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contains the mitral and tricuspid valves

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Heart

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made up of atria and ventricles

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Heart

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QRS complex

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Heart

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P and T waves

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Heart

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Marfan syndrome

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Heart

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Bundle of His

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Heart

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7
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Purkinje fibers

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Heart

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8
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SA node

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Heart

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9
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Myocarditis

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Heart

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10
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foramen ovale closes immediately after birth

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Heart

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myocardial infarction

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Heart

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12
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called the windpipe

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trachea

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lies just below the lungs which contracts and expands, allowing one to breathe

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diaphragm

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14
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absorbs vitamin B12 through a glycoprotein called its intrinsic factor

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Stomach

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15
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the pyloric sphincter connects it to the small intestine

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Stomach

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16
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Barry Marshall drank a bacteria called H. pylori

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Stomach

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17
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Chief cells produce digestive enzymes like pepsin

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Stomach

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18
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parietal cells produce hydrochloric acid

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Stomach

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19
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contains foveolar cells

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Stomach

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20
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the portal vein provides blood to it

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Liver

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21
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produces bile

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Liver

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22
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damaged in cirrhosis (scarring) causing jaundice

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Liver

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23
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strongly expresses cytochrome P450

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Liver

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24
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the falciform ligament attaches it to the abdominal wall

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Liver

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25
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Kupffer cells in it remove waste from blood

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Liver

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26
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lactate delivered here via the Cori cycle

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Liver

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27
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breaks down bilirubin

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Liver

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28
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divided into the duodenum, jejunum, and ileum

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Small Intestine

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29
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sphincter of Oddi allows it to receive bile

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Small Intestine

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30
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Villi and microᐧvilli increase the surface area

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Small Intestine

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31
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Brunner’s glands produce a mucus-like secretion

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Small Intestine

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32
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receives chyme through the pyloric sphincter

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Small Intestine

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33
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Peyer’s patches

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Small Intestine

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34
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includes the colon and rectum

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Large Intestine

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35
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Epsilon cells produce ghrelin, the “hunger hormone”

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Pancreas

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36
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ampulla of Vater

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Pancreas

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37
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Islets of Langerhans produce glucagon (alpha cells) and insulin (beta cells)

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Pancreas

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38
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duct of Santorini

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Pancreas

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39
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duct of Wirsung

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Pancreas

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40
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delta cells produce somatostatin

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Pancreas

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41
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stores bile

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Gallbladder

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42
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Cholesterol crystallizes to form stones here

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Gallbladder

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surrounded by the cranium

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cerebellum and cerebrum

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prefrontal cortex

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temporal, occipital, parietal, and frontal lobes

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connected to the spinal cord by the medulla oblongata

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Wernicke and Broca areas

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surrounded by three membranes known as meninges

50
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stem contains the pons and medulla oblongata

51
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granule and Purkinje cells in the cerebellum

52
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protected by the vertebral column

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Spinal Cord

53
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long bundle of neurons running down the back

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Spinal Cord

54
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butterfly-shaped gland in the neck

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Thyroid Gland

55
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enlarged in goiters

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Thyroid Gland

56
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Grave’s Disease

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Thyroid Gland

57
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secretes calcitonin and thyroxine

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Thyroid Gland

58
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secretes the hormones T3 and T4

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Thyroid Gland

59
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Iodized salt helps maintain its function

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Thyroid Gland

60
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Hashimoto’s disease

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Thyroid Gland

61
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secretes epinephrine

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Adrenal Glands

62
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located above the kidneys

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Adrenal Glands

63
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secretes cortisol

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Adrenal Glands

64
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secretes growth hormone

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Pituitary Gland

65
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produces oxytocin

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Pituitary Gland

66
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secretes vasopressin

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Pituitary Gland

67
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Sheehan syndrome

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Pituitary Gland

68
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shaped like a bean

69
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filters blood to produce urine

70
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nephrons

71
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Loop of Henle

72
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Alport Syndrome

73
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Wilms tumor

74
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Bowman’s capsule

75
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holds urine

76
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connect the kidneys to the bladder

77
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found in the armpits and in the head and neck area

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Lymph Nodes

78
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reservoirs for white blood cells

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Lymph Nodes

79
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filters red blood cells

80
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contains white pulp and red pulp

81
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contains a majority of the body’s monocytes

82
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enlarged in patients with mononucleosis

83
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contains structures called PALS

84
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the site of blood cell formation

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Bone Marrow

85
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Leukemia

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Bone Marrow

86
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tts stroma contains osteoblasts and osteoclasts

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Bone Marrow

87
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hematopoiesis takes place here

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Bone Marrow

88
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consists of the dermis and epidermis

89
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largest organ

90
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UV radiation stimulates the production of Vitamin D here

91
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contains sebaceous glands

92
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vitiligo and psoriasis

93
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includes the stratum corneum and stratum lucidum

94
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Meissner and Pacinian corpuscles are mechanoreceptors here

95
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the primary component of these structures is keratin

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Hair (and Nails)

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lanugo

97
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produces sperm cells

98
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epididymis

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vas deferens

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cojones

101
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adds alkalinity to semen

102
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secretes melatonin

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Pineal gland

103
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releases egg cells

104
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connected to the uterus by the fallopian tube

105
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carries a fetus during gestation

106
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the amniotic sac forms here

107
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hysterectomy

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