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Chapter6-Anatomy&Physiology Flashcards

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What nutritive fluid flows through the circulatory system ?

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Blood

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How much blood does the human body contain ?

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8-10 pints

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Another term for white blood cells are ?

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Leukocytes

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What is the study of tiny structures found in living tissues ?

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Histology

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What is the reason estheticians should study body systems, organs, and tissues ?

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To understand the effect that services have on the body.

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What is protoplasm ?

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Substance of which the cells of all living things are composed.

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The process of cell reproduction is called ?

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Mitosis

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What is sternum ?

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Flat bone that forms the central support of the ribs .

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What is the fluid part of the blood and lymph that carries food and secretions to the cells, and carbon dioxide from the cells ?

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Plasma

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What are structures composed of specialized tissues and perform specific functions ?

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Organs

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What is true of the pituitary gland ?

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It is the most complex organ of the endocrine system

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What organ in the endocrine system secrets enzyme-producing cells that are responsible for digesting carbohydrates, proteins, and fats ?

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Pancreas

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Secretions that the endocrine glands release directly into the blood stream and that influence the welfare of the entire body ?

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Hormones

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What is the primary function of the lymphatic/immune system ?

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Protecting the body from disease

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What is the primary function of the skeletal system ?

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Providing the physical foundation of the body.

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What is osteology ?

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Study of the bones

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What is the primary function of the circulatory system ?

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Moving blood through the body

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What is covered, shaped, and supported by the muscular system ?

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Skeletal tissue

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Primary function of the excretory system ?

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Purifying the body by elimination of waste matter .

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Primary function of the reproductive system ?

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Perpetuating the human race

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Which body system controls and coordinates all other body Systems ?

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Nervous

21
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What is the connection between two or more bones of the skeleton ?

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Joint

22
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What body system serves as a protective covering for the body ?

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Integumentary

23
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Collection of similar cells that perform a particular function ?

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Tissue

24
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What are valves ?

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Structures that close a passage or permit flow in one direction only.

25
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Where in the skull is the occipital bone located ?

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Back of skull

26
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What are two phases of metabolism ?

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Anabolism and catabolism

27
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Metabolic Process of building up larger molecules ?

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Anabolism

28
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What body system affects the growth, developments, sexual activities and health of the body ?

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Endocrine

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Where does the spinal cord originate ?

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Brain

30
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What are glands ?

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Specialized organs that remove and convert elements from the blood .

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What are lymph nodes ?

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Gland like structures found inside the lymphatic vessels .

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What are two characteristics of lymph ?

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Colorless and watery

33
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What binds tissues of the body together ?

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Connective tissue

34
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What type of tissue provides a protective covering on body surfaces ?

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Epithelial tissue

35
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What carries messages to and from the brain and controls and coordinates all bodily functions ?

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Nerve tissue

36
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What organ circulates the blood ?

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Heart

37
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What do the kidneys do ?

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Excrete waste and water products

38
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What is the name of the 2 bones that forms the bridge of the nose ?

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Nasal

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Strongest bone in the face ?

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Mandible

40
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What is formed by the 12 pairs of bones in the ribs?

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Thorax

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Protective frame work for the heart, lungs, and other internal organs ?

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Thorax

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What gland controls how quickly the body burns energy and makes protein ?

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Thyroid gland

43
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What supplies oxygen to the blood ?

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Lungs

44
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What is the function of the liver ?

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Removing waste created by digestion

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