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134 Cards in this Set
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In the CNS what produces myelin? In the peripheral nervous system what produces myelin? |
oligodendrocytes Schwann cells |
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type of cells are axons produced from |
Glilal cells |
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white part of the eye |
sclera |
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brain structure controls autonomic fcns like breathing and heart rate |
Medulla |
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neurons carry motor info |
efferent neurons |
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eye structure bends/focuses light rays |
Cornea |
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muscles help cnt the shape and focal length of the lens |
ciliary muscles |
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structure helps supply the retina with blood |
Choroid |
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neurons carry sensory info |
afferent neuron |
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Curare |
blocks the post-synaptic acetylcholine receptors leadaing to paralysis |
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botox |
Prevents the release of acetylcholine leading to paralysis |
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channel opens during depolarization |
Voltage gated Na+ channels |
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When the body's blood volume is low, what does the kidney produce? |
renin |
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Which pancreatic cells produce and secrete insulin? |
beta cells |
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ACTH (sourse: Anterior Pituitary) |
stimulates adrenal cortex to synthesize and secrete glucocorticoids |
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growth hormone |
somatotropin |
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glucocorticoids |
inc blood glucose level and dec protein synthesis |
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What type of corticosteroid is Aldesterone? |
mineralocorticoids |
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mineralocorticoids |
inc water reabsorption in the kidneys |
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What is the function of secretin? |
triggers secretion of alkaline bicarbonate to neutralize acidic chyme |
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parathyroid |
inc plasma calcium |
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LH do in females? Males? |
-stimulate ovulation and form.of corpus luteum -testes to make testosterone |
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What struc. of the pancreas synth. glucagon and insulin? |
Islets of Langerhans |
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glucagon |
prod by alpha cells of pancreas and inc glucose level of blood |
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gastrin |
prod in stomach and induces prod of HCL |
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FSH |
maturation of ovarian follicle |
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What chemical stimul. the ripening of fruit? |
Ethylene |
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diabetes mellitus |
High glucose level and low insulin |
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purpose of cortisol/cortisone |
reg of glucose |
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calcitonin |
secreted by thyroid and dec plasma calcium |
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bile |
prod in gall bladder, digests fat |
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ADH |
inc permeability of nephron collecting duct and therefore ptomote water reabroption |
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anterior pituitary |
FLAT PEG |
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endorphine |
inhib perception of pain in brain |
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aldosterone |
regulates plasma level of Na and K |
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adrenal medulla (fight or flight) |
epinephrine and norepinephrine inc blood glucose level and heart rate |
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What struc produ corticosteroids in resp to stress? |
Adrenal cortex |
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What causes the inflammatory resp as a defense mechanism? |
histamine |
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agglutinate |
Antigens which are clumped togeth into large insoluble complexes |
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Which type of immune cells activate B and T cells? |
helper T cells |
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suppressor T cells |
reg activity of B and T cells |
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Which type of immunity is used to combal fungal and viral infections? |
cell mediated immunity |
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humoral immunity |
Antibodies which are VERY specific to the antigen |
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left side of the heart and name of its circulation |
Circulating of oxygenated blood. Systemic circulation |
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right ventricle receives blood from the right atrium through what structure? |
atrio-ventricular opening |
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What is the fcn of the PITH and where is it located? |
Storage of nutrients and plants support and it is the innermost layer |
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What is the term refering to the inner layer of xylem that's dead and can be used for lumber |
Heartwood |
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3 things contained in a vascular bundle |
xylem,phloem,cambium cells |
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T cells |
cytolysis of infected cells |
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valve prevents backflow into the left or right ventricles? |
semi lunar valve |
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platelets |
lack neuclei |
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interferons |
proteins prod by cells under viral attack that diffuse and help other cells |
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immunoglobulins |
large proteins that recognize and bind to specific antigen for removal |
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prod of antibodies against antigens? |
Humoral immunity |
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fibrin |
trap blood cells and form clots |
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prod of antibodies against antigens? |
active immunity |
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gastrulation |
process of 1 layer blastula to 3 layered strucutre called gastrula |
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Endoderm |
parts of liver,pancreas,bladder, thyroid lining, lining of digestive and respiratory tracts |
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mesoderm |
muscoskeletal, circulatory, gonads, excretory sys, connective tissues, part of digestive and respiratory sys |
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determinate cleavage |
cells whose future pathways are determined early |
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chorion |
A moist membrane that permits gas exhange envelloping the amnion |
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What is the process of morula developing a fluid filled cavity? |
Blastulation |
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hollow sphere of cells evolved from blastocoel |
blastula |
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sac-like strct that's involved in respiration and excretion and cont blood vessels to transp. gas and waste |
Allantois |
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episome |
plasmids capable of integration into bacterial genome |
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lateral meristem |
differentiate into either xylem or phloem cells. |
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apical meristem |
tip of roots and stems |
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seed embryo |
1) Epicotyl- precursos to upperstem and leaves 2) Cotyledons- seed leaves 3) Hypocotyl- develops into stem and root 4) Endosperm- grows and feeds the embryo 5) Seed Coat- develops from outer covering of the ovule. |
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female gametophyte |
dev in ovule from one out of 4 spores |
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major strucutures of a seed embryo |
1) Epicotyl- precursos to upperstem and leaves 2) Cotyledons- seed leaves 3) Hypocotyl- develops into stem and root 4) Endosperm- grows and feeds the embryo 5) Seed Coat- develops from outer covering of the ovule. |
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Where does the coronary sinus receive deoxygenated blood from? |
walls of the heart |
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annelids |
closed circ sys |
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arthropods |
open circ sys |
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trachids |
rise from xylem cells |
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sieve tube cell |
derived from phloem |
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cleavage |
occurs w/o growth |
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gametophytes produces gametes by |
mitosis |
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sexual reproduction in plants |
Alternating between diploid sporophyte and haploid gametophyte generations |
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LH and FSH regulated |
GnRH |
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body struc is req for regeneration to occur? |
central disk |
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budding |
hydra and yeast |
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fission |
bacteria,paramecium, algea, amoebae |
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meosis crossing over |
prophase I |
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meiosis tetrads |
prophase I |
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meosis interphase |
chrom are replicated into 2N number of sister chromatids |
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male organ of flowe |
stamen |
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dev of unfertilized egg |
Parthenogenesis |
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Meristems |
undifferentiated tissues in plants that can grow to be an adult plant |
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karyokinesis |
nuclear division |
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dicots |
cotyledon absobs the endosperm |
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Corpus Luteum |
Makes estrogen and progesterone and comes from ruptured follicle |
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break down saccharide polymers? |
hydrolysis |
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ratio of C, H, and O in carbs, respectively |
1:2:1 |
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cyclosis |
streaming mov within the cell |
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Browian movement |
Mov. of particles due to kinetic energy which spreads small suspended particles throughout the cytoplasm of the cell |
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autolysis |
rupture of lysosome membrane and cell suicide |
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protein cont histone |
nucleoprotein |
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Protein complexed around a metal ion
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metalloprotein |
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Proteins bound to pigmented molecules
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chromoprotein |
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Proteins bound to carbohydrates
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mucoproteins |
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Simple protein portion w/ nonprotein parts.
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conjugated |
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Fibrous in nature and act as structural proteins. Collagen |
scleroprotein |
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Primarily globular in nature, carriers of enzymes
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albumin and globulin |
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type of protein that are comp composed of amino acids |
simple |
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What are the reactants and products in photosynthesis (general)? |
CO2 and H20 -----> Carbohydrates
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assimilation |
building of new tissues from digested food |
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Amoebas, earthworms, humans |
heterotrophic aerobes |
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yeast |
Heterotrophic anaerobes
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Green Plants and photoplankton
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autotrophic aerobes |
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Chemosynthetic bacteria?
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autotrophic anaerobes |
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each species adapts to a distinct niche |
competition is minimized |
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speciation |
1)Genetic variation 2) Env changes 3) Migration to new env 4) Adaptation to new env 5) Natural Selection 6) Isolation |
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allopatric
Sympatric |
-physical barrier -no barrier |
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main change during gene flow |
changing population gene pool |
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bottleneck effect |
rapid pop reduc where some alleles are over-represented and some alleles are under-represented |
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In the assortive mating concept, what is ultimately affected? |
Relative genotype ratios
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assortive mating |
Non-random mating who are selected via proximity and phenotypes. |
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Hardy weinberg principles |
1)Pop is large 2) No mutations that affect the gene pool 3) Mating betw indv is completely random 4) No net migration into or out of the pop 5) The genes in the pop are all equally successful at reprod. |
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inheritance of acquired characteristics of Lamarckian evolution? |
amount of dad muscle wont be d same as son |
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Describe Lamarckian Evolution? |
New organs or changes in existing ones arose because of the need "use or disuse" |
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links between reptiles and birds |
Archaeopteryx |
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the process through which new species evolve from a single ancestral species while inhabiting the same geographic region. |
sympatric speciation |
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genetic drift |
change in gene pool due to changes |
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Two or more similar species becoming more dissimilar? |
divergent evolution |
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small local pop. that breed w/ each other only |
deme |
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Allopatric speciation |
something extrinsic to the organisms prevents 2 or more groups from mating w/ eaothr regularly, eventually caus that lineage to speciate. |
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petrification |
minearals replace the cells of an organism |
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plasmolysis |
movement of water out of a cell that results in the collapse of a cell |
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narrow channels between PLANT cells |
Plasmodesmata |
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connexons |
to prevent the cytoplasm of ea cell from mixing, but allowing the passage of ions and small molecules |
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gap junction |
narrow tunnels betw animal cells consisting of proteins called connexons. |
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tightly stitched seams betw animal cells. Normally found in cells lining the digestive tract |
tight junction |
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hold tog. tissues that undergo considerable stress |
desmosomes |
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maintain rigidity in the cells |
Central vacuoles and by process of turgor |