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Gabriela Bitar
Anatomy Weeks 1-5
| Question/Term | Answer/Meaning |
|---|---|
| Responsiveness | Ability of an organism to sense, monitor, and respond to changes in both its external and internal environments |
| Golgi Appartus | set of sacs that provides a "packaging" service to the cell by storing material for future internal use or for export from the cell |
| Endoplasmic reticulum | Network of channels within the cell that act as "highways" for the movement of chemicals and as sites for chemical processing |
| Three major body planes | 1. Sagittal: "left and right" 2. Coronal (frontal): "front and back" 3. Transverse: horizontal |
| Lumen | Hollow area of organs |
| Medullary | Inner region or core of organ |
| Cortical | Outer region of organ |
| Basal | Base or widest part of organ |
| Apical | Narrow tip of organ |
| Three types of chemical reactions | 1. Synthesis 2. Decomposition 3. Exchange |
| Catabolism | -Chemical reactions that break down larger molecules into small chemical units -releases energy |
| Anabolism | -Chemical reactions that build larger and more complex chemical molecules from smaller subunits -requires energy |
| Two types of compounds | organic and inorganic |
| Main cell structures | Plasma Membrane Cytoplasm (including organelles) Nucleus |