ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY HESI 2024 PART 2 EXAM

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ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY HESI 2024 PART 2 EXAM

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Question 1: sebum

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an oily substance that moisturizes skin, protecting it from water loss, keeps the skin elastic, and provides a chemical defense against bacterial and fungal infections

Question 2: osteocyte bone cells

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mature functional bone cells

Question 3: hypothalamus

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controls the endocrine system and all the hormones that govern long-term effects on the body

Question 4: fibrous joints

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have fibrous tissue between the bones and no cavity between them; fixed joints that are immobile (ex.joints in the skull)

Question 5: hypodermis

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loose connective tissue layer of skin below the dermis

Question 6: eccrine glands

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glands that produce sweat; found over most of the body

Question 7: medulla onlongata

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located above the spinal cord and is responsible for crucial involuntary functions such as breathing, swallowing, and the regulation of the heart rate and blood pressure

Question 8: action potentials

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long distance signals of axons

Question 9: spongy bone

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porous and flexible; at the ends of long bones and the central part of flat bones

Question 10: lamallae

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concentric rings that surround the haversian canal

Question 11: integumentary system

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includes skin, hair, nails, oil glands, and sweat glands

Question 12: smooth muscles

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responsible for involuntary movement, such as moving food through the digestive tract and moving blood through vessels

Question 13: sarcomere

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contractile unit of a muscle fiber

Question 14: long bones

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include tube-like rods like the arm and leg bones

Question 15: cardiac muscle cells

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found only in the heart where they control the heart's rhythm and blood pressure

Question 16: melanocytes

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cells that produce melanin

Question 17: dendrites

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receive electrical signals from other neurons across small gaps called synapses

Question 18: temporal lobe

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A region of the cerebral cortex responsible for hearing and language comprehension

Question 19: amygdala

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A limbic system structure involved in memory and emotion, particularly fear and aggression.

Question 20: yellow bone marrow

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stores lipids and fats

Question 21: hindbrain

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An area of the brain that coordinates information coming into and out of the spinal cord

Question 22: midbrain

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A small part of the brain above the pons that integrates sensory information and is in charge of alertness, sleep/wake cycles, and temperature regulation

Question 23: epidermis

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outermost layer of skin

Question 24: reflexes

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specific patterns of motor response that are triggered by specific patterns of sensory stimulation

Question 25: axon

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transmits the signal from the cell body to other neurons

Question 26: Central Nervous System (CNS)

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consists of the brain and spinal cord

Question 27: sliding filament model

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The theory explaining how muscle contracts, based on change within a sarcomere, the basic unit of muscle organization, stating that thin (actin) filaments slide across thick (myosin) filaments, shortening the sarcomere; the shortening of all sarcomeres in a myofibril shortens the entire myofibril

Question 28: neuroglia

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cells that support and protect neurons