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Pulmonary Artery

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contains oxygen POOR blood

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Pulmonary Veins

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contains oxygen RICH blood

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HEMOGLOBIN

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component in the blood that carries oxygen from lungs to the rest of the body

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BILE

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liquid that emulsifies lipids during digestion

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RENAL ARTERIES

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branches of the abdominal aorta that supply the kidneys

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CUTANEOUS VASOCONSTRICTION

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provides a practical means of warming the body via integumental thermoregulation

decrease in diameter of blood vessels in dermis that reduces blood flow thru skin

minimizes heat loss from blood thru skin

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TENSING OF ARRECTOR PILI MUSCLES

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generates heat and causes hair to stand

minimum warming effects on humans vs other animals

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Acetylcholine in neuromuscular junctions

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binds to receptor proteins on the sarcolemma which results in opening of sodium channels

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9
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according to sliding filament theory, which ion binds with troponin on the actin myofilaments, causing myosin-bonding sites to be exposed?

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CALCIUM

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10
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which cell types can differentiate to become several other types of cells

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STEM CELLS

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macromolecule group that contains enzymes

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proteins

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12
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how does genetic info result in linking a particular sequence of amino acif to make protein?

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DNA seves as template for production of messenger RNA

transfer RNA molecules serves as a bridge bewteen mRNA and amino acids

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MONOHYBRID CROSS

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cross between parents heterozygous for one specific gene

ex) if both parents are heterozygous for flower color, then offsprings have a predictable phenotype 3:1

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In a redox rxn, the species that loses an electron is ______ and the species that gains an electron is ______

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species that loses electron is OXIDIZED

species that gains an electron is REDUCED

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process that occurs during TUBULAR REABSORPTION

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useful materials move from filtrate back into bloodstream

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16
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what is the result of a deficit in the productionof thyrotropin-releasing hormone?

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thyroid gland doesnt produce enough of its primary hormone

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THYROTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE

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triggers the production of thyroid hormone from the thyroid gland

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POSITIVE FEEDBACK

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stimulates glandular secretions to continue to increase, temporarily pushing levels further out of homeostasis

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what would cause a human zygote with 47 chromosomes instead of typical 46?

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Chromosomes do not separate properly during MEISOS

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MEISOS

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occurs during gamete production to divide number of chromosomes

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HYPOCALCEMIA

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deficit in plasma calcium

can be caused when mineral resorption is prevented

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BRONCHIOLES

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small passages inthe lungs that connect bronchi to alveoli (air sacs located in the lungs)

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23
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which hormone inhibits osteoblasts and stimulates osteoclasts to increase blood calcium levels?

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parathyroid hormone

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internal aspects of INNATE IMMUNITY

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inflammation, production of interferons, ingestion of pathogens by phagocytes are nonspecific cellular responses

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results from the blockage of blood flow to cardiac muscle tissue

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MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION (a heart attack) occurs when cardiac muscle dies as a result of blood flow blockage

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link between damaged villi and malnutrition

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damaged villi decreases the nutrient absorbing surface area in gastrointestinal tract

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MOTOR NEURONS

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carry efferent impulse frim central nervous system to muscles

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SENSORY NEURONS

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carry afferent impulse from muscles to central nervous system

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29
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which glands has exocrine function and aids in regulation of blood glucose?

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PANCREAS
gland that has exocrine function in digestive system and
endocrine gland in relation to blood glucose regulation

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30
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which bone cells perform mineral resorption

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OSTEOCLATS

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31
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where is yellow bone marrow located?

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MEDULLARY CAVITY

space inside long bones that contains yellow bone marrow

32
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what causes low lung compliance as a result of elastic lung tissue destruction?

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EMPHYSEMA
causes increased residual volume bc of destruction of elastic lung tissue

greater lung expansion but reduced recoil

33
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SALTATORY CONDUCTION

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action potential jumps from node to node on a myelinated axon

34
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what best describes the result of MITOSIS

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new body cells that replace damaged body cells

35
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characteristic of a graph displaying the physical states of substance under varying temp and pressure?

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PHASE DIAGRAM has temp and pressure on its axes

used to predic states of substance

36
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which compound is formed when a rxn between an acid and base results in acid’s hydrogen being replaced by a cation?

37
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failure of lower esophageal sphincter to close could result in ____

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gastric reflux

38
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organ responsible for bacteria for producing vitamins, absorption of water and nutrients, storage of feces

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LARGE INTESTINES

39
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what does pancreatic juice do?

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emulsifies fat

40
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organ that secretes amylase for starch digestion

41
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organ secretes bile for fat emulsification

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GALL BLADDER

42
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organ secretes pepsinogen for protein digestion

43
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organ produces (not secretes) bile for emulsification of fats

44
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which organ has both endocrine and digestive functions?

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PANCREAS

endocrine (insulin, glucagon)

digestion (pancreatic juice)

45
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inability of the pyloric sphincter to open would prevent _____-

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food from entering the duodenum

46
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protein digestion begins in the ______ and ends in the ______

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stomach / small intestine

47
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cell type responsible for production of soluble antibodies

48
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glands primarily supplies hair shafts and skin with oily secretion

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SEBACEOUS GLANDS

49
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primary gland that produces sweat and scent

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APOCRINE GLANDS

50
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glands that is distributed across the surface of skin and produce salty sweat

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ECCRINE GLANDS

51
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which tissue connects 2 bones together

52
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which tissue connects muscle to bones

53
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SESAMOID BONES

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bones that form in response to stress

54
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cell type that provides waterproofing function for outer layer of skin

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KERATYNOCYTE

55
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pigment found in lowest layer of epidermis - the basal layer

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MELANOCYTES

56
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dendritic cells of immune system
found in lower layer of epidermis
process materials that enter thru skin

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LAANGERHANS CELLS

57
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integumentary cells that work as mechanoreceptors and sense touch and receptors and sense touch and pressure

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MERKEL CELLS

58
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produces progesterone to prepare the uterus for pregnancy

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CORPUS LUTEUM

remnant of the graafian follicle

59
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gland that produce cortisol and stress hormones

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ADRENAL GLAND

60
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gland that secretes hormones that control other glands

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PITUITARY GLAND

61
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gland that is primary producer of insulin

62
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person is frightened. what occurs next?

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liver cells release glucose into the blood stream.

63
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where does protein breakdown begin in the human body?

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STOMACH in which proteinasis is produced

64
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where does carb breakdown begin?

65
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bands in muscle sarcomere are formed by ACTIN and which other protein?

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MYOSIN contains heads that contact actin and pull actin fibers together

66
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what is the function of lymph nodes in mammals?

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filter debris, lymphocytes, and pathogens from intracellular fluid

67
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artery that supplies oxygenated blood to upper limbs

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SUBCLAVIAN artery

68
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artery that supplies oxygenated flood to sex organs

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GONADAL ARTERY

69
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artery that supplies oxygenated blood to the head

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COMMON CAROTID ARTERY

70
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artery that supplies oxygenated blood to lower limbs

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FEMORAL ARTERY

71
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state composed of particles condensed into a small space and having vibrational but no translational motion

72
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connects vein to arteries

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CAPILLARIES

73
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connects kidney to bladder

74
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connects bladder to outside

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