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Midterm Chapters 1-10 Review Flashcards

1
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What is anatomy?

A

The study of the human body structure

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2
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What is the definition of systemic?

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Specific

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3
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What is physiology?

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The study of the function of the body

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4
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What are the levels of organization starting from the smallest?

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Chemical, Organelle, Cellular, Tissue, Organ, Organ System, and Organism

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5
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What are distal and proximal?

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Distal: away from the trunk of the body
Proximal: closer to the trunk of the body

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6
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What is a negative feedback loop?

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When the body is trying to maintain it’s stability, homeostasis

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7
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What is a positive feedback loop?

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When change is encouraged

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8
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What is an example of positive feedback loop?

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Child Birth

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9
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What is a trace element of the body?

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Iron

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10
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What is superficial?

A

towards the surface of the body

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11
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What is superior?

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Towards the head of the body

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12
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What is homeostasis?

A

The constant state maintained by the body

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13
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What is superior?

A

Towards the head of the body

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14
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How many tissue types are there?

A

4

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15
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What is the atomic weight?

A

Number of protons plus the number of neutrons

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16
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What is the atomic weight for Carbon?

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6

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17
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What is the atomic weight for Carbon?

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6

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18
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What charges are held for neutrons, electrons and protons?

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Neutrons: neutral
Protons: positive
Electrons: negative

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19
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How do ionic bonds occur?

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Through the transfer of electrons

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20
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What is an isotope?

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Element that differs in the number of neutrons (ex. deuterium)

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21
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What is the decomposition reaction?

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AB —-> A + B

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22
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What are the major groups of organic substances?

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Proteins, Lipids, Carbs, Nucleic Acids

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23
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What is the decomposition reaction?

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AB —-> A + B

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24
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What is catabolism?

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The process of breaking down a molecule by adding water

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25
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What are peptide bonds?

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binds the carboxyl group of one amino acid to the amino group of another amino acid

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26
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What are the characteristics of RNA?

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Ribose sugar, single strand, uracil

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27
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What are the protein structures?

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Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, Quaternary

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28
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Which protein structures consists of the number, kind and sequence of amino acids?

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Primary

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29
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What are triglycerides?

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Lipid made up of glycerol and fatty acids

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30
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What are prostaglandins?

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Tissue hormones that contain a 5-carbon ring

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31
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What are phospholipids?

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Bilayer made up of a water-loving head and 2 hydrophobic tailes

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32
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What are the characteristics of DNA?

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Deoxyribose sugar, double helix, phosphate group and nitrogenous base

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33
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What are the functions of the plasma membrane?

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To keep things in and out of the cell

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34
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What is the function of a lysosome?

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It is the recycling of amino acids, are pinched off from the Golgi Apparatus, and breaks down protein components

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35
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What do ribosomes do?

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Protein Synthesis

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36
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What is the Mitochondria?

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ATP

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37
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What is the Golgi Apparatus?

A

Process and packaging of protein molecules

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38
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Are microfilaments the smallest or largest?

A

Smallest

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39
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Are microtubules the smallest or largest?

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Largest

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40
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What are the different types of cell connections?

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Gap Junction, Tight Junction, and Desmosomes

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41
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What is diffusion?

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Movement of molecules through a phospholipid bilayer

42
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What is the purpose of microfilaments?

A

Cell’s framework

43
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What is passive transport?

A

process that do NOT require energy

44
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What is an example of passive transport?

A

Osmosis

45
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What is isotonic?

A

Where the solutes are the same in and out of the cell

46
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What is hypertonic?

A

The solute is greater outside the cell

47
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What is hypotonic?

A

The solute is greater inside the cell

48
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What is active transport?

A

Process requires energy

49
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What is an example of active transport?

A

Endocytosis

50
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What is glycolysis?

A

pathway in which glucose is broken down, does NOT require oxygen

51
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Where does glycolysis occur?

A

Cytosol

52
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What is the Kreb cycle?

A

Requires oxygen, begins with pyruvic acid into NAD

53
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Where does the kreb cycle take place?

A

mitochondria

54
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Electron Transport System

A

Starts with NAD into energy (ATP), requires oxygen

55
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Where does ETS occur?

A

Mitochondria

56
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What is another name for the kreb cycle?

A

Citric Acid Cycle

57
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What are the catabolic pathways?

A

Glycolysis, ETS and Kreb

58
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What is an anabolic pathway?

A

Protein Synthesis

59
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What does meiosis consist of?

A

Gametes (sex cells)

60
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What is Mitosis?

A

Replication of cells from a parent cell into 2 identical daughter cells

61
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What are the phases of mitosis?

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Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase

62
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What is Interphase?

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G1, S, and G2 phases

63
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What are the characteristics of epithelial tissue?

A

Greatest ability to regenerate, covers the body surfaces, lines body cavities, and moves substances

64
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What are the functions of epithelial tissue?

A

secretion, excretion, and absorption

65
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What is connective tissue?

A

functions to support the body and its parts

66
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What is muscle tissue?

A

produces movement

67
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What is nervous tissue?

A

The least ability to regenerate, control and communication

68
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What is epidemiology?

A

The study of the occurence, distribution, and transmission of diseases

69
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What are the 4 elements that make up about 96% of the humman body?

A

Carbon, oxygrn, hydrogen and nitrogen

70
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What are the basic chemical structures for the organic compounds?

A

Lipids/Carbs: CHO
Proteins: CHON
Nucleic Acids: CHONP

71
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What is the function of Vitamin D?

A

Helps the body absorb calcium and maintain strong bones?

72
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What is the final functional shape of the protein molecule?

A

Native State

73
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What steroid involves tissue repair and regulates inflammation?

A

Prostaglandins

74
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Spot desmosomes act as what?

A

Spot welds

75
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Which cell connection involved the heart muscles?

A

Gap Junction

76
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What covers the surface of the viscera (organs within a cavity)?

A

Visceral Membrane

77
Q

What surrounds the lungs and thoracic cavity?

A

Pleura

78
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What surrounds the heart?

A

Pericardium

79
Q

What is osmosis?

A

The diffusion of water

80
Q

What two layers make up the basement membrane?

A

Basal lamina and reticular

81
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What are the functions of apidose tissue?

A

Acts as energy, support, protection, insulation and heat generation

82
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What is pseudostratified epithelium?

A

Has only one later of oddly shaped columnar cells, found in male reproductive system

83
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What is stratified squamous epithelium?

A

Nonkeratinized: lines vagina, mouth and esophagus
Keratinized: Skin

84
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Simple Squamous

A

One-layer of flat cells ,lining of the lung

85
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What does keratinized mean?

A

Keratin is deposited in cells and cells become horny (nails hair)

86
Q

What are exocrine glands?

A

Discharge secretions into ducts, tubular and alveolar

87
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What are the 3 types of exocrine glands?

A

Apocrine, Holocrine, Merocrine

88
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Are endocrine glands ductless?

A

Yes

89
Q

What are osteocytes?

A

Mature bone cells

90
Q

What are the functions of the skin?

A

Support and Protection

91
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What is the hypodermis? Where is it located?

A

Connects skin and other structures, underneath the dermis

92
Q

What type of sweat glands are the most numerous?

A

Eccrine

93
Q

What are 2nd degree burns?

A

Swelling, Redness, Blisters

94
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What are 3rd degree burns?

A

Extends below the hair follicles and sweat glands

95
Q

What covers the abdominalpelvic cavity?

A

Parietal Peritoneum

96
Q

What covers the internal surface of the thoracic cavity?

A

Parietal pleura

97
Q

What is cholesterol?

A

Steroid

98
Q

In the body, Vitamin D can be classified as?

A

A hormone

99
Q

Which somatotype is tall and lean?

A

Ectomorphs

100
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Which somatotype is muscular and solid?

A

Endomorphs

101
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Which somatotype is rounder in body shape?

A

Mesomorphs

102
Q

What are the layers of the skin from superficial to deep?

A

(stratum) Corneum, Lucidum, Granulosum, Spinosum, Basale

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