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Antibodies released by plasma cells are involved in: |
Bodies defensives |
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the mycardium recieves its blood supply directly from |
Coronary Arteries |
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freshly oxygenated blood is recieved by the |
left atrium |
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the circulatory route that runs from the digestive tract to the liver is called |
hepatic portal circulation |
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an obstruction in the inferior vena cava would hamper the return of blood from the |
lower body |
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the arterial system that supplies the brain with blood is the |
Coratid arteries |
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the layer of the heart wall composed of cardiac muscle is the |
myocardium |
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what side of the heart is the largest |
left because it does the pumping |
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the main function of the rods are |
to see in dim light |
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the term central nervous system refers to the |
brain and spinal cord |
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preparing the body for "fight or flight" response is the role of the |
sympathetic nervous system |
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where does digestion begin |
when food reaches the oral cavity |
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part of taste derives from stimulation of |
smell (olfaction senses) |
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explain how smell and taste go together |
when you eat the aroma goes up through the back of your throat to your nose you olfactory sense then interpets the aroma as smell therfore enhancing the taste |
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the region of the tongue with the greatest sensitivity to sweet taste is the |
sides |
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in health adult erythrocytes are formed |
in the red bone marrow |
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the normal pH in blood is |
7.40 |
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the total number of spinal nerves in the body are |
31 pair |
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what is the toal number of cranial nerves |
12 |
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the size of an adult eye is about |
1 in |
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the dark pigment in the eye that prevents light from scattering |
choroid coat |
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the left AV valve is also called the |
bicuspid |
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the type of tissue that blood is classifyed into |
connective |
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plasma is % water |
90 |
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list three cranial nerves |
olfactory, optic nerve, trochlear |
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the most common blood type |
O |
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a person with blood type O can safley recieve |
O,A,B,AB |
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list five parts of the ear |
pinna,hammer,eardrum, anvil, stirup |
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describe the pathway of blood through the heart |
blood enters the right atrium from the right atrium, from the right ventricle, pulmonary semilunar valves, right and left pulmonary arteries to lungs, O2 blood goes to heart, pulmonary veins, left atrium, acuspid, left valve, aortic valve then through the body |
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list the main reason valves are found in veins and not arteries |
less pressure |
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name the four cardinal signs of acute inflammation |
redness swelling heat pain |
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whats the first line of defense of the nonspecific body defenses |
skin |
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whats an embolus |
moving blood clot, air bubble, fatty deposit |
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list several surface membrane barriers |
urine keratin oil mucus nasal airs cilia |
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the cranial nerve that is responsible for the sense of smell |
olfactory |
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transparent anterior portion of the eyeball |
cornea |
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depressed area made up of only cones |
ovea sinsoralis |
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light sensitive membrane |
retina |
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list any structure of the inner ear |
hair cells |
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name any structure of the middle ear |
ossicles |
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located between the left atrium and the left ventricle |
the bicuspid valve |
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located between the right atrium and the right ventricle |
tricuspid valve |
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located close to the origin of the coronary arteries |
aortic semilunar valves |
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blood passes through this valve upon leaving the right ventricle |
semilunar valve |
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list five parts of the eye |
iris cornea conjuctivia pupil lens |
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the hypothalmus is important in regulating |
horemones and chemical substanses that control different cells and organs |
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the series of reactions that stop blood flow following a cut |
hemostasis |
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ABO blood groups are based on the presense of |
certain antigens |
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if the specialized area of the cerebral hemisphere corresponding to Broca's area is damaged what is the result |
motor control of the muscles associated with speech are lost |
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what is the job of a phagocyte |
engulf and digest material found |
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list three types of glial cells |
astrocytes oligodendrocytes microglia |
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differnce between voluntary and involuntary nervous systems |
voluntary is when you know you are making the movement and involuntary is when your body does it naturally |
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what vitamin is responsible for helping blood clot |
vitamin K |
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what is the RAS responsible for |
regulating wakefullness and sleep wake transitions |
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name three small ossicles found in our ear |
anvil malleus stapes |
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the auditory ossicles called the "anvil" is also called |
incus |
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explain the difference between cataracts and glaucoma |
cataracts are when the usually clear lens begins thicking and becomes discolored glaucoma occurs because of optic nerve damage |
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know the name of each valve in the heart and where its located |
tricuspid (right) bicuspid (left) pulmonary valve (middle) aortic valve (top) |