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Intro to A&P
Skeletal System
Circulatory System
Respiratory System
Digestive System
100
Name the levels of organization in the body in order.
cell - tissue - organ - organ system
100
Name the thigh bone.
femur
100
vessels that carries blood back to the heart
veins
100
muscle that controls breathing
diaphragm
100
3 functions
break down food, absorb nutrients, eliminate waste
200
What type of tissue is blood, fat, and cartilage?
connective
200
What type of joint is the wrist?
gliding
200
4 components of blood
plasma, red blood cell, white blood cells, platelets
200
function of cilia and mucus in nose
warms and filters air
200
Give an example of chemical digestion.
saliva or HCl
300
Give an example of homeostasis.
sweating, shivering,...
300
What connects muscle to bone?
a tendon
300
Why is blood in the right side of the heart deoxygenated?
It has just come back from dropping off oxygen to the body.
300
pathway of air
nose/mouth, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli
300
structures in the intestines that absorb nutrients and water
villi
400
Type of muscular tissue that is voluntary
skeletal
400
Name the 4 layers of the bone
periosteum, spongy bone, compact bone, bone marrow
400
Explain how atherosclerosis can lead to hypertension.
Narrowing of blood vessels makes heart pump faster.
400
3 chemicals that make up cigarettes and why they are harmful
tar - sticks to tissue linings, carbon monoxide binds to red blood cell instead of oxygen, nicotine is addictive
400
muscular contractions that move the bolus through the digestive system
peristalsis
500
What are the two types of epithelial tissue?
membrane and glandular
500
Name the cells responsible for breaking down and building bones.
osteoblasts and osteoclasts
500
List the pathway of blood starting with the vena cava
v.c, rt. atrium, tricuspid valve, rt. ventricle, pulmonary artery, lungs, pulmonary vein, left atrium, bicuspid valve, left ventricle, aorta, body
500
Explain how diffusion makes gas exchange possible.
Oxygen diffuses from alveoli to capillary, carbon dioxide diffuses from capillary to alveoli (high conc to low conc)
500
Name 3 organs that are part of the digestive system that are not part of the pathway of food.
liver, pancreas, appendix, gallbladder