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SCI220-Human Anatomy
Week 1-5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which plane divides the body from front to back? | Coronal |
| Popliteal refers to? | area behind the knee |
| Define Superior: | Towards the head |
| Define Inferior: | towards the feet |
| Define Superficial: | towards the surface |
| Define Deep: | farther away from the body surface |
| Define anterior: | front |
| Define posterior: | back |
| What elements make up 96% of the body? | carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen |
| True or Fale: Protons and Electrons carry a charge. | True |
| Define Chemical Bond: | force holding 2 atoms together |
| A pH of 7 indicates: | Neutral |
| A pH less than 7 indicates: | Acidity |
| A pH more than 7 indicates: | Alkalinity |
| The pH scale ranges from: | 1-14 (1 being acidic and 14 being alkaline) |
| The most abundant element essentail to life? | carbon |
| What is referred to as the "power plant" of the cell and produces ATP? | Mitochondria |
| Define Lysosome: | contains digestive enzymes that are called hydrolases |
| Phospholipids, cholesterol, and glycoproteins make up what selectively permeable membrane? | Plasma Membrane |
| What is the smallest unit of life? | The cell |
| The nucleolus is mostly made up of : | rRNA |
| The cell structure is composed of: | cell membrane, nucleus and nucleous, cytoplasm, cytoplasmic organelles. |
| What determines skin color? | melanin |
| What is the extracellular matrix composed of: | water, proteins and proteoglycans |
| Where do osteocytes develop? | bone |
| What is lanugo? | fine soft hair that develops on fetus at 26 weeks (6 months) of gestation |
| What is adipose tissue? | body fat, known as a storage tissue |
| Name some types of connective tissue; | PROPER: areolar, adipose, tendon ligaments SUPPORTIVE: bone, cartilage FLUID: blood |