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The Gastrointestinal System - Overview
What does the gastrointestinal sy...,
The gi system is also sometimes r...,
The gi comprises two related sets...
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The Gastrointestinal System - The Digestion Process
What are the four major functions...,
Ingestion,
Digestion
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The Gastrointestinal System - Major Organs of the GI System
The mouth is also referred to as ...,
What does bucca mean,
Once you take food in through you...
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The Gastrointestinal System - Major Organs of the GI System Pt 2
Esophagus,
Muscle movements in the esophagus...,
Sometimes food can irritate your ...
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The Gastrointestinal System - Major Organs of the GI System Part 3
The stomach can hold more than __...,
Overeating can make the stomach _...,
Food stays in the stomach for abo...
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The Gastrointestinal System - Major Organs of the GI System Part 4
The small intestine is about __ f...,
The small intestines diameter is ...,
The large intestines diameter is ...
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The Gastrointestinal System - Major Organs of the GI System Part 5
The pancreas is a gland located b...,
The pancreas is a gland located b...,
The beta cells of the pancreas se...
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The Gastrointestinal System - Major Organs of the GI System Part 6
The liver is the ____ gland in th...,
It weighs about ____ pounds,
It performs over 500 jobs and pro...
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The Gastrointestinal System - Major Organs of the GI System Part 7
The large intestine is ____ feet ...,
The main function of the large in...,
The large intestine forms a ____ ...
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The Gastrointestinal System - GI Disorders and Treatments - Stomach Inflammation and Flatulence
____ is a common disease that can...,
An increased amount of acid from ...,
____ can induce gastric or stomac...
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The Gastrointestinal System - GI Disorders and Treatments - Inflammatory Bowel Disease
____ ibd is the chronic inflammat...,
Two common types of diseases asso...,
What does crohn s disease effect
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The Gastrointestinal System - GI Disorders and Treatments - Pancreatitis
Pancreatitis,
Most cases of pancreatitis are ca...,
Symptoms of pancreatitis include
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The Gastrointestinal System - GI Disorders and Treatments - Liver Diseases
Cirrhosis,
____ and ____ can also cause dete...,
Cirrhosis takes a long time to de...
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The Gastrointestinal System - GI Disorders and Treatments - Diarrhea
Diarrhea,
Diarrhea can result from various ...,
____ can also result in acute dia...
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The Gastrointestinal System - GI Disorders and Treatments - Diarrhea Pt 2
How do antimotility drugs work,
How do absorbents drugs work,
How do antisecretory drugs work
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The Gastrointestinal System - GI Disorders and Treatments - Diarrhea Pt 3
What are some generic names for a...,
What is the generic name for abso...,
What is the generic name for anti...
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The Gastrointestinal System - GI Disorders and Treatments - Constipation
Constipation,
Patients suffering from constipat...,
Constipation can be associated wi...
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The Gastrointestinal System - GI Disorders and Treatments - Constipation Pt 2
What do bulk forming laxatives do,
What does stool softener do,
How does stimulant laxatives work
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The Gastrointestinal System - GI Disorders and Treatments - Constipation Pt 3
What are the generic names for bu...,
What is the generic name for stoo...,
What are the generic names for st...
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The Gastrointestinal System - GI Disorders and Treatments - Nausea and Vomiting
Nausea,
____ commonly occurs with nausea ...,
Vomiting
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The Gastrointestinal System - GI Disorders and Treatments - Nausea and Vomiting Pt 2
What are the generic names for an...,
What do antihistamines treat,
What is the generic name for anti...
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The Gastrointestinal System - GI Disorders and Treatments - Gastro-esophageal Reflux Disease
What is gastro esophageal reflux ...,
Common risk factors for gerd include,
Common symptoms of gerd are
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The Gastrointestinal System - GI Disorders and Treatments - Gastro-esophageal Reflux Disease Pt 2
What do mucosal protective agents do,
What is the generic name for muco...,
What do antacids do
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The Gastrointestinal System - GI Disorders and Treatments - Gastro-esophageal Reflux Disease Pt 3
What do h2 receptor antagonists do,
H2 receptor antagonists work best...,
What are the generic names for h2...
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The Gastrointestinal System - GI Disorders and Treatments - Peptic Ulcer Disease
What is a peptic ulcer,
Peptic ulcers can be caused by,
The most frequent and severe comp...
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The Gastrointestinal System - GI Disorders and Treatments - Flash Cards
Digestion,
Peristalsis,
Peritoneal cavity
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The Urinary System - Overview
The urinary system plays an impor...,
The urinary system also eliminate...,
Body fluid
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The Urinary System - Overview Pt. 2
The urinary system helps maintain...,
If the nitrogenous nitrogen conta...,
The kidneys have a endocrine func...
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The Urinary System - Urinary System Processes
The processes of the urinary syst...,
Filtration,
Formation of urine
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The Urinary System - Organs of the Urinary System
The organs of the urinary system ...,
Because the male urinary system s...,
The branch of medicine concerned ...
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The Urinary System - Kidneys
Your kidneys look like a pair of ...,
Each kidney is about the size of ...,
The kidneys lie in the posterior ...
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The Urinary System - Nephrons
The term ____ also relates to the...,
There are over a ____ nephrons in...,
Each nephron is like a mini facto...
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The Urinary System - Nephrons Pt 2
The ____ is a network of blood ca...,
Similar to capillaries in other p...,
The filtrate then enters the prox...
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The Urinary System - Nephrons Pt 3
To recap the nephrons form urine ...,
Filtration,
Reabsorption
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The Urinary System - Ureters & Urinary Bladder
Clean blood leaves the kidney via...,
The ____ is a 10 to 12 inch duct ...,
How long is the ureter
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The Urinary System - Urethra
The ____ is the tube leading from...,
The adult male s urethra is appro...,
A adult females urethra is ____ i...
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The Urinary System - Prostate
The ____ is a gland of the male r...,
It s located between the ____and ...,
The urethra from the urinary blad...
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The Urinary System - Control of Urinary Secretion
The selective reabsorption or sec...,
The two main systems of chemical ...,
Adh is secreted by the hypothalam...
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The Urinary System - Control of Urinary Secretion Pt 2
The kidneys can detect when blood...,
What does renin do,
What does aldosterone do
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The Urinary System - Diseases and Treatments
Common symptoms of urinary system...,
Common diseases of the urinary sy...
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The Urinary System - Benign Prostate Hyperplasia
Bph is defined as the ____,
Enlargement or inflammation of th...,
Along with surgical removal of th...
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The Urinary System - Incontinence
The bladder stores and expels uri...,
Incontinence results from either ...,
Other conditions such as ____ ___...
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The Urinary System - Infections
Urinary tract infections utis are...,
Intercourse can cause the gi trac...,
Utis also occur very frequently i...
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The Urinary System - Renal Failure
Renal failure,
Acute renal failure is the quick ...,
Acute renal failure is generally ...
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The Urinary System - Renal Failure Pt 2
Renal failure causes your body to...,
During renal failure certain drug...,
Patients with mild renal failure ...
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The Urinary System - Flash Cards
The condition in which excess amo...,
One of the main nitrogen containi...,
Posterior
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The Reproductive System - Overview
The ____ system is the only body ...,
Both reproductive systems depend ...,
The reproductive organs of both s...
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The Reproductive System - Overview Part 2
The reproductive system has ____ ...,
Primary sex characteristics are d...,
Secondary sex characteristics ref...
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The Reproductive System - Overview Part 3
At this point the male has contri...,
Once the baby is born the female ...,
Early in the gestation period the...
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The Reproductive System - The Male Reproductive System
The penis and scrotum are called ...,
Internal genitalia include the __...,
The specialty area of medicine th...
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The Reproductive System - The Male Reproductive System Part 2
A skin covered sac called the ___...,
The testes produce millions of __...,
This organ is located in a vulner...
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The Reproductive System - The Male Reproductive System Part 3
The testes originally develop wit...,
A couple of months before birth t...,
The inguinal canal shrinks shortl...
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The Reproductive System - The Male Reproductive System Part 4
Leydig cells in the testes produc...,
Androgens are produced in respons...,
The most important androgen produ...
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The Reproductive System - The Male Reproductive System Part 5
The duct system includes four parts,
The main function of these ducts ...,
The epididymis performs two funct...
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The Reproductive System - The Male Reproductive System Part 6
The ____ is a firm hollow tube th...,
The ____ is a sheath of connectiv...,
The vas deferens enters the pelvi...
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The Reproductive System - The Male Reproductive System Part 7
The seminal fluids contained in s...,
Seminal fluid consists of ____ __...,
The main accessory glands of the ...
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The Reproductive System - The Male Reproductive System Part 8
Another part of seminal fluid com...,
The prostate closes the urethra d...,
This gland s thin milky alkaline ...
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The Reproductive System - Male Reproductive System Disorders and Treatments - Erectile Dysfunction
Erectile dysfunction,
The cause for this condition may ...,
Diseases that may cause erectile ...
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The Reproductive System - Male Reproductive System Disorders and Treatments - Erectile Dysfunction Part 2
Healthy lifestyle choices such as...,
Some commonly used medications to...,
Sildenafil and vardenafil are tak...
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The Reproductive System - Male Reproductive System Disorders and Treatments - Priapism
Priapism is a disorder in which a...,
The condition can be caused by ce...,
It can also be caused by the use ...
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The Reproductive System - The Female Reproductive System
The ovum is considered the ____ c...,
A female is born with all of the ...,
However only about ____ of those ...
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The Reproductive System - The Female Reproductive System Part 2
Since sperm live for about ____ h...,
An unfertilized ovum will simply ...,
A fertilized ovum will become an ...
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The Reproductive System - The Female Reproductive System Part 3
The medical specialty that treats...,
The obstetric component deals wit...,
The gynecologic component deals w...
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The Reproductive System - The Female Reproductive System - Ovaries
The ovaries are located on each s...,
The ovaries are shaped like large...,
Ovaries contain thousands of tiny...
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The Reproductive System - The Female Reproductive System - Ovaries Part 2
When pregnancy doesn t occur the ...,
Without the supply of progesteron...,
Beginning at puberty the ovaries ...
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The Reproductive System - The Female Reproductive System - Fallopian Tubes
Even though they re called oviduc...,
Each fallopian tube curves around...,
Its fingerlike fringed edges call...
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The Reproductive System - The Female Reproductive System - Fallopian Tubes Part 2
If intercourse has taken place in...,
If the ovum is fertilized it will...,
Isthmus
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The Reproductive System - The Female Reproductive System - Uterus
About the size and shape of a pea...,
The thin skin like outer layer of...,
The middle layer is the muscular ...
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The Reproductive System - The Female Reproductive System - Vagina & Accessory Sex Glands
Vagina,
The vagina opens between the ____...,
Bartholin s glands is also called...
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The Reproductive System - The Female Reproductive System - Vagina & Accessory Sex Glands Part 2
The ____ are also glands of the r...,
Female breast size is determined ...,
Adipose tissue means ___
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The Reproductive System - The Female Reproductive System - Vagina & Accessory Sex Glands Part 3
The milk producing mammary gland ...,
The mammary gland starts secretin...,
Parturition means ____
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The Reproductive System - The Female Reproductive System - Vagina & Accessory Sex Glands Part 4
These lobes are composed of many ...,
Theres one lactiferous duct per l...,
The medical name for the nipple i...
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The Reproductive System - The Female Reproductive System - Menstrual Cycle
The ____ is designed to prepare a...,
The process of an ovary ejecting ...,
The menstrual cycle repeats itsel...
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The Reproductive System - The Female Reproductive System - Menstrual Cycle Part 2
During the follicular or prolifer...,
The cervix starts to produce less...,
The follicular phase lasts ____ _...
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The Reproductive System - The Female Reproductive System - Menstrual Cycle Part 3
The luteal phase or secretory pha...,
The corpus luteum produces hormon...,
During this phase a woman s body ...
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The Reproductive System - The Female Reproductive System - Conception and Pregnancy
Pregnancy starts when a sperm cel...,
When the sperm makes it to the ce...,
As soon as the zygote divides its...
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The Reproductive System - The Female Reproductive System - Conception and Pregnancy Part 2
What is human chorionic gonadotro...,
It s also the identifying hormone...,
What does hcg do
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The Reproductive System - The Female Reproductive System - Menopause
Menopause,
This condition is a normal conseq...,
Menopause usually occurs between ...
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The Reproductive System - The Female Reproductive System - Menopause Part 2
The cause of menopause is the ces...,
Therefore the menstrual period en...,
Menopause however isn t an instan...
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Female Reproductive System Disorders and Treatments - Endometriosis
____ is a condition where the end...,
Some women may have this conditio...,
Endometriosis may also interfere ...
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Female Reproductive System Disorders and Treatments - Infections and Inflammations
Bacteria viruses and parasites ca...,
Pelvic inflammatory disease pid i...,
____ ____ and vaginal discharge o...
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Female Reproductive System Disorders and Treatments - Infections and Inflammations Part 2
Ironically antibiotics used to co...,
Name some generic name medication...,
Name some generic name medication...
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The Reproductive System - Male and Female Reproductive System Disorders - Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Herpes Simplex Virus
Stds can vary according to the ty...,
____ hiv is a viral disease that ...,
Some commonly used hiv drugs include
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The Reproductive System - Male and Female Reproductive System Disorders - Human Papillomavirus
____ hpv is a very common virus t...,
This virus causes ____ in both me...,
Treatment involves application of...
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The Reproductive System - Bacterial STDs - Gonorrhea
Gonorrhea is caused by the bacter...,
Men receive more symptoms such as...,
Although women may also have dysu...
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The Reproductive System - Bacterial STDs - Syphilis & Chlamydia
Chlamydia is caused by the bacter...,
Signs of chlamydia include painfu...,
Like gonorrhea chlamydia can caus...
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The Reproductive System - Bacterial STDs - Trichomoniasis Vaginalis
Trichomoniasis vaginalis is a pro...,
Symptoms for women include ____ _...,
Treatment is with ____
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The Reproductive System - Infertility
Infertility is defined as difficu...,
This is a unique medical conditio...,
There are many causes of female a...
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