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ANIMAL STRUCTURES AND FUNCTIONS Flashcards

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EPITHELIAL TISSUE

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FUNCTIONS: COVERS AND LINES BODY SURFACES AND CAVITIES; PROTECTS AND FORMS DIFFERENT BODY STRUCTURES

CELL TYPES: SQUAMOUS, CUBODIAL, COLUMNAR CELLS

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CONNECTIVE TISSUE

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FUNCTIONS: PROTECTION, STORAGE, SUPPORT, BINDING, AND SYNTHESIS OF BLOOD CELLS

CELL TYPES: CONNECTIVE TISSUE PROPER, LOOSE AND DENSE, CARTILAGE, BONE, ADIPOSE, BLOOD CELLS

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MUSCLE TISSUE

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FUNCTIONS: FUNCTIONS FOR THE MOVEMENT AND CONTRACTION OF VARIOUS PARTS OF THE ORGANISM

CELL TYPES: SKELETAL, SMOOTH, CARDIAC

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NERVOUS TISSUE

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FUNCTIONS: CONTROLS RESPONSES OF THE ORGANISMS TO DIFFERENT STIMULI

CELL TYPES: NEURONS

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DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

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RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INTAKE OF FOOD, PROCESSING FOOD INTO NUTRIENTS, AND THE ABSORPTION OF NUTRIENTS

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MOUTH

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MECHANICAL CRUSHING AND TEARING OF FOOD INTO SMALLER PIECES

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ESOPHAGUS

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SERVES AS THE TRANSPORT CHUTE INTO THE STOMACH

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STOMACH

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LARGE ELASTIC SACK WHERE FOOD IS MIXED WITH DIGESTIVE CHEMICALS; SITE FOR DIGESTION OF PROTEINS

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SMALL INTESTINE

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ABSORBS NUTRIENTS FROM THE DIGESTED FOOD; SITE FOR DIGESTION OF FATS

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LARGE INTESTINE

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REABSORBTION OF FLUIDS AND TEMPORARY STORAGE OF UNDIGESTED MATERIALS

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RED BLOOD CELLS

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SMALL ENUCLEATED DISK-SHAPED CELLS CARRYING GASES THROUGHOUT THE BODY

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WHITE BLOOD CELLS

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BODY DEFENSE BY ACTIVELY ELIMINATING HARMFUL INVADING MICROORGANISMS

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PLATELETS

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RESPONSIBLE FOR WOUND REPAIR BY FORMING BLOOD CLOTS

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PLASMA

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YELLOW AQUEOUS LIQUID RESPONSIBLE FOR CIRCULATING DISSOLVED SUBSTANCES

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ARTERIES

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BLOOD VESSELS GOING OUT OF THE HEART (EXCEPT FOR PULMONARY ARTERIES THAT CARRY BLOOD TOWARD THE LUNGS)

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VEINS

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BLOOD VESSELS GOING INTO THE HEART (EXCEPT FOR PULMONARY VEINS THAT CARRY BLOOD BACK TO THE HEART, FROM THE LUNGS)

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CAPILLARIES

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NARROW, NETTED BLOOD VESSELS SURROUNDING TISSUES FOR NUTRIENTS AND GAS EXCHANGE

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BLOOD FLOW

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BODY -> INFERIOR VENA CAVA -> SUPERIOR VENA CAVA -> RIGHT ATRIUM -> RIGHT VENTRICLE -> PULMONARY ARTERY -> LEFT ATRIUM -> LEFT VENTRICLE -> AORTA -> REST OF THE BODY

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BLOOD TYPES

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DETERMINED BY THE PRESENCE OR ABSENCE OF CERTAIN ANTIGENS AND ANTIBODIES IN THE BLOOD; THESE COMBINATIONS ALSO DETERMINE WHETHER A PERSON OF A CERTAIN BLOOD TYPE CAN DONATE OR RECEIVE BLOOD

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NERVOUS SYSTEM

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RESPONSIBLE FOR CONTROL OF THE BODILY FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSES TO STIMULI

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CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM

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RESPONSIBLE FOR PROCESSING INFORMATION FROM STIMULI AND PROVIDING RESPONSES; INVOLVES THE BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD

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SPINAL CORD

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CONDUCTS IMPULSES AND MESSAGES FROM THE BRAIN TO THE VARIOUS PARTS OF THE BODY

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PONS

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CENTER OF COMMUNICATION AND COORDINATION BETWEEN 2 HEMISPHERES OF THE BRAIN

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MEDULLA

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CONTROLS INVOLUNTARY FUNCTIONS

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CEREBELLUM

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COORDINATES MOVEMENT AND BALANCE

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HYPOTHALAMUS

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MAINTAINS BODY HOMOEOSTASIS

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CEREBRUM

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HIGHER-ORDER FUNCTIONS SUCH AS PERCEPTION, THINKING, VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT, AND LEARNING

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PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM

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RESPONSIBLE FOR DETECTING STIMULI FROM THE DIFFERENT SENSORY ORGANS; INVOLVES SENSORY AND MOTOR NERVES

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RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

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RESPONSIBLE FOR THE EXCHANGE OF GASES

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NASAL CAVITY

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ENTRY POINT OF AIR; FILTERS USING NOSE HAIRS; HOUSES THE SMELL SENSORY ORGAN

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PHARYNX

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SWITCHES FLOW BETWEEN THE TRACHEA AND THE ESOPHAGUS

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LARYNX

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VIBRATES WHEN AIR PASSES THROUGH PRODUCING SOUND; KNOWN AS THE VOICE BOX

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TRACHEA

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PASSAGEWAY OF AIR FROM NASAL CAVITY; SEPARATES INTO 2 BRONCHI THAT SEPARATES INTO SMALLER BRONCHIOLES

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ALVEOLI

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SMALL SACS AT THE END OF BRONCHIOLES WHERE AIR EXCHANGE OCCURS

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DIAPHRAGM

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SHEET OF MUSCLE THAT INFLATES THE LUNGS

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MUSCULAR SYSTEM

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RESPONSIBLE FOR LOCOMOTION OF THE ORGANISM

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SKELETAL MUSCLES

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ATTACHED TO THE BONES; MOVES THE BONES USING MUSCLE PAIRS THAT CONTRACT AND RELAX; TYPICALLY VOLUNTARILY CONTROLLED

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SMOOTH MUSCLES

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SURROUNDS INTERNAL ORGANS THAT REQUIRE MOVEMENT; TYPICALLY INVOLUNTARILY CONTROLLED

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CARDIAC MUSCLES

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MAIN COMPONENT OF THE HEART; PRODUCES THE PUMPING ACTION OF THE HEART

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SKELETAL SYSTEM

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PROVIDES STRUCTURAL SUPPORT TO MANY ORGANISMS

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BONES

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MADE OF PRIMARILY CALCIFIED CELLS; SOME ARE HOLLOW THAT HOUSES BONE MARROW THAT PRODUCES RED BLOOD CELLS; MOSTLY POROUS TO OPTIMIZE WEIGHT AND RIGIDITY

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TENDONS

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SERVES AS CONNECTION BETWEEN MUSCLES AND BONES

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CARTILAGE

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SOFTER MATERIAL THAT SERVES AS GAP FILLERS, AND SHAPE EXTENSIONS; ALSO FOUND IN JOINTS TO REDUCE WEAR BETWEEN THE BONES

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REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM

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RESPONSIBLE FOR REPRODUCTIVE FUNCTIONS OF AN ORGANISM; DIFFERENT FOR MALES AND FEMALES

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EXCETORY SYSTEM

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RESPONSIBLE FOR ELIMINATING WASTE FROM THE BODY

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IMMUNE SYSTEM

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RESPONSIBLE FOR PROTECTING THE BODY FROM HARMFUL ORGANISMS THAT INVADE THE BODY

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ENDOCRINE SYSTEM

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CHEMICAL CONTROL SYSTEM FOR REGULATING FUNCTIONS IN THE BODY

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HUMAN SENSORY ORGANS

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EYES, EARS, TONGUE, NOSE, SKIN

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