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an example of simple squamous can be found where?
aveoli (air sacs in lungs surrounded by capillary beds)
an example of stratified squamous can be found where?
in the epidermis and mouth (protection is an important function)
example of simple columnar
small intestine where absorption takes place
example of stratified columnar
the urethra
an example of pseudostratified columnar
in the ciliated respiratory tract
example of simple cuboidal
in the kidney and secretion is an important function
the functions of fat tissue (adipose) are?
protection, heat storage, and long-term energy storage.
The three types of blood cells are?
Erythrocytes - red blood cells - O2 tranport
Leukocytes - white blood cells - immunity
Thrombocytes - platelets
This connective tissue includes tendons and ligaments?
Fibrous (dense) connective tissue
This connective tissue can be found beneath the skin and includes macrophages?
Loose connective tissue
The main function of muscular tissue is?
contraction and relaxation
What surrounds axons in nervous tissues?
myelin sheath
What carry nerve impulses away from the cell body?
What carry nerve impulses to the cell body?
Axons
Dendrites
Where are neurotransmitters stored?
the ends of axons
What are the three main functions of epithelial cells?
Absorption (small intestine), Protection (epidermis), and Secretion (kidney)
What is the most diversified group of tissues?
Connective tissue
Bone (osteocytes) connective tissue
for calcium storage, support and protect the body, regenerate well and excrete more calcium under stress
Cartilage (condrocytes) connective tissue
widely scattered, proteins in extracellular space make it elastic and strong; no vascular supply. made of elastin or collagen. ex. ears and nose.
Fibrous (dense) connective tissue
elastic/very strong; lots of fibers very dense; secrete proteins and make up tendon and ligaments.
Loose connective tissue
anchors skin, contains macrophages
Blood connective tissue
made in the bones, blood plasma = liquid (red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets)
Adipose connective tissue (fat)
fat storage; long term energy; insulation and protection
What are the 5 main functions of connective tissue?
Holds body together; most diversified group; widely spaced cells; has an extracellular matrix; has a vascular supply (except cartilage)
What are the three Muscle types?
Skeletal
Smooth
Cardiac
What type of muscle is striated, voluntary, and allows movement?
Skeletal
What type of muscle is non-striated, involuntary and is responsible for Peristalsis (wavelike movement) digestion?
Smooth
What type of muscle is striated, involuntary, and responsible for pumping blood throughout the heart?
Cardiac
What are the parts of nervous tissue and their function?
Axon - carries impulses away
Dendrite - carries impulses towards
Myelin Sheath - protects axon, speeds up transmission
Nodes of Ranvier - gaps in the myelin sheath
Neurotransmitter - chemicals released from neuron to neuron
What carries oxygenated blood away from the heart?
Arteries
What carries deoxygenated blood towards the heart?
Veins
What valve has 3 flaps?
What valve has 2 flaps and is also known as the mitral valve?
Tricuspid
Bicuspid
What has the thickest walls and must contract with enough force to push blood throughout the somatic pathway?
The left ventricle
What is the 'pacemaker' of the heart and what does it do?
The sinoatrial (SA) node contracts the 2 arteries.
What contracts the two ventricles?
The atrioventricular (AV) node.
What part of an EKG corresponds to atrial depolarization?
P wave
What part of an EKG corresponds to ventricle depolarization?
QRS complex
What part of an EKG corresponds to ventricular repolarization?
T wave
What are the systolic and diastolic values of a blood pressure reading measuring for?
systolic - cardiac contraction
diastolic - cardiac relaxation
What part of the autonomic system is responsible for a decrease in heart rate?
the parasympathetic system
What pressure is highest at the arterial end?
hydrostatic pressure
What pressure is highest on the venus end of the capillary exchange?
osmotic pressure (forcing water into blood vessels)
What term is used to describe swelling due to excess fluid in body tissues?
Edema
What term is used to describe chronic high blood pressure?
Hypertension
What sex-linked bleeding disorder affects bloods ability to clot correctly?
Hemophilia
Humans have this kind of breathing system?
A negative breathing system (pressure in the lungs are lower than outside the lungs making it easier to breathe)
What two muscles are involved in respiration?
The diaphragm and External intercostals
What is the term used to describe when there is more oxygen released in areas with lower ph (caused by increased acidity due to extra work done)?
The Bohr Shift
What are the three types of granular leucocytes and their functions?
Basophils - secrete histamine
Neurtrophils - phagocytosis
Eosinophils - attack parasitic worms
What are the two types of Agranular Leucocytes and their functions?
Monocytes (macrophage) - phagocytosis
Lymphocytes (T cells and B cells) - antibody
What are the three types of Plasma proteins?
Albumin, Fibrinogen, and Immunoglobulin
What does Albumin do?
maintains the blood volume and pressure, found in eggs, osmotic pressure
What does Fibrinogen do?
clotting (active form is Fibrin) makes full clot
What does Immunoglobulin do?
transports and fights infection (antibodies)
Salivary glands secrete what 2 substances in the mouth to kill bacteria?
Lysosomes and Salivary Amylase
What is the term used to describe the wave like contraction of smooth muscle which helps move food down the digestive tract?
Peristalsis
What are the two sphincters contained in the stomach to keep it closed?
Cardiac and Pyloric
What four things are contained in gastric juice?
water, mucous, HCL, and pepsin.
What organ makes bile?
The liver
What is the function of bile?
To emulsify fats so they can be digested.
These are small fingerlike projections of the small intestine which increase surface area and allow for better absorption of nutrients.
Villi
This system is part of the blood stream that channels blood to the liver which regulates what is let into the general circulatory system.
The Hepatic Portal System
What are the three main functions of the large intestine?
Concentrate undigested material for removal
Water absorption
Bacterial action - makes vitamins B and K
Which four enzymes are located in the pancreas and target protein molecules?
Trypsin
Chemotrypsin
Carboxypeptidase
Aminopeptidase
Where is lipase located and what does it target?
Pancreas, targets lipids (triglycerides)
Where is amylase located and what does it target?
Mouth, salivary glands; targets polysaccharides and breaks them down to disaccharides
and
Pancreas; targets any remaining starch in chyme, converts to disaccharides
Where is pepsin located and what does it target?
stomach; chemical digestion of proteins
Where is DNA/RNA nuclease located and what does it target?
Pancreas; targets nucleic acids
Where are sucrase, lactase, and maltase located and what do they target?
Small intestine - Sucrose
Small intestine - Lactose
Small intestine - Maltase
What is the waterproof protein contained in dead skin cells?
Keratin
What is contained in sweat?
salt and lysozymes (digestive enzymes)
What is the sticky filter in the respiratory tract known as?
The mucous membrane
What white blood cells are involved with phagocytosis (2)?
monocytes and neutrophils
Lymphocytes produce what?
antibodies
What are two types of plasma proteins?
complement proteins and interferons
What is the name for the small proteins that bind to receptors of healthy cells that are antiviral and produced by infected cells to prevent the spread of infection.
Interferons
What part of an antibody is specific due to varying properties?
Variable region (tip)
What part of an antibody is able to produce many antibodies rapidly?
Constant region (base)
What are big proteins in the walls of bacteria or viruses known as?
Antigens
A vaccination is an example of what type of immunity?
Artificial active immunity
When an immunity is passed from mother to offspring it is known as?
Natural passive immunity
What deals with the first exposure of a pathogen and is also known as the Antibody Production Mechanism?
Primary Immune Response
This type of monocyte/macrophage presents a piece of the outer bacterial protein coat to a T-helper cell.
Antigen Presenting Cell (APC)
This cell passes the bacterial coat to the B-cell.
T-helper cell
The B-cell becomes this type of cell which is capable of mitosis for exponential antibody production.
Plasma cell
Secondary Immune Response (after already being exposed to a pathogen) involves what 3 cells?
Memory B and T Cells as well as cytotoxic T cells aka. Killer T Cells
What is an autoimmune disorder that mimics other diseases?
Lupus
What disease makes the immune system attack the thyroid gland?
Graves Disease
What disease makes the pancreas stop producing insulin and destroys pancreatic cells?
Insulin-Dependent Diabetes (Type I Diabetes)
What occurs when antibodies are produced successfully but monocytes/neutrophils don't phagocytize properly?
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Kaposi's Sarcoma and Pneumocystis carinii are indicators for what disease?
HIV AIDS
What is term is used to describe the difference in pressure of gases from outside the body to inside the body which aids in the absorption of O2 and the release of CO2?
Partial Pressure
What molecules are in the center of the hemoglobin molecule that help to pull in O2?
Iron molecules
What is the pathway after passing through the trachea to the air sacs?
Trachea-->Bronchi-->Bronchioles-->Alveoli (air sacs)
Heart rate can be changed by which two body systems?
Neural stimulation (parasympathetic - decreases heart rate; sympathetic - increases heart rate) and Endocrine system (epinephrine and adrenaline increase heart rate)
What are the two loops of the heart known as?
systemic and pulmonary
Why is a fish's 2 chambered heart inefficient?
Because blood pressure drops after passing through the gills and has to flow through the body.
What is a type of edema caused by severe malnutrition?
Kwashiorkor
What type of cholesterol helps to move cholesterol out of the blood?
HDL (good cholesterol)
What type of cholesterol helps to move cholesterol into the blood?
LDL (bad cholesterol)
What mineral is needed for bone and tooth formation, nerve transmission, muscle contraction and can be found in dairy and green veggies?
Calcium
What mineral is needed for phospholipids and ATP formation?
Phosphorous - dairy products, meats
What 2 minerals are used for nerve impulses and cell balance?
Sodium - table salt
Potassium - meats, dairy products, fruits veggies and grains
What mineral is the center of the hemoglobin molecule and pulls O2 in?
Iron - meats, eggs
What mineral helps harden bones and teeth?
Fluorine - tea, drinking water, and seafood
What mineral is required for proper thyroid function?
Iodine - salt, dairy and seafood
What mineral is major component of gastric juice?
Chlorine
What three minerals act as cofactors?
Magnesium, Zinc, and Manganese
An anti-venom serum is an example of what kind of immunity?
Passive Artificial Immunity
What are the two functions of the sebum (oil) as part of the skin's non-specific defense?
It is slightly acidic, and makes the hairs pliable so that it doesn't rip the skin.
What are the four ways antibodies work?
Neutralize - surround and bind to antigen
Agglutination - tiny clots, takes antigens out of circulation
Precipitation - takes antigen out of solution
Activation of Complement - works w/ complement antimicrobial proteins
Vitamin found in carrots
Vitamin A
Vitamin that works as an antioxidant
Vitamin E
Vitamin important in blood clotting
Vitamin K
Vitamin that prevents scurvy
Vitamin C
Vitamin that aids in calcium absorption
Vitamin D
Vitamin that prevents spinal birth defects
Folic Acid
Vitamin that is important in red blood cell manufacturing
Vitamin B12
Vitamin used for energy metabolism
Vitamin B Family: B2, B6, and Biotin
Vitamin that makes retinal
Vitamin A
Vitamin that can be made in the skin
Vitamin D
Vitamin that is found in tea and is made by colon bacteria
Vitamin K
Vitamin needed for iron absorption and used in collagen synthesis
Vitamin C
Vitamin that is found in vegetable oils and helps prevent damage to cell membranes
Vitamin E
Vitamin that is a coenzyme in the synthesis of fat, glycogen, and amino acids.
Biotin
What are the four fat-soluble vitamins?
Vitamins A, D, E, K
Na, K, Cl, Ca, Mg, and bicarbonate are all examples of what in blood plasma?
Electrolytes
Food that is churned in the mouth is known as what?
Bolis
What is the term for food that has been mixed with gastic juice in the stomach?
Chyme (a liquid)
What is the function of HCL in gastric juice?
To lower the ph and break chemical bonds/kill bacteria.
What is the function of sodium bicarbonate?
To neutralize the acidity of the gastric juice.