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PN 110 Final 1-15
Final exam study helps Ch 1-15 excl 12
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| groups of cells come together to form | tissue |
| various tissues come together to form | organs |
| organs that function together | organ systems |
| most abundant and widely distributed tissue | connective |
| this tissue includes bone and blood | connective |
| this pleura covers lungs | visceral pleura |
| this lines the thoracic cavity | parietal pleura |
| two blood vessels that drain into the right atrium | inferior vena cava superior vena cava |
| bottom chambers of the heart | left and right ventricle |
| side of the heart that contains oxygenated blood | left side |
| blood vessels that carry blood toward the heart | veins |
| tiny blood vessels that allow gases and nutrients to pass through their walls | capillaries |
| medical name for red blood cell | erythrocyte |
| medical name for white blood cell | leukocyte |
| medical name for platelet | thrombocyte |
| role of RBC | blood cell that transports oxygen and carbon dioxide |
| role of WBC | blood cell that fights infection |
| role of platelet | cell fragment that helps clot blood |
| body system that covers and protects | integumentary |
| body system that provides structure, protects organs, stores minerals | skeletal |
| body system used for movement | muscular |
| body system that communicates (transmits) messages | nervous system |
| body system that circulates blood | cardiovascular |
| functions of a membrane | covers body surfaces lubricates/reduces friction lines body cavities |
| sac that contain synovial fluid | bursa |
| name for cells that can detect pain | nocireceptor |
| name for cells that can detect light | photoreceptor |
| name for cells that can detect pressure or distortion | mechanoreceptor |
| molecule inside RBC that carries oxygen (and carbon dioxide) | hemoglobin |
| mineral needed for hemoglobin | iron |
| mineral needed to make thyroid hormones | iodine |
| back section of brain where vision is interpreted | occipital |
| a ridge or high spot on the cerebral cortex | gyrus |
| a valley or low spot on the cerebral cortex | sulcus |
| location of balance in the ear | inner ear |
| membrane that vibrates and helps us with hearing | tympanic membrane |
| ROM bending a body part | flexion |
| ROM moving a body part away from the body | abduction |
| ROM moving a body part toward the body | adduction |
| ROM straightening a joint | extension |
| ROM that turns the palm upward | supination |
| passive movement of molecules from an area of high concentration to an area of lower concentration | diffusion |
| passive movement of water across a membrane from an area of high water to an area of low water (more concentrated with solute) | osmosis |
| muscles must stretch across a _________________ in order to provide movement | joint |
| connects muscle to bone | tendon |
| connects bone to bone | ligament |
| longest bone of body | femur |
| protects the skull | cranium |
| upper arm bone | humerus |
| functions of skeletal system | protects organs provides structure stores minerals formation of blood |
| muscle that controls light into the eye (opens and closes pupil) | iris |
| area at back of eye where images are projected contain light sensitive cells | retina |
| clear layer forming front of eye | cornea |
| part of eye that helps focus image | lens |
| inside cochlea and composed of hair cells that pick up sound | organ of Corti |
| shin bone | tibea |
| four lobes of the cerebrum (cerebral cortex) | frontal parietal temporal occipital |
| part of the brain the governs breathing and heart rate | brain stem |
| part of brain that helps with balance, movement, coordination | cerebellum |
| disease where bone becomes porous calcium used to prevent | osteoporosis |
| type of joint with joint capsule filled with fluid | synovial (this is most common and most moveable type) |
| joints that are fixed with dense connective tissue such as sutures in the skull | fibrous |
| joints connected entirely by cartilage such as between the pubic bones | cartilaginous |
| used to equalize pressure between middle ear and atmosphere | Eustachian tube |
| part of neuron that carries signals away from cell body | axon |
| part of neuron that carries signals toward cell body | dendrite |
| this type of neuron relays messages from the brain out to a muscle or gland | motor neuron (efferent) |
| this type of neuron detect stimuli and transmit to CNS | sensory neurons (afferent) |
| components of CNS (Central nervous system) | brain and spinal cord |
| division of autonomic nervous system that engages during "fight or flight" | sympathetic nervous system (increased pulse, breathing, dilates respiratory passages) |
| division of autonomic nervous system that engages during "rest and digest" | parasympathetic nervous system (blood to GI tract, increased salivation) |
| blood vessels that carry blood away from heart | arteries |
| the nervous system is divided into the central and the ______________ nervous system | peripheral |
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