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91 Cards in this Set
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Force that causes a structure to twist about its length |
Torsion |
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Which of the following is part of the lymphatic system? |
Nodes |
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____ is not part of the skeletal system |
Skin |
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Which of the following forces acts perpendicular to the length of an object? |
Shear |
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All of the following are types of muscle except |
Rough |
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Which of the following means away from the midline? |
Lateral |
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Which term means closer to the head? |
Superior |
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The ____ cavity contains the stomach |
Abdominal |
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The _____ plane divides the body into top and bottom half. |
Transverse |
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The _____ is proximal to the elbow |
Shoulder |
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The amount of force distributed over a given area is |
Pressure |
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____ epithelial makes up the esophagus. |
Stratified squamous |
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Multicellular exorcise glands have two basic parts: a duct and a _____ |
Secretory unit |
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All of the following are functions of connective tissue except |
Contracting |
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Which of the following is not a type of fiber found in connective tissue |
Micro fibers |
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Fat cells make up _____ tissue |
Adipose |
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Which of the following secret collagen? |
Fibroblasts |
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_____ cartilage forms a smooth covering on the ends of long bones |
Hyaline |
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Nerve tissue includes neurons and ____ cells |
Glial |
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_____ is an enzyme used in transcriotion |
RNA polymerase |
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Which of the following is not part of the skeleton? |
Areola tissue |
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____ is the carbohydrate made by liver and muscle cells. |
Glycogen |
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The thinnest fibers on the cytoskeleton are ____. |
Microfilaments |
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During which stage of mitosis does cytokinesis occur? |
Telephase |
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Which of the following is not a function of the skin? |
Contraction |
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The ____ of the skin is deep to the dermis. |
Hypodermis |
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A pigment that acts as sunscreen |
Melanocytes |
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Tough protein found in skin and nails |
Keratin |
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Found only on palms, soles, fingers, and toes |
Stratum lucidum |
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Function of Merkel cells |
Touch receptors |
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Two layers of the dermis |
Papillary and reticular |
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Component of ABCD rule (determining melanoma) |
Color |
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All of the following are functions of the subcutaneous fat except |
Blood storage |
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Membrane that lines body cavities open to the outside world |
Mucous |
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Next layer after stratum basale |
Stratum spinosum |
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Function of sebum |
Keeping skin soft, hair soft, killing bacteria |
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Curly hair follicle shape |
Flat |
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A bed sore is caused by |
An area of localized pressure |
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Which of the following is not a symptom of peritonitis |
Bluish skin color |
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Which of the following is part of the thoracic cage |
Ribs, sternum, thoracic vertebrae |
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Which of the following is not a bone of the pelvic girdle? |
Scapula |
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Most freely movable joints in the body |
Ball and socket |
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Densest bone |
Cortical |
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Cortical bone tissue forms what layer of bone |
Outer |
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Membrane lining medullary cavity |
Endosteum |
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Which of the following is not part of an osteon? |
Periosteum |
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True about ossification |
Begins before birth, occurs in two phases, osteoclasts create the medullary cavity |
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Number of true ribs |
7 |
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Another name for collarbone |
Clavicle |
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Not part of the skull |
Coccyx |
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Joints that consists of reciprocally shaped convex and concave surfaces |
Saddle |
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Type of bones in wrist |
Short |
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White covering of the epiphysis is formed by |
Articular cartilage |
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Not part of a typical vertebra |
Trochanter |
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Upper portion of the sternum |
Manubrium |
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Number of nuclei in skeletal muscle |
Multiple |
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Not a behavioural characteristic of muscle |
Bendability |
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Involuntary muscle |
Cardiac and smooth |
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Number of nuclei in smooth muscle |
One |
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Not a parallel muscle fiber arrangement |
Unipennate |
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Muscle fibers that attach to a central tendon |
Multipennate |
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Not a muscle of head or neck |
Internal intercostals |
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Muscle of the upper back |
Trapezius |
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Muscle that causes extension of forearm |
Brachioradialis |
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Muscle that encircles the eye |
Oribicularis oris |
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Not a member of the hamstring group |
Sartorius |
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Condition in which a calcium mass forms within a muscle |
Myositis ossificans |
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Caused by impact |
Contusion |
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Forward movement of a body segment away from anatomical position in the sagittal plane |
Flexion |
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Produce myelin |
Oligodendrocytes |
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Protect neurons from harmful substances in the blood |
Microglia |
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Neuromuscular Junction |
Synapse |
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Multipolar neuron |
Motor neuron |
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Primary somatic sensory cortex location |
Cerebrum |
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Pons regulates what |
Breathing |
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Middle layer of meninges |
Arachnoid mater |
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Can't pass through blood brain barrier |
Nicotine |
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Lobe responsible for intelligence |
Frontal |
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Not a cranial nerve |
Phrenic |
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Secretes earwax |
Ceruminous gland |
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Pinna belongs to what part of the ear |
Outer |
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Ossicles |
Hammer, stirrup, anvil |
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Hearing receptors |
Hair cells |
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Causes the tectonics membrane to move |
Endolymph |
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Communicates with the cerebellum about balance |
Vestibular |
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Ossicles that attaches to the tympanic membrane |
Hammer |
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Stimulate gustatory hairs to send nerve impulses to the brain |
Tastants |
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Widens and narrows to adjust the amount of light entering the eye |
Pupil |
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Characterized by progressive thinning of the retina |
Macular degeneration |
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Clouding of the lens of the eye |
Cataracts |
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Middle layer of the eye |
Choroid |