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Name the functions of the skin.
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-Skin covering
-Regulates body temp. -manufactures vitamin D -Nerve endings -storage of fat, glucose, water, and salts -screens out UAV -Absorbs drugs&chemicals |
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Describe the differences among the ranking system for severity of burns.
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-1st degree-epidermis
-2nd degree-epidermis/dermis -3rd degree-epidermis/dermis/nerves |
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What makes up the integumentary system?
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-Hair
-Skin -Nails |
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What are the planes of the body?
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-Median (sagittal) plane (up and down)
-Transverse plane (across) |
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What are the different fields of anatomy?
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Gross Anatomy- is the study of large and easily observable structures on an organism.
Microscopic Anatomy- the knowledge of gross anatomy but with the use of a microscope. Developmental Anatomy- Studies the growth and development of an organism. Comparative Anatomy-the study between two animals. systematic Anatomy- the study of various organs or parts that comprise a particular organ system. |
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What are the anatomical direction terms?
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Cranial- toward the skull
Caudal- toward the tail end Proximal- toward the point of attachment Distal- away from point of attachment Superior- above Inferior- Below Medial- toward the trunk Lateral- away from the trunk |
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What is the function of the skeletal system?
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-support and shape
-protects delicate organs -allows movement and anchorage of muscles -provides mineral storage -site for hemopoiesis |
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What makes up the axial skeleton?
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-Skull
-Spinal Column -ribs -sternum -hyoid bone |
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What makes up the appendicular skeleton?
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-shoulder girdles
-arms -wrist -hands -hip girdle -legs -ankles -feet |
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What are the major bones of the arms?
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humerus
radius ulna |
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What are the major bones of the legs?
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femur
patella tibia fibula |
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What are the major bones of the hands?
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carpals
metacarpals phalanges |
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What are the major bones of the feet?
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tarsals
metatarsals phalanges |
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What are the major bones of the skull?
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mandible
maxilla frontal bone parietal bone temporal bone occipital bone ethmoid sphenoid |
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Examples of hinge joints
pivot joints gliding joints ball and socket joints |
-elbow
-radius/ulna -vertabrae -hips |
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Which is more common, osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis?
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Osteoarthritis because it is a degenerative disease that becomes prevalent with aging.
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What is a green stick, compound, ad comminuted fractures?
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green stick- simplest, bone is bent but not seperated
Compound- most serious, broken bone ends pierce and protrude through the skin Comminuted- when the bone is splinted or broken into many pieces that can be embedded in other surrounding tissues. |
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What is and open and closed reduction?
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open- through surgical procedure
closed- pressure and alignment of the broken bone in a cast/splint. |
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What is Lordosis, kyphosis, and scoliosis?
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lordosis- inward curvature of the spine
kyphosis- humped curvature of the spine scoliosis- lateral curvature of spine |
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What are the three types of muscles?
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-skeletal- attached to bone-striated, striped
-smooth (visceral)- in the walls of internal organs- small; spindled -cardiac- in the heart, striated and branched |
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What makes up the central nervous system?
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The brain and the spinal cord
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What are the three coverings of the brain?
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duramater, arachnoid, and piamater
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What is the difference between afferent and efferent neurons?
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Afferent going towards the brain and efferent is away from the brain.
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What is Alzeheimers? Is it inevitable? What are they symptoms?
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is a type of dementia, yes, short-long memory loss, loss of motor skills.
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What is the pathway of light through the eye?
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Cornea, pupil, lens, light rays are bent, refracted, retina, rods and cones, optic nerve
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What is hyperopia and myopia's common names, what are their symptoms?
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farsightedness- cant see close up, nearsightedness- cant see far away
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What are the three parts of the ear?
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External, middle, and inner ear.
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Where is the cochlea, tympanic membrane, and eustachian tube found?
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cochlea- inner
tympanic membrane (eardrum) -outer eustachain tube- middle |
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What is the difference between deaf and Deaf?
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deaf- a physical loss of hearing
Deaf- is a community of deaf people who don't find being deaf as a disability, but rather a gift. |
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What is the negative feedback control that regulates the endocrine system?
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drop of hormone level; increases the amount of hormones in blood
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What gland is diabetes associated with?
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the pancreas
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What are the two major sex hormones?
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estrogen and testosterone
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pituitary gland controls what?
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is the master gland, has huge influnces on the other glands, controls hormone levels
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What is the difference between type 1 and type 2 diabetes?
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type 1- juvienial; has because of genetics
type 2- because of an excessive amount of weight gain; type 2 more prevalent |
