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What is the most important nitrogenous waste that exits the kidney from protein metabolism?

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Urea

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12
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What happens in kidney failure?

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Electrolytes aren’t held to their normal concentrations.

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13
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What 3 processes does kidneys go through to form urine? What substances are involved?

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Filtration (water, electrolytes, and nutrients)
Reabsorption (water and electrolytes, normally all nutrients)
Secretion (potassium and hydrogen)

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14
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What regulates the volume of urine produced?

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Changes in the amount reabsorbed from the distal and collecting tubules

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15
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ADH, is produced by what?

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Anti-diuretic hormone

  • Produced in posterior pituitary
  • The amount of H2O reabsorbed is determined by ADH and aldosterone
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16
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What is the name of the clump of capillaries?

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Glomerulus

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17
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What is the name of the tube/ passageway leading from the kidneys to the bladder?

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Ureters

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18
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What is the most common disorder that happens within the kidney?

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Kidney stones known as renal calculi

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19
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What happens as urine is secreted?

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It drops out of collecting tubules into the ureters and down to the bladder

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20
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What forces urine down to the ureters and into the bladder?

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Waves of involuntary muscle contraction

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21
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What forms the wall of the bladder?

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Smooth muscle fibres

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22
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How many opening are in the floor of the bladder?

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3

  • two form ureter
  • one into urethra
  • one urethra hole
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23
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Functions of the bladder:

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  1. Reservoir for urine before it leave the body

2. Aided by urethra, expels urine from the body

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24
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T/F the female urethra is longer than the males

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False, the female urethra is 1- 1/2 inches while the males is approx. 8 inches

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25
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The male urethra has two passageways, what are they for?

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Semen

Urine

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26
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Urine components/substances:

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Nitrogenous wastes
Electrolytes 
Toxins
Pigments
Hormones
Various abnormal constituents
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27
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T/F urine is approximately 95% water

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True

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28
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Respiratory system (excretory organ, substance excreted)

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Excretory organ: lungs

Substance excreted: carbon dioxide, water

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29
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Digestive system (excretory organ, substance excreted)

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Excretory organ: large intestine

Substance excreted: wastes from digestion, some metabolic wastes

30
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Name 5 functions of the respiratory system and explain:

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  1. Gas exchanger
    - Oxygen breathed in, carbon dioxide breathed out
  2. Filters
    - Cleanses, warms, and humidifies air we breathe
  3. Influences speech
    - Sound production
  4. Assists in control of body’s acid base balance
    - Lower carbon dioxide - alkaline
    - Higher carbon dioxide - acidic
  5. Makes sense of smell possible
    - Olfactory receptors in
    Nasal mucosa
31
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The respiratory system consists of 3 general parts.

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Upper respiratory tract
Lower respiratory tract
Accessory structures

32
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What are the parts of the upper respiratory tract?

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Nose
Pharynx
Sinuses
Larynx

33
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What are the parts of the lower respiratory tract?

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Trachea
Bonchial tree
Lungs

34
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What are the accessory structures of the respiratory tract?

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Oral cavity - mouth
Rib cage
Diaphragm

35
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Name the 3 parts of the pharynx:

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Nasal pharynx
Oropharynx
Laryngeal pharynx

36
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When air is filtered what happens to it?

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  1. Filtered of impurities
  2. Warmed
  3. Moistened
37
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Pharynx (throat) functions:

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  • hallway for respiratory & digestive tracts
  • role in speech
  • takes part in eating, breathing & talking
38
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What is the function of the epiglottis?

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  • Located in the larynx (voice box)

- Protects airway against entrance of solids or liquids during swallowing

39
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T/F muscles change vocal cord length, tension, & regulate shape of larynx intel to change voice.

40
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What supplies musus to the nasal cavity?

41
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Where is the larynx located?

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Located between pharynx and trachea

42
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Function of bronchi:

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Distributes air to lungs interior

43
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What organ has a ciliated membrane lining with hair like projections that traps foreign substances?

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Trachea (windpipe)

44
Q

What accomplishes the lungs vital function of gas exchange between air and blood?

45
Q

What is the function of the lungs?

A
  • Air distribution to the alveoli

- Gas exchanger - between blood and alveoli

46
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Name the single layer for gas exchange:

A

Alveoli sacs

47
Q

What is the region between the lungs?

A

Mediastinum

48
Q

Each lung is covered by a continuous double sac known as the _____?

49
Q

What are the 3 functions of the digestive system?

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  • Mastication
  • Absorption
  • Elimination
50
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Segments of the GI tract:

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  • mouth
  • oropharynx
  • esophagus
  • stomach
  • small intestine
  • large intestine
51
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What are the 2 ways food is altered?

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Mechanically

Chemically

52
Q

What provides the most absorption?

53
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Name the parts of the small intestine:

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  • Duodenum
  • Jejunum
  • Ileum
56
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Name the parts of the large intestine:

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  • Cecum
  • Colon
  • Rectum
57
Q

What regulates flow into the bottom of the large intestine?

A

Ileocecal valve

58
Q

Esophagus extend from the _____ to ____.

A

Pharynx to stomach

59
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Function of liver:

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  • Secretes bile
  • filters blood
  • detoxifies (alcohol, marijuana, food)
60
Q

How many salivary glands are there?

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3 pairs

1) parotid gland
2) sublingual gland
3) submandibular gland

61
Q

Which intestine is the main organ for reabsorption of water and elimination?

A

Large intestine

62
Q

The pancreas acts as a dual function, for what?

A

Acts as an endocrine and exocrine gland

63
Q

What is the largest organ and gland in the body?

64
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Which intestine is the main organ of digestion and Absorption?

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Small intestine

65
Q

What is formed when gastric juices mix with food?

66
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What lines the small intestine?

A

Villi, surrounded by microvilli

67
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What is the function of the large intestine?

A

Reabsorption of water and elimination of undigested waste

68
Q

What is the function of the gallbladder?

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Stores bile, then contracts and ejects it into the duodenum

69
Q

What protein is necessary for life?

70
Q

What makes the common bile duct?

A

Hepatic or cystic ducts

71
Q

Sphincter muscles of stomach:

A

Cardiac sphincter

Pyloric sphincter

72
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Accessory organs of digestion:

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  • Salivary glands
  • Tongue
  • Teeth
  • Liver
  • Gallbladder
  • Pancreas
  • Appendix
73
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Where is the stomach located?

A

Just below the diaphragm

74
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Mixture of food and saliva:

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