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Proximal |
Towards the origin |
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Superior |
Closer to the head |
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Anterior |
Towards the front |
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Superficial |
Surface of the body |
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Medial |
Closer to the midline |
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Inferior |
Below, towards the feet |
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Lateral |
Away from the midline |
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Posterior |
The back |
Booty |
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Deep |
Below the skin |
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Distal |
Away from the origin |
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Anatomy |
Study of the structure and shape of the body and its parts |
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Psysiology |
Study of how the parts function |
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Homeostasis |
Maintenance of stable internal environment |
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Negative feedback |
Like a thermostat, turns off original stimulus or reduces intensity |
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Nervous system |
Fast acting control system response to internal and external change |
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Muscular system |
Provides movement and heat, maintains posture |
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Respiratory system |
Keeps blood supplied with oxygen, removes carbon dioxide |
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Integumentary system |
The skin, protect the inner body and regulates body temperature |
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What system regulates water, electrolyte, and acid-base balance of the blood |
Urinary system |
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What two systems are the ovaries a part of? |
Endocrine and reproductive |
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Connective tissue |
Found everywhere, connect body parts, protects, supports and binds |
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Muscle tissue |
Produces movement, supports body, heat production |
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Epithelial tissue |
The lining , covering in the glandular tissue of the body |
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Nervous tissue |
Makes up the brain, spinal cord, and nerves, receive and conduct electrochemical impulses |
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What is usable cell fuel called? |
ATP |
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Ph 7 and above |
Non-acidic, basic |
Milk |
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Ph 7 and below |
Very acidic |
Lemon |
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Nucleic acid |
Makes up genetic information, DNA & RNA |
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Lipids |
Store energy, signal, and act as structural components of cell membranes |
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Proteins |
Carry out chemical reactions |
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What are the two ways that tissue repair/wound healing occur? |
Regeneration & fibrosis |
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Are the functions of the skeletal system? |
Support the body, protects vital organs |
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What is the shaft of a long bone called? |
Diaphysis |
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What are the differences between the male pelvis and the female pelvis? |
The females is wider and U-shaped while the males is V-shaped |
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Which bones make up the knee joints? |
Femur, tibia, fibula, patella |
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Why are the floating ribs called floating ribs? |
They are not attached anteriorly |
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What is the most common fracture in children and why? |
Greenstick, because it's not a complete break because of their rubbery bones |
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What is the name of the large opening in the occipital bone that the spinal cord passes through? |
Foramen Magnum |
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Where does the blood cell formulation occur? |
In the bone marrow |
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In adult long bones, where is the hyaline cartilage located? |
On the articular surface of the bones |
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What are the characteristics of a compound fracture? |
Bone sticking out of the skin |
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What is acetylcholine |
Neurotransmitter produced by neurons |
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List the ways the skeletal muscles are named |
Shape of musle, action performed, origin/insertion, size, location, direction of fibers, # of origins |
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Which muscle tissues are involuntary? |
The cardiac and smooth muscle |
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Functions of the muscular system |
movement of the body, maintain posture, heat production |
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Define motor unit |
One somatic efferent neuron and all of the muscle fibers |
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Place the following terms in order from smallest to largest: fiber, myofilament, fascicle, myofibril |
Myofilaments, myofibril, fiber, fascicle |
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What is the name of the largest muscle of the butt |
Gluteus maximus |
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Efferent neuron |
Nerve fibers that carry impulses away from the CNS |
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Afferent neuron |
Nerve fibers that carry impulses to the CNS |
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Interneuron |
A neuron that transmits impulses between other neurons |
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Synapse |
The Junction between nerves |
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Neurotransmitter |
Endogenous chemical that enables neurotransmission |
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List the parts of a reflex arc |
Sensory receptor, afferent neuron, interneuron, efferent, neuron |
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What are the three major parts of the brain stem? |
Medulla, ponds, midbrain |
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Fissure |
A large furrow that divides the brain into lobes |
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Gyrus |
A ridge between two clefts |
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Sulcus |
Shallow groove that surrounds a Gyrus |
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What portion of the brain controls temperature hormone activity and thirst? |
Hypothalamus |
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What portion of the brain controls heart rate respiratory rate and blood pressure during sleep? |
Pons |
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List the sequence of nerves as at the spinal cord from superior to inferior |
Cervical, thoracic, lumbar, and sacral |
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What is another name for afferent nerves? |
Receptor/sensory nerves |
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Which part of the nervous system controls the fight or flight response? |
Sympathetic system |
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Which lobe of the cerebellum is the primary motor area? |
The motor cortex |
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What is the name for the fluid that surrounds the brain/spinal cord? |
Cerebrospinal fluid |
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What is the name of the structure that allows the two hemispheres of the brain to communicate with one another? |
Corpus callosum |
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What part of the eye is referred to as the white of the eye? |
Sclera |
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What is the clear protective portion of the eye called? |
Cornea |
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What is the middle coat of the eye called? |
Choroid |
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List the primary taste sensations: |
Sweet, salty, sour, bitter |
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