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What contributes about 60% of seminal fluid |
Seminal vesicles |
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What is it called when a feedback loop nullifies a change that has occurred |
Negative feedback |
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What is a wave of muscular contraction that travels the length of the digestive tract |
peristalsis |
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What secretes leptin |
Adipose Tissue |
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Many veins have valves to prevent what? |
the backflow of blood (true) |
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Conduction of nerve impulses to the brain is a function of what system |
Nervous system |
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What are white blood cells |
Leukocytes |
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What are highly permeable it allow large particles to easily enter the vesicle |
Lymph capillaries |
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What is the first menstruation called |
Menarche |
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What hormone primarily targets the uterus |
Oxytocin |
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What is also known as the voice box |
Larynx |
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What are the tiny vessels that exchange gases, water, and nutrients across there walls called |
Capillaries |
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What are the smallest blood cells |
Thrombocytes |
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What is the thin filament |
Acton |
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What carries impulses from the receptors to the CNS |
Afferent nerves |
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What is the Passage from the ear to the pharynx. And equalizes air pressure |
Mustachian tube |
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What is the hormone that increases the storage of glucose fatty acids and amino acids |
Insulin |
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What's it called when the sensory message sent from one neuron to another |
Nerve impulse |
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what is the Flow of heart |
1. Venacava 2. right atrium 3. right ventricle 4. lungs 5. left atrium 6. left ventricle 7. aorta 8. body |
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What is maintained by the stimulation of the muscle spindle scattered within the muscle |
muscle tone |
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Each cells have receptors on the cell membrane, cytoplasm, or nucleus that recognize and respond to... |
Exclusively to specific hormones |
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How many pairs of nerves Branch off from the spinal cord |
31 pairs |
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What is part of the thoracic cavities that lie between the lungs |
Mediastinum |
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Does the lymphatic system have a lymphatic pump? |
no |
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What is the smallest unit of matter |
Atom |
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What carries Pulses from the CNS to the muscles or glands |
Efference(motor neuron) |
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What is the oxygen-carrying protein pigment that is contained in the red blood cells |
Hemoglobin |
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What is it called when the cell uses energy to transport substances |
Active transport |
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What is the oily substance consisting of proteins in electrolytes that is secreted to the hair follicles |
sebum |
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What is a muscular extendable elastic tube that extends from the cervix to the external genitalia |
the vagina |
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What is the process of physically moving air from the atmosphere into the lungs |
Pulmonary ventilation |
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What is the cavity present in the lateral and Superior walls of the nasal cavity |
Paranasal sinuses |
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What is it called to cut open |
Caudal |
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What is a type of internal nonspecific immunity |
Fever? feder? |
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What is a major muscle of inspiration |
diaphragm |
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What leads to the yellow discoloration of the skin known as jaundice. |
Bilirubin |
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Is breathing controlled in part by emotional factors? |
yes |
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What are specialized cells of the liver called |
Hepatocytes |
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What is the process of fertilized massive cells that attaches itself to the endometrium uterus wall |
Implantation |
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What are highly branched processes from the cell body that takes impulses into the cell |
Dendrites |
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What makes up the central nervous system |
Brain and spinal cord |
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What is the most freely movable joint of the body |
The glenohumeral joint |
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What is the gap between the synaptic bulb and the sarcolemma called |
synaptic cleft |
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What nodes are located in lower extremities |
Inguinal nodes |
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What is the main female reproductive organ? |
The ovaries |
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what are the neurons that monitor the position and movement of skeletal muscles and joints and give information about the body in space in any given instance |
Proprioceptors |
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What is the most superficial layer of skin |
Epidermis |
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What is the movement of ions and molecules from High concentration to low |
Diffusion |
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What organ filters waste and toxins from the blood stream. |
kidneys |
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What organ stores and concentrates bile |
gall bladder |
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Most endocrine gland secretions are controlled by what? |
Negative feedback mechanism |
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How much of urine is water? |
93% to 97% |
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is urine sterile? |
yes |
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The mucous membrane of the respiratory gastrointestinal urinary and reproductive tracks are examples of what? |
External nonspecific immunity |
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What is the process of swallowing called? |
Deglutition |
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What are the vessels that drain excess fluid from the tissues into the bloodstream are known as what? |
Lymphatic vessels |
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What hormone relaxes the pubic symphysis and other pelvic joints and softens and dilates the uterus cervix at time of pregnancy called? |
Relaxin |
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What is the largest mass of lymphoid tissue in the body |
The spleen! |
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What is the muscular layer of the heart? |
Pericardium |
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What is a bundle of muscle fibers called |
A fascicle! |
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Who has a shorter urethra male or female? |
Female! (with the rare exception of a male having a micropenis) |
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What is the indentation in the kidney called? |
The hilum |
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What are the lymphocytes that mature in the thymus called? |
T lymphocytes |
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Can massage produce vasodilation in the body? |
yes |
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Is blood a connective tissue? |
Yes It is a liquid connective tissue |
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What do sebaceous glands produce |
Sebum |
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A muscle contraction in which the muscle length Remains the Same it's called what? |
Isometric contraction |
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What detects foreign agents in the intersentual fluid and also remember the ones they have already encountered |
Lymphocytes |
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What is the type of immunity that is genetically determined |
Innate immunity |
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What tube is used to transport pee from kidney to bladder |
ureter |
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What is the structure that moves posteriorly with each swallow? |
Glottis |
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What controls secretion of pituitary hormones |
Hypothalamus |
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The medulla of the kidneys forms 6 to 18 conical structure is known as what? |
Renal pyramids |
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What are the folds of the epithelium of the digestive tract wall that increase absorption of nutrients are called what? |
illi |
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What is the major function of platelets |
To prevent blood loss |
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Endocrine glands secrete chemicals into what? |
Interstitial fluid |
