Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or

show password
Forgot Password?

Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or

Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account.
Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.


Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.

Lower Body Trigger Point, week 1

Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in each of the black spaces below before clicking on it to display the answer.
        Help!  

Question
Answer
Chemical   The simplest/smallest level of organization  
🗑
Molecule   Made up of atoms, the smallest unit of matter  
🗑
Molecule   Two or more atoms form a molecule  
🗑
Molecules   Combine to form substances like proteins, carbohydrates & fats  
🗑
Cellular   Involving the cells of an organism  
🗑
Cell   a self sufficient component of life  
🗑
Cell   the building blocks of all living things  
🗑
Organelle   “little organ” that performs various functions within each cell  
🗑
Tissue   Groups of cells that form different structures  
🗑
Epithelial   skin  
🗑
Connective   most abundant, fascia  
🗑
Muscle   smooth, skeletal, cardiac  
🗑
Nervous   nerves & brain  
🗑
Organ   Groups of tissue With a special function  
🗑
Organ System   groups of organs with a specific role in the body  
🗑
Organism   a total living form; one individual  
🗑
Community   a group of individual organisms living in one geographic location  
🗑
Inorganic Substance   small simple compounds  
🗑
Inorganic Substance   required for water transport and cellular activities  
🗑
Organic Substance   Large complex compounds containing carbon.  
🗑
Organic Substance   Building blocks of body structures  
🗑
Organic Substance   serve as cellular fuel for energy used for body functions. Organic Substance  
🗑
Cytoplasm   Cytosol (intercellular fluid)  
🗑
Cytoplasm   contains ions, nutrients, waste products,  
🗑
Cytoplasm   fluid surrounding soluble and insoluble (cytoskeletal) proteins.  
🗑
Matrix   the substance between cells/tissues  
🗑
Matrix   made up of ground substance and fibers.  
🗑
Matrix   Provides support for cellular growth and function.  
🗑
Water   most abundant substance in cells  
🗑
Plasma membrane   The thin delicate membrane that surrounds every cell.  
🗑
Phospholipid bilayer   composed of two layers of phospholipids  
🗑
Phospholipid bilayer   hydrophobic tails facing inwards  
🗑
Phospholipid bilayer   hydrophilic heads facing outward.  
🗑
Phospholipid bilayer   attracts water and materials from the outside of the cell  
🗑
Phospholipid bilayer   resists allowing internal fluid from leaving the cell.  
🗑
Nucleus   Houses the cell’s genetic material  
🗑
Nucleic acids   these are DNA and RNA  
🗑
DNA   Deoxyribonucleic acid, the primary structure is the double helix  
🗑
RNA   Ribonucleic acid  
🗑
Nucleotides   DNA and RNA are composed of small acid units  
🗑
DNA replication   the process of replication results in two strands of DNA  
🗑
Mitochondria   major site of cellular energy production  
🗑
Mitochondria   i.e. synthesis of ATP  
🗑
Mitochondria   It contains many internal folds called aristae. “The Power Plant”  
🗑
Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP)   is the primary source of energy for cells  
🗑
Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP)   releases energy through catabolism.  
🗑
Catabolism   breaking down complex substances into simpler substances  
🗑
Smooth ER   lipid synthesis and detoxification of toxins and drugs, storage  
🗑
Rough ER   protein synthesis, transportation of proteins and storage  
🗑
Golgi Apparatus   processing, packaging and storage of materials  
🗑
Lysosomes (and Peroxisomes)   contain digestive enzymes  
🗑
Lysosomes (and Peroxisomes)   break down cell wastes and toxins.  
🗑
Phagocytosis   is performed to “eat” bacteria and waste products  
🗑
Cytoskeleton   provides structure, support and assists with internal movement  
🗑
Microfilaments   slender strands consisting of chains of actin molecules  
🗑
actin   is a protein  
🗑
Microfilaments   that provide structural support and mobility  
🗑
Microfilaments   influences the cell shape  
🗑
Microtubules   Provide structure (rigidity)  
🗑
Microtubules   Involved in movement of organelles ‘railroad tracks’  
🗑
Microtubules   Involved in mitosis  
🗑
Centrioles   growth center for microtubules  
🗑
Centrioles   involved in cell division (mitosis)  
🗑
Ribosomes   sites of protein synthesis, located on ER  
🗑
Cilia and Flagella   Microtubules containing extensions of the plasma membrane  
🗑
Cilia and Flagella   involved in cellular mobility (cell motion)  
🗑
Cilia and Flagella   movement of fluids along cell surfaces  
🗑
Cilia and Flagella   sensitive to environment  
🗑
Metabolism   transformation, production or consumption of energy.  
🗑
Anabolism   simple substances combine to form bigger/complex substances  
🗑
Diffusion   random movement of molecules across the lipid bilayer  
🗑
Diffusion   high concentration to low concentration  
🗑
Osmosis   the diffusion of water across a membrane from high to low  
🗑
Phagocytosis   when a cell actively engulfs a foreign body  
🗑
Phagocytosis   The cell “eats” the foreign body  
🗑
Phagocytosis   usually seen with white blood cells  
🗑
Active Transport   works against the concentration gradient  
🗑
Active Transport   brings in necessary nutrients w/o releasing internal fluid.  
🗑
Mitosis   cellular division and replication process called  
🗑
Mitosis   is the exact duplication of one cell into multiple cells  
🗑
Mitosis   is replication of the same cell to form specific tissues/structures.  
🗑
Interphase   All 23 pairs of chromosomes duplicate inside of the nucleus  
🗑
Prophase   the nuclear membrane and nucleolus disappear  
🗑
Prophase   Long thread like bodies of chromatin become evident  
🗑
Chromatin   random pieces of DNA that are present in the nucleus  
🗑
Prophase   chromatin does not condense into chromosomes until this stage  
🗑
Metaphase   alignment of chromosomes along the center line of the cell  
🗑
Metaphase   threads from the spindle apparatus take hold of the chromosomes  
🗑
Anaphase   separation of each chromosome into “sister chromatids.”  
🗑
Anaphase   chromatids are pulled to the opposite side or poles of the cell.  
🗑
Telophase   actual cellular division (separation) of the cell  
🗑
cytokinesis   cleavage process known as  
🗑
Tissue   Groups of closely associated cells that perform a specified function  
🗑
Epithelial   Protects the body by covering/lining of all body cavities/surfaces. Epithelial Tissue  
🗑
Epithelial Tissue Types   simple, stratified, pseudostatified or squamous.  
🗑
Connective   Joins together other tissues through a matrix or framework  
🗑
Connective Tissue   supports and protects the body  
🗑
Connective tissue   is the most common type of tissue in the body.  
🗑
Connective Tissue types   Collagen, bone, elastic fibers, adipose, blood, lymph  
🗑
Muscle Tissue   specialized cells that are able to contract on impulse.  
🗑
Muscle Tissue   Can be voluntary or involuntary  
🗑
Muscle cells   called fibers because of their long slender shape  
🗑
Muscle Fiber types   striated skeletal, cardiac, and smooth.  
🗑
Nerve cells (neurons)   specialized to send and receive neural impulses  
🗑
Nerve tissue   is made up of nerve cells and Glial cells.  
🗑
Fibroblasts   cells that produce the fibers of connective tissue  
🗑
Osteoblasts   cells that produce bone  
🗑
Chondroblasts   cells that produce collagen  
🗑
Macrophages   cells that move through connective tissue and "eat" debris  
🗑
Cancer   the growth of malignant cells into tumors  
🗑
Cancer   There are over 100 different types of cancer causes and types.  
🗑
Cancer   is recorded to kill an average of 5550,000 people in the US yearly.  
🗑
This mutated DNA is called a(n)   Oncogene  
🗑
The study of cancer is   Oncology  
🗑
Initiation   the DNA of the cell mutates & influences the cells to grow rapidly  
🗑
Promotion   the mutated cells begin to proliferate or rapidly grow and flourish.  
🗑
Progression   the mutated cells have not become malignant  
🗑
Metastasis   the spreading of the cancerous cells to remote areas  
🗑
Carcinogens   a chemical or other environmental agent that produces cancer  
🗑
Carcinogens   hydrocarbons, UV light, excessive x-rays, asbestos, benzene  
🗑
Viruses   several types of viruses have been linked to various types of cancer. A virus  
🗑
Genetics   people may have a genetic predisposition towards getting cancer.  
🗑
Signs and Symptoms   Cancer is often painless until it is too late  
🗑
Signs and Symptoms   Look for a change in bowel or bladder habits  
🗑
Signs and Symptoms   A sore that does not heal  
🗑
Signs and Symptoms   Unusual bleeding or drainage  
🗑
Signs and Symptoms   Thickening or lump in the breast or elsewhere  
🗑
Signs and Symptoms   Indigestion or swallowing difficulty  
🗑
Signs and Symptoms   A change in a wart or mole  
🗑
Signs and Symptoms   Persistent cough or hoarseness  
🗑
Chemotherapy   targets fast growing cells, cancerous tumors/skin/stomach/blood  
🗑
Radiation   high-energy rays are focused on tumors to kill or slow them down.  
🗑
Surgery   full excision of the tumor.  
🗑
Hormones   Suppression of hormones that cause the growth of tumors.  
🗑
Hypothermia   cryotherapy used to “freeze” the tumor off the skin.  
🗑
Anti-blood vessel growing drugs   limits the size of the tumor.  
🗑
Massage   indicated with the supervision, direction and approval of the pcp  
🗑


   

Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
 
To hide a column, click on the column name.
 
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
 
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
 
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.

 
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how
Created by: Pandra
Popular Massage Therapy sets