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1
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What is the skeletal system made up of?

A

Bone
Tendon
Ligaments
Cartilage
Joints

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2
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What 3 muscle types make up the muscular system?

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Smooth
Cardiac
Skeletal

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3
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What makes up the upper airway?

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Nostrils
Sinus cavity
Pharynx
Larynx

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4
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What makes up the lower airway?

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Trachea
Lungs
Bronchi
Bronchioles
Alveoli

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5
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Blood returning from the body enters what side and area of the heart?

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Right atrium

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6
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What contracts to pump blood to the lungs?

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Right ventricle

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7
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Once blood is fully oxygenated and returns to the heart where does it enter?

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Left atrium

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8
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What part of the lungs exchanges gas?

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Alveoli

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9
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When blood returns from the body to the right side of the heart, how does it get there (veins or arteries)

A

Veins

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10
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Blood is pumped to body through what?

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Arteries

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11
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What side of the heart receives from veins?

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Right

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12
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What benefits can massage bring to cardiovascular system?

A

Relaxes and dialates blood vessels
Improve blood circulation

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13
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What benefits can massage bring to respiratory system?

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Relaxes diaphragm
Helps breathing
Increases metabolism in lungs

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14
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What are the parts of digestive system?

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Mouth
Esophagus
Stomach
Small intestine
Large intestine
Rectum
Anus

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15
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What are the three parts of the stomach?

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  1. Saccus caecus
  2. Fundic
  3. Pyloric
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16
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What happens in stomach if no food is present for acid to break down?

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Stomach ulcers

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17
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What are the 3 parts of the small intestine?

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  1. Duodenum
  2. Jejunum
  3. Ileum
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18
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What are the 5 parts of the large intestine?

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  1. Cecum
  2. Large colon
  3. Small colon
  4. Rectum
  5. Anus
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19
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What is the start of the colon?

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Cecum

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20
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Where does twisted gut usually occur in the large intestine?

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Large colon

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21
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How long does digestive process take?

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36-72 hours

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22
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What are some massage benefits for digestive system?

A

Relax peristasis
Rest and digest
Relieve gas or colic

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23
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What is included in the urinary system?

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Kidneys
Ureters
Bladder
Urethra

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24
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Where does the urinary system begin?

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Connection with kidneys that filter blood and remove waste. Waste is then sent to ureters

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25
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What are the filters called in the kidneys?

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Nephrons

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26
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What two parts make up a nephron?

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Glomerulus
Proximal tubule

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27
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What does a renal corpuscle consist of?

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Glomerulus and bowman’s capsule

28
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What does a renal tubule consist of?

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Proximal tubule
Loop of henle
Distal tubule

29
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What are some massage benefits for the urinary system?

A

Promotes excretion
Helps reduce water retention
Increases urine output

30
Q

What makes up the integumentary system?

A

Skin
Hair
Hoofed
Sensory nerve endings
Oil and sweat glands

31
Q

What is the largest organ in the body?

32
Q

What are the 3 major layers of the skin?

A

Epidermis
Dermis
Subcutaneous

33
Q

What cells does the epidermis have?

A

Keratinocytes
Melanocytes
Langerhans cells
Merkel cells

34
Q

What is dermis made up of?

A

Fibrous proteins (collagen, reticulum, elastin)
Water
Gel called ground substance

35
Q

What does the SQ consist of?

A

SQ fat
Muscles

36
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What are some massage benefits for integumentary system?

A

Stimulates healthy skin
Improves skin condition
Enhance tissue repair

37
Q

How long is a mare pregnant?

38
Q

What are the three main sections of the brain?

A

Brain stem
Cerebrum
Cerebellum

39
Q

What are meninges?

A

Specialized tissue that covers the brain and spinal cord

40
Q

What is cerebral spinal fluid?

A

Fluid that surrounds and protects brain and spinal cord

41
Q

What nervous system do cranial nerves belong to?

A

Peripheral nervous system

42
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What nervous system do cranial nerves belong to?

A

Peripheral nervous system

43
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Where do cranial nerves originate?

44
Q

How many pairs of cranial nerves are there?

45
Q

Where do spinal nerves originate?

A

The spinal cord

46
Q

Where do spinal nerves go throughout the body?

A

Each vertebral section (cervical thoracic ext)

47
Q

What three pats make up a neuron?

A

Dendrites
Soma/cell body
Axon

48
Q

What part of a neuron receives signal to body?

49
Q

What part of a neuron takes electrical charge away from body?

50
Q

What is myelination?

A

Protects and insulates axons

51
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What cells are myelin made of?

A

Glial cells

52
Q

What is a oligodenrocyte?

A

Glial cell that forms the myelin of the CNS

53
Q

What is a Schwann cell?

A

Glial cell that forms around myelin sheath around axon in peripheral nervous system

54
Q

What do exteroreceptors do? (Nerves)

A

Gain info from outside world

55
Q

What do interceptors do? (Nerves)

A

Gain info from inside the body

56
Q

What are the 4 types of sensory receptors?

A
  1. Mechanoreceptors
  2. Chemoreceptors
  3. Thermoreceptors
  4. Photoreceptors
57
Q

What is a nociceptor?

A

Pain receptor

58
Q

What are the 4 mechanoreceptors?

A
  1. Pacinian corpuscle
  2. Merkel disc
  3. Meissners corpuscle
  4. Ruffinis corpuscle
59
Q

That three components make up the connective tissue matrix?

A

1.cells
2. Ground substance
3. Fibers

60
Q

What 3 types of the connective tissue fibers are there?

A

Collagen
Elastic
Reticular

61
Q

What are the 6 types of connective tissue?

A
  1. Loose connective tissue
  2. Dense connective tissue
  3. Bone
  4. Cartilage
  5. Blood
  6. Lymph
62
Q

What types of cartilage are there?

A

Elastic
Hyaline
Fibrocartilage

63
Q

What cartilage is found where ribs attach to sternum?

A

Elastic cartilage

64
Q

What cartilage is found on joint ends?

A

Hyaline cartilage

65
Q

What is fascia moving from gel like state to liquid state then back again called?

A

Thixotropic

66
Q

What does the lymphatic system consist of?

A

Lymph vessels
Lymph nodes
Lymph fluid
Lymph organs

67
Q

What are the lymphatic system organs?

A

Spleen
Thymus
Bone marrow
Peyer patches is SI
Lymphoid tissue in pharynx

Module #3: Intergrative Foundations (18 decks)

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