Anatomy and Physiology

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The study of structure and form of the body is called

Anatomy

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The study of function of the body is called

Physiology

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What term indicates the back of the body?

Posterior

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Give an example of body part medial to the ribs

Sternum

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The wrist is considered___to the elbow(shoulder as an origin).

Distal

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Fluid connective tissue that contains specialized cells to manage immune response, and exchange of materials.

Blood Def

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Neuron Def

Conducts electrical impulses.

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Adipose Def

Almost entirely filled with triglycerides (fat), insulated, provides padding and energy storage.

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Bone (Osseous) Def

Calcium crystals and cartilage combine for protection and structural support.

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Cardiac Def

Used to pump blood throughout the circulatory system. Maintains blood pressure, contains discs with striations, located in the thoracic cavity.

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Smooth Def

Found in walls of hollow organs such as blood vessels, digestive, respiratory, urinary, and reproductive organs to move substances.

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Areolar Def

Beneath dermis of skin, digestive tract, respiratory and urinary tracts; Cushions organs, provides support but permits independent movement.

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Simple Squamos Def

Absorbs, secretes and protects. Lines the digestive tract, uterine and kidney tubes.

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Simple Columnar Def

Lines the central body cavity, reduces friction and helps to regulate permeability.

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Skeletal Def

Throughout the body, it generates heat and is used to move or stabilize body position.

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Blood Type

Connective

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Adipose Type

Connective

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Stratified Columnar Type

Epithelial

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Smooth Type

Muscle

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Osseous Type

Connective

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Fibrocartilage Type

Connective

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Neuron Type

Neural

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Squamous Type

Epithelial

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Simple columnar

Epithelial

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Cardiac Type

Muscle

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What is the correct order of the layers of the skin?

Epidermis, Dermis, Hypodermis

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The tissue under the true skin is called the

Hypodermis

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As cells are pushed from the deeper portion of the epidermis toward the surface,

keratinized, then die

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Thick skin can be found on the skin

Palms

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The skin is also called the

Integument

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The primary mode of heat loss from the body is

Radiation

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Epidermal cells are supplied with nutrients from blood vessels in the

Dermis

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Functions of the skin include

Protection, Vit D proud., sensation, temp reg

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The pigment melanin

Protects from UV radiation

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Epidermal cells synthesize this vitamin when exposed to sunlight.

D3

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The layer of skin that provides thermoregulation via changing blood flow is the

Dermis

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The folds of the dermis that cause fingerprints

Dermis- paillae

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When the boyd is overheated, the skin responds by

by increasing the blood flow to dermis

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The hypodermisc contains mostly

Adipose

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Injections made under the skin are called

Hypodermal

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Accesory structures of the skin include

Hair follicles, arrector pili muscles, sebaceous gland

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The condition that results from clogged sebaceous glands is

Acne

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Sweat helps to cool the body by

Evaporation

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Eccrine and sebaceous glands differ in

Sweat glands/oil glands

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A burn that penetrates the epidermis and part of the dermis is classified as a

2nd degree

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A burn that only involves only the epidermis, such as a mild sunburn, is classified as a

1st degree

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hich of the following is a function of the skeletal system?

Storage of inorganic salts, protection of vital organs, support

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Bone cells capable of breaking down bonds and release calcium into extracellular fluid are termed

osteoclasts

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Red bone marrow aids in the formation of

Red blood cells

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Osseous tissue is classified as which of the following

Connective tissue

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Spongy bone is made up of a network of bony spines called

Trabeculae

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The bones of the limbs are classified as

Long bones

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Which of the following gives compact bone its strength and is considered a unit of bone

Osteon

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In addition to osseous tissue, a typical bone contains

Other connective tissues, smooth blood tissue, neural tissues

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A compound (open) fracture

Bones break skin

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The appendicular skeleton consists of

Hands, feet, legs, and arms

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The divisions of the skeletal system include the

Axial and appendicular

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Ribs that join the sternum directly are called ____ribs.

True

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The coronal suture is the boundary between which bones?

Frontal, parietal

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The vertebral arches around and protect the

Spinal cord

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The bine that makes up the lower jaw is the

Mandible

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The vertebral column contains _ cervical vertebrae.

7

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The vertebral contains _ lumbar vertebrae.

5

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Humans have _ pair of ribs.

12

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The most inferior portion of the sternum is called

Xiphoid process

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Coral bones include the

Ischium, ilium, and pubis

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The bones that form the palms of the hands are the

Metacarpals

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The pectoral girdle consists of the

Clavicle, scapula

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Skull bones are joined by tight connections called

Sutures

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The joints between the phalanges are classified as

Hinge joints

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