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05/17/2010
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Term
AB
 Definition
universal receptor
Term
Adam's Apple
 Definition
thymus cartilage in throat
Term
adenosintriphosphate
 Definition
ATP; energy unit used by body
Term
adrenal
 Definition
gland that helps when times are hard
Term
adenosintriphosphate
 Definition
ATP; energy unit used by body
Term
anemia
 Definition
lack of hemoglobin and rbc
Term
annurism
 Definition
weak place in vessel that makes bulge
Term
angino
 Definition
tightning of chest
Term
annorexia
 Definition
do not eat
Term
AMI
 Definition
b cells make antibody; chemical warfare
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antigen
 Definition
any foreign substance that provokes immune system
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aorta
 Definition
largest artery
Term
arteries
 Definition
carry blood away from heart
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autoimmune disease
 Definition
body fails to recognize self
Term
basal metabolic rate
 Definition
minimal calories needed to sustain life
Term
bend
 Definition
nitrogen absorbed by blood, goes into muscles
Term
bile
 Definition
chemical produced by liver; emulsifies fats
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bolus
 Definition
ball of food
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Boyle's Law
 Definition
VOLUME of gas is inversely proportional to the PRESSURE
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belimia
 Definition
eating too much then purging
Term
capillaries
 Definition
connects arteries and veins, small blood vessels; exchange
Term
carbon dioxide
 Definition
CO2; waste; burning of sugar
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carbon monoxide
 Definition
incomplete burning
Term
cardiac
 Definition
muscle of the heart
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cardiac arrest
 Definition
heart stops
Term
CMI
 Definition
hand to hand combat; involves T cells
Term
chime
 Definition
food turns to this after entering stomach
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circulatory shock
 Definition
blood pressure drops too low; tissue damage
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cirosis
 Definition
scare tissue in liver
Term
codominance
 Definition
2 genes are present at the same time
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codon
 Definition
3 bases that stand for an amino acid
Term
crossing over
 Definition
mixing of genes in prophase I
Term
cynosis
 Definition
blue color; lack of oxygen
Term
Dalton's Law
 Definition
SUM, PRESSURE
Term
defication
 Definition
pooping
Term
delitition
 Definition
swallowing
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dental caries
 Definition
tooth decay
Term
defibulator
 Definition
machine that shocks heart
Term
edema
 Definition
swelling due to fluid accumulation
Term
electrocardiograph
 Definition
measures electrical impulses of heart
Term
endocrine
 Definition
ductless gland
Term
erythroblastosis fetalis
 Definition
mom RH-, dad RH+, mom builds up antibodies against kid
Term
erythrocyte
 Definition
red blood cell
Term
esophagus
 Definition
from pharynx to stomach
Term
exocrine
 Definition
glad with ducts
Term
feces
 Definition
poop
Term
gall bladder
 Definition
stores bile
Term
gammaglobulin
 Definition
proteins found in plasma, makes anitobdy
Term
glucose
 Definition
momosachharide; primary source of energy
Term
glycogen
 Definition
animal starch
Term
glycolysis
 Definition
1st step of cell respiration
Term
heart attack
 Definition
miocardial infartion
Term
hemodialysis
 Definition
process that cleans blood when kidneys quit
Term
hemophelia
 Definition
bleeder's disease
Term
hemorrhoids
 Definition
enlarged and imflammed branches of rectal vein
Term
Henery's Law
 Definition
PRESSURE, SOLUBILITY
Term
hypothalamus
 Definition
lab of brain
Term
hormone
 Definition
chemical messenger
Term
hydrolysis
 Definition
destroying with water
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hypertension
 Definition
elevated blood pressure
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immune
 Definition
cant catch disease
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insulin
 Definition
absorption of glucose
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intermediate
 Definition
part of cell respiration
Term
jaundice
 Definition
yellow; liver
Term
labor
 Definition
action of birthing
Term
larynx
 Definition
voicebox
Term
leukocyte
 Definition
white blood cell
Term
liver
 Definition
used to detoxify; bile
Term
lymphatic
 Definition
system deals with immunity
Term
mastication
 Definition
chewing
Term
meiosis
 Definition
reduction division
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memory
 Definition
secondary line of defense
Term
menopause
 Definition
no longer produces eggs
Term
mensturation
 Definition
first 5 days of 28 day cycle, unterine cleans itself
Term
meatbolism
 Definition
all chemical reactions in the body
Term
micturition
 Definition
urination
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mitosis
 Definition
formation of body cells
Term
negative feedback
 Definition
98% of nerves work on this; response stops stimulus
Term
nephron
 Definition
functional unit of the kidney
Term
O
 Definition
universal donor
Term
ovaries
 Definition
primary reproductive organ of female
Term
ovary
 Definition
produces egg cell
Term
pancreas
 Definition
endocrine and exocrine function
Term
papilla
 Definition
bumps on tongue
Term
parathyroid
 Definition
calcium metabolism
Term
parturition
 Definition
birth
Term
pathogen
 Definition
disease causing agent
Term
pericardium
 Definition
sac around heart
Term
peritoneium
 Definition
thin membrane
Term
phagocytosis
 Definition
cell eating
Term
pharynx
 Definition
carries both food and air
Term
pituitary
 Definition
master gland
Term
pituitary dwarf
 Definition
too little growth hormone
Term
plasma
 Definition
fluid part of blood
Term
platelets
 Definition
cell fragments
Term
pulmonary
 Definition
unoxygenated blood
Term
pulmonary vein
 Definition
oxygenated blood
Term
Rh+
 Definition
antigen D
Term
ruggae
 Definition
folds in stomach
Term
skin
 Definition
primary line of defense
Term
small intestine
 Definition
digestion completed
Term
solution
 Definition
homeogenous mixture of substances within a dissolving medium
Term
sphygmomanometer
 Definition
measures blood pressure
Term
spirometer
 Definition
measures air volumes
Term
spleen
 Definition
largest lymphatic organ
Term
stomach
 Definition
digestive organ
Term
stroke
 Definition
ceribrial vascular accident; appoplexy
Term
testes
 Definition
produce testosterone
Term
thymus
 Definition
competence on T cells
Term
thyroid
 Definition
deals with metabolism
Term
trachea
 Definition
windpipe
Term
transcription
 Definition
DNA replication
Term
Trisomy 21
 Definition
downsyndrome
Term
uvula
 Definition
back of mouth; stops nasal cavity
Term
vaccine
 Definition
dead, weakened viruses
Term
valves
 Definition
in veins and lymphatic; controls flow
Term
veins
 Definition
to heart
Term
vena cava
 Definition
largest vein
Term
veriform appendix
 Definition
vestige organ; no longer used
Term
villa
 Definition
cilia in small intestine
Term
XX
 Definition
female
Term
XY
 Definition
male
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