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59 Cards in this Set
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karotype
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visual display of chromosomes arranged by size, shape and banding, the last pair 23 tells what sex
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down syndrome
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trisomy 21, extra 21st
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poly-x
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female with more than 2 x's. tall and thin and with delayed speech
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klinefelter syndrome
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male was 2+ x's. female characteristics
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jacob syndrome
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extra y, tall, acne, speech and reading problems
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turner syndrome
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individual has only an x-no pubery or menstration
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nondisjunction during meiosis 1
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both members of a homologous pair go to the same daugher cell
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nondisjunction during meiosis 2
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sister chromosomes fail to separate and both daughter chromosomes go to the same gamete
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williams syndrome
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deletion of portion of 7- pixie
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cri du chat syndrome
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deletion of portion 5- malformed larynx
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inv dup 15 syndrome
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portion of 15 duplicated, autism, curved spine...
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translocations
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exchange of chromosomal segments b/t 2 different chromosomes, usually no symptoms or abnormalities
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alagille syndrome
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portion of 2 and 20 are translocated, distinctive facial appearance
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inversion
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segment of chromosome is rotated 180 so the alleles are in the opposite order
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autosomal recessive
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can have unaffected parents, must get allele from both parents in order to have it
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autosomal dominant
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at least one parent is affected, child can be unaffected
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autosomal recessive disorders
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tay sachs, cystic fibrosis, phenlketonuria, sickle-cell
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autosomal dominant disorder
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marfan, neurofibromatosis, huntington disease
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connective tissue
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binds organs, provides support and protection, produces red blood cells
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loose fibrous connective tissue
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supports epithelium and many internal organs, allows lungs, arteries and bladder to expand
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dense fibrous connective tissue
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tightly packed collagen fibers, found in tendons and ligaments
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adipose tissue
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fat storage and insulation
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reticular connective tissue
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supports meshwork of lymphatic system...nodes, spleen, thymus, bone marrow
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matrix of blood
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plasma
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blood transports...
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nutrients, oxygen and wastes
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epithelial tissue
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tightly packed cells forming a continuous layer that protect, secrete, absorbe, filter and excrete
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simple squamous epithelial
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lines blood vessels and air sacs of lungs,
protects, filters and diffuses |
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simple cubodial epithelium
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lines kidney tubules and surface of ovaries
protects, secretes, absorbs |
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simple columnar epithelium
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lining of hte intestine and uterus
protects, secretes, absorbs |
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pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium
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lining of respiratory tract, protects, secretes, moves mucous
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epidermis
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stratified squamous epithelium
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dermis
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collagena dn elastic fibers, beneath epidermis
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subcuteaneous lyaer
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loose connective tissue and adipose tissue
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each nucleotide contains...
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a nitrogen-containing base
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RNA
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single stranded, uracil instead of thymine
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messenger, mRNA
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carries genetic info from DNA to the ribosomes in the cytoplasm
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tRNA
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transfers amino acids to the ribosomes where amino acids are joined, one type of tRNA for each type of amino acid
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PCR
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polymerase chain reaction-can create millions of copies of DNA segment very quickly, can be used for fingerprinting
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malignancy
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when metastasis establishes new tumors distant fromt eh primary tumor
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saliva
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contains bicarbonate and salivary amylase that begin digestion of startch
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phraynx
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back of the mouth and nose where both food and air cna pass
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peristalsis
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rhythmic contractions used to conduct bolus
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gastric juice contains:
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pepsin (digest protein), hydrochloric acid, and mucus
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pyloric sphincter
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seperates the stomach and small intestine
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small intestine
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absorbs nutrients for cardiovascular and lymphatic system. bile from live/gallbladder and pancreatic juice dissolve fat and balance out the acidity of chyme
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function of large intestine
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absorbs water, salts and some vitamins, bacteria here help to break down indigestible material
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peritonitis
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if appendix rupturesor the large intestine has a hole in it
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function of pancreas
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digests carbohydrates, proteins, and fats
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islets of langerhans
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in pancreas, cell clusters that produce hormones (insulin and glucagon)
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liver
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makes bile, cleans blood
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cirrhosis
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liver damage
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ascites
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fluid in the peritoneal cavity
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gallbladder
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stores bile, helps w/ digestion of fat
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gout
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too many urea crystals in the blood
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function of kidneys
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excrete metabolic waste, maintain salt/water balance of blood, maintain acid-base balance of the blood, hormonal function
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three regions of hte kidneys
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renal cortex, renal medulla, renal pelvis
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nephrons
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make of glomerulus (in Bowman's capsule) and renal tubule
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symptoms of kidney disease
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changes in urination, edema, fatigue, itchy, metallic tast, nausea and vomiting, shortness of breath, feelin cold/or dizzy/can't concentrate, leg/flank pain
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kidney stones
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often made up calcium
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