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84 Cards in this Set
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What plays an important part in cell reproduction and metabolism
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nucleus
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What is mitosis
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process by which most cells reproduce
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what best describes metabolism
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process by which cells are nourished
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primary functions of skeletal system
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protects various organs, helps produce red and white blood cells, stores most of the bodys calicum
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what removes toxic products of digestion
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liver
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which system includes skin, oil, and sweat glands
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integumentary system
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what connects 2 or more bones
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joint
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which bone joins all the bones of the cranium
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sphenoid
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what kind of bones are cheek bones
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malar
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adams apple is
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hyoid bone
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where is the humerus bone
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arm
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what is true bout the insertion part of muscle
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pressure in massage usually begins here
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which muscle causes wrinkles across forhead
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frontalis
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which body part has mucles that are nonfunctioning
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ear
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a function of the orbicularis oculi muscle is to
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close eye
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a function of the mentalis muscle is to
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wrinkle chin
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a function of the trapezius muscle is to
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swing the arms
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function of the flexor muscles is to
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bend the wrist
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which muscles cover the shoulder joint
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deltoid muscle
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which system provides the physical foundation of the body
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skeletal
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the brain, spinal cord, and nerves are part of what system
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nervous system
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which system controls the 5 senses
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nervous system
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the brain is
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nerve tissue
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what controls sensation and glandular activity
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brain
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where does the spinal cord begin
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brain
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the cell body and nucleus, dendrites, an and axon made up what?
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nerve cell
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what receives impulses from other neruons
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dendrites
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what transmits impulses that produce reactions to elements such as heat and cold
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sensory nerves
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which nerve supplies the arm and hand
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median
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which nerve is the little finger
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ulnar
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which nerve is the little finger
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ulnar
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the infratrochlear nerve affects what area
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membrane and skin of the nose
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the 7th cranilal is a
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motor nerve
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which nerve controls chewing
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5th cranial
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the buccal nerve affects what
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muscles of the mouth
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the temporal nerve affects what
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eyebrow
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the cervical nerves affect what
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the scalp at the back of the head and neck
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which nerve is located at the base of the skull
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the smaller occipital nerve
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which nerve supplies the thumb
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the radial nerve
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what does the digital nerve supply
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the finger
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what part of the body does the radial nerve and its branches supply
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the thumb, the side of the arm and the back of the hand
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which sustem coordinates all other systems
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nervous system
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which is a function of lymph
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carries waste and impurities from the cells
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the heart is what shape
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cone
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a main function of the vagus nerve is to
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regulate the heartbeat
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the vagus nerve is also known as the
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10th cranial
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what best describes the ventricles
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the lower, thick-walled chambers of the heart
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what type of circulation sends blood from the heart to the lungs
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pulmonary
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veins carry blood containing
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waste products
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what does blood carry to the cells of the body
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water, oxy, food
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blood carries _________and __________ to be eliminated.
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carbon dioxide, waste products
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t/f blood helps equalize the bodys temp
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T
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what best describes blood
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nutritive fluid in body
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what are the components of blood
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red adn whit corpuscles, platelets, plasma, adn hemoglobin
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what best describes hemoglobin
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complex iron protein
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what is the main function of plasma
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takes carbon dioxide away from body cells
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red blood cells contain
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hemoglobin
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which system acts as an aid to the blood system
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lymph vascular system
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lymph vascular system
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carries nourishment from the body to the body cells, removes waste material from the body cells, provides a suitable frlluid edvironmemt for the cells
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facial artery supplies blood to where
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lower region of the face
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the common carotid arteries supply blood to
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the head
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the internal carotid arteries supply blood to
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the brain
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the submental artery supplies what
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blood to the chin
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the superior labeal artery supplies what
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blood to the upper lip
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what does the inferior labeal artery supply
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blood to lower lip
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the angular artery supplies what
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blood to side of the nose
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the parietal artery is a branch of what artery
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superfifcial temporal artery
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what does the posterior auricular supply
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blood to the scalp and ear area
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which artery supplies blood to the front of the ear
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anterior aauricular artery
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the internal and external jugular veins carry
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blood returning to the heart from the head
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what best describes the endocrine system
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affects the growth, development, adn health of the body
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what removes certain elements from the blood to convert them into new compounds
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glands
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what do exocrine glands produce
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sweat
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what are the 2 main types of glands
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exocrine and endocrine
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which statement best describes the digestive system
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changes food into nutrients and waste
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a main function of digestive enzymes is to
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change food into a form that can be used by the body
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eliminates waste material
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excretoy system
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a main function of the kidneys
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excrete urine
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main function of liver
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discharge bile
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main function of lg intestine
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eliminate decomposed food
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respiratory system consists of
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heart and lungs
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which best describes the diphragm
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muscular wall that separates th thorax from the abdominal region
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during inhalation, or breathing in , what is absorbed into the blood
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oxygen
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includes hair and nails
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integumentary system
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