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Health Unit 2 Flashcards

1
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3 parts of integumentary system

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Skin, hair nails

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3 functions of integumentary system

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Protection, sensation, thermoregulation (sweat)

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3
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3 layers of skin

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  1. Epidermis 2.dermis 3. Hypodermis/subcutaneous
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4
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What do sweat glands do

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They pump sweat out of the body and carry heat away

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5
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Largest organ

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Skin

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6
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5 layers of epidermis

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  1. Corneum, 2 lucidum 3 granulosum 4 spinosum 5 basale
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7
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Two spots where thicker skin located

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Palms and soles of feet

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8
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Peristalsis

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Moves food through digestion by squeezing muscle behind relaxing in front of

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Stomach

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Holds mixes and grind food up into mush

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10
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When does food go after stomach

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Small intestine

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11
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Small intestine length

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20 feet

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12
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Bile

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Important to digest fat and take waste out of blood

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13
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Liver

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Produces bile

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14
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After small intestine

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Large intestine/colon

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15
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Large intestine length

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5 to 6 feet length

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16
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Appendix

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Doesn’t do anything, houses bacteria and have some important tissue useful to immune system and live without

17
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Major organs of urinary system

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Kidneys

18
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Kidneys

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Major role in waste excretion and cleaning blood

19
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Blood things urinary system regulates

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Blood volume, pressure, and pH

20
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How long is kidney dialysis

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3 days a week, 4-5 hours a day

21
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Other 3 main organs of urinary system

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Urethra, ureter, bladder

22
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Filtration

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Process of filtering blood in kidneys

23
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Vasopressin (ADH)

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Anti-diuretic hormone that helps maintain proper water level

24
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What system does the endocrine system work with

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Nervous system

25
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What is the endocrine system comprised of

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Glands that secrete hormones into blood

26
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Endocrine vs exocrine

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Endocrine is hormones and exocrine is sweat and saliva

27
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5 glands/organs of endocrine system

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Pineal gland, Thymus, pancreas, adrenal glands, and thyroid and parathyroid glands

28
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Thyroid gland

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Releases hormones that increase metabolism, regulate tissue growth and maintain blood pressure

29
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Pineal gland

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Melatonin production

30
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What hormones does Pancreas make

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Glucagon and insulin

31
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Ovaries hormones

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Estrogen and progesterone

32
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Testes hormone

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Testosterone

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