Smart Edition Test Flashcards

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What is the primary difference between intracellular chemical signals (ligands) and Intercellular chemical signals (ligands)

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Intercellular chemical signals produce rapid results

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Where ligaments connect to bones they form…

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Joints

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A neurotransmitter is released from the _______ of one neuron and binds to the receptor on the _______ of a different neuron

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Presynaptic membrane

Postsynaptic membrane

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Which glial cell makes the myelin sheath?

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Schwann cell

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What type of bone is the patella classified as

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Sesamoid bone

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Examples of short bones

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Carpals and tarsals of the wrist and feet

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Examples of irregular bones

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vertebræ, sacrum, coccyx, temporal, sphenoid, ethmoid, zygomatic, maxilla, mandible, palatine, inferior nasal concha, and hyoid.

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the occipital, parietal, frontal, nasal, lacrimal, vomer, hip bone (coxal bone), sternum, ribs, and scapulae.

Are examples of this type of bone

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Flat

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vertebræ, sacrum, coccyx, temporal, sphenoid, ethmoid, zygomatic, maxilla, mandible, palatine, inferior nasal concha, and hyoid

Are examples of these types of bones

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Irregular

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arms (humerus, ulna, radius) and legs (femur, tibia, fibula), as well as in the fingers (metacarpals, phalanges) and toes (metatarsals, phalanges).

Are examples of these types of bones

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Long bones

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_____ is found at the end of long bones. It consists mostly of _______ bone. Bone growth occurs from this part of the bone

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Epiphysis

Spongy bone

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This process transforms soft Cartilage into hard bones

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Ossification

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________ are called bone forming cells and can be stimulated to differentiate into osteocytes

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Osteoblasts

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Antidiuretic Hormone is known to alter ______ concentration that is excreted from the urinary system

  1. Ammonia
  2. Creatinine
  3. Sodium
  4. Urine
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  1. Urine
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Which part of the urinary cycle involves the return of important substances back into the blood stream?

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Tubular Reabsorption

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When antidiuretic hormone ADH is present it causes (more / less) water to be reabsored and retained

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More

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Under linnaean system of taxonomy there are 7 classifications. Starting where and ending with what

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Kingdom- Species

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What does photosynthesis use ATP for?

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To make sugars in the Calvin Cycle

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Are mitosis and meiosis both considered asexual reproduction why or why not?

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Not.

Mitosis is asexual reproduction

Meiosis uses 2 parent cells to make a daughter cell

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When a researcher determines the cause-and-effect relationship between 2 variables, what part of the scientific method are they planning?

  1. Analysis
  2. Conclusion
  3. Experiment
  4. Hypothesis
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  1. Analysis
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During experimental _______, results from data collection are analyzed for cause-and-effect relationships.

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Analysis

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The central structure of the thoracic cavity it contains the heart and esophagus

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Mediastinum

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Covers the surface of most bones except the joints of long bones

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Periosteum

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How does most carbon dioxide travel through the body, in which form?

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Bicarbonate ions

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______ is formed from carbon dioxide and water
Carbonic Acid
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If breathing too shallowly a build up of carbonic acids will make the blood this....
Acidic
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Hyperventilating leads to this condition in the blood
Alkalosis
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How do kidneys compensate for respiratory acidosis
Reabsorb HC03 & Secrete H+
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What it HC0³
Bicarbonate
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How do the kidneys deal with alkalosis.
Excreting HCO³ and limiting its production
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Constricted blood vessels are associated with which nervous system?
Sympathetic
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Which valves are responsible for the sound of the heart beat
Lub. Bi & Tricuspid Dub. Aortic & Pulmonary Semilunar
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Depending on which _____ is inherited, parential offspring will have one of 4 major blood groups
Antigen
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______ causes maturation of an egg in the ovary ________ stimulates the release of the egg _____ & _______ maintain the uterus lining in females
FSH LH Estrogen & Progesterone
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Apocrine / Eccrine what is the difference
Apocrine = Armpits / Groin Eccrine = all over body
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What happens after a B cell attches its antibody to a microbe?
Antibody marks it for destruction
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How do B cells fight pathogens
Antibodies
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Decreased calcium content contributes to poor skeletal muscle contractability, which structure does this low calcium affect in the muscle
Sarcoplasmic reticlum
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_______ surrounds myofibrils in skeletal muscle fiber and houses a certain concentration of calcium ions
Sarcoplasmic reticlum
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3 regions of the brain
Cerebellum, Brainstem, Cerebrum
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______ is found between the thalamus and the spinal cord. Unconscious functions like Breathing, Heart Rate, Blood Pressure are controlled by it
Brainstem
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________ (or bone metabolism) is a lifelong process where mature bone tissue is removed from the skeleton (a process called bone ________) and new bone tissue is formed (a process called ______ or new bone formation
Bone remodeling Resorption Ossification
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The glomerulus is a type of _______ that functions as a filter
Capillary bed
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In taxonomic system, each level is found in the level (below / above) it?
Above
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Chemistry The amount of energy released in a reaction is equal to the difference between the ______ & ________
Reactants & Products
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What is the charge of the nucleus of an atom?
Positive
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5 liters is equal to how many quarts 4.7 or 5.3
5.3 1 liter = 1.06 quarts
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What happens to a Brønstead-Lowry base in an aqueous solution?
Accepts hydrogen ions and increases hydroxide ion concentration
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H H H H H H C S² I N B C L O⁴ O³ r L O³ & O⁴ What are these? What is the mnemonic to remember them
Strong acids CSI NBC
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Li Na K Rb Cs OH OH OH OH OH What are these? What do they have in common?
Strong bases - Fully dissociate in H²O Found in the first column of the Table Alkalai
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Ca Sr Ba (OH)² (OH)² (OH)² What are these? What do they have in common? Which ones (not shown) are part of this group but not the same
Strong bases. Alkaline bases Be & Mg excluded
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NH⁴OH is an example of what?
Weak base
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Which bond is the most polar? N-C , N-F , N-N , N-O How can you tell?
N-F F or fluorine is the furthest to the right meaning it has the most Electronegativity, Meaning it makes the most polar bond
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The melting point of a substance is which kind of property?
Intensive
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Describe Cohesión Describe Adhesión
Cohesión is the physical property where molecules of water stick to eachother Adhesión is the physical property where water molecules stick to something else.
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________ is the specialised tissue of vascular plants that transports water and nutrients from the plant–soil interface to stems and leaves, and provides mechanical support and storage
Xylem
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This is the process bones use to produce red blood cells and stem cells, which differentiate to a variety of different cell types in the body.
Hematopoiesis