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A&P exam 1 ch. 1-4

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What is anatomy science of the body strutures and the relationshipp among structures.
What is physiology science of the function sturctures- how the body works
What is reductionish process of the breaking things down into their component parts to better understand
What is dissection carefully cutting apart body structures
What are the levels of the body organization 1. chemical 2. cellular 3. tissue 4. organ. 5. stystem( organs) 6.organism level
What are atoms smallest unit of matter
What are molecules combinations of tow or more atoms biological atoms- "protoplasm" large molecules that are essential to life, come together to from organelles
What is a cell basic unit of life, made of up life and many organelles
What is cytology study of cells
What is tissue group of similar cells that material surrounding these cells
What is hiltology study of tissues
What is an organ sturctures compposed of two or more differnt tissues liver, hear.
What does system level mean consists of related organs that serve a common function ex: urinary-removes waste products, cardio strength
What does organism level mean a living indivdidual combinition of all system
what is a metabolism set of all chemical process that occur within the body
What is catabolism the phase of metabolism when large complex chemical structures are broken down in to smaller ones
What is anabolism building up chemical complex structures from small ones
What is responsiviness the ability to detect and respond to stimulus: requires structures like nervous system
What is movement Ability to initate motion (in and out cell mater requires muscle tissue)
What is growth an increase in body size that results from cell growth and/or increase in number of cells
What is differention process where cells become specialized from their non-specialized ancestors
What is stem cell non-specialized anestar cell that are undifferentiated
What is reproduction formation of new cells for group repair or individual
What is homeostatsis maintaining a relatively stable condition within the bodys internal environment
What is a disease an illness characterized by reconizble set of signs and symptoms-anything that interferes with homeostatsis
What is a symptom changes in body function that are not aparent to the observer ex pain, headach
What is a sign objective chnage that an observer can reasure feverm bp, rash
What is a diagnosis art of distinguishing one disease from another determing the nature of the disease ex SARS
What is a feedback system cycle of events in which status of body condiiton is continually monitored evaluated and change
What are the two type of feedback loop positive; reinforces the signal change to controlled function( muscles contract during delivery negative: reverses the orignal change that the bodys response to maintain physiological levels
What are the components of a feedback stystem receptor-structure taht monitors change in the body and sends signals to control center control center_ recieves information that receptors evaualte effector: produced a response that is coordinated through control center
What pis the anatomical position person stands straight with face and toes pointing forward, hands at side, feet on floor
pWhat is the mid-sagittal plane divides body into equal right and left
What is the sagittal plane any plane that is parrell to the right mid-sag plane
What is the frontal (coronal) plane divides the body or organ into front and back past mid sag plane
What is transerse (horizontal) plane divides body into top and bottom portion
What is the sagittal oblique plane passes through body at angle
What is superior towards head
What is inferior towards lower part of body away from head
What is anterior (ventral) towards the front of body
What is posterior( dorsal) towards the back of the organ
Wht is the medial towrds the midle(mid-sagittal)
What is the lateral away from midline
What is lipisilaterl located on the same side of the body as another structure
What is constralateral located on the oposite side of body from another structure
What is proximal nearer to the point of organ or attachment
What is distal farther away from the suraface
What is superfical towards the surface
What is deep away from surface
What is visceral pertaining to the outer wall of body cavity
What is pore refers to the body laying face down, also refers to hand
What is supine lying face up, also referes to head
What are the three body cavities dorsal, ventral and abdominal
What is a cranial cavity containing the brain
What is a vertebal (spinal) cavity contains spinal cavity
What is the thorsic cavity chest- lies above diaphram containing heart and lungs
What is the abdoninopelvic cavity lies below diagphram
What is abdominal cavity superior portion that containing organs of digestion
What is the pelvic cavity inferior portion, contains urinary, bladder and internal reproductive organs
What are the 4 quadrents the abs are divided into right upper/lower left upper/lower, divided into 9 sections for a more accuract seperation
What is a chemical reaction makes up breaking chemical bods
What is a catalyst substance that speeds up a chemical reaction
What are enxymes biological catalysts -usually containing a protein portion, co-enzyme: non-protein portion that activates enzymes cofactor-organic enzyme lowers activation energy, end in ase
What are the different types of chemical reactions anabolism, catabolism, exhange reaction, oxidation
Wat is a anabolism synthesis reaction, large molecules are formed by combining small molecules energy A + B-> AB
What is a catabolism decomposotion reaction=hydrolsis, large to small molecules AB<- A + B
What is a exchange reaction molecules are broken down reformed to make a differnt molecule AB + CE -> AD + BC
What is oxidation loose electron
What is a reduction gain election
What is a inorganic compound usually lack carbon, small, ionically bond molecules, vital to body function
Why is water important to inorganc compounds universal solvent, polar molecule, hydrophylic which allows other polar molecules to be dissolved particpant in most chem reactions, has heat capsity, great lubricant
What is an acid releases hydrogen ion
What is a base proton accepor on a substance that releases hydrogen
What is salt dissolves into cations and anions when dissolved
What is ph scale measurement of acidity or alkaliity of solution, scale runs from -7 to 7
What is a buffer helps prevent sudden ph changes
Why is hydrogen important in a inorganic compound contains C, H, O,N,P,S and largly biologically important molecules
Why are carbonhydrates important in inorganic compounds sugers, starches, glycogen, primary function as is energy source
What are momosaccharids simple sugar, a monomer ( individual subunit that is used to amake more molecules) pertose- 5 charbohydrates
What are two mopmo sacchorides that are chemically bonded lactose=glucose and giactose gucrose=glucose and frutose malatose= glucose and glucose
What are plysaccharids many mono. chemical bonded glycogen and starch
What are lipids essential to the structure function of the cell membranes energy stores-non polar substance that does not dissolve in liquds
What are triglycerpipdes TG, simple lipids, glycerol molecule bonded to three fatty acids, saturated fatty is ony single boded cabrbon unsat-acids have more double bonds
What are phospholipds Type of complex bonds where are fatty acids that have been removed then replaced with a molecule that contains phospate group -- form basis of the phosolips bilayer that forms memberances
What are steroids made from cholesterol, used for hormones cell memberans
What are elcoqnoids make from arachadonic acid, used to make prostagladins
What are proteins in lipids aproximtely 1/2 of cells dry weight used for structure and function
What are amino acids building blocks and monomer for protein, contains both amino and carbohydrate
What is a peptide bond condensational (dehydration) between the carboxyl grp and amino acids of adjucent amiono acids
What is a polypeptide long chains of amino acids bonded together, 4 levels of organization in proteins
What are prim sturctures of polypeptides specific porder that amino acids are arranged that is determined by genes
What are secondary structures of polypeptides. chanins of amino acids are connected to either coli( alpha reflex) or zig ziag patterm
What is tertillary sturcture 3d shape that the finished polypeptide takes
What is a quaterary structure when two or more polypeoptides drawn together to from the finished protein
What is denaturation any alteration in the secodary, teritory, or quaterary stucture
What is nucleic acid made from roboses,DNA, used to carry hereditary information, any marks up genes/chromoses double stranded molecule located in nuceus of a cell
Wht is RNA ribonucleic acid used for protein synthesis, made in the nucleus than transports ot the cytoplasm
What is ATP=adenesive trieltosne primary energe storage molecule in cells ATP <-> ADP + P + E
What are the layers of a epithillum simple- one layer of cells in thickness strafied: two or more layers of cells psendo: stratified- one layer of cells, looks like many layers
What are the different types of cell shapes cqupamous-brouad,fat cubeipdal-cube shaped columnear-tall ranstloal-p looks like stratified cubed, tall tissue
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