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Savanna Cummings
Anatomy Week 1-5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are the levels of organization of the body, beginning with the smallest? | Chemical, Organelle, Cellular, Tissue, Organ, System, Organism |
| What does the coronal section divide the body into? | Front and back portions |
| What is the name of the outer region of an organ called? | Cortical region |
| What is are atoms of elements that differ in their number of neutrons? | Isotopes |
| What is another word for a stable element, such as Helium? | Inert |
| In which kind of reaction does the body have the ability to form new tissue in wound repair? | Synthesis reaction |
| What are major elements in the body? | Oxygen, Carbon, Hydrogen, Nitrogen, Calcium, Phosphorus, Potassium, Sulfur, Sodium, Chlorine, Magnesium |
| What is DNA referred to in nondividing cells (they appear as threads)? | Chromatin |
| What happens in the Golgi apparatus? | Preparation of protein molecules for cellular exportation |
| Which kind of cell connections hold skin together? | Desmosomes |
| What is the functional classification of the salivary glands? | Merocrine |
| Which type of connective tissue has the greatest numbers of fibroblasts? | Loose fibrous |
| Cylindrical, striated, voluntart cells make up what kind of muscle? | Skeletal |
| What are the supportive cells in nervous tissue called? | Neuroglia |
| What are the most numerous, important, and widespread sweat glands in the body? | Eccrine glands |
| What are the intervertebral disks composed of? | Fibrocartilage |
| What is a bacterial infection of the bone and marrow tissue called? | Osteomyelitis |
| How many RBC does bone marrow produce per second? | 2 million |
| When does bone loss begin to exceed bone gain? | Between the ages of 35 and 40 years |
| What is a meatus? | A tubelike opening or channel |
| What is the first cervical vertebra called? | Atlas |
| When are the bones of the middle ear mature? | Birth |
| What is the coronoid fossa? | A depression on the humerus |
| Which two bones form the shoulder girdle? | Clavicle and scapula |
| What bone is the greater trochanter a landmark of? | Femur |
| What is the strongest and lowemost portion of the coxal bone? | Ischium |
| What is the angle of the pubic arch of a female skeleton? | 90-120 degrees |
| Which sets of bones make up half the bones in the body? | Hands and feet |