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Lyanna Her
Anatomy Weeks 1-5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| emponyms | terms that are based on a person's name. ex: Eustachian tube --> auditory tube |
| autopoiesis | living organisms are self-organizing or self-maintaining and nonliving structures are not |
| cell theory | idea that any independent structure made up of one or more microscopic units called cells is a living organism |
| absorption | movement of molecules (resp gases, digested nutrients) through a membrane and into the body fluid for transport to cells to use |
| levels of organization | chemical, organelles, cellular, tissue, organ |
| ipsilateral | same side |
| contralateral | opposite side |
| medullary | refers to an inner region or core of an organism that |
| atomic number | number of protons |
| atomic mass | number of protons plus average number of neutrons |
| isotopes | same number of protons but different number of neutrons |
| hydrogen bonds | weaker forces that require less energy to break; higher H+ bonds=more acidic |
| synthesis reactions | 2 or more substances (reactants) combine to form a different, more complex substance (product) |
| metabolism | "body chemistry" |
| catabolism | breakdown of larger food molecules into smaller molecules |
| anabolism | formation of more complex biomolecules |
| nerve cells | surface that is sensitive to stimuli, long extensions |
| muscle cells | elongated, threadlike; contain tiny fibers that slide together forcefully |
| cytoskeleton | network of interconnecting flexible filaments, stiff tubules and molecular motors within the cell membrane |
| function of bones | support, protection, movement, mineral storage, hematopoiesis |
| primary germ layers | endoderm, mesoderm, ectoderm, |
| epithelial tissue | covers and protects the body surface, lines body cavities, transport of substances, glandular activity |
| protegoglycans | protein backbone with attached chains of various polysaccharides |
| cell shapes | squamous, cuboidal, columnar |
| layers of epidermis | stratum basale, stratum spinosum, stratum granulosum, stratum lucidum, stratum corneum |
| hypodermis is also called | subcutaneous |
| types of bones | long bone, short bone, irregular bone, sesamoid bone, flat bone |
| types of cartilage | hyaline, elastic, fibrocartilage, |
| function of cartilage | tough, rubberlike nature of cartilage permits it to sustain great weight when covering the articulating surfaces of bones |
| number of bones in axial skeleton | 80 |
| number of bones in appendicular skeleton | 126 |
| condyle - to describe bone markings | rounded bump, usually fits into a fossa on another bone to form a joint |
| epicondyle - | bump near a condyle; often gives the appearance of a bump on a bump |
| ramus | curved portion of a bone |
| bones in the foot | metatarsals, cuneiform bones, navicular bones, talus, cuboid bone, calcaneus, phalanges, |
| suprapubic angle less than 90 degrees | male |
| suprapubic angle greater than 90 degrees | female |
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lyannaher