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Semester 2 Final Flashcards

1
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What impulses are transmitted by white matter in conduction pathway for all ascending and descending tracts

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Sensory and motor impulses

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2
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Left brain controls

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Right

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3
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Pons function

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Bridge connecting spinal cord and medulla to upper portions of the brain

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4
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Cerebellum functions

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Coordination of muscles

Posture regulation

Balance

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5
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Impulses interpreted by thalamus

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Sensory

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6
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Function of hypothalamus

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Hearing

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7
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Outer layer of cerebrum

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Cortex

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8
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Functions of limbic system

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Emotional aspects of survival behavior

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9
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Tympanic membrane

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Ear structure that converts sound waves into vibrations

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10
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Gustatory sense organs

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Taste buds

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11
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Primary taste sensations

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Bitter, sour, salty, sweet

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12
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No vision in blind spot is due to lack of

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Rods and cones

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13
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Conjunctiva

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Thin transparent muscles membrane covering anterior of eye and lines eyelids

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14
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Tinnitus

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Constant ringing in ears

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15
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Color of eye is from

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Iris

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16
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Color vision is a result of

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Combo of three different kinds of cones

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17
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Has involvement from maculae and semilunar canals

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Equilibrium

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18
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Eustachian tube

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Equalizes air pressure on tympanic membrane

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19
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Conduction deafness

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Fusion of bones of middle ear

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20
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Blood is what percentage plasma

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55%

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21
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Plasma is made of what percent of water

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90%

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22
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What is carried in the blood

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Carbon dioxide, waste, oxygen and hormones

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23
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Blood functions

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Transportation

Regulation

Protection

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24
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Functions of CSF

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Contains white bloods cells

Contains nutrients

Serves as shock absorber for spinal cord and brain

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25
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process of ingesting and destroying bacterial cells

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phagocytosis

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26
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not classified as white blood cells

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reticulocyte

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27
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what gene is inherited as recessive

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O

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28
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how many RBC’s are in one uL of blood

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5 million

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29
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agglutinates in anti a typing serum but not in anti b typing serum

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blood type - A

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30
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agglutinates in anti b typing serum but not in anti a typing serum

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blood type - B

31
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if blood agglutinates in both anti a/anti b

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blood type - AB

32
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if blood does not agglutinate in anti a/anti b

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blood type - O

33
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universal donors

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blood type - O

34
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universal recipient

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blood type - AB

35
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what determines blood type

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antigen protein on surface of red blood cells

36
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supplies heart muscle

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coronary circulation

37
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refers to cardiac muscle

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myocardium

38
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has thickest wall

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left ventricle

39
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regulates and monitors heart rate

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medulla

40
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have receptors that detect blood pressure changes

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carotid artery

41
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what happens in the cardiac cycle

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atria contracts before the ventricles

42
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what causes heart mummers

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improperly closing valves

43
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systole

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contraction phase of the heart

44
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where worn out and damaged red blood cells are destroyed

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spleen

45
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where all lymph in the body is returned to

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subclavian vein

46
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what is the importance of lymph nodes

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filter lymphs and store lymphocytes

47
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vessels you can see through the skin

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veins

48
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carries blood rich in substances absorbed from gastrointestinal tract

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hepatic circulation

49
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what prevents back flow of fluid in veins and lymphatics

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valves

50
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circulatory system functions

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transports materials to and from all cells

51
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what is returned to heart by breathing movements and skeletal muscular contractions

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venous blood

52
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force in which blood pushes against arterial walls during ventricular contraction

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systolic blood pressure

53
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lymphatic vessels resemble what

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veins

54
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carries blood from heart to lungs and back to left atrium

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pulmonary circulation

55
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exchange of materials between fetal/maternal circulation occurs in what

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placenta

56
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in an overweight person what factor is most responsible for increasing ventricular resistance

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vessel length

57
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foreign substance that provokes an immune response in the body

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antigen

58
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lymphatic system functions

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drains excess fluid from spaces around cells in tissues

transports lipids from gastrointestinal tract to blood

carry out immune responses

59
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function of large intestine

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absorb water

60
Q

bile and pancreatic fluid act upon foods in

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small intestine

61
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greatest digestive activity

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small intestine

62
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stores bile for liver

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gall bladdar

63
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absorption of digested food occurs in

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small intestine

64
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digestion purpose

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breakdown food molecules to a size which is easily absorbed

65
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bile is essential in digestion of what

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fats

66
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ends products that come from digestion of fats are

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fatty acids and monoglyceride

67
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liver functions

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maintains blood sugar level

detoxifies substances

stores vitamins

68
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mechanical digestion involves

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mastication of food by teeth

churning of food by stomach and small intestine

69
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releases substances into duodenum

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stomach

gall bladder

pancreas

70
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saliva functions

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keeps mouth and pharynx moist

begins chemical breakdown of food

has ducts for transport

71
Q

digestion of proteins to peptides starts with

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mouth

72
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basic building blocks of proteins which are the form needed by body cells

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amino acids

73
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absorption of water, glucose and amino acids is done by

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villi

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