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SCI 220 Human Anatomy with Lab Weeks 1-5 StudyStack1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What anatomical directions mean towards the head and towards the feet respectively? Give an example of each | Superior (heart is superior to the stomach), Inferior ( femur is inferior to the sternum) |
| AB -----> A +B + Energy is what kind of reaction and why? | Decomposition reaction because a substance is broken down into two or more substances and energy in the form of heat is released. |
| This enzyme detoxifies harmful substances within the cell | Peroxisomes |
| What are the four types of tissues and give an example of each | Epithelial tissue (ex. outermost skin layer), connective tissue (ex. joint cartilage), muscle tissue (ex. pectoralis major), nervous tissue (ex. spinal cord) |
| What are the functions of connective tissue? | 1. Connects tissues, muscle to muscle, muscle to bone, and bone to bone 2. Support for the whole body and individual organs 3. Transports substances between body parts 4. Defense against pathogens |
| This epidermal strata is considered the base layer where mitosis occurs | Stratum Basale |
| This hormone is regulates calcium homeostasis, stimulates osteoclasts to increase blood calcium levels and bone matrix breakdown, stimulates synthesis of vitamin D, and increases renal absorption of calcium from urine | Parathyroid hormone (PTH) |
| This hole in the skull functions for the spinal cord to enter the cranial cavity | foramen magnum |
| What metacarpal bone is the most freely movable joint with the carpal bones | the thumb metacarpal |
| How is the male pelvis and female pelvis different | The male pelvis is deep and funnel-shaped with narrow subpubic angle that's usually less than 90 degrees while the female pelvis a more shallow, broad, flaring, and wider subpubic angle that's usually greater than 90 degrees for childbearing purposes |