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Peristalsis
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Progressive, wavelike contractions that move foodstuffs through the alimentary tube organs (or that move other substances through other hollow body organs)
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Small Intestines
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the bodys major digestive organ, longest section of alimentary canal-20ft 1 inch in diameter 3 subdivisions duodenum-part where bile and pancreatic juice enter small intestine. Jejunum 8ft long Ileum-12 ft long {Most digestion occurs in the Jejunum and the Ileum}
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Liver
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Lobed accessory organthat overlies the stomach; produces bile to help digest fat, and serves other metabolic and regulatory functions
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Atria
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The two superior receiving chambers of the heart
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Aorta
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Major systemic artery; arises from the left ventricle of the heart
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Adrenal Gland
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Hormone-producing glands located superior to the kidneys; each consists of medulla and cortex areas.
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Bronchioles
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The branching air passageways inside the lungs.
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Bicuspid
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The left atrioventricular valve
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Bolus
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A rounded mass of food prepared by the mouth for swallowing; any soft round mass
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anus
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Distal end of digestive tract; outlet of rectum
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Arteries
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Blood vessels that conduct blood away from the heart and into the circulation.
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bile
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Greenish-yellow or brownish fluid produced in and secreted by the liver, stored in the gallbladder, and released into the small intestine.
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Veins
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Blood vessels that return blood toward the heart from the circulation
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Bronchi
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One of the two large branches of the trachea that leads to the lungs.
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Canine
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fanglike eyeteeth that tear and pierce
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Cranium
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Bony protective encasement of the brain and organs of hearing and equilibrium; also called the skull
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Chyme
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Semifluid, creamy mass consisting of partially digested food and gastric juice
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Capillaries
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The smallest of the blood vessels and the sites of exchange between the blood and tissue cells.
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Diastole
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Period of the cardiac cycle when either the ventricles or the atria are relaxing
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Diaphragm
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[1]Any partition or wall separating one area from another;[2]a muscle that separates the thoracic cavity from the lower abdominopelvic cavity.
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Cilia
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Tiny, hairlike projections on cell surfaces that move in a wavelike manner.
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Esophagus
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Muscular tube extending from the laryngopharynx through the diaphragm to join the stomach;collapses when not involved in food propulsion
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Erythrocytes
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Red blood cells
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Expiration
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Breathing out
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Epiglottis
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Elastic cartilage at the back of the throat; covers the opening of the larynx during swallowing
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Large Intestinges
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Dry out indegestible food absorbs H2O 5 ft long 2 inches in diameter contain mucus 8 parts-transverse, ascending, and descending colon, cecum, sigmoid colon, rectum, vermiform appendix, and anal canal. Eliminates indigestible waste from the body.
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Pericardium
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Double-layerd serosa enclosing the heart and forming its superficial layer
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Fibrinolysis
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Process that removes unneeded blood clots hen healing has occurred
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Gall bladder
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Sac beneath the right lobe of the liver used for bile storage.
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Glomerulus
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Cluster of capillaries forming part of the nephron; forms filtrate.
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Hemoglobin
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Oxygen-transporting component of erythrocytes
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Heart
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Pump that pumbs blood to the rest of the body
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Homeostasis
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A stte of body equilibrium or stable internal environment of the body
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Inspiration
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Breath in
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Micturition
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Urination, or voiding; emptying the bladder
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Tricuspid
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The right atrioventricular valve
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Systole
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A period when either the ventricles or the atria are contrating
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Lumen
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Cavity inside a tube, blood vessel, or hollow organ
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Phalanges
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Fingers and toes
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Rugae
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Elevation or ridges, as in stomach mucosa
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Stomach
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Temporary reservoir in the gastrointestinal tract where chemical breakdown of proteins begins and food is converted into chyme
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Mouth
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When digestion begins breakdown of food
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Pancreas
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Gland located behind the stomach, between the spleen and then duodenum; produces both endocrine and exocrine secretions
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Urethra
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Canal through which urine passes from the bladder to the outside of the body.
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Urinary Bladder
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A smooth, collapsible, muscular sac that stores urine temporarily
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Dialysis
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Diffusion of solute(s) through a semipermneable membrane
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Pulmonary Artery
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Vessels that deliver blood to the lungs to be oxygenated
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Platelets
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Cell frangment found in blood; envolved in clotting
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Thrombocyte
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Platelets; cell frangments that participate in blood coagulation
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Ventricles
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(1)paired, inferiorly located heart chambers that function as the major blood pumps (2)Cavities in the brain
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Hypotension
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Low blood pressure
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Pelvic Girdle
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Consists of the paired coxal bones that attach the lower limbs to the axial skeleton
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Pharynx
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Muscular tube extending from the region posterior to the nasal cavities to the esophagus
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Ureter
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Tube that carries urine from kidney to bladder
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Trachea
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Windpipe; carilage reinforced tube extending from larynx to bronchi
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Nares
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Nostrils
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Urinalysis
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Test urine for drug useage (Acidic and Basiscity)
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Alveoli
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Air sacs in the lungs
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Hemophiliacs
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Bleeding disorder (Hereditary)
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Mononucleosis
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Mono kissing disease
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Clavicle
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Collarbone
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Lungs`
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Organ that breaks down air
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leukocyte
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White blood cells; formed elements involved in the body protection that take part in inflammatory and immune responses.
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Procoagulants
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medicines that clot blood
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Tarsus
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Made up of 7 tarsal bones that form the posterior half of the foot
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Coccyx
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Tailbone
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Vena Cavas
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Located in heart bring old blood to heart
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Hypertension
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High Bloodpressure
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Sutures
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Immovable joint that connects all bones of the skull
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Pectoral Girdle
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Bones in upper limbs includes scapula and clavicle
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Rib cage
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Protects thoracic cavity true ribs(1-7) false ribs(8-12) 11&12 floating ribs
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Sternum
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Breast bone lies in the anterior midline of the thorax
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Tunics
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Layer in blood vessel
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Pressure Point
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Where the artery lies close to the skin surface where a pulse can be checked
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Myocardium
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Muscle of the heart
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Bloodtypes
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A Pos & A Neg.
B Pos & B Neg. AB Pos & AB Neg. O Pos & Neg. |
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Coronary Arteries
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(Sinus)Collects blood and takes to the myocardium of the heart
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RH Neg.
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Rhesus Factor 85% of people are pos. RH neg. can give to RH neg. and pos. People that are RH neg. can get RH pos. once
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Henry's Law
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Gases in a mixture dissolve in a liquid in proportion to its partial pressure and its solubility in the liquid
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Dalton's Law
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Partial Pressure, the total pressure exerted by a mixture of gases in the sum of the pressures exerted independantly by each gas in the mixture
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Thoracic Cavity
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Chest cavity contains heart, lungs, ribcage, and sternum
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Larynx
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Voicbox provides a permanent open airway
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Trigone
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Smooth triangular region at the base of the bladder prone to infection
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Renal Artery
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Carries blood into the kidneys
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Nephrons
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Filtering mechanisms in the kidneys. Form urine........
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Sphincter
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Valves that open in GI tract to allow food to pass through Gastroesophageal and pyloric
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Molars
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Type of tooth 12 with wisdom and human mouth
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Villi
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Fingerlike projections that increase surface area of intestines for better absorption
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Blood
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THE RIVER OF LIFE carries everything we need from one place to another in the body
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Kidneys
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Two bean shaped organs, at base of 12th vertebrae clease the blood via renal arteries and veins
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Anemia
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Reduced oxygen-carrying ability of blood resulting from too few erythrocytes or abnormal hemoglobin.
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