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A&P Chap. 2

Anatomy and Physiology Chapter 2 Review

TermDefinition
Carbohydrates always contain what? Carbon and hydrogen
Sugar and starch molecules do what? Provide fuel for the body's work
How are proteins structured? Long chains of amino acids
Lipids and fats store what? Energy
What else do lipids and fats do? Regulate reproductive system
DNA and RNA are what? Nucleic acids
What do DNA and RNA contain and do? The body's genetic information and carry it from cell to cell
What makes up 2 thirds of body mass? Water
What does the plasma membrane control? What is contained inside a cell and what moves in and out
What is active and passive transport? Different methods for moving substances inside and outside a cell
Cytoskeleton Network of proteins that defines shape, strength, and helps move cell to new location
Interphase and Mitotic Phase Life cycle of a cell
Stages of mitosis Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase, Cytokenisis
Nucleus makes it possible for the cell to transmit information
Mitochondria produces ATP, source of energy
Epithelial glands include what? the skin, lining of cavities, glands
Connective tissues do what? protect the body, give strength, shape
Muscle tissues generate what to move the body? Force
Nerve tissues convey information via what? Electrical signals
3 kinds of muscle tissues Skeletal, cardiac, smooth
Skeletal and cardiac are striated muscles They have striations (stripes)
Skeletal does what? Pulls on bone to make us move
Skeletal muscles are long or short? Long and thin
Cardiac muscle is the major tissue of what? The heart
Are cells longer or shorter in cardiac muscles? Shorter
Smooth muscle is found where? The walls of hollow organs
Nerve tissues has the ability to what? Convey information by electrical signaling
Nerve tissue is concentrated where? In the brain and spinal cord
Peripheral nervous system Nerves outside central nervous system
Nervous system cells do what? generate, transmit, and receive electrical igna;s: neurons
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