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90 Cards in this Set
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Upper airway |
Includes mouth, nose, sinuses, and pharynx |
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Nasopharynx |
Back of the nose |
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Oropharynx |
Back of the mouth |
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Nares |
Nostrils |
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Nasal septum |
Divides the nose into left and right passages |
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Hard palate |
Divides the nasal cavity from the mouth |
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sinus cavities (4) |
Spaces in the head, named for the bones they are behind: maxillary, frontal, ethmoidal, and sphenoidal |
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Epiglottis |
A flap of skin that closes over the trachea to prevent food and liquid from entering the lungs |
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Trachea |
Rigid cartilaginous tube that connects the pharynx to the lungs |
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Larynx |
Voicebox, at the opening of the trachea |
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Lower airway |
Includes the bronchi and lungs |
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Bronchi |
Airways in the lung made of cartilage and smooth muscle. Less cartilage the smaller they are. |
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Pleurae |
Thin membranes lining the lungs and thoracic cavity |
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Visceral pleura |
Lines the outside of the lungs |
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Parietal pleura |
Lines the thoracic cavity |
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Pleural fluid |
Fluid between the visceral pleura and parietal pleura |
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Alveoli |
Microscopic air sacs in the lungs |
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Recoil |
The elastic quality that allows the lungs to expand and contract |
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Umbilicus |
Belly button |
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Axial body |
Head, neck, and trunk |
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Appendicular |
Arms and legs |
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Sagittal plane |
Runs vertically from front to back and divides the body into left and right halves |
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Frontal plane |
Runs vertically left to right and divides the body into front and back portions |
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Transverse plane |
Horizontal and divides the body into upper and lower portions |
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Eversion |
Turning the foot laterally at the ankle |
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Inversion |
Turning the foot medially at the ankle |
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Central nervous system (CNS) |
Brain and spinal cord |
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Cortex, brain |
Grooved surface of the cerebrum |
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Brainstem |
Contains the medulla oblongata and pons. Anterior to the cerebellum |
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Dermatomes |
Areas of the skin associated with specific spinal nerves |
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Myotomes |
Groups of muscles associated with specific spinal nerves roots |
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Mediastinum |
The space in the chest for the heart |
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Epicardium |
Lining on the outside of the heart |
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Myocardium |
The muscle of the heart |
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Endocardium |
Lining of the inside the heart |
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Pericardium |
Fibrous sac encasing the heart |
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Tricuspid valve |
Right artium to right ventricle |
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Bicuspid valve |
Mitral valve, left atrium to left ventricle |
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Bicuspid valve |
Mitral valve, left atrium to left ventricle |
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Pulmonary valve |
Right ventricle to the pulmonary arteries to lungs |
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Aortic valve |
Left ventricle to the aorta to the body |
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Apex |
Largest part of the heart, best for auscultating sounds from the mitral valve |
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Auscultating |
Listening to the mitral valve |
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Apical pulse |
The pulse from the Apex, the largest part of the heart |
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Vena cava |
The veins that return deoxygenated blood from the body to the right atrium |
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Sinoatrial node |
Natural pacemaker in the right atrium |
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Atrioventricular node |
Secondary natural pacemaker at the bottom of the right atrium |
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Cardiac cycle |
Heartbeat |
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Lymph nodes |
Concentrations of white blood cells |
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Lymph |
Clear, colorless, alkaline fluid made up of mostly water, along with some protein, salts, fats, WBCs, and urea |
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Urea |
A waste product of protein metabolism |
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Phagocytes |
White blood cells that remove microorganisms, cell debris, and blood cells that are damaged, old, or abnormal by phagocytosis |
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T lymphocyte |
Type of WBC that kill cancer cells |
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Buccal cavity |
Mouth |
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Peritoneum |
Lining of the abdominal cavity |
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Rugae |
Folds inside the stomach |
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Fundus |
Upper part of the stomach |
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Pylorus |
Lower part of the stomach |
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Ileocecal valve |
The valve from small intestine to the large |
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Insulin |
Binds glucose molecules in the blood, secreted by the beta cells in the panceas |
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Glucagon |
Stimulate the liver to release glycogen, secreted by the alpha cells. |
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Thorax |
Combination of the sternum, ribs, and vertebral column |
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Hematopoiesis |
Production of red and white blood cells in the marrow |
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Aponeurosis |
A tendon that attaches to a larger area of bone |
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Synarthrosis |
Immovable joint. Skull sutures |
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Amphiarthrosis |
A slightly movable joint. Vertebra |
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Diarthrosis |
A freely movable joint |
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Goniometer |
Measures the range of motion of a joint |
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Sclera |
The white, outer, hard, protective layer of the eye |
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Conjunctiva |
A thin mucus membrane that coats the sclera and eyelids and lubricates the eye |
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Choroid |
The middle layer of the eye. Vascular and dark blue. Contains the Iris, pupil, ciliary body, lens, and suspensory ligaments |
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Ciliary body |
The structure that changes the shape of the lens |
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Ciliary muscles |
Change the shape of the lens in the eye |
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Suspensory ligaments |
Suspend the lens in the eye |
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Accommodation |
Ciliary muscles adjusting the lens in the eye |
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Aqueous humor |
Fluid in both chambers of the eye, nourishes the lens and cornea |
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Vitreous humor |
Jellylike fluid in the posterior chamber of the eye |
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Schlemm's canal |
Opening between the chambers of the eye through which aqueous humor drains from the anterior chamber to the posterior chamber |
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Cerumen |
Ear wax |
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Ossicles |
The bones of the middle ear. Malleus, incus, and stapes |
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Perilymph |
The fluid in the cochlea |
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Organ of corti |
The lining of the cochlea, containing the tiny hairs that relay vibrations to the vestibulocochlear nerve |
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Endolymph |
The fluid in the vestibular system that informs our ear of our position relative to gravity |
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Retroperitoneal space |
Space in the back of the abdominal cavity where the kidneys are |
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Nephron |
The structure that filters the blood in the cortex of the kidney. Consists of the arteriole, venule, Bowman's capsule, glomerulus, proximal tubule, henle's loop, distal tubule, and capillary bed |
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Glomerulus |
Capillary cluster within the Bowman's capsule |
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Filtrate |
Fluid of electrolytes, urea, and water produced by osmosis in the glomerulus |
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Medulla |
Inner region of the kidney, containing the renal pyramids |
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Renal pelvis |
Where all the calyces join and the urea gathers into the ureter |
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Cremasters |
Muscles that pulls the scrotum closer to the body |