Final Flashcards
What is the enlargement of an aorta?
Aneurysm
What are the three meningeal layers from deep to superficial
Pia mater
Arachnoid mater
Dura mater
The pelvic girdle consists of two ____?
Coccyx
What is the highest arch in the foot?
Medial longitudinal arch
When skin is subjected to an excessive amount of abrasion or friction, a thickened area called what will develop?
Callus
What is unique about cardiac muscle?
Intercalated discs
ATP is formed from
glucose
What forms a tough outer tube of white fibrous connective tissue in the spinal cord?
Dura mater
The process during Anaphase in which the cytoplasm divides is called what?
Cytokinesis
What anchors epithelial cells to connective tissues?
The basement membrane
The dorsal cavity contains what?
The spinal cord and the brain
Rods detect what
dim light
The elbow is an example of what kind of joint?
A hinge joint
HPV causes what?
Warts and eventually cancer
Sarcoplasmic reticulum is a type of smooth endoplasmic reticulum that regulates the release of what?
Calcium
Cones detect what
color
An enlarged thyroid causes what?
A goiter
Sweat contains?
Sodium Chloride
Where does the Krebs Citric Acid Cycle occur?
The mitochondria
Efferent vs. Afferent
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
What converts ammonia to urea?
The liver
What organs contain cilia?
Lungs
Fallopian tubes
What is myosin?
Dark bands of the thick protein filaments
The pubic symphysis is an example of what?
Amphiarthritic joint
The heart is in what subdivision of what cavity?
Subdivision: Mediastinum
Cavity: Thoracic
What is another name for a stroke?
CVA, cerebrovascular accident
The shoulder is an example of what kind of joint?
Ball and socket
Why doesn’t fat dissolve in water?
Because it is non polar
What is the transparent fibrous membrane that forms a tube around and adheres to the surface of the spinal cord
Pia mater
How does temperature affect diffusion?
Higher temperature = faster diffusion
Lower temperature = slower diffusion
The ventral cavity contains what?
Thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities
Eversion and Inversion refer to what part of the body?
The feet
What forms a delicate connective membranous tube inside the dura mater
Arachnoid mater
Blood with a PH below 7.2 is considered what?
Acidosis
What are the stress (fight or flight) hormones?
Cortisol
Epinephrine
Norepinephrine
What types of tissue allows the bladder to expand?
Transitional epithelium
SAD (seasonal affective disorder) is caused by a lack of?
Melatonin
What bone in the calverian looks like a butterfly?
Sphenoid
Testosterone is what kind of steroid?
Anabolic
The occipitus connects what?
Spinal cord and the medulla
What muscle raises the eyelids?
Levator palpebrae
What is the difference between stratified and simple epithelial cells?
Simple is one layer
Stratified is multi-layered
RNA has what purine base that DNA lacks?
Uricil
Cortisol is what kind of steroid?
Catabolic
DNA has what purine base that RNA lacks?
Thymine
