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Functional anatomy Flashcards

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Phagocytosis

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macrophages engulfing foreign particles

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Tissue

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collection of cells specialised to perform a particular function

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nerve

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many neurons held together by connective tissue

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simple cell arrangement

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single layer of cells`

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stratified cell arrangement

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two or more layers of cells

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exocrine

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have a connection to the surface epithelium and pass secretions via a duct

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endocrine

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no connection with surface and secrete hormones which travel to target site via the blood vascular system

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mixed gland

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organ that is arranged with multiple types of glands (endocrine and exocrine)

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avascular

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no blood vessels

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rhinarium

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nose pad

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haematopoiesis

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blood cell formation

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homeostasis

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maintaining the body’s equilibrium

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axial

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vertebrae, skull, sternum and ribs

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appendicular

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limbs

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splanchnic

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os penis

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osteocytes

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bone cells

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17
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organic matrix

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produced by osteoblasts, impregnated with mineral salts

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18
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haversian system

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basic cylindrical structural unit of a compact bone

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volkmann canal

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carry blood vessels

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epiphyseal plate

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growth plate

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ossification

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development of bone by the transformation of connective tissue

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osteoblast

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bone producing cell

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osteoclast

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bone removing cell

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tunica externa

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outer fibrous layer of blood vessel

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tunica media

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middle layer of muscle and elastic fibre in a blood vessel

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pericardium

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double-walled sac surrounding the heart

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fibrous pericardium

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outer layer of the pericardium

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serous pericardium

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inner layer of the pericardium

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endocardium

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inner layer of the heart walls

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myocardium

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muscular, middle layer of the heart walls

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epicardium

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outer layer of the heart walls

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chordae tendinae

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heart strings

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pulse rate

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produced by the heart pumping blood into the aorta, increasing and decreasing the expansion of the arterial wall

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respiration

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gaseous exchange between a living structure and the environment

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external respiration

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between the air and blood

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internal respiration

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between the blood and tissues

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aspirational pneumonia

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inhalation of food causing an infection in the lungs

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aspirational pneumonia

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inhalation of food causing an infection in the lungs

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nasopharynx

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continuation of nasal chambers

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oropharynx

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back of mouth, below the soft palate

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laryngopharynx

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leads to pharynx

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odema

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fluid build up in tissues

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neurilemma

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sheath of connective tissue which surrounds the whole axon

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epineurium

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outer connective tissue which surrounds the whole nerve

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neuroglia

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connective tissue holding nervous tissue together

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recovery time

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periods during which a nerve is incapable of responding to stimulation

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stimulus

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any event or situation that evokes a response

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receptors

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specialised cells that detect stimuli

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forebrain

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cerebrum, thalamus, hypothalamus

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midbrain

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links forebrain and hindbrain

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hindbrain

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cerebellum, pons, medulla oblongata

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reflex arc

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involuntary response to a certain stimulus

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monosynaptic / simple reflex arc

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involve only one synapse in the pathway e.g. patella reflex

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polysynaptic reflex arc

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involve at least one intercalated neuron in the pathway e.g. pedal reflex

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