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Final Flashcards

1
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What is the enlargement of an aorta?

A

Aneurysm

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2
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What are the three meningeal layers from deep to superficial

A

Pia mater
Arachnoid mater
Dura mater

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3
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The pelvic girdle consists of two ____?

A

Coccyx

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4
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What is the highest arch in the foot?

A

Medial longitudinal arch

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5
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When skin is subjected to an excessive amount of abrasion or friction, a thickened area called what will develop?

A

Callus

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6
Q

What is unique about cardiac muscle?

A

Intercalated discs

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7
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ATP is formed from

A

glucose

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8
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What forms a tough outer tube of white fibrous connective tissue in the spinal cord?

A

Dura mater

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9
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The process during Anaphase in which the cytoplasm divides is called what?

A

Cytokinesis

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10
Q

What anchors epithelial cells to connective tissues?

A

The basement membrane

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11
Q

The dorsal cavity contains what?

A

The spinal cord and the brain

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12
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Rods detect what

A

dim light

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13
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The elbow is an example of what kind of joint?

A

A hinge joint

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14
Q

HPV causes what?

A

Warts and eventually cancer

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15
Q

Sarcoplasmic reticulum is a type of smooth endoplasmic reticulum that regulates the release of what?

A

Calcium

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16
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Cones detect what

A

color

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17
Q

An enlarged thyroid causes what?

A

A goiter

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18
Q

Sweat contains?

A

Sodium Chloride

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19
Q

Where does the Krebs Citric Acid Cycle occur?

A

The mitochondria

20
Q

Efferent vs. Afferent

A

Afferent are sensory neurons that carry nerve impulses towards the central nervous system and brain
Efferent are motor neurons that carry neural impulses away from the central nervous system

21
Q

What converts ammonia to urea?

A

The liver

22
Q

What organs contain cilia?

A

Lungs

Fallopian tubes

23
Q

What is myosin?

A

Dark bands of the thick protein filaments

24
Q

The pubic symphysis is an example of what?

A

Amphiarthritic joint

25
Q

The heart is in what subdivision of what cavity?

A

Subdivision: Mediastinum
Cavity: Thoracic

26
Q

What is another name for a stroke?

A

CVA, cerebrovascular accident

27
Q

The shoulder is an example of what kind of joint?

A

Ball and socket

28
Q

Why doesn’t fat dissolve in water?

A

Because it is non polar

29
Q

What is the transparent fibrous membrane that forms a tube around and adheres to the surface of the spinal cord

A

Pia mater

30
Q

How does temperature affect diffusion?

A

Higher temperature = faster diffusion

Lower temperature = slower diffusion

31
Q

The ventral cavity contains what?

A

Thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities

32
Q

Eversion and Inversion refer to what part of the body?

A

The feet

33
Q

What forms a delicate connective membranous tube inside the dura mater

A

Arachnoid mater

34
Q

Blood with a PH below 7.2 is considered what?

A

Acidosis

35
Q

What are the stress (fight or flight) hormones?

A

Cortisol
Epinephrine
Norepinephrine

36
Q

What types of tissue allows the bladder to expand?

A

Transitional epithelium

37
Q

SAD (seasonal affective disorder) is caused by a lack of?

A

Melatonin

38
Q

What bone in the calverian looks like a butterfly?

A

Sphenoid

39
Q

Testosterone is what kind of steroid?

A

Anabolic

40
Q

The occipitus connects what?

A

Spinal cord and the medulla

41
Q

What muscle raises the eyelids?

A

Levator palpebrae

42
Q

What is the difference between stratified and simple epithelial cells?

A

Simple is one layer

Stratified is multi-layered

43
Q

RNA has what purine base that DNA lacks?

A

Uricil

44
Q

Cortisol is what kind of steroid?

A

Catabolic

45
Q

DNA has what purine base that RNA lacks?

A

Thymine

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