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Final Anatomy Flashcards

0
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An increase in immune system is a response or effect of?

A

Thymosin

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Which hormone increases blood calcium levels?

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Parathyroid hormone

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2
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What is produced in adrenal cortex gland?

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Cortisol

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3
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Aldosterone is produced by?

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Adrenal cortex

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4
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Increase milk

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Prolactin

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The overall response of the body, due to action of anti diuretic hormone

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Increase water retention

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6
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What component in blood transports oxygen

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Red blood cells

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7
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What provides oxygen rich blood to the cardiac muscle?

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Coronary artery

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8
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Functions of cardiovascular system are;

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Transport hormones and nutrients, reg body temp, defends against disease causing organisms

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9
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Cells responsible for specific immunity?

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Lymphocytes

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10
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The blood cell that caries oxygen and carbon dioxide?

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RBC erythrocytes

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11
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Blood within pulmonary veins returns to the ?

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Left atrium

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12
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? This vessel Drains blood from organs

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Veins

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13
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Blood vessel that provides nutrients to the liver, from the stomach and intestine, as well as drain the spleen ?

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Hepatic portal vein

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14
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The three major arteries flow together in sequence within the shoulder and upper limb are?

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Subclavian artery, axillary artery and Brachial arteries

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15
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The left lymphatic duct drains lymph from the

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Left torso and head as well as lower half of body

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16
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Lymph from the right leg flows into the ?

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Left subclavian vein

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17
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What are the cells most responsible for producing immune or specific disease response

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Lymphocytes

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18
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This organ distributes blood through organs of the through

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Femoral artery

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19
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First part of the small intestine

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Duodenum

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20
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Food is prevented from entering the trachea by the

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Epiglottis

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21
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Dominant respiratory muscle during normal reputation us the

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Diaphragm

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22
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What produces bile?

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Liver

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23
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Moves food from pharynx to the stomach?

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Esophagus

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24
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Major digestive function of liver?

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Produces bile

25
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Hormone that lowers blood calcium levels? Produced by the para follicular cells of the thyroid gland

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Calcitonin

26
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Gland below hypothalamus

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Pituitary

27
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Oxytocin and ADH (anti diuretic hormone ) are produced by?

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Hypothalamus / posterior pituitary

28
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Increase in blood glucose and anti inflammatory effect are important effects of?

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Cortisol

29
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This hormone decreases blood sugar level

A

Insulin

30
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The overall response of the body as a result of action of glucagon is to

A

Increase blood glucose

31
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Insulin in body

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Decrease blood glucose

32
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Overall body response as result of action of human growth hormone HGH. Is

A

Promote protein synthesis

33
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The overall action on body due to thyroxine is to

A

Increase body metabolism

34
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The overall response of the body, due to the action of aldosterone is to

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Increase sodium retention

35
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The overall response of the body due to the anti diuretic hormone is to

A

Increase water retention

36
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Action response due to action of PTH is to

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Increase blood calcium

37
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What carries detoxing instead blood to the right atrium

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Inferior vena cava

38
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What part of blood transports oxygen

A

Red blood cells

39
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What pair of chambers of the heart contain oxygenated blood ?

A

Left atrium and left ventricle

40
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Dominant constituent of plasma is

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Water

41
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Blood enters the lungs from the heart via the

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Pulmonary (trunk ) artery

42
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Blood supplies the myocardium of the heart via the

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Coronary artery

43
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Blood from the body enters the heart via

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Right atrium

44
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The chamber that pumps blood through the lung is the

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Right ventricle

45
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Blood exits the heart into systemic circulation from the

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Left ventricle

46
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The chamber responsible for providing the pressure to force blood through arteries in the body is the

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Left ventricle

47
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What vessel carries most highly oxygenated blood?

A

Pulmonary vein

48
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What provides oxygenated blood to the liver ?

A

Hepatic artery

49
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The vessel that works to drain blood from the abdominopelvic organs is the

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Inferior vena cava

50
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Vessel that delivers blood to brain and head

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Caryatid artery

51
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Organ that removes old red blood cells holds B cells nd h blood pass through it

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Spleen

52
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Antibodies that act against a particular foreign substance are released by

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Plasma cells (B lymphocytes)

53
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This artery distributes blood to organs of the arm

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Brachial artery

54
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Pulse reading artery?

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Radial artery

55
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Vein that receives blood from the brain

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Jugular vein

56
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This vein receives blood from the liver

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Hepatic vein

57
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This vein receives blood from the stomach spleen and intestine

A

Hepatic portal vein

58
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This vein receives blood from entire lower half of body including abdominal organs

A

Inferior vena cava

59
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Leutinizing hormone functions to

A

Inhibit the rate at which calcium enters the cells

60
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Thyroxin (thyroid hormone) functions to

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Increase glucose metabolism

61
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Calcitonin does what

A

Reduce blood calcium

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