BODY STrUCTURES AND HOMEOOSTASIS Flashcards

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1
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What tissues make up serous membranes?

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Simple squamous epithelium and dense irregular connective tissue

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2
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What is an example of a serous membrane?

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Pericardium

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3
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What is the sagittal plane?

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Right and left

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4
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What is the frontal plane

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Dorsal and ventral

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5
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What is the transverse plane?

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Superior and inferior

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6
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What organs does the cranial cavity contain

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Brain

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7
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What is in the spinal cavity

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Spinal cord and beginning of spinal nerves

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What is in the thoracic cavity

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Lungs and heart

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What is in the abdominal cavity?

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Stomach, spleen, liver, gall bladder, pancreas, small intestine and most of the large intestine

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What is in the pelvic cavity

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Bladder, colon, rectum, internal reproductive organs

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11
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What is in the right hypochondriac region

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Liver, gall bladdrr

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12
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What is in the epigastric region

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Liver and stomach

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13
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What is in the L hypochondriac region

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Stomach and spleen

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14
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What is in the right lumbar region

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Ascending colon

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15
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What in the umbilical region

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Transverse colon and smalll intestine

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16
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What is in the L lumbar region

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Descending colon

17
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What is in the right iliac region

A

Appendix and caecum

18
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What is in the hypogastric region

A

Lower smalll intestine and bladder

19
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What is in the left iliac region

A

Proximal sigmoid colon

20
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What are the two purposes of homeostasis

A

Maintain internal environment and alllow for chemical reactions to progress normally

21
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What is in the internal environment

A

Cells and extra cellular fluid

22
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What are the three conditions for homeostasis

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Proper concentration of gas, optimum temperature and optimum pressure

23
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What is the “input”

A

Stimulus that causes change

24
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What is the “receptor”

A

Sensory receptors that detect change and send signals to the control centre

25
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What is the “control centre’

A

Hypothalamus

26
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What is the “effector”

A

Target tissues that receive signal and adjust to the condition

27
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What are 4 receptor examples

A

Stretch receptors, temperature receptors, chemo receptors and nocireceptors

28
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What are stretch receptors for?

A

BP

29
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What are temp receptors for?

A

Internal and external

30
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What are chemo receptors for

A

Ion, nutrient and gas concentrations

31
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What are nociceptors for

A

Internal or external noxious stimuli (pain)

32
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What are effector examples

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Skeletal, smooth and cardiac muscles

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