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40 Cards in this Set
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What does the muscular system do?
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directly causes mechanical motion
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What does the integumentary system do?
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it protects underlying organs from mechanical damage
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What does the digestive system do?
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it breaks down ingested food into its building blocks
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What does the respiratory system do?
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it's the site of gas exchange between the atmosphere and the body
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What does the nervous system do?
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it responds to environmental changes by transmitting electrical impulses
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What does the cardiovascular system do?
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it delivers oxygen and nutrients to the tissues
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What does the urinary system do?
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it rids the body of nitrogen-containing wastes
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What does the skeletal system do?
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it provides support and levers for muscles to work on
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What does the reproductive system do?
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it is the site of fetal development
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What cavity is the stomach located in?
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abdominopelvic
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What cavity are the intestines located in?
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abdominopelvic
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What cavity is the brain located in?
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cranial
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What cavity is the bladder located in?
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abdominopelvic
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What cavity is the heart located in?
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thoracic
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What cavity is the uterus located in?
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abdominopelvic
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What cavity are the lungs located in?
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thoracic
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Describe the cardiac.
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has close junctions called intercalated disks
forms the walls of the heart |
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describe the skeletal system.
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voluntary. you consciously control its action
large multinucleated cells with striations |
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describe smooth muscles.
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involved in peristalsis, emptying of the bladder, the birth process
found in the walls of hollow organs |
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What is the epiphysis?
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the end of a long bone
site of spongy bone in adults |
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What is the diaphysis?
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the shaft of a long bone
site of compact bone in adults |
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What is the epiphyseal disk?
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site of longitudinal growth in a child
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What is the medullary cavity?
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area where yellow marrow is located
site of fat storage in adults |
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What is the endosteum?
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membrane that lines the medullary cavity
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What is red marrow?
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site of hemopoiesis in adults
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What is the periosteum?
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site of formation and repair of bone tissue
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Tendons and ligaments are composed primarily of _____
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fibrous connective tissue
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bone cells are arranged in concentric circles around longitudinal tubes called ____
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osteonic canals
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What is an example of cellular fragments?
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blood platelets
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the muscle tissue that can be consciously controlled is _____
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skeletal
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Cardiac muscle is found in the wall of the ____
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heart
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smooth muscle is found in the wall of the ____
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stomach and intestine
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the type of epithelium that lines the urinary bladder and many of the urinary passageways is _____
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transitional
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the type of muscle found in blood vessels is _____
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smooth
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bacteria within inflamed tissues are usually destroyed by ____
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phagocytes
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the substance called pus contains _____
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bacteria, tissue fluid, and white blood cells
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membranes lining body cavities that lack openings to the outside are called ____
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serous
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What is true about the skin?
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the dermis is usually thicker than the epidermis
the epidermis is composed of stratified squamous epithelium the dermis contains smooth muscle and nerve tissue |
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What is an example of the serous membrane?
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the lining of the thorax
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adipose tissue _____
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functions as an insulator and site of energy storage
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