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Chapter 7 Flashcards

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Acetabulum

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Depression in pelvis where femoral head fits

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Acidosis

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Condition that results form the accumulation of acids in the body. pH <7.35

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Acromion process

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Where shoulder attaches to clavicle

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Adrenal cortex

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Outer layer of adrenal gland. Produces hormones to regulate water and sal

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Adrenal glands

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Located on top of kidneys

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Adrenocorticotropic Hormone (ACTH)

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Hormone that targets adrenal cortex to secrete cortisol

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Afterload

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Pressure in the aorta against which the left ventricle must pump blood; increased pressure decreases cardiac output

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Agonist

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Mimics action of a neurotransmitter or hormone

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Arganulocytes

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Leukocytes that lack granules

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alkalosis

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When blood is basic; pH >7.45

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Alpha cells

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Lockated on islets of langerhans that secrete glucagon

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Alpha effects

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Stimulation of alpha receptors that results in vasoconstriction

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Alveolar ducts

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Ducts at the division of respiratory system to separate bronchioles in lower airway; end in cluster of alveoli

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Alveoli

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Air sacs in lungs that exchange o2 and CO2

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Antagonist

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Substance that counteracts the effects of something.

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Antibody

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Protein in immune cells that bind antigens

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Antigen

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Stimulates protective proteins (antibodies)

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Aortic arch

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Part of the aorta where brachiocephalic, left common carotid, and subclavian arteries branch

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Aortic valve

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Between left ventricle and aorta, keeps blood from back flowing into ventricle.

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Appendicular skeleton

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Arms, legs, pelvis, shoulder girdle

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Appendix

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Attached to lower border of cecum in lower right quadrant of the abdomen

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Arachnoid

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Middle of three meninges. Encloses brain and spinal chord

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Areolar glands

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Protect nipple during nursing.

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Artery

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Blood away from heart

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Arteriol=es

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Smallest branch of artery

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Ascending aorta

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First part of aorta, give rise to right and left main coronary arteries

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Atlanto-occipital joint

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Between the atlas and occipital condyles

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Atlas

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Atrioventricular (AV) node

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Located in the right atrium adjacent to the septum that is responsible for transiently slowing electrical conduction

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Atrium

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One of the two upper chambers of the heart

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Atrophy

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Decrease in cell size from loss of subcellular componenets

32
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Auditory ossicles

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Bones that aid in hearing in the temporal bone

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Axial skeleton

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Skull, spinal column and rib cage

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Axillary vein

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Vein that is formed from the combination of the basilic and cephalic veins; drains into subclavian vein

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Axis

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Baroreceptors

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Receptors in kidneys, brain and heart that respond to change in pressure

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Basilic vein

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One of the two major veins of the arm

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Basophils

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White blood cells that work to produce chemical mediators during na immune response

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Beta cells

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Cells located in the islets of langerhans that secrete insuling

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Beta effects

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Stimulation of beta receptors that results in inotropic, dromotropic, and chronotropic states.

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Bile ducts

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From liver to intestine

42
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Biliruben

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Waste of red blood cell destruction that undergoes further metabolism in the liver

43
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Bone marrow

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Manufactures red blood cells

44
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Brain stem

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Between spinal cord and cerebrum

45
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Bronchioles

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Subdivisions of brochi

46
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Bronchospasm

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Constriction of the airway

47
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Bruit

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Whooshing sound indicating turbulent flow within a blood vessel

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Bundle of His

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Continuation of atrioventricular node

49
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Bursa

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Fluid between tendon and joint

50
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Calcitonin

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Hormone important for regulation of calcium

51
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Cancellous bone

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Lacey network of boney rods

52
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Capillaries

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Microscopic blood vessels between arterioles and venules

53
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Cardiac output

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blood pumped by heart per minute

54
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Carpometacarpal joint

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Joint between writs and metacarpal bones

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Catecholamines

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Hormone produced by adrenal medulla, increases heart rate, respiratory rate and blood pressure

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Cecum

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First part of large intestine

57
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Cerebellum

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1 of three sperations of brain, coordination

58
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Cerebrum

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Largest part of brain, gray matter

59
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Chordae tendineae

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Fibrous tissue that attaches to the valves of the heart and prevent thrm from inverting

60
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Choroid plexus

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Specialized cells within hollow areas in the ventricles of the brain that produce cerebrospinal fluid

61
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

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Slow, progressive, irreversible disease of airway that causes destructive changes in the alveoli and bronchioles in the lungs

62
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Chronotropic state

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Control of the heart’s rate of contraction

63
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Circumflex coronary arteries

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One of the two branches of the left main coronary artery.

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