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Anatomy

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What is the function of the semicircular canals?   Equilibrium:rotational (angular) acceleration of the head  
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What is the function of the vestibule?   equilibrium: static equilibrium and linear acceleration of the head  
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What is the function of the cochlea?   hearing  
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Which structure connects the hypothalamus to the pituitary gland?   the infundibulum  
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What are the hormones produced by the anterior pituitary gland and what are the functions?   Thyroid Stimulating Hormone: stimulates the thyroid gland Adrenocorticotropic Hormone: stimulates the cortex of the adrenal  
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What are the hormones produced by the anterior pituitary gland and what are the functions? 2   Growth Hormone: Stimulates growth of muscle, bones and cartilage. Prolactin: Stimulates milk production from the mammary glands Follicle Stimulating Hormone: Females: stimulates initial egg development in the ovaries  
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What are the hormones produced by the anterior pituitary gland and what are the functions? 3   Follicle Stimulating Hormone: Females: stimulates initial egg development in the ovaries Males; Stimulates sperm production in the ovaries  
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What are the hormones produced by the anterior pituitary gland and what are the functions? 4   Luteinizing Hormone: Females: Stimulates final egg development and induces ovulation of the egg Males: Stimulates testosteroneproduction in the testis  
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What are the hormones produced by the posterior pituitary gland and what are the functions?   Oxytocin: Stimulates the uterus muscles to contract and stimulates the release of milk from the mammary glands Antidiuretic Hormone: stimulates the kidneys to reabsorbs H2O.  
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Where is the location of the thyroid gland?   In the neck  
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What are the hormones produced by the thyroid gland and what are the functions?   Throxine and triiodothyronine= increase basal metabolic rate Calcitonin= decreases blood calcium levels  
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Where is the arenal gland located?   Above the kidney  
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What is the hormones produced by the adrenal gland medulla and the functions?   Adrenaline and noradrenaline 1. increases heart rates and blood pressure 2. Increases metabolic rates 3.causes bronchioles to dilate 4. decreases digestive system activity 5. decreases urine output from the kidney  
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What are the hormones produced by the adrenal gland cortex and the functions?   Aldosterone=increases sodium and water reabsorption in the kidneys which in turn regulates blood volume and blood pressure. Cortisone=stress response and also regulates body metabolism Dehydropiandosterone=early development of male sex organs  
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What are the hormones produced by the pancreas and what are the functions?   Insulin= decreases blood glucose levels Glucagon= increases blood glucose levels  
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Where is the pancreas located?   Located on the right side of the abdomen.  
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Which type of cancer is the most common lethal one in the U.S.A?   Lung cancer  
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Know the names of the types of standard cancer therapy.   Surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy and bone marrow transplant  
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Define carcinomas   cancers of the epithelial tissue  
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Define adenocarcinomas   cancers of glandular epithelial cells  
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Define sarcomas   cancers of muscle and connective tissues  
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Define leukemias   cancers of the blood  
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define lymphomas   cancers of lymphatic tissues  
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Which type of two genes DIRECTLY cause cancer?   tumor supressor gene and proto-concogenes  
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Define oncology   the study of cancer  
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Define tumor   an abnormal mass cells/tissue  
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Define malignant   cancerous tumor  
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Define benign   non-cancerous tumor  
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Define angiogenesis   the formation of new blood vessels to supply nutrients and oxygen to the tumor.  
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Define metastasis   occurs when cells move into the bloodstream or lymphatic vessels and form new tumors at distant sites from the primary tumor  
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What is the standard information of autosomal dominant traits?   Affected children will usually have an affected parent. Heterozygotes (Aa) are affected. Two affected parents can produce an unaffected child. Two unaffected parents will not have affected children. M&F are affected equally  
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What is the name of the specific disorders with autosomal dominant?   Marfan syndrome,Huntington's disease, Osteogenesis imperfecta  
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What is the standard information with autosomal recessive?   Affected children can have unaffected parents. Heterozygotes (Aa) have an unaffected phenotype. Two affected parents will always have affected children.  
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What is the standard information with autosomal recessive? 2   Affected individuals with homozygous unaffected mates will have unaffected children. Close relatives who reproduce are more likely to have affected children. Both males and females are affected with equal frequency.  
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What is the name of the specific disorders with autosomal recessive?   Tay-Sachs disease and cystic fibrosis.  
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What is the standard information of sex-linked traits?   More males than females are affected. An affected son can have parents who have the normal phenotype.  
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What is the standard information of sex-linked traits? 2   For a female to have the characteristic, her dad must also have it. Her mom must have it or be a carrier. The characteristic often skips a generation from the grandfather to the grandson. If a woman has the characteristic, all of her sons will have it.  
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What is the name of the specific disorders with sex linked traits?   Color blindness, Duchenne muscular dystrophy Fragile X syndrome, and Hemophilia  
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Pauta Syndrome (disorder number and characteristic)   Trisomy 13 and Multiple defects with death by 1 to 3 months  
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Edwards syndrome (disorder number and characteristic)   Trisomy 18 and Ear deformities,heart defects, spasticity, and other damage; death by age 1  
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Downs syndrome (disorder number and characteristic)   Trisomy 21 and folds of skin above the eye, varying degrees of mental retardation, short statures and cardiac deformities.  
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Turner's Syndrome (disorder number and chracteristic)   XO and Short stature, webbed neck, sometimes slight mental retardation, ovaries degenerate in late embryonic life  leading to rudimentary sexual characteristics.  
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Klinefelters Syndrome (disorder number and characteristic)   XXY and slowly degenrating testis and have enlarged breasts.  
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Jacobs Syndrome (disorder number and characteristic)   XYY and unusually tall with heavy acne, some tendency to mental retardation.  
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Poly X syndrome (disorder number and characteristic)   XXX and despite 3 x chromosomes usually fertile, fairly normal females  
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Tissue/structure of Ectoderm   nervous tissue and epidermis of skin  
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Tissue/structure of Mesoderm   blood, muscles, bones, and other connective tissue derivatives  
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Tissue/structure of Endoderm   epithelial lining of the digestive tract, respiratory tract, and several other organs; endothelial lining of blood vessels  
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Define zygote   right after fertilization  
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Define embryo   from fertilization through week 8  
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Define fetus   from week 9 till birth  
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Define amniotic sac   surrounds the embryo thin membrane with fluid surrounds the embryo/fetus protection and supports the embryo  
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Define yolk sac   initial surrounds the embryo get smaller over time eventually becomes the outer portion of the umbilical cord  
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Define chorion   develops from the syncytiotrophoblast fetal portion of the placenta transfer ions (atoms) and small compounds to/from embryo/fetus and mom  
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Define allantois   inner portion of the umbilical cord and Contains blood vessels transfer compounds to/from embryo/fetus and mom  
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Define rods   allow vision in dim light  
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Define cones   Allows color vision and high acuity  
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Define amacrine cells   support the rods and cones  
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Define bipolar cells   Generates/carries nerve impulses  
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Define horizontal cells   supports the rods and cones  
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Define optic nerve   carries info from the eye to the chiasma  
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Define optic tract   sends info from chiasma to the brain  
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Define optic chiasma   X shaped structure where the two optic nerves cross over each other  
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Define thalamus   Relay center between sensory stimuli and cerebrum (expect smell)  
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What is the function of the occipital lobe of the cerebrum?   vision  
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What are the structures in the fibrous layer of the eye?   sclera and cornea  
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Define sclera   Provides shape for eye, muscle attachment  
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Define cornea   Protects eye, lets light enter  
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Define choroid   Prevents scattering of light rays  
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Define ciliary body   Support/Attachment of lens  
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Define iris   Eye “Color”  
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Define pupil   Center of Iris, Controls light entering eye  
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Define retina   Ganglion Cells :Generates/carries nerve impulses Bipolar Cells :Generates/carries nerve impulses  
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Define lens   Directs light retina  
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Define anterior compartment with aqueous humor   Supplies nutrients to lens/cornea  
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Define posterior compartment with vitreous humor   Transmits light, supports lens, and intra ocular eyeball pressure  
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Define lacrimal glands   Produces lacrimal fluid  
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Define eyebrows   Protects eye  
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Define eye lashes   Protects eye  
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Define eye ilds   Protects eye  
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Define ovaries   Produces eggs (ova) and estrogen and progesterone  
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Define uterine tubes   Site of fertilization, movement of ovum (unfertilized egg) or Zygote (fertilized egg) to uterus for implantation  
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Define uterus   Menstruation, Implantation of a zygote, Development of embryo/fetus, Labor- birth of the fetus  
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Define cervix   inferior portion of the uterus, connects to vagina  
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Define vagina   Passage way into of the female reproductive system for sperm/penis to fertilize the egg, Passage way out of the female reproductive system for menstruation and fetus during birth  
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Define mammary glands   Lactation (production and release) of milk after birth  
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In the male vas deferens carries ___, the ejactulatory duct carries ___, and the urethra carries ____.   sperm, semen, semen and urine  
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The functional unit of the kidney is the _____ and is composed of ____ tissue.   nephron, epithelial  
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Define glomerulus   forms ultrafiltrate of plasma  
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Define proximal convoluted tubule   bulk reaborptions of solutes and H2O and secreiton of solutes (except K+) and organic acids and bases  
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Define descending Limp of Loop of Henle   bulk reabsorption of H2O.  
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Define ascending Limb of Loop of Henle   reabsorption of NaCl  
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Define clevage   rapid meiotic division of young embryo  
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Define morula   young embryo resulting from clevage  
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When and where does fertilization occur?   Fertilization occurs when the sperm penetrates the egg and this happens in the fallopian tubes.  
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When and where does implantation occur?   Implantation occurs when the blastocyst is attached to the endometrium  
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What is the structure of the nervous eye?   ciliary body and retina  
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The renal corpuscle is composed of the ____ and the ____ and is the site of ___.   glomerulus, Bowman's Capsule, filtration  
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When and where does implantation occur in the female reproductive system occur?   occurs after 5-6 days after fertilization in the uterus  
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Define afferent arteriole   carries blood to the glomerulus  
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Define efferent arteriole   carries blood away from the glomerulus  
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Function of Bowman's capsule   filtration  
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Function of proximal convoluted tubule   reabsorpttion  
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Function of Ascednging/Descending Limb of Loop of Henle   concentration/dilution  
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Function of Distal convoluted tubule   secretion  
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Function of Collecting Duct   concentration/dilution  
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Function of Vasa Recta   just a fancy name for the portion of the peritubular capillaries that surround the Loop of Henle  
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Which part of the neprhon are under hormonal control?   The distal convoluted tubule and the collecting duct  
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Which hormones control the parts of the nephrons under hormonal control?   The distal concoluted tubule=aldosterone Collecting duct=ADH  
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What is the name of the anterior pituitary hormones in the testis?   FSH and LH  
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What is the function of the anterior pituitary hormones inside the testis?   FSH produces sperm LH secretes testoterone  
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Where is the specific site of function of the anterior pituitary hormones inside the testis?   FSH= seminiferous tubules LH=interstitial cells  
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Define glomerulus   In the kidney, a tiny ball-shaped structure composed of capillary blood vessels actively involved in the filtration of the blood to form urine.  
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Define blastocyst   its the continued development of the morula which then is implanted in the uterus.  
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