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| What is the fluid connective tissue? |
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| What does blood transport? |
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| What are the two components of blood? |
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| the fluid component of blood, similar to interstitial fluid and lymph |
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| Where do blood cells come form? |
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| come form a common stem cell in bone marrow |
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| What types of blood cells are there? |
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| What is another term for red blood cells? |
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| What is the most common cell in blood? |
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| What shape are red blood cells? |
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| Do red blood cells have nucleus? Can they reproduce? |
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| no, they cannot reproduce |
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| What do red blood cells contain? What does it do? |
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| hemoglobin, binds and transports oxygen and carbon dioxide |
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| What is the lifespan of red blood cells? |
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| What is another name for platelets? |
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| What shape are platelets? |
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| Do plateles have a nucleus? What are they formed from? |
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| no, formed from fragments of a megakartocyte |
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| What is the main function of platelets? |
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| What is the lifespan of platelets? |
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| What is another name for white blood cells? |
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| What do white blood cells form from? |
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| Where do white blood cells mature? |
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| in the bone marrow or lymphatic tissue |
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| What makes up white blood cells? Are they capable of movement? |
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| have a nucleus and cytoplasm, are capable of movement |
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| Which type of blood cells are involved in defense mechanisms? |
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| What are the 5 types of leukocytes? |
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1.Neutrophil or polymorphonuclear Leukocyte(PMN)
2.Lymphocytes
3.Monocyte/Macrophage
4.Eosinophil
5.Basophils and mast cells |
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| What is the most common type of white blood cell? |
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| Neutrophil or polymorphonuclear Leukocyte(PMN) (60-70%) |
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| What is the first white blood cell to the site after an injury? |
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| Neutrophil or polymorphonuclear Leukocyte(PMN) |
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| How long do Neutrophil or polymorphonuclear Leukocyte(PMN)live? |
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| What is the second most common white blood cell? How much does this account for? |
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| Which type of white blood cell is involved in immune response? |
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| How much percentage of WBC are monocytes/macrophages? |
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| Do monocytes/macrophages have a longer or shorter lifespane than PMN? |
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| What is eosinophil involved in? |
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| What are basophils and mast cells involved in? |
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| What is muscle tissue derived from? |
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| What are muscle tissues specialized in? |
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| contraction, causing movement |
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| How are muscle tissues classified? |
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| according to structure and function |
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| What are the two variants in functionally? |
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| What are the two variants in structurally? |
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| What are the three types of muscles? |
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| skeletal, smooth, cardiac |
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| Is skeletal muscle voluntary or involuntary? Straited or smooth? |
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| What are skeletale muscles comprised of? |
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| numerous muscle bundles, made up of thousands of individual muscle cells called myofibers |
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| How long is each myofiber? What are they composed of? |
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| extend the entire length of the muscle, composed of myofilaments |
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| How many nuclei is slepetal muscle composed of? |
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| What is smooth muscle like? |
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| What is cardiac muscle like? |
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| How is cardiac muscle different from skeletal muscle? |
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| have only 1 or 2 nuclei per cell |
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| What are intercalated discs? |
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| branched cells specalized intracellular connections called intercalated disc |
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| What are the special cells that help regulate heart beat? |
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| What is the function of nerve tissues? |
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| function to carry messages |
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| What controls your perceptions of sesations? |
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| What do nerves do to muslces? |
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| What do nerves do to glands? |
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| stimulate them to secrete |
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| What body systems do nerves regulate? |
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| cardiovascular, endocrine, etc |
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| cellular component of the nervous system |
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| What are the three portions of neurons? |
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1.cell body
2.axon
3.dendrite |
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| What is the function of the cell body? |
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| provides metabolic support |
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| What is the function of the axon? |
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| conducts impulses away from cell body |
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| What is the function of the dendrite? |
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| receives impulses and conducts them toward the cell body |
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| a bundle of neural processes outside of the CNS |
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| junction between 2 neurons or between a neuron and a gland or muscle |
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| What are the two types of nerves? |
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1.Afferent(sensory)
2.Efferent(motor) |
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| What do afferent(sensory) nerves do? |
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| nerves carries impulses from the body to brain |
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| What do efferent(motor) nerves do? |
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| nerves carries information from the brain to the body |
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