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51 Cards in this Set
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The anatomical terms Anterior/ventral mean what?
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Toward the front or along the belly side of the body.
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The anatomical term caudal means what?
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Toward the lower end of the body.
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The anatomical term lateral recumbent means what?
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Lying position of the body, on either side
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How many systems make up the human body?
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11
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What are the 11 systems that make up the human body?
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integumentary, skeletal, muscular, nervous, endocrine, circulatory, lymphatic, respiratory, digestive, urinary, and reproductive
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What is neoplasm?
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the substance contained in the nucleus.
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The lining tissue of the body:
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epithelium
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Elongated, longer than they are wide, columnar tissue:
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Columnar Epithelial Tissue. Located in the linings of the uterus and various organs of the digestive system.
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Tissue composed of thin plate-like or scale like cells forming a mosaic pattern:
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Squamous Epithelial Tissue
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Cubical in shape and are found in the more highly specialized organs of the body:
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Cuboidal Epithelial Tissue
Found in kidneys |
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Tissue consisting of a meshwork of thin fibers that interlace in all directions and has both elasticity and tensil strength:
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Areolar Connective Tissue
Found between muscles and outside of blood vessels |
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Type of tissue known as "bone" tissue:
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Osseous Connective Tissue
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The basic cell of nerve tissue:
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neuron
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Study of bone structure:
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Osteology
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The outside of a bone that is hard and compact?
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Compact bone
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Inner spongy, porous portion of a bone?
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cancellous tissue
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Thin outer membrane surrounding the bone:
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Periosteum
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Elongated, cylindrical portion(shaft) of a bone that is between the ends of the bone?
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diaphysis
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Ends of a bone?
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Epiphyses
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Classes of bones:
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Long bones
Short bones Flat bones Irregular bones |
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How many bones are in skull?
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28 bones with the exception of the mandible and ear bones.
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How many bones form the cranium?
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8 major bones
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How many bones are in the face?
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14 stationary and 1 mobile(mandible)
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How many true or movale vertebrae are in the vertebrale column?
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24 not includuding the sacrum or the coccyx.
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What is the vertebral foramen?
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a hole directly behind the body of the vertebrae that forms the passage for the spinal cord.
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How many cervical vertebrae in the neck?
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7 with the first being the atlas and the second being the axis.
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How many vertebrae are in the thoracic region?
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12
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How many vertebrae are in the lumbar region?
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5
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What is the sacrum?
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Triangular bone immediately below the lumbar vertebrae.
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How many ribs form the thorax?
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12-The first 7 are true and the last 5 pairs are false or floating
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What is the innominate bone? What are the 3 parts?
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The hip
1. ilium 2. ischium 3. pubis |
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Another word for an immovable joint?
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synarthroses(bones of the skull)
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Another word for slightly moveable joints?
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amphiarthroses(vertebrae)
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Another word for freely moveable joints?
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diarthroses(knee, shoulder, elbow)
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The simplest type of joint motion:
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Gliding
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The joint motion that decreases/increases the angle between two adjoiing bones:
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angular motion
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The TMJ or temporal mandibular joint, consist of what 3 bony parts?
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1. Glenoid fossa
2. Articular eminence 3. Condyle |
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The white fibrous tissue holding muscles together:
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Fascia
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When muscles respond to stimulus, it is called what?
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exitability and irritability
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Area of the external lips where the red mucous membrane ends and normal outside skin of the face begins:
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vermilion border
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A fan-shaped muscle located on the side of the skull, above and in front of the ear:
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Temporalis muscle
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Muscles on both sides of the neck that rotate the head left and right:
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Sternocleidomastoid
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Erythrocytes:
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RBC: average man has 5 million per cubic millimeter. Women have 4.5 million per cubic millimeter.
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How long do RBC's live?
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100-120 days
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What organ removes old worn out cells from the blood stream?
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Spleen
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Leukocytes:
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WBC's-count is 6,000-8,000 per cubic millimeter.
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Thrombocytes:
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blood platelets-250,000 per cubic millimeter
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Pericardium:
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sac or membrane the heart is enclosed in
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Pericardial fluid:
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serous secretion that lubricates the heart
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What is commonly known as the "pacemaker" of the heart?
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Sinoatrial (SA) node
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What is the average normal blood pressure?
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120/80
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