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1
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Which cell structure contains the cell’s genetic material and controls many of the cell’s activities?

A

Nucleus

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2
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Which organelle breaks down compounds into small particles that the cell can use

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Lysosome

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3
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Which organelle makes proteins using coded instructions that come from the nucleus

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Ribosome

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4
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Which organelle converts the chemical energy stored in food into compounds that are more convenient for the cell to use?

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Mitochondrion

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5
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What is the function of the cell membrane?

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Regulates which materials enter and leave the cell

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6
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The thin, flexible barrier around a cell is called the

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Cell membrane

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7
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What is the function of the nucleus

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Stores DNA
Controls most of the cell’s processes
Contains the info needed to make proteins

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8
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Which of the following is a function of the cytoskeleton

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Helps a cell keep its shape

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9
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Diffusion is the movement of particles from

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An area of high concentration to an area of low concentration

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10
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The diffusion of water across a selectively permeable membrane is called

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Osmosis

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11
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A group of similar cells that perform a particular function is called a

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Tissue

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12
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Which of the following is not a stage of cellular respiration?

Fermentation
Electron transport
Glycolysis
Krebs cycle

A

Fermentation

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13
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The Krebs cycle produces

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Carbon dioxide

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14
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Cellular respiration uses one molecule of glucose to produce

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36 ATP molecules

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15
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What is a product of cellular respiration

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Water

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16
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Glycolysis provides a cell with a net gain of

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2 ATP molecules

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17
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Electron transport chain occurs in the

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Mitochondria

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18
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The energy of the electrons passing along the electron transport chain is used to make

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ATP

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19
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DNA replication results in two DNA molecules

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Each with one new strand and one original strand

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20
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Unlike DNA, RNA contains

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Uracil

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21
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Which types of RNA are involved in protein synthesis

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Messenger RNA, ribosomal RNA, and transfer RNA

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22
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What is produced during transcription

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RNA molecules

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23
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What happens during the process of translation

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The cell uses information from messenger RNA to produce proteins

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24
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What is the major difference between facilitated diffusion and active transport

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Active transport moves substances against the concentration gradient

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25
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Raising your leg out to the side away from the midline

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Abduction

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26
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Toes toward your tibia

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Dorsiflexion

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27
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Decreasing the angle of the joint

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Flexion

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28
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Forward jaw

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Protraction

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29
Q

Raising your scapula superior

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Elevation

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30
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Turn head to side

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Rotation

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31
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Palms up

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Supination

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32
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Turning sole of foot to the medial line

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Inversion

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33
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Achilles

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Tendon

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34
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Bone to muscle

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Tendon

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35
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ACL

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Ligament

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36
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Bone to bone

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Ligament

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37
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Processes grow out from the bone for things like muscle attachment

A

Projections

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38
Q

Raised area on or above condyle

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Epicondyle

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39
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Cavities that indent the bone for blood vessels and nerves to pass

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Depressions

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40
Q

Filled with air

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Sinus

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41
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Canal or tube

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Meatus

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42
Q

Large rounded or roughened projection

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Tuberosity

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43
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Shallow basin

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Fossa

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44
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Rounded articular projection

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Condyle

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45
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Narrow ridge of bone

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Crest

46
Q

Sharp, pointed projection

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Spine

47
Q

Bony expansion on narrow neck

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Head

48
Q

Only projection found on the femur

A

Trochanter

49
Q

Smooth, nearly flat articular surface

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Facet

50
Q

Shallow depression

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Sulcus, groove, furrow

51
Q

Small rounded projection

A

Tubercle

52
Q

Round or oval opening

A

Foramen

53
Q

Armlike bar of bone

A

Ramus

54
Q

Narrow, slit-like opening

A

Fissure

55
Q

Punch knuckles

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Condyloid

56
Q

Hip

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Ball and socket

57
Q

Neck

A

Pivot

58
Q

Shoulder

A

Ball and socket

59
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Knee

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Hinge

60
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Fingers

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Hinge

61
Q

Joint between the tarsus and tibia and fibula

A

Saddle

62
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Sutures

A

Fibrous

63
Q

Limited action

A

Cartilaginous

64
Q

No action

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Fibrous

65
Q

Vertebrae

A

Cartilaginous

66
Q

Thumb

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Synovial

67
Q

Freely movable

A

Synovial

68
Q

Public symphysis

A

Fibrocartilage

69
Q

Most abundant cartilage in the body

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Hyaline

70
Q

Ear

A

Elastic

71
Q

Epiglottis

A

Elastic

72
Q

Voluntary

A

Skeletal muscle

73
Q

Non striated

A

Smooth muscle

74
Q

Branching cells

A

Cardiac muscle

75
Q

Walls of the stomach

A

Smooth muscle

76
Q

Moves your eyeballs

A

Skeletal muscle

77
Q

Several nuclei/cell

A

Skeletal muscle

78
Q

Calcium ions bind to the ________ molecule in skeletal muscle cells

A

Troponin

79
Q

During muscle contraction, myosin cross bridges attach to which active sites?

A

Actin filaments

80
Q

The action of lifting a shovel of snow

A

Load, effort, fulcrum

81
Q

Tibia-calcaneus joint

A

Fulcrum, load, effort

82
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Second- class lever

A

Fulcrum, load, effort

83
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First class lever

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Load, fulcrum, effort

84
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Humerus- ulna joint

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Load, effort, fulcrum

85
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The sliding filament model of contraction involves

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Actin and myosin sliding past each other and partially overlap

86
Q

The major function of the sarcoplasmic reticulum in muscle contraction is to

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Regulate intracellular calcium concentration

87
Q

A muscle that provides the major force for producing a specific movement is called

A

An agonist

88
Q

In flexing the forearm at the elbow, the

A

Triceps brachii acts as antagonist

89
Q

A muscle group that works with and assists the action of a prime mover is a

A

Synergist

90
Q

In skeletal muscle contraction, calcium apparently acts to

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Remove the blocking action of tropomyosin

91
Q

The contractile units of skeletal muscles are

A

Myofibrils

92
Q

An elaborate network of membranes in skeletal muscle cells that functions in calcium storage is the

A

Sarcoplasmic reticulum

93
Q

One functional unit of a skeletal muscle is

A

A sarcomere

94
Q

The role of calcium ions in muscle contraction is to

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Bind to regulatory sites on troponin, changing the configuration

95
Q

A sarcomere is

A

The area between two Z discs

96
Q

During vigorous exercise, there may be insufficient oxygen available to completely break down pyruvic acid for energy. As a result, the pyruvic acid is converted to

A

Lactic acid

97
Q

Rigor mortis occurs because

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No ATP is available to release attached actin and myosin molecules

98
Q

The main general purpose of negative feedback is to

A

Maintain homeostasis

99
Q

A structure that is composed of two or tissues would be

A

An organ

100
Q

Negative feedback mechanisms work to prevent

A

Sudden severe changes within the body

101
Q

The condition in which the body maintains a relatively stable internal environment within limits

A

Homeostasis

102
Q

The term pollex refers to the

A

Thumb

103
Q

Directly causes mechanical motions

A

Muscular

104
Q

Responds to environmental changes by transmitting electrical impulses

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Nervous

105
Q

Blood glucose levels

A

Negative feedback

106
Q

Delivering a baby

A

Positive feedback

107
Q

Stomach

A

Abdominopelvic

108
Q

The elbow is proximal to the shoulder

A

False

109
Q

A tissue consists of groups of similar cells that have a common function

A

True

110
Q

What are the parts of the dorsal cavity

A

Cranial, vertebral, and spinal

111
Q

The epigastric region is located superior to the umbilical region

A

True

112
Q

What is the anatomical position

A

Arms at sides, thumbs pointed laterally and body erect

Anatomy (14 decks)

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