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Science Questions Flashcards

1
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Which cells excrete pepsinogen?

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chief cells of the stomach.

*Pepsin is an enzyme in the stomach that helps break down proteins into smaller peptides

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2
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Sensory neurons

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Carry an AFFERENT IMPULSE to the brain

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2
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Which organ is responsible for a majority of digestion?

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Small intestine

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3
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Which NERVE structure TRANSMITS impulses to other cells?

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axon

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4
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Contraction occurs when

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Thin actin filaments SLIDE PAST thicker myosin filaments CAUSING the sarcomere unit to shorten

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5
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Inflammation

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Innate immune response resulting in redness, swelling, heat, and pain - R.S.H.P

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6
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The ENDOCRINE SYSTEM produces what RESPONSE?

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SLOW INITIATING, PROLONGED RESPONSE on other body systems

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What is the INTERGRATION center between ENDOCRINE and NERVOUS system?

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Hypothalamus

*Hypothalamus -Small cone shaped that is located at the base of the brain and near the Pituitary gland

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8
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ENDOcrine glands

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Releases chemical substances directly INTO the BLOODSTREAM or TISSUES of the BODY

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8
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EXOcrine glands

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RELEASE chemicals OUTSIDE the body OR to ANOTHER SURFACE within the body

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9
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What GLAND has an EXOCRINE FUNCTION and AIDS in BLOOD GLUCOSE REGULATION?

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Pancreas

*Pancrease large gland that helps digestion and blood regulation

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Epidermis

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OUTER LAYER of the SKIN MADE of EPITHELIAL TISSUE

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10
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Hypodermis

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Lowest layer of skin

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10
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Osteo-clast

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Bone cells that perform calcium mineral reabsorption

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11
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Dermis

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MIDDLE LAYER of skin made of connective tissue

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12
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Osteo-blasts

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Synthesize bones, the secretions allow for mineralization

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13
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Osteocytes

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Star shaped bone cell. Maintains structure. Senses physical stress.

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14
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Osteons

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CYLINDRICAL STRUCTURE comprised of compact bone tissue that SURROUND the HAVERSIAN CANAL

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15
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B-cells

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LYMPHOCTYES that MAKE antibodies in response to antigens.

15
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Spongy bone

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FEWER OSTEONS than compact bone, where RED BONE is FORMED.

15
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YELLOW MARROW is LOCATED in?

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LONG ADULT BONES in the MEDULLARY CAVITY

16
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Helper T cells

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Secrete INTERLUKENS that trigger the action of other cells.

17
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Cytotoxin T cell

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ATTACKS foreign cells, activated by interlukens

18
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Transverse plane

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Located at midsection, separates superior and inferior sections

18
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Blastophil

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Releases histamine

18
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Median/Sagittal/Midsagittal plane

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Plane that passes through the middle of the body separating the left and right

19
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Macrophage

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LARGE WHITE BLOOD cells that INGEST FOREIN MATERIAL

20
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Parasagittal plane

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A plane parallel to the Sagittal plane

21
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Coronal plane

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Separates the anterior and posterior sections

22
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Ribosomes

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Facilitate protein synthesis in the rough endoplasmic reticulum

23
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Emphysema

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INCREASED RESIDUAL volume due to DECREASED ELASTICITY

24
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Immunoglobulin

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Antibody

25
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Interferon

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PROTEIN SECRETED by LEUKOCYTES when they are infected with viruses

26
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Lutenizing hormone

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Controls production of testosterone

27
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Proximal convoluted tube

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FIRST LOCATION where glucose and other substances are reabsorbed into the blood

27
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Glomerulus

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Capillaries where blood pressure pushes water, salt, glucose, amino acids, and urea from the blood.

27
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Gametes

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Sperm

28
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Bowmans capsule

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Cup shaped structure that surrounds and collects filtrate from the glomerulus

29
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Renal pelvis

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center of the kidney where urine collects before moving to the ureter

30
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Mendel’s law of segregation

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His FIRST LAW of inheritance, each gamete carries only one allele for each gene

31
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Nucleotides

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The monomer of DNA, one type of nucleic acid

31
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Amino acids

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monomer of protein

32
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Motor neurons

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Carry EFFERENT IMPULSE- from the brain

33
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Dependent variable

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variable being measured in an experiment, effect

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