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Jessica Torres Moral
Anatomy weeks 1-5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Sagittal Plane | Runs vertical from top to bottom; divides the body into a LEFT and RIGHT portion |
| Coronal Plane (Frontal) | Runs vertical from top to bottom; divides the body into a front (ANTERIOR) side and a back (POSTERIOR) side. |
| Traverse Plane | Only Horizontal plane, and it divides teh body into a top (SUPERIOR) and bottom (INFERIOR) portion |
| Midsagittal plane (Median) | |
| Axial skeleton | |
| Appendicular skeleton | |
| Proximal | |
| Distal | |
| Medullary | inner region of organ |
| Cortical | Outer region of organ |
| Cells | Smallest living uinits in body |
| Levels of organization of the body | Chemical, Organelle, Cellular, Tissue, Organ, System, Organism |
| Molecules | Atoms held together by attractive forces known as chemical bonds |
| Atoms | Basic building block of matter, Smalles unit of chemical emlement |
| Mitochondria | Powerhouse of cell; |
| Atomic number | Number of protons in nucleus |
| Polar Molecule | Can form hydrogen bonds; have unequal charge |
| Salts | form as the result of a chemical reaction between acids and bases; are electrolytes; will form crystals if the water is removed. |
| Neutral atom | Total electrons equals number of protons in nucleus |
| Chemical Bonds | holds two atoms together |
| Major Body Cavitues | Dorsal (back) include cranial (brain) cavity and spinal (spinal cord) cavity. Ventral (front) side of body include thoracic cavity above diaphragm and abdojminopelvic cavity below diaphragm |
| Adbominopelvic Quadrants | Right upper RUQ; Right lower RLQ; Left upper LUQ; Left lower LLQ |
| Pure Element | it cannot be broken down or decomposed into two or more different substances |
| Compounds | can be broken down or decomposed into the elements that are contained within them |
| 4 major elements | Carbon, Oxygen, Hydrogen and Nitrogen |
| Subatomic Particles | Protons (p+); Neutrons (n); Electrons (e-) |
| Isotopes |