Skin
What are the 2 layers of skin? What tissue makes up each and do they have blood vessels?
Epidermis= epithelial tissue (avascular)
Dermis= connective tissue (highly vascularized)
What are the three types of blood vessels? Which conducts blood away from the heart and which conducts blood back to the heart?
1. Arteries - away
2. Capilarries
3. Veins- back to
What are the four functions of blood?
Transport, defense, temperature regulation, and blood clotting
List the five functions of the digestive system.
Ingestion, digestion, absorption, movement, and elimination
What is the most common blood type? Least common?
Most: O+
Least: AB-
What is the most dangerous type of skin cancer?
What is the most common?
Melanoma
Basal Cell Carcinoma
What are the four chambers of the heart? Which are upper and thin?
Right and left ventricle (lower, thick)
What are the three plasma proteins in plasma?
Albumins, globulins, and fibrinogen
List the layers of the walls of digestive organs in order.
Mucosa, submucosa, muscularis, and serosa (if inside abdominal cavity) or adventitia (if outside)
Which leukocyte promotes blood flow to damaged tissue and inflammatory response?
Basophils
List at least 4 of the functions of the integumentary system
Protection, prevention of water loss, regulation of body temperature, excretion of waste products, synthesis of vitamin D, and sensory reception
What is diastole?
Relaxation of the heart chambers
What are erythrocytes? Leukocytes?
What are the functions of each?
Erythrocytes (RBCs) - transport oxygen from lungs to cells
Leukocytes (WBCs) - protection against disease causing agents
What is a semisolid mass of chewed food mixed with saliva?
Bolus
Antigen
List the layers of keratinocytes in order and whether the cells in that layer are living or dead.
Stratum basal (living), stratum spinsosum (living), stratum granulosum (mix), stratum lucidum (dead), stratum corner (dead)
What are the largest veins in the body? What is the largest artery in the body?
Vein - superior and inferior vena cavae
Artery - aorta
What is the difference between agranulocytes and granulocytes?
Granulocytes: specific granules in cytoplasm that, nuclei are lobed
Agranulocytes: no specific granules and nuclei are not lobed
What is peristalsis?
Wave-like, rhythmic muscular contractions that propel food forward through the GI tract
What usually occurs when a cranial artery is blocked or bursts?
Stroke
List the components of the ABCDE rule.
A- assymetry
B- border
C- color
D- diameter
E- evolving
Where does the blood go between the right atria and right ventricle?
What conducts oxygenated blood back to the heart?
Tricuspid valve
Pulmonary veins
What are the 5 kinds of leukocytes? Which are granulocytes and which are agranulocytes?
Granulocytes: neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils
Agranulocytes: lymphocytes and monocytes
Chief: Pepsinogen
What is protrusion of part of the stomach through the diaphragm?
Hiatal hernia