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Patients with lower than normal thrombocytes, are at risk of ___

extensive bleeding

What are thrombocytes?

They are part of the clotting process

What is described as a group of similar cells, and their intracellular matrix that carry out a specific function together?

Tissue

——- glands secrete hormones directly into the blood

?

Pathway of blood through the circulatory system

Right atrium, tricuspid valve, right ventricle, pulmonary valve, pulmonary artery, lungs, pulmonary vein, left atrium, mitral valve, left ventricle, aortic valve, aorta, body tissues, vena cava, right atrium

What carpals articulate the distal end of 2 bones?

Radius and ulna

What bones form via intramembranous ossification?

flat bones of the skull, clavicle, and most of the cranial bones

A sprain occurs when which of the following structures is stretched or torn?

ligament

What tissue is most widely distributed throughout the body?

connective tissue

Name the layers of the epidermis from superficial to deep

stratum corneum, stratum lucidum, stratum granulosum, stratum germinativum

Which of the four chambers of the heart has the thickest muscular wall?

left ventricle

In the heart, what is the function of the mitral valve?

Lets blood flow from the left atrium to the right ventricle

Where is the tibialis anterior muscle located?

front part of lower leg

What important minerals are stored in the skeletal sysytem?

calcium and phosphotus

The Malleus, Incus, and Stapes are located in which part of the body?

ear

What organelle is responsible for digesting damaged cellular structures, macromolecules, and bacteria ingested by cell?

Lysosome

What is it called when a call takes in oxygen to break down glucose to create ATP? Also known as an oxidative catabolic activity.

Cellular Respiration

What part of the eye lets you see color?

Retina

What blood vessel returns blood from the lungs, back to the heart?

pulmonary veins

What is secreted by adrenal glands? *Think adrenaline

cortisol and aldosterone

What is the result of a damaged olfactory nerve?

reduced sense of smell

Where would you find THICK stratum corneum?

sole/heel of foot

The pulse point of the neck is palpated over what artery?

Carotid

Mitosis occurs in which layer of the skin?

stratum germinativum

What causes bone matrix resorption in response to a decrease of calcium in the blood?

osteoclasts

In addition to ATP, what must be present for a muscle to contract?

calcium

Cerumen is secreted by apocrine glands located in which of the following structures?

external auditory canal

Eccrine glands secrete sweat onto surface of skin to maintain temperature homeostasis through which process?

Evaporation

What structure functions in directing sound waves into the ear?

auricle

What glands in the epidermis cools the body to maintain homeostasis?

Eccrine glands

Where is aqueous humor produced?

Cornea of the eyeball

What bone does not articulate with any other bone?

hyoid bone

Where is the presence of lacunae be found?

In bones

What part of the pharynx contain the pharyngeal tonsils?

Nasopharynx

What salivary gland produces the most saliva?

submandibular gland

What helps estrogen in stimulating formation of endometrium?

Progesterone

What makes up the largest component of blood?

plasma

What macromolecule gets absorbed directly into the blood?

Amino acids

carries oxygenated blood away from the heart

arteries

carry oxygen depleted blood towards the heart

Veins

The right atrium receives blood from the

vena cava

is located in the upper arm, and is a continuation of the axillary artery

Brachial artery

What type of cell division occurs in the gonads?

meiosis

What muscle is located towards the front of the lower leg?

tibialis anterior

What gland releases melatonin?

pineal gland

What structure helps with bone function and stores fat?

Yellow bone marrow

Skeletal muscle moves in pairs. What muscle executes the given movement?

Prime mover

An irregular epiphysis at each end is present in which type of bone?

long bone

Stratum spinosum are apart of which layer of the epidermis?

Stratum germinativum