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Unit 10 - Test Flashcards

1
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How many major organ systems are in the human body?

A

11

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2
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Fill in the blanks:

In the skeletal system, we have an ______________ made of _____ living bones.

A

endoskeleton, 206

An endoskeleton just means that our bones are inside of our body (internal).

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3
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Why do our bones have many different shapes and sizes?

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Because bones have so many different jobs

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4
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What are the five main functions of bones?

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  1. Structure and support
  2. Protection
  3. Movement (working with muscles)
  4. Make blood
  5. Stores minerals (calcium + vitamin D) / stores fat (adult - yellow marrow)
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5
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What is the hard, yellowish part of the bone that reduces friction?

A

Cartilage

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6
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True or false? If false, correct the statement:

The periosteum is a very thin membrane that covers/protects the bone.

A

True

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7
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The _________ area of the bone is very rigid and dense. It is where the two types of bone ________ are found.

A

compact, marrow

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8
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What are the two types of bone marrow?

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  1. Red marrow - blood
  2. Yellow marrow - fat
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9
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Why is the spongy area of the bone important?

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It gives the bone extra strength by providing it with a bit of flexibility

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10
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What type of tissue is bone marrow?

A

soft

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11
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After being provided the definition, name the term:

A joint where one bone rotates in the cup of another.

(Ex. Shoulder & hip)

A

Ball and socket joint

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12
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After being provided the definition, name the term:

A joint that moves back and forth like a door.

(Ex. Knee & Elbow)

A

Hinge joint

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13
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After being provided the definition, name the term:

These joints move over one another.

(Ex. Ankle & Wrist & Vertebrae)

A

Gliding joint

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After being provided the definition, name the term:

This joint rolls and rotates.

(Ex. Neck)

A

Pivot joint

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15
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After being provided the definition, name the term:

This joint does not move.

Ex.) Cranium or Skull

A

Fixed joint

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16
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Answer the question with the best available option:

What blood vessels connect arteries and veins (one cell-layer thick)?
A. Arteries
B. Veins
C. Plasma
D. Capillaries

A

D. Capillaries

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17
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Fill in the blanks:

__________ carry blood rich in ________ away from the heart (except for the pulmonary ________)

A

arteries, oxygen, artery

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18
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Provide the definition of the term:

Veins

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Veins carry blood rich in carbon dioxide to the heart (except for the pulmonary vein which has oxygen)

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19
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After being provided the definition, name the term:

The constant flow of blood through the body.

A

Circulation

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20
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True or false? If false, correct the statement:

The heart is part of the respiratory system.

A

False. The heart is part of the circulatory system, a.k.a. the cardiovascular system

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21
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What type of muscle is the heart made out of?

A

cardiac

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22
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Possibility of being a bonus:

_______________________ refers to when your heart works with your lungs. On the contrary, when your heart works with the entire body, it is known as _____________________.

A

Pulmonary circulation, systemic circulation

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23
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Answer the statement with the best available option:

The two atria and two ventricles make up the heart’s…

A. aorta
B. septum
C. chambers
D. vena cava

A

C. chambers

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24
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What do veins contain to prevent backflow?

A

one-way valves

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25
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True or false? If false, correct the statement:

Arteries have thick, muscular walls.

A

True

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26
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Capillaries allow gas __________ and the exchange of nutrients between _______ and ________.

A

exchange, blood, tissue

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27
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Where do our bones meet at?

A

joints

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28
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Answer the statement with the best available option:

Bones are held together by tough connective tissues called…

A. cartilage
B. marrow
C. periosteums
D. ligaments

A

D. ligaments

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29
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Provide the definition of the term:

tendon

A

strong, flexible tissue that connects your muscles to your bones

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30
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What are the four main things that blood carries?

A
  1. Carries oxygen
  2. Carries nutrients
  3. Carries wastes
  4. Carries infection fighters
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31
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All of the following are part of which organ?

  • Plasma
  • Red blood cells (RBCs)
  • White blood cells (WBCs)
  • Platelets
A

blood

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32
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Provide the definition of the term:

plasma

A

The fluid part of your blood that makes up 50% of it

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33
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True or false? If false, correct the statement:

Red blood cells (RBCs) carry helium.

A

False. Red blood cells (RBCs) carry oxygen.

34
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What is the protein that helps RBCs carry oxygen (by attracting it)?

A

hemoglobin

35
Q

Fill in the blank:

The infection fighters in your blood are the ____________________ (_____).

A

white blood cells (WBCs)

36
Q

Answer the question with the best available option:

What helps clot the blood?

A. Plasma
B. Capillaries
C. Platelets
D. All of the above

A

C. Platelets

37
Q

Provide the blood type based off of the descriptions:

  • Universal donor
  • Universal receiver
A
  • Blood type O
  • Blood type AB
38
Q

What bone of the human skeleton has been removed?

39
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What bone of the human skeleton has been removed?

40
Q

What bone of the human skeleton has been removed?

A

temporal bone

41
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What bone of the human skeleton has been removed?

42
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What bone of the human skeleton has been removed?

43
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What bone of the human skeleton has been removed?

44
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What bone of the human skeleton has been removed?

45
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What bone of the human skeleton has been removed?

46
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What bone of the human skeleton has been removed?

47
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What bone of the human skeleton has been removed?

48
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What bone of the human skeleton has been removed?

49
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What bone of the human skeleton has been removed?

50
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What bone of the human skeleton has been removed?

51
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What bone of the human skeleton has been removed?

52
Q

What bone of the human skeleton has been removed?

A

metatarsals

53
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What bone of the humman skeleton has been removed?

54
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What bone of the human skeleton has been removed?

55
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What bone of the human skeleton has been removed?

56
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What bone of the human skeleton has been removed?

57
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Which bone of the human skeleton has been removed?

58
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Which bone of the human skeleton has been removed?

59
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Which bone of the human skeleton has been removed?

60
Q

Which bone of the human skeleton has been removed?

A

metacarpals

61
Q

Which bone of the human skeleton has been removed?

62
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Which bone of the human skeleton has been removed?

63
Q
  1. How does a ball and socket joint work?
  2. List some examples of one.
A
  1. One bone rotates in the cup of another
  2. Shoulder + hip
64
Q
  1. How does a hinge joint work?
  2. List some examples of one.
A
  1. Back and forth like a door
  2. Knee + elbow
65
Q
  1. How does a gliding joint work?
  2. List some examples of one.
A
  1. Move over one another
  2. Ankle, wrist, vertebrae
66
Q
  1. How does a pivot joint work?
  2. List an example of one.
A
  1. Roll + rotate
  2. Neck
67
Q
  1. How does a fixed joint work?
  2. List an example of one.
A
  1. Doesn’t move
  2. Skull (cranium)
68
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What part of the heart is this?

69
Q
  1. What part of the heart is this?
  2. Where does it carry blood to?
A
  1. pulmonary artery
  2. lungs
70
Q

What is the difference between a ventricle and an atrium?

A
  • Ventricle - The lower chambers that pump blood out of the heart
  • Atrium - The upper chambers that receive blood from the veins
71
Q
  1. What part of the heart is this?
  2. Where does it carry blood from?
A
  1. pulmonary veins
  2. lungs
72
Q

What part of the heart is this?

A

left atrium

73
Q

What part of the heart is this?

A

mitral valve (bicuspid)

74
Q

What part of the heart is this?

A

left ventricle

75
Q

What part of the heart is this?

76
Q

What part of the heart is this?

A

right ventricle

77
Q

What part of the heart is this?

A

tricuspid valve

78
Q

What part of the heart is this?

A

right atrium

79
Q

What part of the heart is this?

A

superior vena cava

80
Q

What part of the heart is this?

A

inferior vena cava

81
Q

Complete the pathway of blood through the heart:

Vena cava —> _______ atrium —> _______ ventricle —> pulmonary ________ —> ________ —> pulmonary ______ —> left ______ —> left ___________ —> aorta —> ______

A

right, right, artery, lungs, vein, atrium, ventricle, body

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