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Anatomy & Physiology Module 1 & 2 Flashcards

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IT IS THE SET OF METABOLIC PATHWAYS THAT BREAKS DOWN MOLECULES INTO SMALLER UNITS THAT ARE EITHER OXIDIZED TO RELEASE ENERGY OR USED IN OTHER ANABOLIC REACTION?

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CATABOLISM

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IT IS THE FAST-ACTING CONTROL SYSTEM OF THE BODY, AND IT ALSO RESPONDS TO INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL CHANGES BY ACTIVATING APPROPRIATE MUSCLES AND GLANDS?

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NERVOUS SYSTEM

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IT PROTECTS AND SUPPORTS BODY ORGANS, PROVIDES A FRAMEWORK THE MUSCLES USE TO CAUSE MOVEMENT?

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SKELETAL SYSTEM

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IS THE SET OF METABOLIC PATHWAYS THAT CONSTRUCT MOLECULES FROM SMALLER UNITS?

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ANABOLISM

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IT STUDY THE STRUCTURE OF BODY PARTS AND THEIR RELATIONSHIPS TO ONE ANOTHER?

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ANATOMY

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IT STUDY HOW THE BODY AND ITS PARTS WORK OR FUNCTION?

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PHYSIOLOGY

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IT STUDY THE LARGE BODY STRUCTURES THAT VISIBLE TO THE NAKED EYE, SUCH AS HEART, LUNGS, AND KIDNEY?

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GROSS ANATOMY

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WHAT IS THE ABILITY OF THE BODY TO MAINTAIN RELATIVELY STABLE INTERNAL CONDITIONS EVEN THOUGH THE OUTSIDE WORLD CHANGES CONTINUOUSLY CALLED?

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HOMEOSTASIS

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ANY FAILURE OF NORMAL PHYSIOLOGICAL FUNCTION THAT LEADS TO NEGATIVE SYMPTOMS CALLED?

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DISEASE

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IS AN INABILITY OF THE BODY TO RESTORE A FUNCTIONAL, STABLE INTERNAL ENVIRONMENT KNOWN AS?

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HOMEOSTATIC IMBALANCE

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IT CONTAINS CARBON AND MADE BY LIVING THINGS THINGS?

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ORGANIC COMPOUNDS

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IT MEASURES THE RELATIVE CONCENTRATION OF HYDROGEN IONS IN VARIOUS BODY FLUIDS?

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pH

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IT IS THE BASIC STRUCTURE OF THE BODY AND PLAYS VITAL ROLES IN CELL FUNCTION?

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PROTEINS

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LARGEST MOLECULES IN THE BODY AND INCLUDES TWO MAJOR CLASSES?

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NUCLEIC ACIDS

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IT ELIMINATES NITROGENOUS WASTES FROM THE BODY?

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URINARY SYSTEM

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IT ALLOWS MANIPULATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT, LOCOMOTION, AND FACIAL EXPRESSION?

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MASCULAR SYSTEM

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CONSIST OF DIFFERENT ORGANS THAT WORK TOGETHER CLOSELY?

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ORGAN SYSTEM

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ARE MADE UP OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF TISSUES?

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ORGANS

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IT PICKS UP FLUID LEAKED FROM BLOOD VESSELS AND RETURNS IT TO BLOOD?

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LYMPHATIC SYSTEM/IMMUNITY

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IT BREAKS DOWN FOOD INTO ABSORBABLE UNITS THAT ENTER THE BLOOD FOR DISTRIBUTION TO BODY CELLS?

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DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

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IT IS THE SMALLEST UNIT OF LIFE?

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CELLS

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ITS ALLOWS THE MEMBRANE TO COMMUNICATE WITH ITS ENVIRONMENT, RESPONSIBLE FOR SPECIALIZED MEMBRANE FUNCTION?

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MEMBRANE PROTEINS

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IT REQUIRES TRANSPORT PROTEINS THAT COMBINE SPECIFICALLY AND REVERSIBLY WITH THE TRANSPORTED SUBSTANCES?

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ACTIVE TRANSPORT

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IT IS A WHIPLIKE, MOTILE CELLULAR EXTENSIONS THAT OCCUR ON THE EXPOSED SURFACES OF CERTAIN CELLS?

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CILIA

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IT IS THE CONTROL CENTER AND CONTAINS THE INSTRUCTIONS TO BUILD NEARLY ALL THE BODY’S PROTEINS?

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NUCLEUS

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IT CARRIES THE CODED INFORMATION TO THE CYTOPLASM, WHERE PROTEIN SYNTHESIS OCCUR?

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MESSENGER RNA

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IT IS A GROUP OF CELLS THAT ARE SIMILAR IN STRUCTURE AND PERFORM A COMMON OR RELATED FUNCTION?

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TISSUES

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IT CONSISTS OF ONE OR MORE CELLS THAT MAKE AND SECRETE A PARTICULAR PRODUCT?

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GLAND

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IT IS A STRUCTURAL SUPPORT NETWORK MADE UP OF DIVERSE PROTEINS, SUGARS AND OTHER COMPONENTS AND RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PHYSICAL MAINTENANCE OF CELLS?

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EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX

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IT TRANSPORT REPIRATORY GASES, NUTRIENTS, WASTES, AND OTHER SUBSTANCES?

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BLOOD

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IT PROVIDES RESERVE FOOD FUEL; INSULATES AGAINST HEAT LOSS; SUPPOERTS AND PROTECTS ORGANS?

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ADIPOSE

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MAIN COMPONENTS OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM WHICH REGULATES AND CONTROLS BODY FUNCTION?

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NERVOUS TISSUE

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IT ALLOWS MATERIALS TO PASS BY DIFFUSION AND FILTRATION IN SITES WHERE PROTECTION IS NOT IMPORTANT?

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EPITHELIAL: SIMPLE SQUAMOUS

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IT IS A FINGER-LIKE EXTENSION OF THE PLASMA MEMBRANE THAT PROJECT FROM AN EXPOSED CELL SURFACE?

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MICROVILLI

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HAS A HIGHER CONCENTRATION OF NONPENETRATING SOLUTES THAN SEEN IN THE CELL, LOSE WATER, SHRIVEL OR CRENATE?

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HYPERTONIC

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IT DETERMINES WHICH SUBSTANCES ENTERS OR EXIT THE CELL?

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SELECTIVE PERMEABILITY

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IT IS THE DIFFUSION OF A SOLVENT THROUGH A MEMBRANE?

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OSMOSIS

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IT IS A SYSTEM OF ORGANELLES THAT WORK TOGETHER MAINLY TO PRODUCE, DEGRADE, STORE AND EXPORT BIOLOGICAL MOLECULES?

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ENDOMEMBRANE SYSTEM

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IT IS A PROGRAMMED CELL DEATH AND RIDS THE BODY OF CELLS THAT ARE PROGRAMMED TO HAVE LIMITED LIFE SPAN?

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APOPTOSIS

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IT PROTECTS UNDERLYING TISSUES IN AREAS SUBJECTED TO ABRASION?

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EPITHELIUM: STRATIFIED SQUAMOUS

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IT REFERS TO THE BOTH SIDES OF THE BODY OR TWO OF SOMETHING?

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BILATERAL

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WHAT IS THE ANATOMICAL TERM FOR CHEEKS?

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BUCCAL

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SUBSTANCE THAT RELEASE HYDROGEN IONS IN DETECTABLE AMOUNTS?

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ACID

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IT IS A FLAT MOLECULES THAT MADE OF INTERLOCKING HYDROCARBON RINGS?

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STEROIDS

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IT IS THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF PROTEINS?

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AMINO ACID

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IT IS THE LUBRICATING FLUID THAT SEPARATES THE SEROSA?

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SEROUS FLUID

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IT IS USUALLY REFERS TO THE FRONT SIDE OF THE BODY?

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ANTERIOR

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IT DESCRIBES THE BACK OR DIRECTION TOWARD THE BACK OF THE BODY?

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POSTERIOR

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IT IS A INTRACELLULAR FLUID PACKED WITH ORGANELLES?

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CYTOPLASM

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IT IS A SHEET OF CELLS THAT COVERS A BODY SURFACE OR LINES A BODY CAVITY, A BOUNDARY-FORMING TISSUE?

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EPITHELIAL TISSUE

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