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C458 Flashcards

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Skeletal System

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Bones, Joints, and Cartilage

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Muscular System

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Striated, Smooth, and Cardiac Muscles

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Nervous System

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Sends signals to the brain, major controlling and communicating system

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Central Nervous System

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Brain and Spinal Cord, send signals to parts of body

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Peripheral Nervous System

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All other nerves, relays messages from CNS to areas of the body

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Sensory Organs

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Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Mouth

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Respiratory System

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Lungs, Airflow Passageways, Blood Vessels, and Muscles

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Primary Respiratory Organ

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Lungs

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Upper Respiratory Passages

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Nose, Pharynx, and Larynx

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Lower Respiratory Passages

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Trachea, Bronchial Tree, Lungs

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Cardiovascular System

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Heart and Blood Vessels

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Heart

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Pumps blood throughout the body, consists of two upper and two lower chambers

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Arteries

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Carries blood out of heart

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Veins

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Carries oxygen-poor blood into heart

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Digestive System

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Mouth, Pharynx, Esophagus, Stomach, Small Intestine, Large Intestine, Rectum, Anus

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Digestive Accessory Organs

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Salivary Glands, Liver, Pancreas, and Gallbladder

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Urinary System

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Kidneys, Ureter, Bladder, and Urethra

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Kidneys

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The main urinary organ, filters out urea and uric acid via urine

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Immune System

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White Blood Cells, Lymph, Lymph Nodes, Bone Marrow, Tonsils, Adenoids, Spleen, and Thymus Gland

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Antigens

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Carried on foreign (harmful) invaders of the body

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Integumentary System

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Hair, Nails, Skin, and Associated Glands

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Endocrine System

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Pineal, Pituitary, Thyroid, Thymus, Adrenals, Pancreas, and Ovaries/Testes

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Homeostasis

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Hormonal balance of the body

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Reproductive System (Female)

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Vagina, Cervix, Uterus, Fallopian Tubes, Ovaries, Labia, Urethra, Clitoris, and Mammary Glands

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Reproductive System (Male)

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Testicles, Scrotum, Prostate, Vas Deferens, Urethra, Penis

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Four Types of Germs

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Bacteria, Viruses, Parasites, and Fungi - Communicable

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Bacteria

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One cell that multiplies quickly

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Viruses

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Capsules of genetic material

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Fungi

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Primitive and plant-like

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Parasites

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Plants and animals that live off of or inside other living beings

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Respiratory Diseases

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Colds, Flu, and Mononucleosis (Mono)

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Nervous Disease

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Meningitus

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Integumentary Diseases

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MRSA, Cold Sores, Lice, Measles, and Chicken Pox

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Urinary Disease

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UTIs

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Reproductive Diseases

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STDs and STIs

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Digestive Diseases

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Hepatitis A, B, and C

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Chronic Diseases

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6/10 have one, 4/10 have two - Noncommunicable

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Chronic Heart Diseases

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Coronary Artery Disease, Stroke, and Hypertension

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Coronary Artery/Heart Disease

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Build up of plaque on artery walls, can rupture and cause blood clots leading to heart attacks

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Stroke

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Loss of blood flow to the brain

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Hypertension

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High Blood Pressure

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Cancer

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Cells divide without stopping and do not die, causes tumors

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Malignant

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Cancerous tumors that can spread to other tissues

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Benign

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Tumors that do not spread and are mostly harmless, benign tumors in the brain are life threatening

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Chronic Respiratory Disease

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Asthma

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Chronic Nervous System Disease

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Epilepsy

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Chronic Endocrine Diseases

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Diabetes Type 1 & 2, Prediabetes

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Five Components of Fitness

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Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Muscular Strength, Muscular Endurance, Flexibility, and Body Composition

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Cardiovascular Exercises

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Walking Briskly, Running, Jogging, Dancing, Swimming, Biking, Climbing Stairs, Elliptical, and Sports (Tennis, Basketball, Soccer, Racquetball)

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Muscular Strength Exercises

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Workout Machines, Free Weights/Barbells, Elastic Bands, Stairs/Hills/Inclines, Objects of Higher Weights, Bodyweight Exercises

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