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1
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Closes off the larynx during swallowing

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Epiglottis

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2
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Windpipe

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Trachea

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3
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Smallest conducting respiratory passageways

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Bronchioles

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4
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Organs of gas exchange

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Lungs

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5
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Known as the breathing muscle; separates the abdominal cavity from the thoracic cavity

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Diaphragm

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6
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Helps keep particles from entering the trachea and aso houses the vocal cords

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Larynx

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7
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Separates the oral cavity from the nasal cavity

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Hard palate

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8
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Breaks down starch during mechanical digestion

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Amylase

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9
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Helps with mechanical digestion

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Teeth

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10
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What are teeth made of?

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Enamel, dentin, pulp, cementum, nerves, blood vessels

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11
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Mixing food with saliva

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Bolus

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12
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Series of muscular contractions

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Peristalsis

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13
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Helps to break down protein

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Pepsin

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14
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Watery mixture of stomach fluids and food

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Chyme

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15
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Finger like projections in the small intestine

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Villi

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16
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Keeps the small intestines together

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Mesentary

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17
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What are the 3 parts of the small intestine?

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Duodenum, jejunum, ileum

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18
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What are the 4 parts of the large intestine?

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Ascending, traverse, descending, rectal

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19
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What accessory organ produces bile?

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Liver

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20
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What does bile break down?

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Fat, carbs, proteins, detoxes alcohol

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21
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What does the pancreas secrete?

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Insulin and pancreatic juices

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22
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What is the function of the pancreas?

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Produce insulin to regulate blood sugar levels, produce pancreatic juices to break down nutrients, produce sodium bicarbonate to neutralize stomach acid

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23
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Detects tissue damage

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Pain receptors

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24
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Responds to temperature

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Thermoreceptors

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25
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Small oval masses of flattened connective tissue; detects changes in pressure or movement

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Mechanoreceptors

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26
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Detect light energy

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Photoreceptors

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27
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Oxygen-binding protein in red blood cells

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Hemoglobin

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28
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Low hematocrit disorder

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Anemia

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29
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Senses change in the chemical concentration of substances

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Chemoreceptors

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30
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What is the function of red blood cells?

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Increase surface area and transporting gases

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31
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The production of red blood cells

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Erythropoiesis

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32
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What hormone stimulates erythropoiesis?

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Erythropoietin

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33
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What is the function of the leukocytes?

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Protect against infection

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34
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Squeezing of leukocytes between the cells of blood vessel walls

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Diapedesis

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35
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The hormone that stimulates megakaryocytes and platelets develop from hemocytoblasts

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Thrombopoietin

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36
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What is the function of thrombocytes?

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Help in blood clotting

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37
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A decrease in the diameter of a blood vessel

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Vasoconstriction

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38
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An increase in the diameter of a blood vessel

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Vasodilation

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39
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Part of the pharynx in the posterior part of the nasal cavity

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Nasopharynx

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40
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What is the function of the nasopharynx?

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Provides a passageway for air during breathing

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41
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Passageway for food moving downward fro the mouth and for air moving to and from the nasal cavity

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Oropharynx

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42
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Binds food particles and lubricates the food during swallowing

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Mucus

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43
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Secretion of the gastric glands in the stomach

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Gastric juices

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44
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Hormone secreted by the pancreatic islets that releases stored glucose

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Glucagon

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45
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Lymphocyte that produces and secretes antibodies that bind and destroy foreign antigens

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B cell

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46
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Proteins that B cells of the immune system produce in response to nonself antigens

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Antibodies

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47
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Chemicals that stimulate B cells to produce antibodies

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Antigens

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48
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A type of lymphocyte that interacts directly with antigens, producing the cellular immune response

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T cell

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49
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What is the function of lacteals?

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Absorb digested fats and transport them to the venous circulation

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50
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Where are lacteals located?

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Lining of the small intestine

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51
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Beginning of the large intestine; a large dilated pouchlike structure that hangs slightly below the ileocecal opening

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Cecum

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52
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Thick folds of the stomach’s inner lining

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Rugae

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53
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Blood vessels located on the surface of the heart

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Coronary blood vessels

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54
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Brings newly absorbed nutrients into the sinusoids and nourishes hepatic cells

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Hepatic veins

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55
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Encloses, protects and regulates the temperature of the testes

56
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Produces sperm cells and secretes male sex hormones

57
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Stores sperm cells undergoing maturation

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Epididymis

58
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Conveys sperm cells to ejaculatory duct

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Ductus deferens

59
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Helps to reduce the acidity of semen

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Prostate gland

60
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Secretes fluid to lubricate penis

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Cowpers/bulbourethral gland

61
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Conveys semen into the vagina during sexual intercourse

62
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Produces oocytes and female sex hormones

63
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Conveys secondary oocyte to the uterus; site of fertilization

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Fallopian tubes

64
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Protects and sustains embryo during pregnancy

65
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Narrow inferior end of uterus that leads into the vagina

66
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Provides an open channel for offspring during the birth process

67
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Cartilage on rib bones that attaches to the sternum; helps rib cage to expand during inhaling/exhaling

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Intercostal cartilage

68
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General defense mechanism against pathogens; born with it

69
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What is the first line of defense?

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Skin and mucous

70
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What is the 2nd line of defense?

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Chemical barriers, natural killer cells, inflammation, phagocytosis, fever

71
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What are some examples of chemical barriers?

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enzymes, HCl, gastric juices

72
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Defends against virus and cancer cells

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Natural killer cells

73
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What is the 3rd line of defense?

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Antigens (B-cells and T-cells)

74
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Target specific to pathogens (toxins, metabolic products produced by pathogens)

75
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What is the difference between B-cells and T-cells?

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T-cells will need phagocytosis to happen before it can digest the antigen

76
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A response that must interact with another cell before it happens

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Cell mediated response

77
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A response that happens in blood and bodily fluids

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Humoral response

78
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What is the function of the lymph trunks?

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Drain lymph from the body

79
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What are the names of the collecting ducts?

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Thoracic and right duct

80
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What blood vessels do collecting ducts drain into?

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Subclavian vein

81
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Bean shaped with blood vessel nerves and efferent lymphatic vessels attached to the hilum

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Lymph nodes

82
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What does the lymph node contain?

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Lymphocytes and macrophages

83
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Hormones that influences the maturation of T lymphocytes

84
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What is the function of the spleen in the lymphatic system?

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Filters blood and removes damaged blood cells and bacteria

85
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What are the 2 functions of the lymphatic system?

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To circulate different materials and to protect against pathogens

86
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What is the difference between veins and lymph vessels?

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Lymph vessels have flap-like valves

87
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What happens when large lymph vessels merge?

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Become lymphatic trunks

88
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Tiny close-ended tubes that extend into interstitial spaces

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Lymph capillary

89
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Fluid inside of lymph capillaries

90
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What do lymph capillaries receive?

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Tissue fluid

91
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What are the functions of the lymphatic system?

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Immunity and the transportation of fluids

92
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What are the components of a lymphatic pathway?

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Lymphatic capillaries, lymphatic vessels, lymphatic trunk, collecting ducts

93
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How is tissue fluid formed?

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Blood plasma leaving blood capillaries

94
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What is the composition of tissue fluid?

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Water and dissolved substances

95
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How is lymph formed?

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Tissue fluid entering a lymphatic capillary

96
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What is the function of lymph?

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Transporting foreign particles to lymph nodes

97
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Describe the forces responsible for the circulation of lymph

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Muscular activity and hydrostatic pressure of tissue fluid

98
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A condition that interferes with the flow in lymph

99
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What is the function of lymph nodes?

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Filtering potentially harmful particles from lymph; monitoring body fluids

100
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What is the the function of macrophages?

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Engulf and destroy foreign substances, damaged cells, and cellular debris

101
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Inflammation of the lymph nodes

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Lymphadenitis

102
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What is the function of the thymus gland?

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Releases thymosin that helps to mature T-cells

103
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What characteristics of the spleen allow it to function as a blood reservoir?

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It has venous sinuses and blood capillaries in he pulp are permeable

104
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What characters in the spleen allow it to function in the defense against foreign particles?

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It has macrophages in the splenic sinus

105
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What kinds of agents cause disease?

106
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What are 2 major types of defenses prevent disease?

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Innate and adaptive

107
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An organism or species develops a disease that are unique to it

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Species resistance

108
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What structures function as mechanical barriers?

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mucus membranes and skin

109
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What enzymes help us resist infection?

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Lysozyme, HCl, pepsin, salt

110
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Bind to receptors on uninfected cells, stimulating them to synthesize proteins to prevent replication

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Interferon

111
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Tissue response to an injury or infection causing redness and swelling

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Inflammation

112
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Blood vessel dilation that increases blood flow

113
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Increase in permeability of nearby capillaries

114
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Blood from deeper body parts

115
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Stimulation of nearby pain receptors

116
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How does fever help protect the body from pathogens?

A

It helps to destroy enzymes that make pathogens grow

117
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Describe how inflammation is a defense against infection

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Release chemicals that attract white blood cells to inflammation sites where they phagocytize pathogens

118
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Where do lymphocytes originate?

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Red bone marrow

119
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What is the difference between B and T lymphocytes?

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B originates in bone marrow while T is in the thymus

120
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What are the functions of lymphocytes?

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Respond to antigens; immunity

121
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How do lymphocytes carry out these functions?

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Cell mediated and humoral response

122
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Involves a phagocyte digesting an antigen before this response can happen

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Cell mediated

123
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Involves a B-cell digesting an entire antigen; happens in body fluids

124
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B or T cells produced in the primary immune response that respond rapidly if the same antigen is encountered again

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Memory cells

125
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Destroy specific antigens or antigen bearing particles

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Antibodies

126
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The first time a B or T cells encounters an antigen, release some antibodies

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Primary immune response

127
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Memory B or T cells will recognize the antigen right away and releases lots of antibodies

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Secondary immune response

128
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Exposure to live pathogens

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Naturally acquired active immunity

129
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Exposure to a vaccine containing weakened or dead pathogens

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Artificially acquired active immunity

130
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Injection or gamma globulin containing antibodies

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Artificially acquired passive immunity

131
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Antibodies passed to the fetus from the mother

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Naturally acquired passive immunity

132
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Repeated exposure of the skin to certain allergens which activates T-cells to respond

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Delayed allergic reaction

133
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Activates B-cells right away and attacks the allergen

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Immediate allergic reaction

134
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How is a tissue rejection reaction an immune response?

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Immune system may think of the tissue as foreign so it attacks it

135
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What could we do to reduce the possibility of tissue/organ rejection?

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Immunosuppressive drugs

136
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Trace the flow of lymph capillaries to the subclavian veins

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Lymph capillaries, afferent lymphatic vessels, efferent lymphatic vessels, lymph trunk, collecting duct, subclavian vein

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