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a & p..body structors, body cavities, cells, ect.....

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what is physiology?   is the science of the functions of cells, tissue & organs of the body  
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The _______________ divides the anterior cavity into an upper Thoracic cavity   diaphragm  
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what are the 3 central areas of the abdomen?   epigastric, umbilical, hypogastric  
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what are centrioles?   Provide spindle fibers for attaching chromosomes during cellular division  
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what is phagocytosis?   cell eating  
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describe the ph scale:   determines acidic and alkalinity. 7.0= neutral...below 7.0 = acidic....above 7.0 = alkaline  
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what is galactosemia?   an inherited metabolic disorder involving galactose as is presented in milk/milk products  
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what are characteristics of Turners syndrome?   short stature, webbing of neck, low hair line, a wide chest w/ broadly space nipples, pour breast development and underdevelopment of the genitalia  
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What is edema?   swelling  
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what tissues provide specific secretions for the body?   Epithelial tissue  
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what are the types of connective tissue?   connective, supportive, fluid  
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where is cartilage found?   between the bones and at the end of bones: ears, nose, voice box  
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what is homeostasis?   good health  
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what is a cleft palate?   structural defect of roof of mouth  
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what is spinal bifida?   malformation of spine  
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what is a system?   organs of body that join together for a particular function  
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what is an organ?   two or more tissues working together to perform a specific function  
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what is a striated muscle?   skeletal muscle tissue (voluntary)  
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what is a smooth muscle?   is found within the walls of all the organs except the heart. (involuntary)  
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muscular tissue contracts on what?   stimulation  
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nerve tissue is made up of?   neurons  
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a neuron that picks up and sends stimuli towards spinal cord and brain   sensory neuron  
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a neuron that carries impulses from one neuron to the other neuron   inter-neuron  
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a neuron that receives impulses and sends message which causes a reaction   motor neuron  
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what type of tissue is a supporting structure of the body?   connective tissue  
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what is the purpose of soft tissue?   stores fat, insulates, acts as padding and is the subcutaneous layer of the skin  
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Dense connective tissue is where?   tendons, ligaments, and organ capsules.  
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what 2 tissues supports and protects organs?   soft and dense  
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what is hard tissue made of?   cartilage  
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Genetic and Congenital Disorders can result from?   improper sex cell division at the time of fertilization  
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Cells of the same type joined together for a common purpose   tissue  
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what percentage of tissue is made up of water?   60 to 99%  
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epithelial   the surface of the body  
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endocrine   secrets directly into blood stream  
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exocrine   secretes through ducts (sweat)  
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what are the 3 traits   dominant gene, recessive gene, x-linked  
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DNA is a ______   code  
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from a copy error   mutation  
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mutation factors   internal and external  
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name the 2 cellular divisions   mitosis and meiosis  
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mitosis occurs when a   cell divides into two identical cells (reproducing)  
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meiosis is a process by which the   ovum & spermation reduces their respective 46 chromosomes to 23  
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two or more elements combined?   compounds  
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4 classification of compounds   acid, base or alkali, salt/water, p.h.  
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biochemistry elements have how many natural forms? how may are man made? how many are need to sustain life, and name the most common? And 4 of them are called?   92. 13. 20. carbon, oxygen, hydrogen & nitrogen. Trace elements  
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biochemistry elements is sub stained in the __________ form   simplest  
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The cell is the basic building block of?   life  
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the cell takes in?   food and oxygen  
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the cell produces?   heat and energy  
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the cell gives off?   waste products  
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the cell _________ itself.   reproduces  
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the cell does ________ specific _______   perform, duties  
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the body contains how many cells?   75 trillion  
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cells vary in ____,___,_____   shape, size & activity  
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name the cell parts.   cytoplasm, cell membrane, organelles, chromosomes, nucleus, centroles, endopalsmatic reticulum, mitochondira, gogli apperates, lysosomes, pinocytic vesicles  
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the median or sagittal plane?   a line dividing the body vertically down the front. it divides into right and left halves.  
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medial   anything towards the midline  
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lateral   anything away from the midline  
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proximal   nearest point to of attachment  
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distal   distance away from point of attachment  
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frontal or cornal plane   line that divides the body into front and back secetions  
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anterior/ventral refers to.....   anything located in front section  
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posterior/dorsal refers to....   anything located in the back section  
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transverse plane   horizontal line that divides body into top and bottom  
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superior   above the line  
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inferior   below the line  
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the dorsal and posterior cavity is divided into 2 sections. What are they?   cranial cavity(contain brain) spinal cavity(contains spine)  
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thoracic cavity is the   chest  
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thoracic contains?   heart, lungs and great blood vessels  
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what protects the thoracic cavity?   the ribs  
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the abdominopelvic cavity has 3 parts. What are they?   upper abdominal, lower pelvic portion and retroperitoneal cavity  
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contains the kidney?   retroperitoneal cavity  
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contains the bladder, part of the large intestine and internal organs?   lower pelvic pertion  
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contains the stomach, small intestine, most of the large intestine, liver, spleen, pancreas and gallbladder   abdominopelvic cavity  
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contains eyes?   orbital cavity  
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contains structure of nose   nasal cavity  
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contains the mouth   buccal cavity  
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the abdominal is divided into regions for the purpose of what?   identification  
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what are the 9 regions   epigastric, umbilical, hypogastric, left/right hypochondriac, left/right lumbar and left/right iliac/inginal.  
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regions on l/r of groin?   iliac/inginal  
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regions on l/r below ribs   hypochondriac  
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regions on l/r bones of spinal cord   lumbar  
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region of lower center(pubic)   hypogastric  
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middle center region by umbilical   umbilical  
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upper center region-above stomach   epigastric  
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sticky semi-fluid that contains water, protein, lipids, carbohydrates, minerals and slats?   cytoplasm  
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outer protective covering of cell and controls whatever enters/leaves the cell?   cell membrane  
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mass within a cytoplasm and controls the center of the cell. It also regulates chemical reaction and mitosis   nucleus  
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it is located within the nucleus   chromosomes  
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humans have how many pairs of chromosomes?   23 pairs (46)  
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22 pairs of chromosomes are what?   autosomes  
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the one remaining chromosome pair is?   a sex chromosome  
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chromosome xx =   female  
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chromosome xy =   male  
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chromosome contains?   deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)  
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how many genes are in chromosomes   35,000 to 45,000 genes  
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located in the nucleus? where RNA @ scrambled with proteins to make ribosomes   nucleolus  
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two cylinder shaped organelles-they separate and form specific fibers which attached to the chromosome during mitosis   centrioles  
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serves as a passage way for transportation of materials in and out of nucleus   endoplasmatic reticulum  
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supply the cell with energy   mitochondira  
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stack of membranes = layer. synthesize carbohydrates and combines them with proteins   gogli apporates  
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serve as center of cellular digestion   lysosomes  
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pocket like formation, used to transport large particles into a cell   pinocytic vesicles  
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the process whereby gas, liquid or solid molecules distributes themselves through a medium?   diffusion  
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process of diffusion of water or solvent through a selected permeable membrane   osmosis  
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osmatic characteristics of solutions are classified by their effect on?   RBC  
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same concentration of salt found in RBC   isotonic  
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lower concentration of salt than RBC   hypotonic  
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higher concentration of salt than RBC   hypertonic  
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movement of solutions and water across a semiperable membrane as a result of force   filtration  
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is movement across on area of low concentration to an area higher concentration   active transport  
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cell eating   phagocytosis  
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