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1. Involves the transport of respiratory gases, nutrients, and wastes?

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2. What are the 11 organ systems?

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3. Includes the brain, sensory receptor, nerves, and spinal cord?

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4. Includes the heart and blood vessels?

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5. Includes the oral cavity, esophagus, large intestine, liver, stomach, small intestine, rectum, and anus?

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6. Includes the prostate gland, ductus deferens, scrotum, testis, and penis?

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7. Tall and column shaped?

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8. Includes the kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder, and urethra?

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9. Includes the mammary glands, ovaries, uterine tube, uterus, and vagina?

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10. Includes the nasal cavity, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchus, and lungs?

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11. Bones and Joints Included?

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12. The bodies ability to maintain relatively stable internal conditions even though the outside world changes continuously?

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13. Supports and protects, serves as levers for muscles, stores calcium?

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14. Abnormal yellow skin tone that usually signifies a liver disorder. This occurs when yellow bile pigments accumulate in the blood and is deposited in body tissues?

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15. Picks up fluid leaked from blood vessels and returns it to blood; disposes of debris in the lymphatic stream; houses white blood cells (lymphocytes) involved in immunity. The immune response mounts the attack against foreign substances within the body?

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16. Breaks down food into absorbable units that enter the blood for distribution to body cells; indigestible foodstuffs are eliminated as feces?

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17. Surrounded by the ribs and the muscles of the chest?

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18. Contains the stomach, intestines, spleen, liver, and other organs?

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19. Serves to protect and support body organs, framework for muscles, blood cells formed in bones, stores minerals?

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20. Cavity that encloses the brain?

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21. It is contained within blood vessels?

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22. Type of muscle found in the walls of the heart?

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23. Keeps blood constantly supplied with oxygen and removes carbon dioxide; the gaseous exchanges occur through the walls of the air sacs of the lungs?

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24. Flattened and scale like?

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25. Hair, nails, and skin included?

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26. Propels substances or objects along internal pathways, involuntary control, mostly in the walls of hollow organs?

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27. Includes red bone marrow, the thymus, lymphatic vessels, the thoracic duct, spleen, and lymph nodes?

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28. Each envelopes a lung?

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29. Single layer of cube-like cells with large spherical central nuclei?

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30. The level or range at which a variable is to be maintained?

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31. Vertical plane that divides the body into left and right?

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32. Includes voluntary movement, locomotion, manipulation of the environment, facial expressions, and voluntary control?

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33. Yellow to orange pigment that accumulates in the stratum corneum and the fatty tissue of the hypodermis, color most obvious in palms and soles?

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34. Occurs when hemoglobin is poorly oxygenated, the blood and skin appear blue, this is apparent in mucous membranes and nail beds in darker skins?

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35. Composed of areolar connective tissue and dermal papillae indent the overlying epidermis?

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36. What are the ABCD's of skin cancer?

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37. Runs horizontally and divides the body into superior and inferior regions?

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38. Glands secrete hormones that regulate processes such as growth, reproduction, and nutrient use?

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39. As it contracts it propels blood into circulation, involuntary control?

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40. Blanching or paleness that can result from fear, anger, emotional stress, or anemia or low blood pressure?

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41. Blood vessels transport blood, which carries oxygen, carbon dioxide, nutrients, and wastes?

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42. Disturbance of homeostasis?

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43. Lies in the bony pelvis, contains the bladder, some reproductive organs, and the rectum?

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44. If and when apical basal polarity and lateral contracts destroyed, epithelial cells reproduce themselves rapidly?

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45. Maintains shape of structure while allowing flexibility?

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46. Found in the ear and secrete earwax?

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47. Encloses the heart?

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48. What are the three types of junctional complexes?

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49. What are the classification categories for glandular epithelium?

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50. Lubricates Joints and allows for easier movement?

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51. Symptoms are reddened skin, can occur from blushing, fever, hypertension, inflammation, and allergies?

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52. Manipulation of the environment, locomotion, facial expression, maintains posture, produces heat?

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53. Eliminates nitrogenous waste from the body, regulates water, electrolyte and acid-based balance of blood?

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54. Includes the thyroid gland, thymus, adrenal gland, pancreas, ovary, testis, pituitary gland, and pineal gland?

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55. Some type of sensor that monitors the environment and responds to stimuli by sending input to the control center?

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56. Derived from embryonic mesoderm, includes mesenchymal cells and differentiates?

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57. Functions include protection, absorption, filtration, excretion, secretion, and sensory reception?

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58. Ductless glands that produce hormones?

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59. Nonkeratinized type forms the moist lining of the esophagus, mouth, and vagina, the keratinized type forms the epidermis?

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60. What are the functions of the skin?

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61. Distributed over entire skin surface except nipples?

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62. Single layer of cells of differing heights, nuclei seen at different levels, may contain goblet cells and bear cells?

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63. Include lamina propria, are adapted for absorption and secretion and can be found in the digestive and respiratory tracts?

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64. Determines the set point, analyzes the input it receives and then determines the appropriate response or course of action?

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65. Change proceeds in the same direction?

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66. Cavity that includes the thoracic cavity and the abdominopelvic cavity?

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67. What are the 2 types of cell layers?

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68. Functions include secretion, particularly of mucus; propulsion of mucus by ciliary action?

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69. Occurs in the body as a covering and lining?

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70. Most membranes found in closed ventral body cavities?

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71. Prevents molecules form passing through the extracellular space between adjacent cells?

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72. Cuts made diagonally between the horizontal and vertical planes?

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73. What are the two body cavities?

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74. Consists of 2 or more stacked layers and is common in high abrasion areas such as the skin surface and the lining of the mouth?

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75. What are the 3 shapes of epithelial cells?

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76. Provides reserve food fuel; insulates against heat loss, supports and protects organs?

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77. Abundant on palms, soles, and forehead, come from a simple coiled tubular gland, the secretory part lies in the dermis, sweat is released by exocytosis?

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78. Found all over the body but on palms and soles, secrete sebum, holocrine type, activated during puberty?

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79. Lies exactly in the midline or midsagittal region?

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80. What is the deepest epidermal layer?

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81. Accounts for 80% of dermis thickness, it is composed of dense irregular connective tissue, contains cleavage and flexure lines?

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82. Ranges in color from yellow to reddish-brown to black, passes from melanocytes to keratinocytes?

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83. Fast acting control system of the body, responds to internal and external changes by activating appropriate muscles and glands?

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84. Regulation of body temperature, withdrawal reflex, control of blood volume by ADH, regulates heart rate, blood pressure, rate and depth of breathing?

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85. Thick membrane composed of several cell layers, basal cells, cuboidal or columnar and metabolically active, surface cells flattered?

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86. Responsible for pinkish hues, more prevalent in Caucasian peoples?

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87. Metallic appearance of skin which can be a sign of addisons disease which is a hypofunction of the adrenal cortex?

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88. Offset from the midline?

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89. Single layer of tall cells with round to oval nuclei. Some cells bear cilia, the layer may contain goblet cells?

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90. Nonciliated type is found in male sperm ducts, the ciliated type lines the trachea and most of the upper respiratory tract?

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91. Found in intervertebral discs, pubic symphysis, and the discs of the knee joints?

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92. Communicating junction between adjacent cells?

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93. Functions to protect underlying tissues in areas subjected to abrasion?

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94. Found in most of the embryonic skeleton, covers ends of long bones in joint cavities, forms costal cartilage of ribs, cartilage of the nose, trachea, and larynx?

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95. Controls infrequent events, release of oxytocin to intensify contractions, blood clotting?

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96. Allows the passage of materials by diffusion and filtration in sites where protection is not important and secretes lubricating substances in serosae?

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97. Supports the external ear and epiglottis?

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98. Thin translucent layer located just above the stratum granulosum?

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99. Cavity that includes the cranial and spinal cavity?

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100. Boxlike and tall as they are wide?

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101. Is found in kidney glomeruli, air sacs of lungs, the lining of the heart, blood vessels, lymphatic vessels, and the lining of the ventral body cavity?

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102. Line body cavities that open to the exterior such as the hollow digestive organs, respiratory and urogenital tracts?

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103. Mucous glands, sweat glands, oil glands, salivary glands, the liver and pancreas?

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104. Lies vertically, divide the body into anterior and posterior?

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105. Cells are connected by connexons, allows ions, simple sugars, and other molecules to pass through and is present in electrically excitable tissues such as the heart and smooth muscles?

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106. Found under the skin, around the kidneys, eyeballs, within the abdomen, and breasts?

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107. Provides the means for the control centers response (output) to the stimulus?

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108. Is 20-30 cell layers thick, accounts for up to ¾ of the epidermal thickness, is a durable overcoat and composed mostly of dead cells?

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109. Consists of a single layer and is found where absorption and filtration occur?

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110. What are the cells of connective tissue?

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111. Secrete products onto body surfaces or into cavities?

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112. Approximately 2000 of them largely confined to axillary and anogenital areas, ducts empty into hair follicles, quite viscous and sometimes has a milky or yellow color?

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113. Acts the same way in which a home heating system would?

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114. Tensile strength with the ability to absorb compressive shock?

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115. It is supported by connective tissue, avascular but innervated, has the ability to regenerate, has specialized contacts, and has polarity?

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116. Single layer of flattened cells with a disc shaped central nuclei and a sparse cytoplasm?

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117. Functions include absorption, secretion of mucus, enzymes and other substances, ciliated type propels mucus?

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118. Contribute to a continuous internal network of strong “guy wires”, distributes tension throughout the cell, and reduces the risk of tearing?

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119. Found in the kidney tubules, ducts and secretory portions of small glands, and on the ovary surface?

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120. What are the layers of the epidermis?

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121. What factors are involved in homeostatic control mechanisms?

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122. Apical basal polarity, microvilli, cilia, and basal lamina?

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123. Series of integral protein molecules in plasma membranes of adjacent cells fuse together?

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124. Abundant in tissues stressed constantly such as the skin and heart muscles?

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125. What are the layers of the dermis?

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126. Nourished by substances diffusing from blood vessels in the underlying connective tissue?

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127. Accumulate product then rupture, include the sebaceous oil glands?

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128. Includes the tendons, most ligaments, and aponeuroses?

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129. Supports and reinforces, resilient cushioning properties, resists compressive stress?

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130. The factor or event being regulated?

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131. The nonciliated type lines most of the digestive tract, gallbladder, excretory ducts of some glands. The ciliated type lines the small bronchi, uterine tubes, and some regions of the uterus?

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132. Cavity that protects the nervous system organs?

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133. Surrounds remaining thoracic organs?

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134. How are epithelial tissues classified?

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135. Widely distributed under epithelia of the body, forms lamina propria of mucous membranes, packages organs, and surrounds capillaries?

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136. Anchoring junctions that prevent separation?

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137. Changes?

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138. Attaches muscle to bones or to muscles, attaches bones to bones, includes most ligaments and aponeuroses?

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139. Where does keratinocyte appearance change drastically?

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140. Wraps and cushions organs, macrophages phagocytize bacteria, plays important role in inflammation, holds and conveys tissue fluid?

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141. All sheets rest upon and are supported by connective tissue. This includes the reticular lamina and basement membrane?

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142. Secrete by exocytosis, include the pancreas, most sweat glands, and the salivary glands?

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143. What are the fibers of connective tissue?

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144. Where does our skin color come from?

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Involves the transport of respiratory gases, nutrients, and wastes?
What are the 11 organ systems?
Includes the brain, sensory receptor, nerves, and spinal cord?
Includes the heart and blood vessels?
Includes the oral cavity, esophagus, large intestine, liver, stomach,...
Includes the prostate gland, ductus deferens, scrotum, testis, and...
Tall and column shaped?
Includes the kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder, and urethra?
Includes the mammary glands, ovaries, uterine tube, uterus, and...
Includes the nasal cavity, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchus, and...
Bones and Joints Included?
The bodies ability to maintain relatively stable internal conditions...
Supports and protects, serves as levers for muscles, stores calcium?
Abnormal yellow skin tone that usually signifies a liver disorder....
Picks up fluid leaked from blood vessels and returns it to blood;...
Breaks down food into absorbable units that enter the blood for...
Surrounded by the ribs and the muscles of the chest?
Contains the stomach, intestines, spleen, liver, and other organs?
Serves to protect and support body organs, framework for muscles,...
Cavity that encloses the brain?
It is contained within blood vessels?
Type of muscle found in the walls of the heart?
Keeps blood constantly supplied with oxygen and removes carbon...
Flattened and scale like?
Hair, nails, and skin included?
Propels substances or objects along internal pathways, involuntary...
Includes red bone marrow, the thymus, lymphatic vessels, the thoracic...
Each envelopes a lung?
Single layer of cube-like cells with large spherical central nuclei?
The level or range at which a variable is to be maintained?
Vertical plane that divides the body into left and right?
Includes voluntary movement, locomotion, manipulation of the...
Yellow to orange pigment that accumulates in the stratum corneum and...
Occurs when hemoglobin is poorly oxygenated, the blood and skin appear...
Composed of areolar connective tissue and dermal papillae indent the...
What are the ABCD's of skin cancer?
Runs horizontally and divides the body into superior and inferior...
Glands secrete hormones that regulate processes such as growth,...
As it contracts it propels blood into circulation, involuntary...
Blanching or paleness that can result from fear, anger, emotional...
Blood vessels transport blood, which carries oxygen, carbon dioxide,...
Disturbance of homeostasis?
Lies in the bony pelvis, contains the bladder, some reproductive...
If and when apical basal polarity and lateral contracts destroyed,...
Maintains shape of structure while allowing flexibility?
Found in the ear and secrete earwax?
Encloses the heart?
What are the three types of junctional complexes?
What are the classification categories for glandular epithelium?
Lubricates Joints and allows for easier movement?
Symptoms are reddened skin, can occur from blushing, fever,...
Manipulation of the environment, locomotion, facial expression,...
Eliminates nitrogenous waste from the body, regulates water,...
Includes the thyroid gland, thymus, adrenal gland, pancreas, ovary,...
Some type of sensor that monitors the environment and responds to...
Derived from embryonic mesoderm, includes mesenchymal cells and...
Functions include protection, absorption, filtration, excretion,...
Ductless glands that produce hormones?
Nonkeratinized type forms the moist lining of the esophagus, mouth,...
What are the functions of the skin?
Distributed over entire skin surface except nipples?
Single layer of cells of differing heights, nuclei seen at different...
Include lamina propria, are adapted for absorption and secretion and...
Determines the set point, analyzes the input it receives and then...
Change proceeds in the same direction?
Cavity that includes the thoracic cavity and the abdominopelvic...
What are the 2 types of cell layers?
Functions include secretion, particularly of mucus; propulsion of...
Occurs in the body as a covering and lining?
Most membranes found in closed ventral body cavities?
Prevents molecules form passing through the extracellular space...
Cuts made diagonally between the horizontal and vertical planes?
What are the two body cavities?
Consists of 2 or more stacked layers and is common in high abrasion...
What are the 3 shapes of epithelial cells?
Provides reserve food fuel; insulates against heat loss, supports and...
Abundant on palms, soles, and forehead, come from a simple coiled...
Found all over the body but on palms and soles, secrete sebum,...
Lies exactly in the midline or midsagittal region?
What is the deepest epidermal layer?
Accounts for 80% of dermis thickness, it is composed of dense...
Ranges in color from yellow to reddish-brown to black, passes from...
Fast acting control system of the body, responds to internal and...
Regulation of body temperature, withdrawal reflex, control of blood...
Thick membrane composed of several cell layers, basal cells, cuboidal...
Responsible for pinkish hues, more prevalent in Caucasian peoples?
Metallic appearance of skin which can be a sign of addisons disease...
Offset from the midline?
Single layer of tall cells with round to oval nuclei. Some cells bear...
Nonciliated type is found in male sperm ducts, the ciliated type lines...
Found in intervertebral discs, pubic symphysis, and the discs of the...
Communicating junction between adjacent cells?
Functions to protect underlying tissues in areas subjected to...
Found in most of the embryonic skeleton, covers ends of long bones in...
Controls infrequent events, release of oxytocin to intensify...
Allows the passage of materials by diffusion and filtration in sites...
Supports the external ear and epiglottis?
Thin translucent layer located just above the stratum granulosum?
Cavity that includes the cranial and spinal cavity?
Boxlike and tall as they are wide?
Is found in kidney glomeruli, air sacs of lungs, the lining of the...
Line body cavities that open to the exterior such as the hollow...
Mucous glands, sweat glands, oil glands, salivary glands, the liver...
Lies vertically, divide the body into anterior and posterior?
Cells are connected by connexons, allows ions, simple sugars, and...
Found under the skin, around the kidneys, eyeballs, within the...
Provides the means for the control centers response (output) to the...
Is 20-30 cell layers thick, accounts for up to ¾ of the epidermal...
Consists of a single layer and is found where absorption and...
What are the cells of connective tissue?
Secrete products onto body surfaces or into cavities?
Approximately 2000 of them largely confined to axillary and anogenital...
Acts the same way in which a home heating system would?
Tensile strength with the ability to absorb compressive shock?
It is supported by connective tissue, avascular but innervated, has...
Single layer of flattened cells with a disc shaped central nuclei and...
Functions include absorption, secretion of mucus, enzymes and other...
Contribute to a continuous internal network of strong “guy wires”,...
Found in the kidney tubules, ducts and secretory portions of small...
What are the layers of the epidermis?
What factors are involved in homeostatic control mechanisms?
Apical basal polarity, microvilli, cilia, and basal lamina?
Series of integral protein molecules in plasma membranes of adjacent...
Abundant in tissues stressed constantly such as the skin and heart...
What are the layers of the dermis?
Nourished by substances diffusing from blood vessels in the underlying...
Accumulate product then rupture, include the sebaceous oil glands?
Includes the tendons, most ligaments, and aponeuroses?
Supports and reinforces, resilient cushioning properties, resists...
The factor or event being regulated?
The nonciliated type lines most of the digestive tract, gallbladder,...
Cavity that protects the nervous system organs?
Surrounds remaining thoracic organs?
How are epithelial tissues classified?
Widely distributed under epithelia of the body, forms lamina propria...
Anchoring junctions that prevent separation?
Changes?
Attaches muscle to bones or to muscles, attaches bones to bones,...
Where does keratinocyte appearance change drastically?
Wraps and cushions organs, macrophages phagocytize bacteria, plays...
All sheets rest upon and are supported by connective tissue. This...
Secrete by exocytosis, include the pancreas, most sweat glands, and...
What are the fibers of connective tissue?
Where does our skin color come from?
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