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54 Cards in this Set
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What structure in the oral cavity directs material downward to the pharynx |
Uvula |
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What organ manipulates what is ingested and provide the sense of taste |
Tongue |
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What are all the components of saliva |
Mainly water Amylase Lingual lipase Mucus Lysozymes Antibodies |
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What structure is part of the respiratory and digestive system |
Pharynx |
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What sphincter controls the opening from the esophagus to the stomach |
Cardiac sphincter |
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Know what feature inside the stomach allows for more surface area |
Gastric Rugae |
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Function of hydrochloric acid |
Convert pepsinogen to pepsin Activates lingual lipase Converts iron in the duct to be absorbed |
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What is the function of the intrinsic factor |
Allows vitamin B12 to be absorbed in the small intestine |
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Know what function of the mucus is in the stomach |
Protects the stomach walls |
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What organ has a digestive and endocrine function |
Pancreas |
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Know what the function of the pancreas is |
Neutralize acid of chyme Chemical digestive carbs, proteins, n lipids |
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Know the parts of the small intestine in the correct order |
Duodenum Jejunum IIeum |
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Where in the small intestine does most of the absorption take place |
Jejunum |
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What substances do the liver remove |
Body fatty acids, emulsify lipids, waste products bilirubin, cholesterol, neuro fats, bile pigment, minerals |
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What part of the nervous system control digestion |
Parasympathetic n sympathetic |
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Know how the kidneys function as part of the excretory system |
Remove nitrogenous waste Excess minerals Bilirubin Hydrogen ions |
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Know how the liver functions as part of the excretory system |
Removes bilirubin |
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Know how the lungs functions as part of the excretory system |
Removed carbon dioxide |
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Know what the primary organ is for the excretory system |
Kidneys |
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Know how the kidney functions |
Excretion of waste Regulation of blood volume and pressure Delivery of urine from the body How it control urine production |
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The location and position of the kidneys |
Retroparitoneal |
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What structure protects the kidney |
Renal capsule surrounded by adipose |
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Know what structure anchors the kidneys to the abdomen |
Renal fascia |
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Layers of the kidney |
Cortex Medulla Pyramids |
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Know the structure that use the functions unit of the kidney |
Nephron |
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The process of urine formation |
Filtration Reabsorption Secretion |
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What drives filtration in the kidney |
Blood pressure |
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Doing reabsorption know how glucose and amino acids get transported back into the capillaries |
Active transport |
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Hormones that regulate ursine production |
Antidiuretic hormone ADH Aldosterone Atrial natriuretic hormone ANH |
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What is a diruretic |
Increased urine volume |
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Which cell determines gender |
Sperm cell |
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Which two systems do the tested belong to |
Endocrine Reproduction |
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Sperm travels from the testes through what ducts |
Efferent ductules |
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Sperm travels from the testes through what ducts |
Efferent ductules |
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What gland surrounds the urethra in men |
Prostate gland |
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Make germ cell |
Spermatogonia |
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Make secondary sex characteristics |
Skeletal and muscle development Deep voice Develop of axillary, facial, and pubic hair Aggression Development of libido |
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What process primary spermatocytes divide by |
Meiosis I |
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What make reproductive disorder is characterized by enlargement of the prostate |
Benign prostatic hyperplasia BPH |
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Know the name of male reproductive disorder that is characterized by infants born with undescended testes |
Cryptorchidism |
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Know what 2 systems the ovaries belong to |
Female reproduction n endocrine |
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The layer of the uterus and it’s functions |
Perimetrium the outermost layer of the uterine wall Myometrium smooth muscle that contract to expell contains of the uterus, thickest Endometrium the lining of the uterus that sheds every month |
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Know which hormone targets the follicle in the ovary to produce estrogen |
FSH |
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The term for painful periods |
Dysmenorrhea |
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Know everything that imitates the Birth process |
Hypothalamus release CRH fetal anterior pituitary release ACTH Fetal adrenal cortex release glucocorticoids Placenta level off producing progesterone and increasing estrogen and prostaglandis Stretching of the uterus Hypothalamus signals to mother posterior pituitary to release oxytocin Oxytocin and estrogen with prostaglandins causing more uterine contractions resulting positive feedback |
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The term that is thinning of the cervix during the birth process |
Effacement |
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The term that is thinning of the cervix during the birth process |
Effacement |
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Stages of birth |
Stage 1 the uterine contracts, cervix canal widens/ dilation Stage 2 the baby expel Stage 3 the placenta detaches |
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Uterus removal |
Hysterectomy |
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Uterus removal |
Hysterectomy |
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Breast removal |
Mastectomy |
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Preeclampsia |
Hypertension from protein in the urine during pregnancy |
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Preeclampsia |
Hypertension from protein in the urine during pregnancy |
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Ectopic pregnancy |
Fertilized egg outside of their uterus |