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Exam A&P Flashcards

1
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Neuroglial

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Most abundant of the nerve cells/ Support, protect insulate and flourish the neutron

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Nerve Impulse

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action potential

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Ulnar, radial and median nerves

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Supply the forearm and the hand

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4
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trapezius

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Extends the neck , shrugs the shoulders

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occipital lobe

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Responsible for vision , most posterior lobe. Damage can cause vision loss

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frontal lobe

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Responisible for motor activity, personality development, emotional and behavioral expression

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temporal lobe

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Contains auditory cortex, interior to the frontal and parietal lobe

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parietal lobe

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receives all general sensory information from the body, behind the central sulcus, posterior to frontal lobe

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9
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zygomaticus

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smiling muscle

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10
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frontalis

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raises eyebrows and wrinkles forehead

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11
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dermatome

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Area of skin innervated by a spinal nerve

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12
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CN 1

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olfactory nerve- smell

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13
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projection

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Brain refers sensation back to the source

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14
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ossicles

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malleous, incus, stapes - 3 tiny bones inside the ear

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15
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chemoreceptors

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detect change in chemicals (taste and smell

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thermoreceptors

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detect changes in temperature

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17
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mechanoreceptors

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detect changes in pressure or movement of body fluids

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18
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nociceptors

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pain receptors

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19
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olecranon process

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bony point of elbow

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20
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osteocyte

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bone cells that create bone tissue

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21
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saltatory conduction

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Nerve impulse jumps node to node, increase speed of nerve impulse

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22
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Anatomy

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study of the structure of the human body

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23
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Physiology

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Branch of science that describes how the body functions

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hamstrings

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posterior thigh, extends the thigh at the hip and flexes at the knee

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keratin

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A protein found in skin , hair and nails, hardens cells, makes water reistant

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biceps femoris

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1 muscle that makes up the hamstrings

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27
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blood pH

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7.35-7.45 (alkaline)

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28
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sympathetic nervous system

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aka thoracolumbar division- fight or flight

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29
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parasympathetic nervous system

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aka craniosacral division- feed or breed/ resting and digesting

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30
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sagittal plane

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divides the body length wise into right and left portions

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31
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frontal plane

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divides body into anterior (ventral) and posterior (dorsal) portions

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32
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transverse plane

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split body up and down , superior and inferior

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33
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primary mover

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muscle that does most of the work in action

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34
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synergist

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muscles that help the prime mover

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35
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antagonist

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muscles that oppose the action of the prime mover

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36
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muscles of the quadriceps

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rectus femorus, vastus lateralis, vastus medialis, vastus intermedius

37
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muscles of the hamstrings

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biceps femoris, semitendinous, semimembranous

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diffusion

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passive movement of a substance from an area of higher concentration to one of lower concentration

39
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atomic weight

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number of protons and neutrons in the nucleous

40
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atomic number

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number of protons in the nucleous

41
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cartpals

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wrist bones

42
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metacarpals

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palm of hand

43
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tympanic membrane

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proximal

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structure nearer to the point of attachment to the trunk of the body

45
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distal

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the part further away from the point of attachment

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superior

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part above another or toward the head

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inferior

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part located below another part or closer to feet

48
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mininges/layers

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Pia mater, arachnoid mater, Dura mater- PAD

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Neuron

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transmits/ conducts the nerve impulse, does not replace or replicate when injured

50
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dendrites

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structure that recieves information from other neurons and sends info to the cell body

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cell body

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body of nerve

52
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myelin sheath

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white fatty material that surrounds and protects axon, speeds up nerve impulse

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homeostasis

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maintain a stable environment in response to a changing external environment

54
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sclera

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white of the eye

55
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ulna

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medial forearm bone, longest of the 2 bones

56
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femur

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longest and strongest bone , htigh bone

57
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matter

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anything that has weight and takes up space, solid liquid or gas

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photoreceptors

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detect changes in light (sight)

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choroid

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middle layer of the eye

60
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vitreous humor

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posterior cavity filled with a gel-like substance

61
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aqueous humor

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watery like substance , nourishes the cornea

62
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zygomatic bone

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forms part of the cheek bone

63
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iris

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colored part of the eye

64
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organ of corti

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resides in the cochlea, receptor for hearing, contains hair

65
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semicircular canals

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gives information about the position of the body as it moves

66
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cochlea

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snail shaped, contains receptors for hearing

67
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oculomotor, trochlear, abducens

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allows eyeball to move

68
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medulla oblongota

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connects spinal cord with pons, controls heart rate, BP and respiration. Vomiting center

69
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olfaction

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CN1 -smell

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periosteum

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connective tissue that covers the outside of the diaphysis, tough fiberus

71
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endosteum

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connective tissue that lines the hollow center of diaphysis

72
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pupil

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hole in the middle of the iris

73
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characteristic of cardiac muscle

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involuntary, striated

74
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characteristic of smooth muscle

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involuntary, not striated

75
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characteristic of skeletal muscle

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voluntary, striated

76
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Babinski reflex

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stroke the bottom of the foot , curling of the toes

77
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humerous

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upper arm bone

78
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electrons

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negative charge, located in orbits around nucleus

79
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protons

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positive charge located in nucleus

80
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neutrons

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no charge, located in the nucleus

81
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covalent bond

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involves sharing of electrons by the outer shells of the atom

82
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epidermis

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outer layer of skin

83
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dermis

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(True Skin) inner layer of the skin that is strong and stretchable, under epidermis

84
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subcutaneous tissue

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(hypodermis) loose connective tissue which helps insulate body

85
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maxilla

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forms the upper jaw, contains upper teeth

86
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tetany

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constant contraction of the muscle

87
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thoracic cavity

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within the ventral cavity, located above the diaphragm, surrounding the ribs

88
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intraocular pressure causes

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