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Midterm Flashcards

1
Q

what happens to the brain as we age
when it decreases in size/mass with age

A

Atrophy

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2
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when a person hit 70 how much muscle do they lose

A

50%

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3
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a transparent, colorless, gel-like substance located posterior chamber of the eye

A

Vitreous Humor

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4
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Outermost layer of the wall of the eye

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Sclera

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5
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Regulates the light

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Iris

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6
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Innermost layer of the eye

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Retina

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7
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Divides the body into a left section and a right section

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Mid Sagittal Plane

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8
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Divides the body from top and bottom

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Transverse Plane

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9
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Divides body front and back
anterior and posterior

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Coronal Plane

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10
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toward midline

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Mid sagittal

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11
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nearest point of attachment towards

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Proximal

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12
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farthest point of attachment away

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distal

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13
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away from midline

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lateral

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14
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contains the heart two lungs,

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Thoracic Cavity

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15
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pericardial sac and heart

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pericardial cavity

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16
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Contains the spinal cord

A

Spinal Cavity

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17
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Contains the brain

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Cranial Cavity

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18
Q

what separates thoracic from the pelvic

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Diaphragm

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19
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Fluid shock absorber in CNS

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Spinal Fluid

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20
Q

Autonomic system in stressful situation

A

Sympathetic

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21
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Non stress relaxed

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Parasympathetic

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22
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Bundle of nerve fibers

A

Tract

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23
Q

Continuation of the medulla oblongata

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Spinal Cord

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24
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What acts as a chemical transmitter. a signal to the synapses

A

Neurotransmitter

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25
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Away from midline

A

Abduction

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26
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towards the midline

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Adductor

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27
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restoration of electrical charge
sodium potassium pumps restore the resting potential

A

Repolarization

28
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These skeletal muscles are longer than their width

A

Fibers

29
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Ion in the muscles feel where is the greater concentration

A

Sodium outside-think of salty sweat lo
Potassium inside- too many bananas increase potassium levels bad for the heart

30
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Found in muscle tissue provides a rapid source of high energy ATP for muscle contraction

A

Phosphcreatine

31
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Muscles flex the forearm at the elbow

A

Brachialis
Brachioradialis
Bicep

32
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the bundle of individual muscles

A

Fascical

33
Q

Hollow structures of the body like the intestines, blood vessels, and urinary bladder

A

Smooth Muscle

34
Q

The final product of anaerobic production of ATP in muscle cells

A

Lactic acid

35
Q

Neurotransmitter substance

A

Acetylcholine

36
Q

Most common sweat gland

A

Eccrine

37
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This substance makes you skin oily and causes zits

A

Sebum

38
Q

Visible portion of the hair

A

Shaft

39
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Found in epidermal tube

A

Root

40
Q

Goose flesh appearance on our skin

A

Arrector Pili Muscle

41
Q

What makes hair and nail different

A

Shaft

42
Q

Cells produce different color

A

Melanocytes

43
Q

This is polyhedron structure with spiny shapes

A

Stratum Spinosum

44
Q

The Innermost layer regenerative layer

A

Germinativum

45
Q

Peristalsis what kind of muscle

A

Smooth muscle

46
Q

principal portion of the hair

A

Cortex

47
Q

Middle of central part of the hair

A

Medulla

48
Q

Cavity containing osteocycte

A

Lacunae

49
Q

what kind of muscle in the heart

A

Cardiac Muscle

50
Q

The heart is

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Autonomic

51
Q

ductless glands that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream

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Endocrine

52
Q

Ducts that lead the secreted material from the gland to the surface of lumen of the skin

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Exocrine

53
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Secretes to the blood

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Endocrine

54
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This type of connective tissue made of fluid called plasma

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Blood

55
Q

These cells are responsible to allergic reactions

A

Mast cells

56
Q

Mast response creates

A

Histamine

57
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These epithelial cells anchor each other

A

Basement membrane

58
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Mitochondria is a chemical energy form of food energy

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ATP

59
Q

what occurs in the nucleus

A

Transcription

60
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Name organelles

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Lysosomes and Ribosome

61
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Process that convert food

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Digestive

62
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The system that is responsible for taking O2 and CO2 from the blood

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Respiratory System

63
Q

First contraction in labor

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Positive Feedback

64
Q

what would the definition of negative feedback be

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Stimuli

65
Q

maintaining the body internal enviroment

A

Homeostasis

66
Q

the sensory and motor structures of the body

A

Nervous System

67
Q

Structure of similar cells perform similar functions

A

tissue

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