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1
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What three elements make up most of the human body?

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Carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen

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2
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What is an ion?

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charged particles with unequal numbers of protons and electrons

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3
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What is a cation?

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positive charge

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What is an anion?

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negative charge

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5
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What is an isotope?

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Varieties in elements due to different numbers of neurons

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6
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What is a free radical?

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Chemical particles with an odd number of electrons

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7
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What is an electrolyte?

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Salts that ionize water

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8
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What are the three types of atomic bonds?

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Covalent, ionic, hydrogen

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9
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How are covalent bonds formed?

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sharing electrons

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10
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How are Ionic bonds formed?

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Attraction of a cation and an anion

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11
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How are hydrogen bonds formed?

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Attraction between a slightly positive hydrogen and a slightly negative oxygen

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12
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What are the seven properties of water?

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Polarity, solvency, adhesion, cohesion, surface tension, thermal stability, chemical reactivity

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13
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What is polarity?

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gives water properties to support its life

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14
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What is solvency?

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the ability to dissolve other chemical

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15
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What is adhesion?

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The tendency of a substance to cling to another

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16
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What is cohesion?

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The tendency of a substance to cling to itself

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17
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What is surface tension?

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Forms a surface film on water

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18
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What is thermal stability?

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stabilizes internal temperature

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19
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What is chemical reactivity?

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ionizes other chemicals

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20
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What is hydrophobic?

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substances that do not like water

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21
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What is hydrophilic?

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substances that do like water

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22
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What is amphiphilic?

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has parts that are hydrophobic and hydrophilic

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23
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What are the three types of chemical reactions?

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Decomposition, synthesis, and exchange reactions

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24
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Whats an organic compound?

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compounds containing carbon

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25
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What are the four compounds in living systems?

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carbs, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids

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26
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What are the four protein structures?

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primary, secondary, tertiary, and quarternary

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27
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What is primary structure?

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proteins amino acid sequence

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28
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What is secondary structure?

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alpha helix or beta pleated sheets

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29
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What is tertiary structure?

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further bending and folding

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30
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What is quaternary structure?

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two or more polypeptide chains

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31
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What is conformation?

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a unique 3d shape crucial to function

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32
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What is denaturation?

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Detaching and destroys function

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33
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What is a conjugated protein?

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contains a non-amino acid moiety

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34
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What are the 7 functions of protein in the body?

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structure, communication, membrane transport, catalysis, recognition and protection, movement and cell adhesion

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35
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What is an enzyme?

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makes biochemical reactions occur rapidly

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36
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What is a substrate?

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binds to enzyme

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37
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How do enzymes speed up chemical reactions?

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they lower activation energy

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38
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What are cofactors?

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non-protein partners

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39
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What are coenzymes?

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organic cofactors

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40
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What is a metabolic pathway?

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a chain of reactions

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41
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What is the endoplasmic reticulum?

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system of connected cristernae closed by a single membrane

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42
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What does the rough ER do?

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synthesizes packaged proteins

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43
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What does the smooth ER do?

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synthesis of membranes, steroids, and detoxifies lipids

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44
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What are ribosomes?

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protein and RNA that translate mRNA to protein

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45
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What is the function of the golgi apparatus?

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synthesizes carbs and packages and ships

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46
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What are lysosomes?

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packages of enzymes surrounded by a unit membrane

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47
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What is auto digestion?

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Phagocytosis– digesting worn out organelles

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48
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What is the function of the mitochondria?

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synthesize ATP

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49
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What is the cristae of mitochondria?

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inner membrane that folds to increase surface area

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50
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What is the matrix of the mitochondria?

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space between cirstae

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51
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What do centrioles do?

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creates cilia

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52
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What does the cytoskeleton do?

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shapes the cell, supports, organizes, and moves things

53
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What are the 3 components of the cytoskeleton?

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microfilaments, intermediate filaments, and microtubules

54
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What is diffusion?

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movement from a high concentration to a low concentration

55
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What is osmosis?

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movement of water down a concentration gradient

56
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What is hypotonic?

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water flows into the cell

57
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What is hypertonic?

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water flows out of the cell

58
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What does isotonic mean?

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water flows in and out of the cell

59
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What is carrier-mediated transport?

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proteins carry things across membrane

60
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What is facilitated diffusion?

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carrier-mediated transport down a concentration gradient

61
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What is hypertrophy?

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tissue growth through cell enlargement

62
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What is hyperplasia?

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tissue growth through cell multiplication

63
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What is atrophy?

A

shrinkage of tissue

64
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What is necrosis?

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premature death of a cell

65
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What is apoptosis?

A

programmed cell death

66
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What is regeneration?

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replacement of dead cells

67
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What is fibrosis?

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replacement of damaged tissue with scar tissue

68
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What are the 5 strata of the epidermis?

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basale, spinosum, granulosum, lucidum, and corneum

69
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What are the 7 functions of the skeletal system?

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support, protection, movement, blood formation, electrolyte balance, acid/base balance, and detoxification

70
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Whats a prime mover?

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produces force (forearm)

71
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Whats a synergist?

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assists prime mover (biceps)

72
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Whats an antagonist?

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opposes prime mover (triceps would antagonize biceps)

73
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Whats a fixator?

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prevents bone from moving (calf)

74
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Whats isometric contraction?

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No change in length

75
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What is isotonic contraction?

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length will change but not tension

76
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What is the epiphyses?

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enlarged end of a bone

77
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What is the diaphysis?

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the shaft of a bone

78
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What is the medullary cavity?

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marrow cavity

79
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What is nutrient formina?

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hole that allows blood vessels to flow through

80
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What is the periosteum?

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allows vessels and nerves to pass through bone

81
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What is the endosteum?

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covers the insides of bones

82
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What is appositional growth?

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adding more matrix outside

83
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What is interstitial growth?

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adding more matrix inside

84
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What is calcitrol?

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increases blood calcium level

85
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What is calcitonin?

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decreases blood calcium level

86
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What is the parathyroid hormone?

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secreted by parathyroid gland

87
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What are ionotropic effects?

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membrane potential changes when ion gates are opened

88
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What is metabotropic effects?

A

alter metabolism that opens ligand-gated ion channels

89
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What are qualitative neural signals?

A

which neurons are firing

90
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What are quantitative neural signals?

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how many neurons and how often they are firing

91
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Where does cerebrospinal fluid come from?

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plexus in the brain

92
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What is the blood-brain barrier?

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found in capillaries throughout brain tissue

93
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What is the blood CSF barrier?

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found in choroid plexus

94
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What are the 3 structures of the brain?

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cerebrum, cerebellum, brainstem

95
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What are the three meninges?

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dura, arachnoid, and pia

96
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What are the three ventricles?

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lateral, third, and fourth

97
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What is the choroid plexus?

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spongy mass of blood capillaries in ventricles

98
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What is a dermatome?

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area of the skin that sends sensory info to a specific spinal nerve

99
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What are the seven functions of the hypothalamus?

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hormone secretion, autonomic effects, thermoregulation, food and water, sleep rhythms, memory, and emotional behavior

100
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What does the frontal lobe concern?

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motor functions, motivations, planning, memory, emotion, agression

101
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What does the parietal lobe concern?

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sensory reception and taste

102
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What does the occipital lobe concern?

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all vision

103
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What does the temporal lobe concern?

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hearing, smell, memory, recognition

104
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What does the insula concern?

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understanding language and taste

105
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What part of the brain controls sleep?

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nuclei in the hypothalamus and brainstem

106
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What part of the brain controls cognition?

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areas of the cerebrum

107
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What part of the brain controls memory?

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hippocampus

108
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What part of the brain controls emotion?

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hypothalamus

109
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What are the two subdivisions of sensory division?

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sympathetic and parasympathetic

110
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What are the subdivisions of the motor division?

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somatic and autonomic nervous

111
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What are receptors?

A

any structure that detects a stimulus

112
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What are the 4 properties of receptors?

A

convert energy, local potential, not all neurons, all release neurotransmitters

113
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What are the 4 types of info sent by receptors?

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modality, location, intensity, and duration

114
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What are the three types of classification receptors?

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stimulus modality, distribution of receptors, and origins of stimuli

115
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What are 5 types of stimulus modality?

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chemoreceptors, thermoreceptors, nociceptors, mechanoreceptors, and photoreceptors

116
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What are the three origins of stimuli?

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interoceptors, proprioceptors, and exteroceptors

117
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What are the three types of unecapsulated nerve endings?

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free, tactile, and hair

118
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What are the 6 types of encapsulated nerve endings?

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tactile, krause end bulbs, lamellated, ruff ini, spindles, and golgi tendon

119
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What are the two nociceptor types of pain?

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fast and slow pain fibers

120
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What is referred pain?

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visceral pain that is sensed in superficial areas of the body

121
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What are the sound qualities of hearing?

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pitch and loudness

122
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What are 5 the accessory structures of the eye?

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eyebrows, eyelids, conjuctiva, lacrimal apparatus, and eye muscles

123
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What are the three tunics of the eye?

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fibrosa, vasculosa, and interna

124
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What are rods responsible for?

A

night vision

125
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What are cones used for?

A

color vision

126
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What are the first order neurons of the visual pathway?

A

bipolar cells

127
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What are the second order neurons in the visual pathway?

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ganglion cells

128
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What are endogenous opioids?

A

a painkiller-type effect

129
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What are the five primary taste sensation?

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salty, sweet, sour, bitter and savory

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