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    Vertebrate Physiology Study Guide Last Part of Chapter 10 □ Cilia are specialized for odor detection (They have receptors and second messenger machinery □ Mucus from the olfactory glands traps odorants □ Linda Buck identified a large family of odorant receptor genes in rats(1‚000 types); belong to the G protein associated 7-transmembrane receptor family □We only have 400 odorant receptors; the olfactory system appears to use combinations of receptors(words) to greatly reduce the number of

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    The Bioethics of Refusing to Treat a Patient Medical doctors should be able to refuse to treat patients based on their personal belief. Timothy Muraoka Block 5 11-27-12 1 Thesis Statement: Medical doctors should be able to refuse to treat patients based on their personal belief. I. Conscientious objection is being practiced and can be protected by the law. A. Conscientious objection is a doctor’s right to refuse to offer specific treatments in a

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    BIO 157 Anatomy & Physiology I Instructor: Dr. Philip Wahr pwahr@monroeccc.edu Office: L117 Levels of Organization Chemical Increasing complexity Cellular Tissue Organ Organ System Organism Population Ecosystem Definitions Anatomy: Structure How do structures relate to each other? -Surface anatomy -Regional anatomy -Systemic anatomy -Comparative anatomy -Developmental anatomy/embryology -Microscopic anatomy -cytology -histology Definitions Physiology: Function -Cell physiology -Organ physiology

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    CARDIOVASCULAR ANATOMY AND PHSYSIOLOGY Professor Carrie Polnyj Blood Flow THROUGH the RIGHT Heart • Superior vena cava/ inferior vena cava • Right atrium • Tricuspid Valve • Right Ventricle • Pulmonary artery Blood Flow through the Left Heart • • • • • Pulmonary veins Left Atrium Mitral/bicuspid valve Left ventricle Aorta (ascending/ descending) 1 Cardiac Contraction • Diastole=relaxation=filling with blood • Systole=contraction=ejection of blood • Left and

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    Anatomy of the Future Andreas Vesalius August 1‚ 1539 After attending college at the University of Louvain‚ I moved to Padua to study for my doctorate. After being offered the chair of surgery and anatomy‚ I pursued my desire to research the anatomy. Although surgery and anatomy are considered of little importance in comparison to other branches of medicine‚ I believe that surgery must be grounded in anatomy. I have been given the opportunity to perform my research on the cadavers of executed

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    Biology 64 Instructor: Chooljian Lecture Exam #2 Review FIRST: Be sure to: Review the lecture notes and .pdfs Know all anatomical terms in chapters in boldface type and be able to define them Study the “Concept Check” at the end of each topic section in the text Skeletal System (Chapters 5-7) 1. What are the functions of the skeletal system? 2. Know the terminology for a long bone (epiphysis‚ etc.) 3. What is periosteum? Endosteum? What structures/cells can be

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    Chaper 11 1. Define responsiveness‚ conductivity‚ contractility‚ extensibility‚ and elasticity. State why each of these properties is necessary for muscle function. a. Responsiveness- is a property of all living cells- Muscle and nerve cells have developed this property to the highest degree. When stimulated by chemical signals‚ stretch‚ and other stimuli‚ muscle cells respond with electrical changes across the plasma membrane. b. Conductivity- Stimulation of a muscle cell produces

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    Chapter 10 Muscles 1) The study of the muscular system is known as  a) kinesiology. b) pathophysiology. c) myology. d) biology. e)  neurology. 2) All of the following are functions of muscles except  a) stability. b) heat production. c) control of openings. d) secretion. e) respiration. 3) What term best describes the relationship between the pronator teres and supinator?  a) Fixators b) Antagonists c) Synergists d) prime movers e) depressors 4) Muscle fibers are arranged in

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    ​Zoe Macfoy Human Anatomy 2nd Period Key Terms 1. Skin- the thin layer of tissue forming the natural outer covering of the body of a person or animal. 2. Epidermis- the thin layer of tissue forming the natural outer covering of the body of a person or animal. 3. Stratum basal- stratum germinativum: the innermost layer of the epidermis 4. Stratum spinosum- a layer of the epidermis found between the stratum granulosum and stratum basale 5. Stratum Granulson- the layer of epidermis just

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    Dermatome (anatomy) A dermatome is an area of skin that is mainly supplied by a single spinal nerve. There are eight cervical nerves (C1 being an exception with no dermatome)‚ twelve thoracic nerves‚ five lumbar nerves and five sacral nerves. Each of these nerves relays sensation (including pain) from a particular region of skin to the brain. Along the thorax and abdomen the dermatomes are like a stack of discs forming a human‚ each supplied by a different spinal nerve. Along the arms and the

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