Anatomy & Physiology

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A&P - Chapter 1 (Part 1)
What are branches of anatomy and ...,
Anatomy,
Physiology
30  cards
A&P - Chapter 1 (Part 2)
Anatomical position,
What is the physical anatomical p...,
Supine
17  cards
A&P - Chapter 1 (Part 3)
What are the cavities located in ...,
Where would you find the mediastinum,
What does the mediastinum house 9
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A&P - Chapter 1 (Part 4)
What are the 6 different types of...,
Sagittal plane,
Midsagittal plane
9  cards
A&P - Chapter 2
What does survival depend on,
Homeostasis,
What are 5 examples of things tha...
27  cards
A&P - Chapter 3 (Part 1)
What 2 things can a substance be,
Element,
Compound
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A&P - Chapter 3 (Part 2)
What are the type of chemical bon...,
When do you know if an atom is ch...,
When is an atom unlikely to bond why
32  cards
A&P - Chapter 3 (Part 3)
Organic molecules,
Inorganic molecules,
What are 2 examples of inorganic ...
32  cards
A&P - Chapter 4 (Part 1)
What are the 4 major groups of or...,
What does carbo and hydro mean,
What do carbohydrates contain 3
29  cards
A&P - Chapter 4 (Part 2)
What are the most abundant organi...,
Proteins,
How many amino acids make up the ...
32  cards
A&P - Chapter 4 (Part 3)
What does dna stand for,
What is dna used as,
What shape does dna form
12  cards
A&P - Chapter 5 (Part 1)
What is the smallest structural a...,
Cells are all what 3,
What are the 3 main parts of the ...
30  cards
A&P - Chapter 5 (Part 2)
What do ribosomes do,
What kind of membrane do ribosome...,
What 2 parts make up the ribosome
29  cards
A&P - Chapter 5 (Part 3)
What does the cytoplasm do 2,
What are 2 extensions of the cyto...,
Cilia
28  cards
A&P - Chapter 6 (Part 1)
What are cells that specialize ar...,
What does every cell do,
What makes up the survival of spe...
34  cards
A&P - Chapter 6 (Part 2)
Where does dialysis occur,
What does dialysis cause,
Hemodialysis
31  cards
A&P - Chapter 7 (Part 1)
Cell growth,
What does cell reproduction ensure,
What is the difference between ce...
32  cards
A&P - Chapter 7 (Part 2)
What phase is a cell in when it i...,
What are the stages of cell growth 3,
What process is it when a cell is...
36  cards
A&P - Chapter 8 (Part 1)
Tissues,
What are the 4 main types of tissues,
What are functions of the epithel...
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A&P - Chapter 8 (Part 2)
What does tissue repair depend on,
What type of tissues have the gre...,
What type of tissues have a limit...
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A&P - Chapter 8 (Part 3)
Epithelial sheet,
Connective tissue layer,
Which is more dense mucus or sero...
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A&P - Chapter 9 (Part 1)
What are epithelial tissue divide...,
What parts of the body does the m...,
What part of the body does the gl...
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A&P - Chapter 9 (Part 2)
What are the different types of e...,
How many layers are there in simp...,
What is simple squamous epitheliu...
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A&P - Chapter 9 (Part 3)
What are glandular epithelium spe...,
How do glandular epithelium funct...,
Where do exocrine glands discharg...
25  cards
A&P - Chapter 9 (Part 4)
What is the most widely distribut...,
What does the loose fibrous tissu...,
What is the primary function of a...
28  cards
A&P - Chapter 9 (Part 5)
What type of tissue has the highe...,
Are muscle tissues fast or slow t...,
What often forms in muscle tissue...
26  cards
A&P - Chapter 10 (Part 1)
What type of membrane does the sk...,
What are the 2 primary layers of ...,
What is the supporting layer of t...
31  cards
A&P - Chapter 10 (Part 2)
What are 3 differences of the der...,
What is the dermis largely compos...,
What does the connective tissue g...
31  cards
A&P - Chapter 10 (Part 3)
What are 7 functions of the skin,
What kind of protection does the ...,
What does the skin prevent
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A&P - Chapter 10 (Part 4)
Receptors,
What do receptors do,
What do krause end bulbs allow yo...
28  cards
A&P - Chapter 10 (Part 5)
What are 2 causes of skin cancer,
What is the most common form of c...,
What are 3 common types of skin c...
27  cards
A&P - Chapter 11 (Part 1)
What are 5 functions of bones,
What does support do for bones,
What does bone protection do
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A&P - Chapter 11 (Part 2)
What are 6 parts of the long bone,
What is the diaphysis of the bone,
What are 4 characteristics of the...
25  cards
A&P - Chapter 11 (Part 3)
What is the inner portion of flat...,
What do cranial flat bones have 2,
Diploe
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A&P - Chapter 11 (Part 4)
What are 3 types of bone cells,
Osteoblasts,
Osteoclasts
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A&P - Chapter 11 (Part 5)
What do osteoblasts form,
What do osteoblasts secrete,
What do osteoblasts initiate
23  cards
A&P - Chapter 11 (Part 6)
What is fracture healing bone tis...,
What do fractures do,
What is virtually impossible to d...
35  cards
A&P - Chapter 12 (Part 1)
What kind of tissues forms bone,
What are the 2 division of the sk...,
What makes up the axial skeleton 4
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A&P - Chapter 12 (Part 2)
What are the 5 regions of vertebrae,
What does curvature of the spine ...,
How many vertebrae are in the cer...
28  cards
A&P - Chapter 13 (Part 1)
What makes up the upper extremiti...,
What makes up the lower extremiti...,
Where do we have the most bones l...
21  cards
A&P - Chapter 13 (Part 2)
What bones makes up the lower ext...,
What make up the pelvic girdle 2,
What 3 bones make up the pelvis c...
32  cards
A&P - Chapter 14 (Part 1)
What is another word for articula...,
How are joints classified 2,
What are 3 types of structures fo...
36  cards
A&P - Chapter 14 (Part 2)
What are 7 joint structures,
Joint capsule,
What are joint capsules made of
25  cards
A&P - Chapter 14 (Part 3)
What are 6 types of synovial joints,
Uniaxial joints,
What are 2 examples of uniaxial j...
28  cards
A&P - Chapter 14 (Part 4)
Flexion,
Extension,
Dorsiflexion
19  cards
A&P - Chapter 15 (Part 1)
How many skeletal muscles are the...,
What percentage of our body weigh...,
What do muscles fill
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A&P - Chapter 15 (Part 2)
What system do muscle movements r...,
What serves as leavers,
What serves as fulcrums
14  cards
A&P - Chapter 16
What muscles act on the shoulder ...,
What are 3 muscles that move the ...,
What are 2 muscles that move the ...
12  cards
Muscles To Know (Part 1)
Where would you find external int...,
What do external intercostals do,
Where would you find internal int...
26  cards
Muscles To Know (Part 2)
Where would you find the biceps b...,
What does the biceps brachii do,
Where would you find the brachialis
21  cards
A&P - Chapter 17 (Part 1)
What do muscles contribute to,
What are 3 general functions musc...,
What are 3 functional characteris...
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A&P - Chapter 17 (Part 2)
What is released when you transmi...,
How do nerve impulses work 6,
What plays a critical role in a s...
31  cards
A&P - Chapter 17 (Part 3)
What are 5 types of muscle contra...,
Myography,
What kind of movement are twitch ...
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A&P - Chapter 17 (Part 4)
What kind of contractions produce...,
What happens in isotonic contract...,
What are 2 types of isotonic cont...
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A&P - Chapter 18 (Part 1)
What system does the nervous syst...,
What is the main function of the ...,
What 3 things make up the nervous...
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A&P - Chapter 18 (Part 2)
What are 2 types of cells found i...,
What kind of cells are glial cells,
What kind of cells are neurons
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A&P - Chapter 18 (Part 3)
What do schwann cells do 2,
What do schwann cells have a simi...,
What does myelin act as
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A&P - Chapter 18 (Part 4)
What is another name for nerve im...,
What are nerve impulses constantl...,
Reflex arch
24  cards
A&P - Chapter 18 (Part 5)
Nerves,
Mixed nerves,
What are nerves normally covered by
29  cards
A&P - Chapter 19 (Part 1)
Nerve impulse,
What is the direction of a neural...,
What is the charge on the outside...
31  cards
A&P - Chapter 19 (Part 2)
Presynaptic,
Postsynaptic,
What is the journey of a neuron 6
22  cards
A&P - Chapter 20 (Part 1)
What are the 3 organs of the nerv...,
What are 2 types of nerves,
What are 4 sensory organs
36  cards
A&P - Chapter 20 (Part 2)
What is the function of the csf 3,
What does the csf prevent,
How heavy is the brain
30  cards
A&P - Chapter 20 (Part 3)
What are interneurons,
Were are interneruons sometimes l...,
Where can you only find internerons
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A&P - Chapter 20 (Part 4)
What does gray matter function as,
What are 3 examples of autonomic ...,
What is automic relfex centres al...
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A&P - Chapter 20 (Part 5)
What does the hypothalamus control,
What does the hypothalamus indire...,
Where does the posterior pituitar...
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A&P - Chapter 21 (Part 1)
What are the 2 main division of t...,
Where do peripheral nerves extend to,
What does the peripheral nervous ...
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A&P - Chapter 21 (Part 2)
What are the 4 major pairs of ple...,
Where are cervical plexuses located,
What to cervical plexuses innerva...
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A&P - Chapter 21 (Part 3)
What does the somatic nervous sys...,
What is an example of a somatic e...,
Reflex
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A&P - Chapter 22 (Part 1)
What kind of movement is in the a...,
Where does the autonomic nervous ...,
What 2 parts make up the autonomi...
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A&P - Chapter 22 (Part 2)
What are the functions of the sym...,
What is an example of a non essen...,
What are 5 things that occur duri...
19  cards
A&P - Chapter 23 (Part 1)
What makes is possible for the bo...,
What is the general function of r...,
How do receptors respond to a sti...
26  cards
A&P - Chapter 23 (Part 2)
What are proprioceptors,
Where is the location of proprioc...,
What do proprioceptors do 3
29  cards
A&P - Chapter 24 (Part 1)
Sense of smell,
What is the receptor involved wit...,
What is the name of the chemorece...
27  cards
A&P - Chapter 24 (Part 2)
How many auditory ossicle bones a...,
What are the 3 auditory ossicle b...,
What is the tympanic membrane
25  cards
A&P - Chapter 24 (Part 3)
How is sound created,
What does the ability to hear wav...,
What must sound waves be of in or...
24  cards
A&P - Chapter 24 (Part 4)
What are the 3 layers of the eye,
What is the sclera layer,
Cornea
20  cards
A&P - Chapter 25 (Part 1)
What is the second greatest contr...,
What general functions does the e...,
What are 3 examples of functions ...
27  cards
A&P - Chapter 25 (Part 2)
What is an example of steroid hor...,
Are lipids soluble in water,
What help lipids to travel throug...
21  cards
A&P - Chapter 25 (Part 3)
What does target cells sensitivit...,
How can the number of cells change,
Up regulation
13  cards
A&P - Chapter 26 (Part 1)
What are 10 components of the end...,
What was the pituitary gland form...,
Pituitary gland
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A&P - Chapter 26 (Part 2)
What does tsh act on,
What does tsh do,
What does the tsh stimulate
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A&P - Chapter 26 (Part 3)
What does the posterior pituitary...,
What 2 hormones are created and s...,
What do neuron cell bodies in the...
29  cards
A&P - Chapter 26 (Part 4)
Which thyroid gland hormone is mo...,
What does t4 contain,
What is the main role of t4
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A&P - Chapter 26 (Part 5)
What do mineralcorticoids mcs do,
What does aldosterone target,
What is the main mc
30  cards
A&P - Chapter 26 (Part 6)
What does glucagon and insulin do,
What is glucagon produced by,
What does glucagon do
35  cards
A&P - Chapter 27 (Part 1)
What kind of tissue is blood,
What does blood provide 2,
What 2 basic components make up t...
30  cards
A&P - Chapter 27 (Part 2)
What is dependant on hemoglobin 2,
What does hb transport 2,
How many globulin chains are ther...
30  cards
A&P - Chapter 27 (Part 3)
Polycythemia,
What is dangerous about polycythemia,
What can polycythemia result in 2
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A&P - Chapter 27 (Part 4)
Why are there no antibodies in th...,
What is considered an additional ...,
What does rh antigen do
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A&P - Chapter 27 (Part 5)
What is another word for wbc,
What is the general function of wbcs,
What are 2 categories of wbcs
30  cards
A&P - Chapter 27 (Part 6)
What is the largest wbc,
What are 2 characteristics of mon...,
Macrophages
34  cards
A&P - Chapter 28 (Part 1)
Where is the heart located,
Where does the apex of the heart ...,
What does the position of the hea...
29  cards
A&P - Chapter 28 (Part 2)
How many valves does the heart have,
What are the 2 different types of...,
What do av valves separate
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A&P - Chapter 28 (Part 3)
What are 4 structures that genera...,
What is the pacemaker of the heart,
What does the sa node do
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A&P - Chapter 29 (Part 1)
Angiogenesis,
What are 3 types of blood vessels,
What do arteries do
35  cards
A&P - Chapter 29 (Part 2)
What do capillaries connect,
How many layers make up the capil...,
What layer makes up the capillaries
33  cards
A&P - Chapter 29 (Part 3)
Foramen ovale,
What does the foramen ovale shunt,
What does the foramen ovale allow
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A&P - Chapter 30 (Part 1)
Hemodynamics,
What is hemodynamics essential for 2,
What must the circulation control...
28  cards
A&P - Chapter 30 (Part 2)
What is the average range for blo...,
What is the formula for blood pre...,
What are 6 factors that can fluct...
14  cards
A&P - Chapter 31 (Part 1)
What are the functions of the lym...,
What are the 6 structures of the ...,
What is the fluid called when it ...
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A&P - Chapter 31 (Part 2)
What is the structure of the lymp...,
What are the 2 distinct functions...,
Why are lymph nodes important to ...
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A&P - Chapter 32-33 (Part 1)
What system works hand in hand wi...,
What does the immune system do,
What is the immune system made up...
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A&P - Chapter 32-33 (Part 2)
What substances contribute to the...,
Cytokines,
What are examples of cytokines 3
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A&P - Chapter 32-33 (Part 3)
What do b cells not directly attack,
How is the launch attack by b cel...,
What do antibodies do created by ...
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A&P - Chapter 32-33 (Part 4)
What do cytotoxic t cells release,
What do lymphotoxins cause,
What do helper t cells and suppre...
27  cards
A&P - Chapter 35 (Part 1)
What are the respiratory organs 7,
What are the functions of the res...,
Upper respiratory tract
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A&P - Chapter 35 (Part 2)
How many paranasal sinuses do we ...,
Where do paranasal sinuses open d...,
What is the paranasal sinuses lin...
30  cards
A&P - Chapter 35 (Part 3)
What is the function of the trachea,
What does the ciliated mucosal li...,
What does complete occlusion of t...
38  cards
A&P - Chapter 36 (Part 1)
External respiration 2,
Pulmonary ventilation,
Pulmonary gas exchange
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A&P - Chapter 36 (Part 2)
What does regulation of ventilati...,
What does the respiratory control...,
Where is the respiratory control ...
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A&P - Chapter 37
What does pulmonary gas exchange ...,
What can the amount of o2 that di...,
What do the walls of the alveoli ...
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A&P - Chapter 38 (Part 1)
Where does the digestive system o...,
What are 3 functions of the diges...,
What are the 4 layers of tissue i...
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A&P - Chapter 38 (Part 2)
What are the lateral wall muscles...,
What does the buccinator muscle c...,
What are the anterior walls forme...
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A&P - Chapter 38 (Part 3)
How long is the esophagus,
Esophagus,
What does the esophagus connect
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A&P - Chapter 38 (Part 4)
Gastric muscularis,
What directions arrangements does...,
What do the different muscle dire...
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A&P - Chapter 39 (Part 1)
What is the main digestive system...,
Where does the small intestine go...,
How long is the small intestine
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A&P - Chapter 39 (Part 2)
Vermiform,
Vermiform appendix,
What kind of tissue makes up the ...
33  cards
A&P - Chapter 39 (Part 3)
What shape is the gallbladder,
How long is the gb,
How wide is the gb
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A&P - Chapter 40 (Part 1)
What are the primary functions of...,
What are the steps in digestion 7,
Ingestion
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A&P - Chapter 40 (Part 2)
What is emptying the stomach afte...,
Hormonal mechanisms,
Nervous mechanisms
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A&P - Chapter 40 (Part 3)
What is fat broken down into 2,
What must happen to fats before g...,
What does bile contain
29  cards
A&P - Chapter 40 (Part 4)
What are the 3 gastric secretion ...,
Cephalic phase 4,
Gastric phase
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