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Human Anatomy
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| What are the four abdominal quadrants? | The right upper quadrant, The left upper quadrant, The right lower quadrant, The right lower quadrant |
| What are the three major body planes? | The Sagittal Plane:Runs front & back; divided the body into right and left side. The Frontal Coronal Plane: Divides body into anterior & posterior. The Transverse Horizontal Plane: Divides the body into upper & lower |
| What are electrolytes? | Large group of inorganic compounds that includes acids, bases, and salts. |
| Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide | Oxygen: Is required for decomposition reactions necessary for the release of energy in the body. Carbon Dioxide: Produced as a waste product, it helps maintain appropriate acid base balancing in the body |
| The Cytoskeleton | The cell's supporting frame work, made of tiny, flexible, and rigid rodlike pieces, provides cell shape support, moves cells, detects changes in and out of the cells. |
| What are the three types of cell connections? | Desmosomes, Gap junctions, and Tight junctions. |
| What are some tissues that maintain homeostasis in the body? | The Epithelial tissues, The Connective tissues, Muscle tissues, and Nervous tissues. |
| What are three types of muscle tissue? | Skeletal (striated voluntary), Smooth (non striated involuntary, visceral), Cardiac (striated involuntary). |
| What are the five Cell Layers? | Stratum Basale (base layer), Stratum Spinosum (spiny layer), Stratum Lucidum (clear layer), Stratum Corneum (horny layer). |
| What is the Skin functions? | The skin defines the internal environment, protects body from organisms, it is the body's major structural framework. |