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49 Cards in this Set
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WHEN THE BODY IS IN THE ANATOMICAL POSITION, THE THUMBS POINT?
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LATERALLY
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A PERSON LYING ON HIS/HER BACK IS IN WHAT POSITION?
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SUPINE
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THE PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL BREAKDOWN OF THE FOOD WE EAT IS CALLED?
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DIGESTION
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THE TRANSFER OF FLUIDS ACROSS THE PLASMA MEMBRANE OF A CELL FROM AN AREA OF LOWER CONCENTRATION IS A PROCESS KNOWN AS?
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DIFFUSION
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HOMEOSTASIS IS DEFINED AS?
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SELF-REGULATED CONTROL OF THE BODY'S INTERNAL ENVIRONMENT.
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THAT PORTION OF A CELL CONTAINING ALL THE GENETIC MATERIAL IMPORTANT IN THE CELL'S REPRODUCTION IS CALLED THE?
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NUCLEUS
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WHAT TYPE OF TISSUE IS KNOWN AS THE LINING TISSUE OF THE BODY?
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EPITHELIAL
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THE SECRETION OF DIGESTIVE FLUIDS AND THE ABSORPTION OF DIGESTED FOODS AND LIQUIDS IS THE CHIEF FUNCTION OF WHICH TISSUE?
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COLUMNAR
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BECAUSE THIS TISSUE IS CONTINUOUS THROUGHOUT THE BODY,IF AN INFECTION WERE ALLOWED TO SPREAD, IT COULD REACH EVERY AREA OF THE BODY BY MOVING THROUGH WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING TISSUES?
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AREOLAR
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WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ARE THE TWO MOST PROMINENT MINERAL ELEMENTS OF BONE?
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PHOSPHORUS AND CALCIUM
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THE BONES OF THE WRIST ARE CLASSIFIED AS WHAT TYPE OF BONE?
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SHORT
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BONES OF THE CRANIUM INCLUDE WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING?
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OCCIPITAL
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THE APPENDICULAR SKELETON IS COMPOSED OF THE BONES OF THE?
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UPPER AND LOWER EXTREMITIES
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THE HEAD OF THE HUMERUS IS CALLED THE?
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GLENOID FOSSA
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THE INNOMINATE BONE IS COMPOSED OF THREE PARTS THAT AREUNITED IN ADULTS TO FORM A CUPLIKE STRUCTURE CALLED THE?
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ACETABULUM
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THE PROMINENCES EASILY FELT ON THE INNER AND OUTER ASPECTS OF THE ANKLE ARE CALLED?
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MEDIAL AND LATERA MALLEOLUS
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BONES THAT DEVELOP WITHIN A TENDON ARE KNOWN AS WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING?
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SESAMOID
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MOVING AN EXTREMITY AWAY FROM THE BODY IS CALLED?
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ABDUCTION
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THE ACT OF STRAIGHTENING A LIMB IS KNOWN AS?
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EXTENSION
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PRODUCING RED BLOOD CELLS IS A FUNCTION OF THE MUSCLES. TRUE OR FALSE?
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TRUE
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THE ABILITY OF MUSCLES TO REGAIN THEIR ORIGINAL FORM WHEN STRETCHED IS KNOWN AS?
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ELASTICITY
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ACTIN AND MYOSIN ARE THE TWO PROTEIN SUBSTANCES INVOLVED IN?
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MUSCLE CONTRACTION
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WHAT PROPERTY DESCRIBES THE ABILITY OF MUSCLES TO RESPOND TO A STIMULUS?
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IRRITABILITY
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INTRAMUSCULAR INJECTIONS ARE FREQUENTLY GIVEN IN WHICH MUSCLES?
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DELTOID, GLUTEUS MAXIMUS
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THE BODY'S PRIMARY THERMO-REGULATORY ACTION IS A FUNCTION OF DILATING AND CONTRACTING BLOOD VESSELS AND THE?
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SWEAT GLANDS
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THE TOTAL BLOOD VOLUME IN THE AVERAGE ADULT IS IN WHAT RANGES?
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5 TO 6 LITERS
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A DECREASED RED BLOOD CELL (RBC) COUNT COULD BE THE RESULT OF A MEDICAL CONDITION AFFECTING THE?
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RED MARROW
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BLOOD OF THE AVERAGE FEMALE ADULT CONTAINS HOW MANY RBCs PER WHAT UNIT?
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4.5 MM3
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A WHITE BLOOD CELL (WBC) COUNT OF 18,000 MAY INDICATE WHAT CONDITION?
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INFECTION
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IN AN ACCIDENT VICTIM SUFFERING FROM A FIBRINOGEN DEFICIENCY, THE RESCUER MAY HAVE DIFFICULTY PERFORMING WHAT ACTION?
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CONTROLLING HEMORRHAGE
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IN ADDITION TO PREVENTING EXCESSIVE BLOOD LOSS, THE FORMATION OF A BLOOD CLOT SERVES WHAT FUNCTION?
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TO FORM THE FOUNDATION FOR NEW TISSUE GROWTH
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THE VALVES OF THE HEART INCLUDE THE ATRIAL. TRUE OR FALSE?
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FALSE
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OXYGENATED BLOOD IS CARRIED BY WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING VEIN?
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PULMONARY
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THE CONTRACTION PHASE OF THE HEART IS?
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SYSTOLE
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THE PULSE PRESSURE IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHAT MEASUREMENTS?
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SYSTOLE AND DIASTOLE
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THE VENOUS SYSTEM THAT CARRIES DIGESTED MATERIALS FROM THE INTESTINAL TRACT IS CALLED THE?
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PORTAL
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LYMPH NODES PARTICIPATE IN THE MANUFACTURE OF WHITE BLOOD CELLS.TRUE OR FALSE?
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TRUE
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WINDPIPE IS ANOTHER TERM FOR?
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TRACHEA
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THE PRIMARY MUSCLE OF RESPIRATION IS KNOWN AS THE?
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DIAPHRAGM
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WHICH NERVE CONTROLS THE LARYNX DURING THE PROCESS OF BREATHING?
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VAGUS
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A NERVE CELL, OR NEURON, IS NOT COMPOSED OF A SYNAPSE. TRUE OR FALSE?
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TRUE
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THE IMPULSE RECEPTORS OF A NERVE ARE CALLED?
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DENDRITES
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THE SPACE THROUGH WHICH A NERVE IMPULSE PASSES FROM ONE NEURON TO ANOTHER IS CALLED A?
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SYNAPSE
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BALANCE, COORDINATION OF MOVEMENT, AND HARMONY OF MOTION ARE FUNCTIONS OF WHAT PART OF THE BRAIN?
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CEREBELLUM
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CIRCULATION AND RESPIRATION ARE CONTROLLED PRIMARILY FROM WHAT AREA OF THE BRAIN?
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MEDULLA OBLONGATA
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IN WHAT PART OF THE BODY IS CEREBRAL SPINAL FLUID PRODUCED?
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VENTRICLES OF THE BRAIN
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THE 12 PAIRS OF CRANIAL AND 31 PAIRS OF SPINAL NERVES FORM WHAT NERVOUS SYSTEM?
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PERIPHERAL
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THE AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM IS COMPOSED IS COMPOSED OF TWO MAIN DIVISIONS, THEY ARE?
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SYMPATHETIC AND PARASYMPATHETIC SYSTEMS
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CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION OF ENERGY ARE THE RESULST OF NERVE IMPULSES ARISING FROM WHICH NERVOUS SYSTEM?
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PARASYMPATHETIC
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