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histology Flashcards

1
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primary tissue types

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epithelial, connective,muscle,neural

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epithelial tissue covers

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every exposed body surface, lines internal passageway chambers and produces glandular secretions.

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All connective tissues contain a fluid matrix containing

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fibers and ground substance

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4
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connective tissues are found

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under skin beneath epithelial tissues.

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3 types of muscle tissue are

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skeletal muscle, cardiac, smooth muscle

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neural tissue has two basic cell types

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neurons (transmit info) neurolgia (support and protect)

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epithelial tissue does what

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covers and protects, provides barrier and secretions

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connective tissues function

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fills internal spaces, provides structural support and stores energy

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functions of muscle tissue

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skeletal movement, soft tissue support, maintenance of blood flow, movement of materials through internal passageways( through muscle contractions) stabilization of body temp.

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neural tissue functions include

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conducts electrical impulses and carries information through central and peripheral N.S.

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name the 11 organ systems

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integumentary, skeletal,muscular, nervous, endocrine,cardiovascular,lymphatic,respiratory,digestive, urinary,reproductive

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12
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explain the relationship between the skeletal and the digestive system.

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the digestive system breaks down the nutrients need to fuel the body and be stored in the skeletal system.

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13
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identify the major organs of the integumentary system

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cutaneous membrane (epidermis, dermis) hair follicles, sweat glands, nails, sensory receptors, hypodermis (stores lipids)

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id major organs of skeletal system

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bones, cartilage and joints ( axial and appendicular skeleton) bone marrow

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id major organs of the muscular system

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skeletal muscles (axial and appendicular) tendons

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id the major nervous system

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CNS ( Brain, spinal cord, senses), PNS

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id major organs of the endocrine system

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Pineal gland, pituitary gland, thyroid, parathyroid, thymus, pancreas, adrenal, kidneys, ovaries or testes

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id major organs in the cardiovascular system

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heart, blood vessels ( arteries, capillaries) and blood

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lymphatic system. id the major organs

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lymph nodes, thymus spleen, lymphatic vessels ( carry lymph” water and proteins” and lymphocytes from peripheral veins to cardiovascular system.

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id the respiratory systems major organs

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nasal cavites and paranasal sinuses, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, lungs

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id major organs of the digestive system

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mouth, salivary glands, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestines, large intestines, liver, gallbladder, pancreas

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urinary sytem, id major organ systems

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kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder, urethra

23
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the internal organs that are partially or completely enclosed by body cavities are called

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viscera or visceral organs

24
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body cavities protect internal organs and allow them to

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change shape

25
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a serous membrane covers the ___________ and lines the true body cavitiesof the trunk

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viscera

26
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each lung is enclosed within a _____ cavity lined by a slippery substance called______

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pleural, pleura

27
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mass is the quantity of ____ in an object

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matter

28
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atoms are the

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smallest stable units of matter

29
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atoms are composed of subatomic particles

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true

30
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the nucleus of an atom is at the center and contains

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one or more protons and possibly neutrons

31
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protons have a + charge and electrons have - charge

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true

32
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neutrons are neutral

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true

33
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the whirling electrons around the nucleus create an

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electron cloud

34
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acidosis is an abnormal physiological state caused by

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low blood pH (below 7.35)

35
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an abnormally high pH level is called

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alkalosis

36
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a solution with pH below 7 is acidic meaning it

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contains more hydrogen ions than hydroxide

37
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a solution with a pH of 7 is neutral and has equal amounts of

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hydrogen and hydroxide ions

38
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a pH above 7 is basic or ALKALINE meaning it has more

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hydroxide ions than hydrogen

39
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an acid is any solute that dissociates in solution and releases hydrogen ions which

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lowers the pH

40
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a base removes

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hydrogen ions from a solution

41
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carbonic acid is a weak acid found in body fluids

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true

42
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a salt is an ionic compound consisting of any cation except hydrogen and any anion except hydroxide

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true

43
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buffers are compounds that ______ stabilize the pH of a solution by removing or replacing hydrogen ions

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stabilize

44
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buffer systems consist of a weak acid and its related salt which function as a weak

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base

45
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nucleic acids are large organic molecules composed of

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carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and phospherous

46
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a type of nucleic acid called deoxyribonucleic is also called

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DNA

47
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ribonucleic acid is called _______

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RNA

48
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the primary role of nucleic acids is to

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transport information specifically (info to cellular protein synthesis)

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