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Anatomy
| What portions can the body be divided into? | Axial and Appendicular |
| Major tissue types | Epithelial, connective, muscle, nervous |
| Levels of organization | Chemical level, organelle level, cellular level, tissue level, organ level, system level, organism level |
| This organelle is involved in production of cellular energy | mitochondria |
| This membranous organelle is the site of protein synthesis for proteins that are secreted by the cell | Rough endoplasmic reticulum |
| This organelle detoxifies a number of toxic substances | Peroxisome |
| This organelle has both a cis and a trans face | golgi apparatus |
| These organelles are often called the "demolition crew" of the cell | Lysosome |
| Phospholipids of the plasma membrane are arranged | as a bilayer with their nonpolar tails sandwiched between polar heads |
| What is largest in diameter in the cytoskeleton? | Microtubules |
| Hormones are secreted by | Exocytosis |
| Functions of the Golgi apparatus | synthesis of lysosomes, plasma membrane formation, production of secretory granules |
| The space that encloses the brain and spinal cord forms one continuous cavity called the | dorsal cavity |
| What is an example of a tissue in the body? | Epithelium |
| A frontal plane is the same as the | coronal plane |
| The knee is ____ to the foot | proximal |
| The inguinal region lies | where the thigh joins the trunk |
| A coronal section through the human body can | pass through both ears |
| Characteristics of human life | growth, responsiveness, reproduction |
| What system is involved in immunity? | Lymphatic |
| Atomic mass is determined by the number of | protons and neutrons |
| When atoms combine, they may gain, lose or share what? | Electrons |
| The study of metabolism includes examination of | catabolism, anabolism, ATP requirements |
| An ionic bond is formed by | a positive and negative ion attracting each other |
| What are the major elements found in the human body? | Oxygen, carbon, potassium |
| What is an example of a catabolic process? | Hydrolysis |
| Substances that accept hydrogen ions are called | salts |
| The process of digestion of food is an example of what type of reaction? | decomposition |
| Properties of water | Strong polarity, high specific heat, high heat of vaporization |
| The identification function of the cell membrane is carried out by the | glycoprotein molecules |
| Which cell fiber serves as part of our "cellular muscles"? | Microfilament |
| The nucleolus is composed chiefly of | rRNA |
| The largest human cell is | the female sex cell or ovum |
| ATP production occurs within which organelle? | Mitochondrion |
| What organelle allows for the recycling of amino acids in the cell? | Proteasomes |
| Projections from the cell that move materials and mucus are called | cilia |
| The cell extension that contains microfilaments is called | microvilli |
| The specialized cell structure that propels sperm is the | flagellum |
| Which organelle processes and packages material to be secreted? | Golgi apparatus |
| Which organelles consist of vesicles that have pinched off from the Golgi apparatus? | Lysosomes |
| The conducting unit of the nerve tissue is the | neuron |
| All glands in the body can be classified as either | exocrine or endocrine |
| Besides water, extracellular matrix contains | proteins and proteoglycans |
| The most abundant and widespread tissue in the body is | connective |
| Adipose tissue is a | storage tissue |
| Which type of tissue has cube-shaped cells and can be found lining the kidney tubules? | simple cuboidal epithelium |
| What are the principal types of tissue? | epithelial, nervous, connective, muscle |
| What are the primary germ layers? | endoderm, ectoderm, mesoderm |
| The two major categories of body membranes are | epithelial and connective |
| A lubricating substance produced by goblet cells is called | mucus |
| What is the most abundant protein compound found in the body? | collagen |
| What type of tissue lacks a direct blood supply and heals slowly? | cartilage |
| Two main layers that compose the skin are | dermis and epidermis |
| What is the strongest and most durable type of cartilage? | fibrocartilage |
| What is the most superficial layer of the epidermis? | stratum corneum |
| Each hair follicile has a small bundle of involuntary muscles attached to the | arrector pili muscle |
| What is the dense, white fibrous membrane that covers bone except at joint surfaces? | periosteum |
| Which bone is the longest and heaviest bone in the body? | femur |
| Fibrocartilage can be found in the | symphysis pubis |
| What type of tissue is cartilage classified as? | Connective tissue |
| The vertebral bones that support the small of the back are the | lumbar vertebrae |
| Why are the last two pairs of false ribs designated as floating ribs? | Floating ribs do not attach even directly to the sternum |
| The two bones that form the framework for the forearm are the | radius and ulna |
| Compact done contains many cylinder-shaped structural units called | osteons |
| Bone marrow is a specialized type of soft, diffuse connective tissue called | myeloid tissue |
| The extracellular components of bone matrix are | hard and calcified |
| The largest sesamoid bone in the body is the | patella |
| The main shaft like portion of a long bone is the | diaphysis |
| The most common type of cartilage is | hyaline |
| The bone that claims the distinction of being the only bone in the body that articulates with no other bones is the | hyoid |
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