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51 Cards in this Set
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HOMEOSTASIS |
The body's maintenence of a stable environment |
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HOMEOSTATIC MECHANISMS |
Receptors provide information Control center monitors and send a signal Effectors respond to signal to correct |
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VISCERAL PERICARDIUM |
Membrane covering heart |
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SEROUS MEMBRANES |
Line body cavities that do not open to outside, reduce friction, secrete serous fluids, and cover organs of thorax and abdomen |
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IONIC BOND |
Electrons are transferred from one atom to another |
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HYDROGEN BOND |
Attraction of polar molecules to each other |
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LIPIDS |
Insoluble in water Composed of fatty acids and glycerol and components of cell membranes EX: triglycerides and cholesterol |
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WATER |
Inorganic substance that is major component of all body fluids Medium for most metabolic reactions Transports chemicals in the body Absorbs and transfers heat |
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THREE MAJOR PARTS OF ANY CELL |
Nucleus Cytoplasm Cell membrane |
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ROUGH ER |
Protein synthesis |
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GOLGI APPARATUS |
Modify, package and ship proteins |
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EXOCYTOSIS |
Vesicle fuses with cell membrane and substances are released |
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FUNCTION OF NAD+ AND FAD |
Transport electrons from citric acid cycle to electron transport chain |
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TRANSCRIPTION |
Formation of messenger RNA from DNA |
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ENZYMES |
Control rates of metabolic reactions by negative feedback Speed up metabolic reactions but are not used up Form active sites for substance binding |
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SIMPLE COLUMNAR EPITHELIUM |
Single layer of elongated cells Nuclei appear to be all on one level Often has goblet cells Functions in absorption because substances pass through easily |
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STRATIFIED |
Multiple layers of cells |
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CUBOIDAL |
Cube-shaped cells |
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APOCRINE SECRETIONS |
Composed of cell parts |
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ELASTIC FIBERS |
Connective tissue fibers that are branched and contain elastin |
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DENSE CONNECTIVE TISSUE |
Function to bind body parts together |
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ADIPOSE |
Functions in cushioning, storing fat and insulating beneath skin |
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SMOOTH MUSCLE |
Involuntary Found in walls of organs and blood vessels |
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INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM |
Maintains homeostasis Houses sensory receptors Excretes small amounts of waste and regulates body temperature |
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PAPILLA |
Part of hair follicle that nourishes the growing epithelial cells that form the hair |
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ECCRINE GLANDS |
Odorless glands that are more common |
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TWO LAYERS OF SKIN AND LAYER BENEATH |
Epidermis Dermis Subcutaneous layer |
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CANALICULUS |
Channel extending through bone matrix to lacunae |
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SECONDARY OSSIFICATION CENTER |
Located in center of epiphysis |
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EPIPHYSEAL PLATE |
Located between epiphysis and diaphysis |
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MANDIBULAR FOSSA |
Located on temporal bone |
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ALVEOLAR PROCESSES |
Found on both maxillary and mandible bones |
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TEMPORAL PROCESS OF ZYGOMATIC BONE |
Articulates with temporal bone |
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PALATINE BONES |
Located posterior to maxillary bones |
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INFERIOR NASAL CONCHAE |
Make up lateral walls of nasal cavity |
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VERTEBRAL PROMINENS |
Part of cervical vertebrae |
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RIBS ARTICULATE WITH _______________ |
Thoracic vertebrae |
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COSTAL CARTILAGE CONNECTS _______________ |
Ribs to sternum |
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ZYPHOID PROCESS |
Located in inferior part of sternum |
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MAIN FUNCTION OF THORACIC CAGE |
Protect viscera |
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ACROMION PROCESS OF SCAPULA ARTICULATES WITH _____________ |
Clavicle |
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SURGICAL NECK OF HUMERUS |
Where bone breaks usually occur |
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TROCHLEA ARTICULATES WITH _____________ |
Trochlear notch of ulna |
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RADIUS IN ANATOMICAL POSITION |
Lateral to ulna |
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METACARPALS |
Between carpals and phalanges |
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COXA |
Made up of ilium, ischium and pubis |
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OBTURATOR FORAMEN |
Allows passage of blood vessels to legs |
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CONDYLES OF FEMUR ARTICULATE WITH _______ |
Tibia |
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TALUS |
Ankle bone that articulates with tibia |
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LATERAL MALLEOLUS ARTICULATES WITH _______ |
Talus |
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TIBIAL TUBEROSITY |
Attachment point for patellar ligament |