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FINAL Flashcards

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Branchial

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Arm

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Lumbar

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Lower back

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Axillary

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Arm pit

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Calcaneal

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Heel

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Digital

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Fingers

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Deltoid

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Shoulder

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Plantar

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Sole of foot

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Proton

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Positively charge atomic particle

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Glycogen

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Stored form of sugar in body

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Polar

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Opposite charged ends

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Carboxyl group

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COOH molecule

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Cation

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Positively charged ion

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Cytoskeleton

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Supports framework of cell

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Lysosomes

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Cellular garbage disposal

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Nucleus

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Center of cell

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Nuclear envelope

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Double layered membrane around nucleus

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Centrioles

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Cell division

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Mitochondria

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Powerhouse of cell

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Golgi apparatus

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Processes and packagers proteins for export

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Chromatin

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Thread like structure of dna protein

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Nuclear pores

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Regulates passage of molecules in nucleus

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Epithelial tissue

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Lines body cavaties

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Reticular fibers

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Supports small structures like capillaries

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Chondrocytes

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Cartilage cells

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Cutaneous membrane

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Body’s largest membrane

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Osteocytes

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Bone cells

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Endoderm

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Inner layer of fertilized egg

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Stratum corneum

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Outer layer of epidermis

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Melanin

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Protects nucleus from sun damage

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Eccrine gland

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Secretes sweat

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Epidermis

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Outermost layer of skin

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Stratum basal exercise

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Inner layer of epidermis

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Keratin

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Hard, horny tissue/protein

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Papillae

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Binds layer of skin together

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Dermis

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Inner layer of skin

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Condyle

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Rounded knob that fits into fofsa in bone to make a joint

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Crest

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Moderately raised ridge

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Meatus

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Tube like opening

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Tubercle

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Small rounded process

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Dorsiflexion

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Movement of toes/foot upwards

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Flexing

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Bending joint to decrease its angle

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42
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Internal rotation

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Bone spins towards body midline

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Abduction

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Movement of body part away from midline

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Circumduction

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Moving distal end of appendage in a circle

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Extension

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Straightening joint to increase angle between bones

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Plantar flexion

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Moving toes/foot downward

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47
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Scapula

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Shoulder blade

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48
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Humerus

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Long bone of upper arm

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Phalanges

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Fingers

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50
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Patella

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Kneecap

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51
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Mandible

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Jaw

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Malleolus

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Ankle

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Radius

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Bone closest to thumb

54
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Deltoid

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Rotate arm

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Latissimus dorsi

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Extends upper arm backwards

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Trapezius

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Raise/lowers shoulders

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Sartorius

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Flextion of hip and knee

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External intercostals

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Elevate ribs

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Rectus abdominis

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Helps bend at the waist

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Triceps branchii

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Forearm extension

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Soma

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Contains nucleus

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Synaptic knob

A

Secretes neurotransmitters

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Dendrite

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Conduct nerve impulses towards cell

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Myelin sheath

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Protects neuron

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Neuron

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Cells of nervous system

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Neuroglia

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Supportive cells on Nervous system

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Iris

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Ring of colored muscle that helps adjust pupil diameter

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Retina

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Layer of light sensitive cells that make up neural inner layer

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Choroid

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Highly vascular tissue layer that supplies oxygen to sclera and retina

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Sclera

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Outermost layer of eye

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Posterior cavity

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Large eye cavity filled with vitrious humor

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Canal of schlemn

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Drains aqueous humor

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Cornea

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Sits over iris and emits light to eye

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Ciliary body

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Where aqueous humor is secreted

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Lens

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Changes shape for near/far vision

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Prolactin

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Milk production is mammory female glands

77
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Somatotropin

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Protein synthesis, muscle growth, metabolism

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Oxytocin

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Hormone that starts birth contractions

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Luteinizing Hormone

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Stimulates ovulation

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Vasopressin

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Secreted to preserve fluid for urine output in kidney

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Thyroid stimulating hormone

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Stimulates thyroid gland to secrete hormone

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Reticulocyte

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Immature form of red blood cells

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Erthyrocyte

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Delivers oxygen and takes away carbon dioxide

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Neutrophil

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Most abundant type of white blood cells

85
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Eosinophil

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Gets rid of foreign substance in allergic reaction

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Megakaryocyte

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Produces fragments that turn into platelits

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Lymphocyte

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Responsible for long term immunity

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Agranulocyte

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White blood cells (lymphocytes & monocytes)

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Basophil

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Secretes heparin (prevents clotting)

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Monocyte

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Phagocytic cell that migrates tissue

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Base

A

Broadest part of heart

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Right atrium

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Received deoxygenated blood

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Left ventricle

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Pumps deoxygenated blood to body

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Apex

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Point of maximum impulse (PMI)

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Right ventricle

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Pump’s deoxygenated blood to lungs

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Left atrium

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Receives deoxygenated blood from lungs to left ventricle

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Tunica intima

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Lines all blood vessels

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Capillaries

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Exchange oxygen and nutrients

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Medium sized veins

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Blood vessels with one way valve

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Tunica externa

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Layer of blood vessel wall made of strong fibrous connective tissue

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Sinusoids

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Vessels that larger protein molecules can pass through

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Capacitance vessels

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Veins based on ability to carry blood

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Tunica media

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Produces chemicals that cause dilation/constriction of blood vessels

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Pharynx

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Alveoli

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Gas exchange occurs

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Bronchi

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Large air pathway tubes

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Carina

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Cartilage ridge at end of trachea

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Bronchioles

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Small airways

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Larynx

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Passageway between pharynx and trachea that produces sound

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Trachea

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Renal medulla

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Inner region of kidney

112
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Renal columns

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Divides kidney into cone shaped sections

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Hilium

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Where kidney attaches to body

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Renal cortex

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Outer region of kidney

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Major calyx

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Structure that forms renal pelvis

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Renal pyramids

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Cone shaped sections in kidney

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Renal pelvis

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Becomes ureter

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Pepsin

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Hydro mixed peptide bonds between amino acids

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Lipase

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Secreted by pancreas to digest fat

120
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Peptidase

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Break protein chains

121
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Amylase

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Secretes in mouth to break down carbohydrates

122
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Trypsin/chymotrypsin

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From pancreas and work in duodenum to break peptide bonds

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Lactase

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Enzyme secreted by brushorder of small intestine boarder

124
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Hymen

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Fold of mucous membrane that covers entrance of vagina

125
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Fundus

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Upper portion of uterus

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Isthmus

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Portion of fallopian closest to uterus

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Fimbriae

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Finger like projections at end of fallopian tube

128
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Cervix

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Inferior end of uterus

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Ampulla

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Middle portion of fallopian tube

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Uterus

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muscular chamber that houses growing fetus

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