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Hesi A2 VOCAB

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Directional terms   (SAM LIP) superior, anterior, medial, lateral, inferior, posterior,  
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Terms of direction usually used in reference to limbs   proximal and distal  
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above   superior  
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below   inferior  
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front   anterior  
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back   posterior  
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midline   medial  
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closest to the point of attachment   proximal  
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furthest from the point of attachment   distal  
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dorsal cavity includes   cranial and spinal cavities  
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ventral cavity includes   orbits, nasal, thoracic, and abdominal cavities  
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Histology   the study of tissue  
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tissue   A _______ is a group of cells that act together to perform specific functions.  
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Types of Tissues Found in Body   epithelial, connective, muscle, nerve tissues  
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Epithelial tissue   ____________ cells cover, line, and protect, the body and its internal organs.  
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Connective tissue   ___________ cells that are the framework of the body, providing support and structure for organs.  
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Nerve tissue   _________ cells that is composed of neurons and connective tissue cells that are referred to neuroglia.  
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Muscle tissue   ________ cells that have the ability to contract or shorten.  
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voluntary and involuntary   What are the two groups muscle tissue is classified as?  
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Skeletal muscle   What type of muscle is voluntary?  
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smooth and cardiac muscle   What type of muscle is involuntary?  
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cell   The _________ is the basic unit of life and the building block of tissues and organs.  
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organelles   Within the cell there are ________ and each has a specific function.  
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nucleus   The _____ contains DNA and ribosomes.  
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Proteins   _______ include the enzymes that regulate all chemical reactions within the body.  
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Mitosis   ________ is necessary for growth and repair.  
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Mitosis   During ______ the DNA is duplicated and distributed evenly to 2 daughter cells.  
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Meiosis   _______ is the special cell division that takes place in the gonads, the ovaries and testes.  
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Meiosis   In the process of ______, the chromosomes number is reduces from 46 to 23.  
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So when the egg and sperm unite in fertilization, the zygote will have the correct number of chromosomes.   Why do the chromosomes reduce from 46 to 23 during meiosis?  
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Mucous, cutaneous, serous and synovial (MCSS)   What are the 4 principal kinds of membranes and are composed mainly of epithelial tissue?  
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epithelial   Mucous, cutaneous, serous and synovial (MCSS) are composed mainly of what type of tissue?  
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sudoriferous, ceruminous, sebaceous (SCS)   Name the 3 types of glands  
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Cartilage   _________ is replaced by bone during embryonic development.  
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Cartilage   What is found mainly in the joints, the thorax, and various rigid tubes?  
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Skin   What is the largest organ of the body?  
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epidermis and dermis   The skin consists of 2 layers, name them.  
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epidermis   The outer most protective skin layer consisting of dead keratinized epithelial cells.  
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dermis   the underlying skin layer of connective tissue with blood vessels, nerve endings, and the associated skin structures.  
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dermis   The ______ rests on the subcutaneous tissue that connects the skin to the superficial miscles.  
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stratum corneum, stratum lucidum, stratum granulosum and inner-most stratum germinativum   name the layers of the epidermis from outer to inner  
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melanin   Epidermal cells contain protein pigments called______.  
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melanin   What protects the skin from radiation from the sun  
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dermis   the inner layer of the skin is the ____.  
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fibrous connective tissue with blood vessels, sensory nerve endings, hair follicles, and glands   The dermis is composed of  
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2   How many types of sweat glands are there?  
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eccrine   the most widely distributed sweat gland is called the  
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eccrine   this type of sweat gland regulates body temp by releasing a water secretion that evaporates.  
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apocrine   This type of sweat gland is found mainly in the arm pits and groin area, display what type of secretion  
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apocrine   This type of secretion contains bits of cytoplasm from the secreting cell. This type of cell debris attracts bacteria.  
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body odor   cell debris from apocrine secretion attracts bacteria and results in  
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sebaceous   This type of gland releases and oily secretion through the hair follicles and lubricates the skin.  
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sebum   the oil released through hair follicles is called  
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holocrine   Oil is produced by what type of secretion  
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sebaceous   These glands are susceptible to becoming clogged and attracting bacteria, particularly during adolescence  
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keratin   hair and nails are composed of strong protein called  
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bone, cartilage, ligaments, plus joints between the bones   the body framework consists of  
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support, permission of movement, blood cell formation, protection of internal organs, detoxification, provision of muscle attachment, and mineral storage   functions of the skeletal system include  
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hemopoiesis   blood cell formation  
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removal of poisons   detoxification  
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Ca, and P   particular mineral storage  
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shape   individual bones are classified by shape  
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long bones, short bones, flat bones, irregular bones, and sesamoid bones   Name the different types of bones  
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patella   name a type of sesamoid bone  
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A typical long bone has   an irregular epiphysis at each end, composed mainly of spongy bone, and a shaft or diaphysis, composed mainly of compact bone  
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osteoblasts   The cells that form compact bone are  
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osteocytes   When these become fixed in the dense bone matrix, they stop dividing but continue to maintain bone tissue as  
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28   The axial skeleton consists of _____ bones of the skull.  
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14 facial and 14 cranium   The skull bones are separated into 2 groups, they are  
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2 nasal bones, 2 maxillary bones, 2 zygomatic, one mandible, 2 palatine, one vomer, 2 lacrimal, and 2 inferior nasal conchae   The 14 facial bones are  
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single occipital, frontal, ethmoid, and sphenoid, paired parietal, temporal, and ossicles of the ear   The 14 bones of the cranium  
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malleus, incus, stapes   name the 3 ossicles of the ear  
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33   The axial skeleton has____ bones of the vetebral column.  
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7 cervical vertebrae 12 thoracic vertebrae, five lumbar vertebrae, 5 sacral vertebrae, and the coccygeal vertebrae   The axial skeleton  
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sacrum   5 sacral vertebrae are fused together to form the  
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tailbone   the coccygeal vertebrae is commonly known as  
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thorax, sternum, and the 12 pairs of ribs   The final portion of the axial skeleton consists of  
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girdles and limbs   The appendicular skeleton includes the  
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pectoral   the shoulder girdle is also known as the  
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pectoral or shoulder girdle, clavicle and scapula, and the upper extremity   The upper portion of the appendicular skeleton includes  
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humerus, radius, ulna, carpals, metacarpals, and phalanges   The bones of the arms  
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carpals   the wrist bones are known as  
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metacarpals   Commonly known as the bones of the hands  
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phalanges   bones of the fingers  
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pelvic girdle or os coxae   The lower portion of the appendicular skeleton  
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os coxae   This consists of a fused ilium, ishium, and pubis  
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femur (thigh bone), tibia and fibula, tarsals (ankle), metatarsals (bones of the foot), phalanges   Bones of the lower extremeties include  
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thigh   Common name for the femur  
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tarsals   ankle bones  
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metatarsals   bones of the foot  
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Muscles   Produces movement by contracting in response to nervous stimulation  
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actin and myosin   Muscle contraction results from the sliding together of  
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myofibrils   Each muscle cell consists of  
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sarcomeres   Myofibrils are made up of still smaller units called  
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Calcium and adenosine triphosphate (ATP)   In order for a muscle cell to contract this must be present  
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Motor neurons stimulation cause release of calcium ions from sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca ions proteins on actin filaments. Using energy supplied by ATP, filaments slide together to produce contraction.   Identify the course of muscle contraction  
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The skeletal muscles   This makes up the muscular system  
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The skeletal muscles   These are also called voluntary muscles because they are under conscious control.  
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Skeletal muscles   Must work in pairs  
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Prime mover, antagonist   The muscle that executes a given movement is the _______. Whereas the muscle that produces the opposite movement is the________.  
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synergists   These muscles may work in cooperation with the prime mover  
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flexors and extensors   Muscles can be classified according to the movement's they elicit they are the _____ and ______.  
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Flexors   This muscle reduces the angle at the joint.  
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Extensors   These muscles increase the angle at the joint.  
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abductors   This muscle draws a limb away from the midline  
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adductors   This muscle returns the limb back toward the body  
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Hesi Challenge   -starting at the head and moving to the feet, named a major contour muscles of the body. Review how muscles are named -some for their function, others for their location or the numbers of points of origin.  
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brain, spinal cord, nerves   The nervous system consists essentially of the  
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Nervous system   The _______ system enables us to perceive many of the changes that take place in our external and internal environments and to respond to those changes.  
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Endocrine glands   The nervous system works closely with _______.  
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Digestion and reproduction   The endocrine glands and the nervous system work closely together correlating and integrating body functions such as _______ and _______.  
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Neurons   These are the functional units of the nervous system  
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Neurons   All actions of the nervous system depend on the transmission of nerve impulses over ______.  
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cell body, axon, dendrites   The main part of an neuron are the  
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Dendrites   This part of the neuron transmits the impulse toward the cell body  
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Axon   This part of the neuron transmits the impulse away from the cell body  
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Central nervous system (CNS) and peripheral nervous system (PNS)   The nervous system may be divided structurally into a ___ and ____.  
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PNS   The ______ consists of all the nerves that transmit information to and from the CNS.  
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afferent   Also known as sensory neurons  
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Toward   Sensory (afferent) neurons transmit nerve impulses ______ the CNS.  
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Efferent   Also known as motor neurons  
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Away and toward   Motor (efferent) norms transmit nerve impulses ______ from the CNS and ____ the effector organs.  
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muscles, glands and digestive organs   The effects are organs are  
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cerebrum, cerebellum, medulla oblongata   The major parts of the brain are  
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Cerebrum   This part of the brain is associated with movement and sensory input  
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Cerebellum   Is part of the brain is responsible for muscular coordination  
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Medulla oblongata   This part of the brain controls many model functions such as respiration and heart rate.  
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18 inches   The spinal cord is approximately ____long.  
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skull, L1 or L2   The spinal cord extends from the base of the ______ two the ________ or _____ vertebrae.  
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Cavity composed of the abdomen and pelvis   Abdominopelvic  
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Movement of nutrients from the digestive tube into the bloodstream   Absorption  
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Protein making up the I baned of the sarcomere   Actin  
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The building block of proteins   Amino acid  
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Special proteins that protect the body from foreign substances   Antibody  
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Abbreviation adenosine triphosphate, which is the energy of the cell.   ATP  
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Upper chambers of the heart   Atria  
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Product of the liver that emulsifies fat   Bile  
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Tissue made of cells and fibers that connect and support   Cartilage  
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gland of the ear that produces earwax   ceruminous gland  
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Bodies within the nucleus made in DNA and proteins called the histones   Chromosomes  
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Small hair like projections on some cells   Cilia  
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Abbreviation for central nervous system, which is made up of the brain and spinal cord   CNS  
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Imaginary line passing through the body from head to feed that divides the body into front and back portions   Coronal  
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Body cavity containing the brain   Cranial cavity  
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dome-shaped breathing muscles that separates the thoracic and abdominal cavities   Diaphragm  
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Movement of materials from high concentration to lower concentration   Diffusion  
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The mechanical and chemical breakdown the food   Digestion  
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Crescent shaped projection of gray matter within the spinal cord where sensory neurons enter the spinal cord   Dorsal horn  
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Prenatal development time between the zygote in the fetus   Embryo  
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Inner lining of the uterus   Endometrium  
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Functional proteins; their names usually end in - ase   Enzymes  
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A passage in the skull bone in which the spinal cord enters the spinal column   Foramen  
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The blood cells.   Formed elements  
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A simple sugar found in certain foods, especially fruits.   Glucose  
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The physiologic steady state that is naturally maintain within the body.   Homeostasis  
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Portion of the brain that regulates body temperature, sleep, and appetite.   hypothalamus  
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To eat food and drink   Ingest  
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Articulations between adjoining bones   Joints  
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A tough, fibrous , insoluble protein forming the primary component of skin, hair, nails, and tooth enamel.   Kertin  
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The dead cells of the epidermis   keratinized epithelium  
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Found within the villi of intestinal wall, where that nutrients are absorbed.   lacteal vessel  
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Tissue connecting bone a bone   Ligaments  
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An imaginary line dividing the body or body parts into right and left portions   Median plane  
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Space within the thoracic cavity that houses all the organs of the chest except the lungs.   Mediastinum  
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The sum total of uses an ATP in the body.   Metabolism  
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Thin sheets of tissue cells that line body openings or canals that open to the outside of the body.   Mucous membrane  
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A protein that makes at nearly half of the proteins in muscle cells.   Myosin  
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The control center of the cell.   Nucleus  
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The mouth; also known as the buccal cavity   Oral cavity  
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Cabbies containing the eyes   Orbits  
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A structurally discrete component of a cell that performs a specific function   Organelle  
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Measurement associated with acids and bases   pH  
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Engulfing of materials by certain cells of the body   Phagocytosis  
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The liquid portion of blood   Plasma  
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Blood flow through a network of vessels between the heart and the lungs for the oxygenation of blood and the removal of carbon dioxide   Pulmonary circulation  
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The organelle of the cell where protein synthesis takes place   Ribosome  
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An imaginary line running from front to back that divides the body into right and left portions   Sagittal  
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Organelle of the muscle fiber that stores calcium   Sarcoplasmic reticulum  
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Oil glands of the skin   sebaceous glands  
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Then sheets of tissue that line body cavities not having the exits to the outside   Serous membranes  
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The backbone that protects the spinal cord, which runs inside of it   Spinal column  
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Layer of tissue under the dermis that containes adipose tissue   Subcutaneous tissue  
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Sweat glands   sudoriferous glands  
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Loose, connective tissue that lines the joint cavity   Synovial membranes  
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The general blood circulation of the body, not including the lungs   systemic circulation  
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The chest cavity   thoracic cavity  
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An imaginary line dividing the body or body parts into top and bottom portions   Transverse plane  
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A narrowing of the diameter of a blood vessel   Vasoconstriction  
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A widening of the diameter of a blood vessel   Vasodilation  
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The anterior columns of the gray matter at the spinal cord   ventral horns  
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Lower chambers of the heart   Ventricles  
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The fertilized egg, from the time it is fertilized until it is implanted in the uterus   Zygote  
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...HESI Hint-   most reflex pathways inv impulses traveling to and from the brain in ascsending and descending tracts of the spinal cord. Sensory impulses enter the dorsal horns of the spinal cord, and motor in pulses leave through the ventral horns of the spinal cord  
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Endocrine system   This system assist the nervous system in homeostasis and plays important roles in the growth and sexual maturation  
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Hypothalamus   The _______governs the pituitary gland and is in turn controlled by the feedback of the hormones and the blood.  
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Endocrine and nervous system   These two systems meet at the hypothalamus and pituitary gland  
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Nervous and endocrine system   The ______ and _______ coordinate and control the body  
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Endocrine system   This system has more long lasting and widespread effects  
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Hormones   ______ are chemical messengers that control the growth, differentiation, and metabolism of specific target cells  
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Steroid and protein hormones   Name the two major groups of hormones  
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Steroid hormones   This hormone enters the target cells and have a direct effect on the DNA of the nucleus  
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Protein hormones   Most of this hormone remains at the cell surface and acts through a second messenger.  
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adenosine mono phosphate   The second messenger for most protein hormones is called  
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...HESI hint   -mult hormones are released during stress from the adrenal cortex, the hypothalamus, and the post and ant pituitary. The cortisol release from the adrenal cortex reduces inflammation, raises the blood sugar level, and inhibits the release of histamine.  
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pituitary gland   This is nicknamed the master gland  
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infundibulum   the pituitary gland is attached to the hypothalamus by a stalk called the  
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anterior lobe (andenohypophysis) and posterior lobe (neurohypophysis)   pituitary gland has 2 major portions called  
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adenohypophysis   the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland is also called  
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neurohypophysis   the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland is also called  
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tropic hormones   Hormones of the adenohypophysis are called  
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endocrine glands   Tropic hormones of the adenohypophysis act mainly on the _________ glands  
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Somatotropin Hormone   STH  
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growth hormone   GH  
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Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone   TSH  
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Follicle_Stimulating Hormone   FSH  
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Luteinizing Hormone   LH  
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growth hormones   The STH is also known as  
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STH or GH, TSH, FH, LH   The hormones the tropic hormones act mainly upon other endocrine glands that include (5 types)  
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oxytocin and antidiuretic hormone   hormones of the posterior lobe of the pituitary include  
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larbor hormone   oxytocin is what kind of hormone?  
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antidiuretic hormone   ADH stands for  
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  Identify all the endocrine glands a location and give function and major hormone produced  
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  Study clinical conditions associated with the endocrine system  
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hormones   ______ are chemical messengers that control the growth, differentiation, and metabolism of specific target cells.  
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55% plasma, 45% formed elements   Whole blood consists of 55% _______, and 45% ________.  
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erythrocytes, leukocytes, and platelets   the formed elements of blood are  
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red blood cells   erythrocytes of the formed elements are known as  
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white blood cells   leukocytes of the formed elements are known as  
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O2   Erythrocytes are modified for the transport of _______.  
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erythrocytes   _(blood element)___ are modified for the transport of O2.  
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bone marrow, stem cells   All formed elements of blood are produced in the _________ of ___________.  
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hemoglobin   The pigmented portion that most O2 is bound to is the protein _______.  
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size, appearance of the nucleus, staining properties, and presence of or absence of visible cytoplasmic granuales   The 5 types of leukocytes can be distinguished on the basis of  
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