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HESI A&P

front 1

What is the characteristic of viral herpes

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Skin Eruption

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When a boxer gets hit and has a deviated septum. what bone is affected

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Vomer

front 3

Which of the following is a structure is a structure found in the upper respiratory system

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Pharynx

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A man has a growth on his skin and a small sample needs to be removed and observed under a microscope. What procedure will be used

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Biopsy

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Which organ is part of both the male urinary and reproductive system?

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Urethra

front 6

Where does digestion begin the digestive system?

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Oral Cavity

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When assessing a female client who describes herself as a vegetarian in the nurse notes that she has an unusual skin color. The nurse should ask the client if she has eaten large amounts of?

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Carrots and Squash

front 8

What cavity of the heart normally has the thickest wall?

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Left Ventricle

front 9

Arrector pili are responsible for which action?

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Appearance of goose bumps

front 10

What structure regulates the transport of substances in and out of the cell?

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Cell Membrane

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Which structure of the eye picks up color?

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Cones

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What is the response of cells in the collecting tubules in the nephrons when antidiuretic hormone (ADH) is secreted?

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Water is reabsorbed from urinary filtrate

front 13

Client has a large pituitary tumor. What part of the body does this effect?

back 13

The head

front 14

When drawing blood from the antecubital region, which vessel is used?

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The median cubital

front 15

What are the macromolecules the genetic code is carried on?

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DNA

front 16

Which anatomical structure houses the terminal bronchioles?

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The lungs

front 17

How many days is the average menstrual cycle?

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28 days

front 18

Where in the human body are most nutrients absorbed?

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The small intestine

front 19

An over-production of cerumen can accumulate in which area?

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In the external ear canal

front 20

What is the most abundant type of cell in the epidermis?

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Keratinocytes

front 21

A sprain occurs when there is a tear in which structures?

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Ligament

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Why are the hydrochloric acid and digestive enzymes from the stomach unable to digest the stomach itself?

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The stomach wall is protected by large amounts of mucus

front 23

What do ceruminous glands secrete

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Earwax

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Anaerobic respiration can lead to a burning sensation caused by which molecule?

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Lactic acid

front 25

Calcaneus is located in which part of the body?

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The foot

front 26

Which advice would be appropriate to offer a person who has a very active apocrine gland?

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Use deodorant regularly

front 27

Which process is increased when the sympathetic nervous system is stimulated?

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Cardiac output

front 28

The distal end if the two bones that articulate with the carpals are broken. Which bones are these?

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Ulna and radius

front 29

Which structure of the epidermis is found only in thick skin?

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Lucidum

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What contributes to phagocytosis in white blood cells?

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Lysosomes

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What is the function of the thrombocytes?

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Play role in blood clotting

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A person who has damage to their ulnar nerve will have decreased sensation in?

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Arm, inability to abduct arms and fingers

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Which bone does not articulate with any other bone?

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The hyoid bone

front 34

Which of the following statements best describes the endocrine glands?

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They secrete chemicals into the blood, growth, metabolism, sexual development, and function

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Diet is important because bone are storage places for?

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Calcium & Phosporus

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Ligaments provide which connection?

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Bone to bone

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Which structure conducts urine from the kidney to urinary bladder?

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Ureter

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As part of the negative feedback system, which type of cell is stimulated to re-absorb bone matrix in response to a decrease in calcium in the blood?

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Osteoclasts (break down bone so it can release Ca+ into interstitial fluid)

front 39

Sweat on the skin's surface cools the body through which process?

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Evaporation

front 40

Which hand position describes an anatomical positition of a person who is standing erect with feet forward?

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Palms facing anterior

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Which structure is a ball & socket joint?

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The shoulder

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Which anatomical structure houses the malleus, incus, and the stapes

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Skull & ear

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What are like cells grouped together called?

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Tissue

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The pulse point located behind the knee is palpated over which artery?

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Popliteal

front 45

What type of synovial joint is the elbow?

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Hinge

front 46

The mediastinum is located within which cavity?

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Thoracic cavity

front 47

What is the effect of serotonin, a neurotransmitter?

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Involved with mood, anxiety, sleep, happiness, and appetites

front 48

Which muscle of the quad femoris group lies on the outer side surface of lower extremity?

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Vastus lateralis

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Which structure is located on the sternum?

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Xiphoid Process

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The occipital region is located in which part of the body?

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Head/skull

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Which structure carries oxygen to the cells?

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Hemoglobin

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Which gland is commonly known as the "Master Gland"

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The pituitary gland

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What epidermal derivative is involved in temperature homeostasis?

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Eccrine gland (merocrine/sweat gland)

front 54

Which statements are true about bone?

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Osteoblasts build up bone, Epiphysial is the end of the bone, and the diaphysis is the shaft of the bone

front 55

Aqueous humor is watery fluid in which part of the body?

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Eye (In front of the eye, between the lens, & cornea)

front 56

Dorsiflexion & plantarflexion are types of joint movement that are associated with which part of the body?

back 56

The foot

front 57

Within which vessel does blood return from the lungs?

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Pulmonary veins (Remember pulmonary is the heart, veins take deoxygenated blood back to the heart, arteries carry oxygen & nutrients away from the heart)

front 58

Which part of the brain is involved in auditory functioning?

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Temporal

front 59

What internal structure of the ear is concerned with hearing?

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Cochlea

front 60

Fertilization of an ovum occurs in which anatomical structure?

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The fallopian tubes i.e. uterine tubes

front 61

Where is the tibialis anterior muscle located?

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Lower leg

front 62

An overproduction of cerumen can accumulate in which area?

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External ear and canals

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The mitral valve is located between which two structures?

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The left ventricle and left atrium

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The olfactory nerve is associated in which sense?

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Smell

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Vessel carries blood from the body to the heart?

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Vena Cava

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Hormones produced by the ovaries are?

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Estrogen and progesterone

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Plane divides the body into right and left halves?

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Sagittal plane

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Two divisions that make up the nervous system?

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PNS & CNS

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The orthopedic surgeon informs you that you have broken the distal region of the humerus. What part of the bone is he describing?

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Epiphysis

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Part of the brain that attaches to the spinal cord?

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Medulla Oblongata

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Which term is used to describe movement of the arms and legs away from the midline of the body?

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Abduction

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Structure that provides a pulse reading in the neck?

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Carotid artery

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Which hormone is produced by the posterior pituitary gland?

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Oxytocin & ADH

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What is the primary function of hemoglobin?

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Carry oxygen

front 75

What stimulates chemoreceptors to function?

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Rise in CO2; Fall in O2

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Which condition causes a client to say "I can't see far away?"

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Nearsightedness

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What is the function of the golgi apparatus?

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  • Packaging proteins for secretion and transports lipids around the cell
  • Synthesize carbs & glycoproteins

front 78

What organ produces insulin?

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Pancreas

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Fertilization occurs in the?

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Oviduct

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When drawing blood from antecubital region, which blood vessel is used to obtain blood?

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Median Cubital

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What hormone induces growth of public and axillary hair at puberty?

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Testosterone and Estrogen

front 82

Increase rate of breathing results in what blood PH charge?

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Alkalosis

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What is the function of the hypothalamus?

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Regulates balance and thermoregulation

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How many carbs per gram do carbs contain?

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4

front 85

When water molecules move across the cell membrane from high to low concentration, this process is called?

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Osmosis

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What is the result of carbon dioxide in the body?

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Body becomes more acidic

front 87

What part of the body is the lower back?

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Lumbar

front 88

High levels of which ion would most likely result in a cardiac arrest?

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Potassium

front 89

What blood vessels perfuses (goes through) the kidney?

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Renal vein (this vein drains the kidney)

front 90

What gland is located on the anterior surface of the trachea?

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Thyroid gland

front 91

In white blood cells, what contributes to phagocytosis?

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Macrophages & Neutrophils

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What structure of the eye picks out color?

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Retina

front 93

What is the most protective layer of the skin?

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Epidermis

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The organ of corti is located where?

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The ear

front 95

The Rough ER functions in the human cells to?

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Synthesize proteins

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Tissue repair is enhanced by a diet high in?

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Protein

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What is the definition of chyme?

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Semi-fluid mass of partially digested food expelled by the stomach in the duodenum

front 98

What are the hormones?

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Chemical messengers

front 99

What female reproductive organ produces oocytes, estrogen, & progesterone?

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Ovaries

front 100

What cellular process helps to move debris and mucous through the lining of tubules?

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Cilia

front 101

which is a hollow organ?

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Gall bladder

front 102

Which muscle(s) is included in the quad femoris group?

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Rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus medialis, and vastus intrmedius

front 103

Which structure is responsible for normal respiratory function?

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Medulla Oblongata

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Client has a large pituitary tumor. What part of the body does this effect?

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Low blood pressure, sickness, head hurting, and vision problems

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Which structures produce B-Lymphocytes?

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Red bone marrow

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What occurs when the sympathetic nervous system is stimulation increased?

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Blood pressure rises & goose bumps

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The buttocks are which surface of the body?

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Dorsal

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The esophagus is located in which body cavity?

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Thoracic

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The tympanic membrane is located between which structures?

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External auditory canal & middle ear

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Which structure produces T-Lymphocytes?

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Thymus

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Urinary system in the human body primary task is to?

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Expel waste

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Which of the following produce progesterone to prepare the uterus for pregnancy?

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Corpus Luteum

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What are finger prints made of?

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Friction ridges

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ABCD of cancer?

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Melanoma

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which of the following locations would the urinary bladder and internal reproductive organ to be found?

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Pelvic region

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Which one up angle at the joint?

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Extensor

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Which hormone is released by the posterior lobe?

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Oxytocin & ADH

front 118

Order of organization of living things?

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Organelle, Cells, Tissues, Organs, Organ System, Organisms

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all living things are made up of?

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Cells

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What bones are formed first during intramembranous ossificaton?

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Flat bones of the skull, mandible, and clavicle.

front 121

Most obvious skin cancer?

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Basal cell carcinoma

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Active transport requires?

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Requires energy (ATP) from cell

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Passive transport?

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Does not require energy

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Diffusion is?

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Movement of molecules or particles along a concentration gradient (high to low concentration)

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Osmosis is?

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Movement of water across a membrane (low to high concentration)

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Fibrous joints are?

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Stationary & held together by ligaments only

front 127

Cartilaginous is?

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Connection between articulating bones made up of cartilage

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Synovial joints are?

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Freely mobile

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Types of asexual reproduction?

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Binary fission and mitosis

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What is the eustachian tube?

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Links the nasopharynx to the middle ear

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Calciferol (Vitamin D) is controlled by?

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Parathyroid Hormone

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Sebaceous gland function?

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Secretes oil

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What is endocytosis?

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Engulfs and brings in

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What is exocytosis?

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Fuses with plasma membrane and releases contents outside of the cell

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Pituitary gland produces?

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ADH and growth hormone

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What doees adrenal gland secrete?

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Cortisol and Aldosterone

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Aerobic respiration takes place in?

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Mitochondria and requires oxygen and glucose to produce carbon dioxide, water, and energy

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Anaerobic respiration produces?

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Energy and uses glucose, but produces less energy and does NOT require oxygen

front 139

What parts of the respiratory system are in the upper respiratory?

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Bronchioles, alveolar ducts, and alveoli

front 140

Aerobic respirations happens in the presence of?

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Oxygen

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What is the soft spot on a baby's head?

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Fontanelle

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Layers of the epidermis?

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Stratum corneum, lucidum, granulosum, spinosum, and basale

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The top of the sternum is called?

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The manubrium

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Parts of the sternum are?

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The manubrium, body, and xiphoid process

front 145

What makes up most plasma?

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Water

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Polypeptides are?

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Chains of amino acids

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What is mitosis?

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The process of cell division that occurs in five stages before pinching two daughter cells in a process called cytokinesis

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What is meosis?

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Is to make haploid gametes and production of germ cells

front 149

Ribsa are attached to what?

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The sternum