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Facilitated diffusion

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Movement of molecules with the help of a carrier protein

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Diffusion

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Movement of molecules from an area of high solute concentration to low solute concentration.

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Osmosis

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Movement of water through a membrane from an area of low solute concentration to high solute concentration

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Filtration

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Movement of fluid through a membrane when the pressure on one side is greater than the other

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Arteries

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High degree if elastic tissue in walls, carries blood away from heart, can feel pulse

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Veins

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Carries blood to heart, some rely on skeletal muscle contraction and valves to move blood along.

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Capillaries

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Site of gas exchange at tissue level and at alveoli in lungs

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Ventricular depolarization and atrial repolarization

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QRS complex

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Ventricular repolarozation

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T wave

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Atrial depolarization

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P wave

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Loop of Henle

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Long tubule from which some H2O, Na+, and Cl- are reabsorbed

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Glomerulus

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Specialized capillaries for filtration

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Bowman’s Capsule

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Receives filtrate from blood

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Proximal convulated tubules

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Main site of absorption of H2O, glucose, etc.

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Peritubular capillaries

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Capillaries where electrolytes are reabsorbed

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Distal convulated tubules

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Main site for secretion

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ACTH

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Anterior pituitary to adrenal cortex

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Insulin

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Causes decrease in blood glucose

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Glucagon

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Causes increase in blood glucose

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Aldosterone

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Causes reabsorption of salt in kidneys

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ADH

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Causes reabsorption of water in kidneys

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Anestrus

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Temporary ovarian inactivity

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Proestrus

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Follicular development, rising estrogen

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Estrus

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Sexual receptivity, peak estrogen

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Metestrus

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Development of corpus luteum after ovulation

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Diestrus

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Luteal stage, high progesterone level

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Hemoglobin

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The largest molecule in blood and the main transport for oxygen

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Tendon

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Attaches muscle to bone

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Ligament

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Structure that attaches bone to bone

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Glycogen

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Storage form of glucose in liver

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Lactic acid

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By product of anaerobic muscle metabolism

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Synapse

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Name for the junction between two neurons or between a neuron and a muscle cell

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Neurotransmitter

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General word used for substances that are released to cross a synaptic cleft and cause communication between two neurons or between a neuron or a muscle cell.

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Periosteum

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Fibrous connective tissue that surrounds the shafts of long bones

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Parathormone

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Hormone that increases blood calcium

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Calcium

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Ion that moves into the end of the neuron in response to depolarization and causes release of a neurotransmitter

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Glucose and oxygen

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Two most important substances required for the brains metabolic needs

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Nervous and endocrine

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Two systems that are responsible for homeostasis

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Three types of muscle

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Smooth, skeletal, cardiac

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Functions of kidney

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Urine formation, hormone production, fluid balance, and pH balance

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Four ways integument changes to conserve body heat

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Fat storage, heavier coat, erector pili muscle contraction, and capillary constriction

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Three sites to take a pulse on cat or dog

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Femoral artery, lingual artery, and pedal artery

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Three substances secreted by stomach

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Hydrochloridc acid, pepsinogen, and mucus

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Striated muscles

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Located in heart and skeletal muscles

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Where is the SA node located?

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The right atrium

45
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Sensory nerves are considered…

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Afferent nerves

46
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The canine foreleg is composed of…

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Humerus, radius, and ulna

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Cat vertebral column

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C7, T13, L7, S3, Cd 21-23

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Myocardium, epicardium, pericardium

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Strong protective covering of the heart

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Four primary body tissues

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Muscle, nervous, epithelial, and reticular

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Joint capsule

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Part of a synovial joint that encloses the joint in a strong, fibrous covering

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Hilus

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Entrance/exit for vessels, nerves, and the ureter

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Calyx

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Funnel that directs urine into the renal pelvis

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Ureter

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Carries urine to the bladder

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Nephron

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Functional unit of the kidney

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Cone

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Photoreceptor responsible for color vision

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Medial canthus

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Location of the nitrating membrane

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Anterior chamber

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Space between the cornea and iris

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Choroid

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Vascular layer of the posterior segment of the eye, providing nutrition to the retina

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Spermatic cord

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Contains vessels, nerves, and the vas deferens

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Vas deferens

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Propels sperm during ejaculation

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Seminiferous tubules

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Produce sperm

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Vagina

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Contains stratified squamous epi cells that we can observe changing during the estrous cycle

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Vestibule

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Section of the vulva that is shared by the urinary tract and repro tract

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Infundibulum

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Structure that acts as a funnel to catch the ova and move it toward the uterine horn

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Transverse plane

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Divides the body into cranial and caudal parts

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Appendicular skeleton

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Includes the arms and legs

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Three bones that make the stifle

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Patella, tibia, femur

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Tarsus

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Hock joint

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Inguinal canal

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Area where the internal and external abdominal muscles create an opening for the testes to exit the abdomen

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Triceps brachii

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Main extender of the elbow

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Parotid

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The salivary gland just under the ear

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Capillaries

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Vessels that exchange oxygen, CO2, and waste products

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Caudal vena cava

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Deoxygenated blood comes through the heart through this

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