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34 Cards in this Set
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cuts the body at the DU/REN meridians |
sagittal |
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produces melatonin/sleep wake cycles |
pineal gland |
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"master gland" which produces hormones that regulate all other glands |
pituitary gland |
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regulates the body's metabolic activity and cells receptivity to substances |
Thyroid gland |
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regulate the immune system |
Thymus |
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involved in stress response/produces adrenaline |
adrenal gland |
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produces digestive enzymes and insulin |
pancreas |
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female reproductive gland that produces hormones that aid in secondary sexual characteristics |
ovary |
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male reproductive gland that produces hormones that aid in secondary sexual characteristics |
Testes |
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capri = |
wrist |
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pollicis = |
thumb |
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hallucis = |
great toe |
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sternocleidomastoid muscle attachments |
sternum and clavicle |
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intercostal muscle attachments |
between the ribs |
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subscapularis muscle attachment |
subscapular fossa |
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fibularis longus muscle attachment |
fibula |
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zygomatic major muscle attachment |
zygomatic bone |
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brevis = |
short (VS. longus = long) |
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pectoral girdles (4 bones) |
R and L clavicle and R and L scapula |
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the ability for cells to maintain constant internal conditions regardless in changes in the external environment |
homeostasis |
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creates resting membrane potential used in all movement and nervous processes |
Sodium Potassium Pump |
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a stimulus in the organism causes a response that is opposite the organism |
Negative Feedback Loop |
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a stimulus causes a response in an organism which propagates the system |
Positive Feedback Loop |
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dys = |
difficult |
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pnea = |
breathing |
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A = |
without |
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malasia = |
softening |
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asthenia = |
weakness |
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gravis = |
serious |
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My = |
muscle |
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ankylo = |
bent or crooked |
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Em = |
in |
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physical digestion happens in the _____ |
mouth |
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chemical digestion happens in the ____ |
stomach |
