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What structures are involved in the pulmonary circuit

A

Right atrium
Right ventricle
Pulmonary artery
Pulmonary vein

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What structures are involved in the systemic circuit

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Left atrium
Left ventricle
Aorta

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Function of veins

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Carry blood to the heart

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3
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Function of capillaries

A

Gas/nutrient exchange

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4
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Function arteries

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Carry blood away from heart

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5
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Purpose of SA node

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Pacemaker

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6
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What is blood pressure

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The pressure blood exerts on walls of arteries

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7
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What waste products are removed from the tissues

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Carbon dioxide
Urea
Metabolic waste

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Functions of blood

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Gas exchange
Defense
Hemostasis (blood clotting)

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9
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What antigens are present that code for different blood types

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A and B

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10
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What are the non specific defenses

A

Skin
Cilia
Mucus

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11
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HIV

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attacks T-cells

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12
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What are four signs of inflammation

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Heat
Redness
Swelling
Pain

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13
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What are autoimmune diseases

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Immune system attacks own body tissues

Examples: rheumatoid arthritis, MS,diabetes mellitus, Grave’s disease

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14
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What part of the brain is responsible for increasing body temperature during an infection

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Hypothalamus

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15
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What are the lymph organs

A

Tonsils
Thymus
Spleen

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16
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What is the purpose of the pharynx

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Common passageway for air and food

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17
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Where does gas exchange take place

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Alveoli

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18
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What is the pathway air takes to reach the blood in capillaries

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Nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli, capillaries

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19
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What muscle controls breathing

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Diaphragm

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20
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What happens to pressure and volume during exhalation

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Air increased, volume decreased

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21
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What happens to pressure and volume during inhalation

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Volume increase, pressure decrease

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22
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What is the main stimulus for increase in breathing rate

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Increase in level of carbon dioxide in blood

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23
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What is the function of the epiglottis

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Routes food to the esophagus and air to the trachea

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24
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What is chemical digestion

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enzymes break down food molecules into their building blocks

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25
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Mechanical breakdown

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Break down physically into smaller pieces

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26
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Trace the pathway of food from the mouth until it is eliminated

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Mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine

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27
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What is the purpose of villi and where are they located

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Absorb nutrients from food

Found in the small intestine

28
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Where are the secretions that enter the stomach to assist with digestion

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Hydrochloric acid

Pepsinogen

29
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What are the accessory organs of the digestive system

A

Liver
Gallbladder
Pancreas

30
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In which of the organs of the digestive system does peristalsis occur

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GI tract— esophagus, small intestine, large intenstine

31
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Function of large intestine

A

Absorption of water

Elimination of waste

32
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What is the purpose of the kidney

A

Filters blood

33
Q

What is the pathway of urine out of the body

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Kidney
Ureter
Bladder
Urethra

34
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Function of nephron

A

A functional unit of the kidney which filters wastes while retaining water and other vital materials

35
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What wastes are eliminated in the nephron

36
Q

What are the two divisions of the CNS

A

Brain and spinal cord

37
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What type of information do afferent neurons carry

A

Sensory information to the CNS

38
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What type of information do efferent neurons carry

A

Motor impulse away from CNS

39
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Describe characteristics of neurons

A

Live a long time
Amitotic
Highly metabolic

40
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Purpose of axon

A

Conduct impulses away from the cell body

41
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Purpose of dendrite

A

Conduct impulses toward cell body

42
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Purpose of myelin sheath

A

Increase speed of impulse

43
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What are the functional divisions of the nervous system

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CNS- motor and sensory

PNS- somatic and autonomic

44
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Functions of the cerebrum

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Sensory, motor, higher level thinking, speech

45
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Functions of cerebellum

46
Q

What happens on multiple sclerosis

A

Myelin is destroyed by body’s immune system

47
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Function of hypothalamus

A

Regulates body temperature and metabolism, controls water balance

48
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Three parts of the brain stem

A

Midbrain
Pons
Medulla oblongata

49
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Function of midbrain

A

Reflex centers for vision and hearing

50
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Medulla oblongata

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Heart rate, blood pressure regulation, breathing, swallowing, vomiting

51
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Function of pons

52
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Purpose of cell body

53
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Purpose of synaptic cleft

54
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Divisions of the autonomic division of the nervous system

A

Sympathetic and parasympathetic

55
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What lobe of the cerebrum is responsible for voluntary muscle movements

A

Frontal lobe

56
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Function of thyroid

A

Metabolic rate

57
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Function of growth hormone

A

Growth of skeletal and muscle tissue

58
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Prolactin

A

Milk production

59
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Function of adrenaline

A

Fight or flight

60
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What glands produce estrogen

61
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What causes diabetes

A

Hypo secretion of insulin

62
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What is the endometrium

A

Soft, vascular mucosal lining of uterus

63
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Role of cervix

A

Dilates to allow for a baby to be delivered

64
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Where are sperm produced

65
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Pathway of sperm

A

Epididymis to vasdeferens to urethra

66
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Pathway of an egg

A

Ovary, filopian tube (uterine tube), uterus, vagina

67
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Myometrium

A

Muscular layer responsible for uterine contractions in labor and cramps

68
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Seminiferous tubules

A

Sperm produced here

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