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Anatomy Wks 1-5
Flashcards for Anatomy Weeks 1-5, Nightingale College
The levels of organization in the body, from smallest to largest are: | chemical, organelle, cellular, tissue, organ, system, organism |
Sagittal plane: | Divides the body into left and right portions; also includes the midsagittal plane and parasagittal plane |
Transverse plane: | Divides the body into superior and inferior portions |
Coronal plane: | Divides the body into anterior (front) and posterior (back) portions |
Study of metabolism includes: | Catabolism, anabolism, ATP requirements |
Oceot rule | Stability of the atom when there are eight electrons in the outermost energy level |
Atomic mass is determined by | Number of protons and neutrons |
Element is determined by | Number of protons |
The ____ is often called the microtubule organizing center. | Centrosome |
A list of the cell fibers from largest to smallest would read: | Microtubules, intermediate filaments, microfilament |
The membranous structure containing substances that protect the cell from harm are: | Lysosomes and peroxisomes |
DNA is a major constituent of the ____ of a cell. | nucleus |
The skin has three types of glands that exist. What are they? | Sweat, sebaceous, and ceruminous |
_____ is the most abundant protein compound in the body | Collagen |
Which of the following tissues lacks a direct blood supply and consequently heals very slowly? | Cartilage |
The layers of the epidermis from superficial to deep are: | Stratum corneum, stratum lucidum, stratum granulosum, stratum spinosum, stratum basale, basement membrane |
Cells in a tissue are surrounded by or embedded in a complex extracellular material called a | Matrix |
Most common type of cartilage is | Hyaline |
Two categories of the skeleton | Axial and appendicular |
The bone that claims the distinction of being the only bone in the body that articulates with no other bones is the | Hyoid |
The main shaft-like portion of a long bone is the | Diaphysis |
Of the five metacarpal bones that form the framework of the hand, the _____ metacarpal forms the most freely movable joint with the carpal bones. | Thumb |