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Semester 2 Test Review Flashcards

0
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What part of the brain is in charge of motor impulses?

A

Medulla

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What are the functions of the Cerebral Spinal Fluid?

A

Shock absorber
White blood cells
Carry nutrients

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2
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What is the pons?

A

The bridge between the spinal cord and brain

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3
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What is NOT the function of the cerebellum?

A

Emotions

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4
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What is the thalamus in charge of?

A

Sensory impulses

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5
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What is another name for the cerebrum?

A

Cortex

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6
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What is the limbic system?

A

In charge of survival behavior

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7
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What are the functions of the hypothalamus?

A

Olfactory
Body temp
Food and fluid intake

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8
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Gustatory sense organs are?

A

Taste buds

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9
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What is NOT one of the primary taste sensations?

A

Stale

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10
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There is no vision in the blind spot because it lacks?

A

Rods and cones

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11
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The thin transparent mucous membrane covering the anterior of the eye and lining the eyelids is the?

A

Conjunctiva

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12
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The process that adjusts the lens for near vision is called?

A

Accommodation

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13
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The colored part of the eye is the?

A

Iris

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14
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Blood carries?

A

Co2, waste, O2, hormones

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15
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Functions of blood are?

A

Transportation, regulation, protection

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16
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Blood is what percent plasma?

A

55%

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17
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Plasma is what percent water?

A

90%

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18
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No one with the blood type B can have

A

Anti-B antibodies

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19
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Mr A and Mr AB have volunteered to give blood to Mr B who has blood type B. Mr A has blood type A and Mr AB has AB blood. Which blood could be transferred safely into Mr B’s blood stream

A

Neither Mr A or Mr AB

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20
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Process of ingesting and destroying bacterial cells is called?

A

Phagocytosis

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21
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Cell that is NOT a white blood cell is a?

A

Reticulocyte

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22
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In one UL of blood a person has how many red blood cells?

A

5million

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23
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If blood agglutinates in anti-A but not in anti-B then you have what blood type?

A

A blood type

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24
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If blood agglutinates in both A and B than you have

A

AB blood type

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25
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Universal donors are what type of blood type?

A

O blood type

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26
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Universal recipients are what blood type?

A

AB blood type

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27
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Antigen protein on the surface of red blood cells determine what?

A

Blood type

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28
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The heart muscle is supplied

A

Circulation

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29
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The Cardiac muscle is know as the?

A

Myocardium

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30
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The thickest wall is found in the?

A

Left ventricle

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31
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Heart rate is monitored and regulated in the?

A

Medulla

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32
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The heart speeds up when we stand up quickly due to receptors that detect blood pressure changes located in the?

A

Carotid artery

33
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In the cardiac cycle what happens?

A

The atria contract before the ventricles

34
Q

When a doctor uses a stethoscope to examine the heart, he or she hears the sounds produces by the actions of?

A

Valves

35
Q

Heart murmurs are sounds caused by?

A

Improperly closing valves

36
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The contraction phase of the heart is called?

A

Systole

37
Q

What is the structure whose main functions is exchange nutrients and gases between the blood and tissue?

A

Capillaries

38
Q

Which circulatory path carries blood rich in substances absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract?

A

Hepatic circulation

39
Q

What prevents back flow of fluid in veins?

A

Valves

40
Q

Most important function of the circulatory system is?

A

Transport materials to and from all cells

41
Q

How is venus blood returned to the heart?

A

Breathing, movements and skeletal contractions

42
Q

What best describes how blood typically flows from the heart?

A

Arteries, then capillaries, then veins

43
Q

Lymphatic vessels resemble?

A

Veins

44
Q

The pulmonary circulation carries blood from the heart to the lungs and back to which structure?

A

Left atrium

45
Q

The exchange of materials between fetal and material circulation occurs through which structure??

A

Placenta

46
Q

In an overweight person, which factor would be most responsible for increasing vascular resistance?

A

Vessel length

47
Q

Which is a foreign substance that provoked an immune response in the body?

A

Antigen

48
Q

What is NOT a function of the lymphatic system?

A

Carry oxygen to blood cells

49
Q

Where are worn out damaged red blood cells destroyed?

A

Spleen

50
Q

Where is all lymph in the body eventually returned to?

A

Subclavian vein

51
Q

Why are lymph nodes important?

A

They filter lymph and store lymphocytes

52
Q

In general what vessels can we see through our skin?

A

Veins

53
Q

Absorption of digested food occurs largely in the?

A

Small intestine

54
Q

The purpose of digestion is to?

A

Break down food molecules to a size which is easily absorbed

55
Q

Bile is essential in the digestion of?

A

Fats

56
Q

The end products that come from digestion of fats are?

A

Fatty acids and monoglycerides

57
Q

The liver does NOT produce?

A

Digestive enzymes

58
Q

Mechanical digestion involves?

A

Mastication of food by teeth and churning of food by the stomach and small intestines

59
Q

What does not release substances into the duodenum?

A

Spleen

60
Q

Salvia does what function!?

A

Keeps mouth and pharynx moist, begins chemical breakdown of food, has ducts as it’s means of transport

61
Q

The digestion of proteins to peptides starts in the?

A

Stomach

62
Q

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

A

Amino acids

63
Q

The absorption of water, glucose, and amino acids is accomplished by the?

A

Vili

64
Q

A recessive gene that is inherited is what blood type?

A

O

65
Q

If blood agglutinates in anti-B but not in anti-A than you have what blood type?

A

B blood

66
Q

Color vision appears to be a result of?

A

Combination of reception by three kinds of cones

67
Q

The maculae and semicircular canals are involved in?

A

Equilibrium

68
Q

The ear structure that converts sound waves into vibrations is the?

A

Tympanic membrane

69
Q

Fusions of the bones of the middle ear causes?

A

Conduction deafness

70
Q

Tinnits is?

A

A constant ringing in the ears

71
Q

The structure that helps equalize air pressure on the tympanic membrane is?

A

Eustachian tube

72
Q

Because the medulla serves as a conduction pathway for all ascending and descending tracts what type of impulses are transmitted by its white matter?

A

Sensory and motor impulses

73
Q

Movements of your right hand are intimated by motor neurons that originate in which side of your cerebrum?

A

Left

74
Q

What center regulates the heart and diameter of blood vessels?

A

Cardiovascular center

75
Q

If your blood does not agglutinate in either of the typing serums, then you have what blood type?

A

O blood

76
Q

What determines blood type?

A

Antigen proton on the surface of the red blood cells

77
Q

The most important function of the large intestine is to?

A

Absorb water

78
Q

Bile and pancreatic fluid act upon foods in the?

A

Small intestine

79
Q

Although digestion takes places in several organs of the alimentary canal the place of greatest digestive activity is in the?

A

Small intestine

80
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The gall bladder does what function?

A

Stores bile from the liver

Physiology/Anatomy (22 decks)

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