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

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Atrophy

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when a person hit 70 how much muscle do they lose

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50%

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

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Vitreous Humor

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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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Divides the body into a left section and a right section

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Mid Sagittal Plane

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Divides the body from top and bottom

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Transverse Plane

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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

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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
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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
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Autonomic system in stressful situation

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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

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Tract

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23
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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

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Neurotransmitter

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Away from midline
Abduction
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towards the midline
Adductor
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restoration of electrical charge sodium potassium pumps restore the resting potential
Repolarization
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These skeletal muscles are longer than their width
Fibers
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Ion in the muscles feel where is the greater concentration
Sodium outside-think of salty sweat lo Potassium inside- too many bananas increase potassium levels bad for the heart
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Found in muscle tissue provides a rapid source of high energy ATP for muscle contraction
Phosphcreatine
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Muscles flex the forearm at the elbow
Brachialis Brachioradialis Bicep
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the bundle of individual muscles
Fascical
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Hollow structures of the body like the intestines, blood vessels, and urinary bladder
Smooth Muscle
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The final product of anaerobic production of ATP in muscle cells
Lactic acid
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Neurotransmitter substance
Acetylcholine
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Most common sweat gland
Eccrine
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This substance makes you skin oily and causes zits
Sebum
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Visible portion of the hair
Shaft
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Found in epidermal tube
Root
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Goose flesh appearance on our skin
Arrector Pili Muscle
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What makes hair and nail different
Shaft
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Cells produce different color
Melanocytes
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This is polyhedron structure with spiny shapes
Stratum Spinosum
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The Innermost layer regenerative layer
Germinativum
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Peristalsis what kind of muscle
Smooth muscle
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principal portion of the hair
Cortex
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Middle of central part of the hair
Medulla
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Cavity containing osteocycte
Lacunae
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what kind of muscle in the heart
Cardiac Muscle
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The heart is
Autonomic
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ductless glands that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream
Endocrine
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Ducts that lead the secreted material from the gland to the surface of lumen of the skin
Exocrine
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Secretes to the blood
Endocrine
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This type of connective tissue made of fluid called plasma
Blood
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These cells are responsible to allergic reactions
Mast cells
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Mast response creates
Histamine
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These epithelial cells anchor each other
Basement membrane
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Mitochondria is a chemical energy form of food energy
ATP
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what occurs in the nucleus
Transcription
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Name organelles
Lysosomes and Ribosome
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Process that convert food
Digestive
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The system that is responsible for taking O2 and CO2 from the blood
Respiratory System
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First contraction in labor
Positive Feedback
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what would the definition of negative feedback be
Stimuli
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maintaining the body internal enviroment
Homeostasis
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the sensory and motor structures of the body
Nervous System
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Structure of similar cells perform similar functions
tissue

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