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49 Cards in this Set
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Integumentary System
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Holds the body together
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Skeletal System
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protection and support
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Muscular System
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Movement
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Nervous System
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Communication using electricity
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Endocrine System
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Communication using hormones
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Cardiovascular System
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Transports materials through the body
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Lymphatic System
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Returns excess interstitial fluid to the bloodstream
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Immune System
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resistance to disease
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Digestive System
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acquisition of nutrients
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Reproductive System
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Production of offspring
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Respiratory System
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exchange of gases
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Urinary System
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controls blood pressure, volume, and composition
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Nucleus
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directs the cells activities
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Ribosome
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makes proteins
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Cell Membrane
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Controls what enters/leaves the cell
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Lysosome
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enzyme-filled sac
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Channel Protein
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allows ions to enter/leave the cell
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Mitochondria
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Produces energy ATP
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Golgi apparatus
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puts finishing touches on proteins
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endoplasmic reticulum
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transports materials through the cell
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carrier protein
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carries a molecule through the cell membrane
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enzymatic protein
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causes a chemical reaction at the cell membrane
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receptor protein
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binds a molecule at the cell membrane
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cholesterol
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alters cell membrane permeability
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cell -recognition protein
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identifies the cell as part of you
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Diffusion is movement of molecules from?
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High concentration to low concentration
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Osmosis refers to ?
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diffusion of water molecules
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Physiology refers to which aspect of the body?
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function
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Example of a chemical stress?
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high blood sodium
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A negative feedback loop results in ?
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cancellationof incoming message and loss of homeostasis
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Which of the following parts of a feedback loop detects changes in homeostasis?
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receptor
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Movement away from the body is?
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abduction
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Decreasing the angle between two body parts is?
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flexion
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Turning palms upward is
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supination
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In anatomical position , the body faces ?
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anteriorly
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In anatomical position, which of the following parts of the body is specifically stated to face forward?
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palms
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Which of the following planes divides the body into top and bottom halves?
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transverse
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The brain would be found in which cavity?
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cranial
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What is found in the stratum corneum?
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keratin
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The middle division of the skin is?
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dermis
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Which of the following is responsible for detecting light touch
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Merkel cells
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Which of the following glands produce ear wax?
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ceruminous
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Which gland does not function until puberty?
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apocrine
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What gland produces skin oils?
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sebaceous
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Cells that store fat are?
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adipocytes
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What causes reddish skin?
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hemoglobin
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What two layers contain living cells?
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stratum basale and stratum spinosum
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What protein makes strong skin?
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collogen
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What protein makes skin waterproof?
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keratin
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