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Anatomy/Physiology1

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QuestionAnswer
What is Biology Study of life
What is Physiology Study of function
What is Botany Study of plants
What is Zoology Study of animals
What is Genetics Study of genes
What is Ecology Study of houses
Dioecious means 2 houses/organisms; humans
Monecious means 1 house; earthworms- 1 body/both sexes; unable to reproduce
Who is Helen Lane HeLa cells; stolen cells and were found to have be cancerous that never died. 100 billion living cells today; more of her today than before
Black mice ID C57BL6J
Scientific name of a house mouse Mus musculus
Feral Wild mouse
What is an in bridge strain A strain of mice(male or female) put together for mating(20 generations)
How many pairs of chromosomes in the body 23 pairs; mother/father
Extra chromosomes Indicates a disease/illness
Karyotyping Can use cells to clone daughter/son
Giemsa stain Stains/bans chromosomes; can see where genes are located
What is Paleontology Study of old ancient individuals
Histology Study of tissue
Ornithology Study of birds
Entomology Study of insects
Comparative Anatomy Comparing different animals
Pathology Study of diseases
Biochemistry Study of biology, chemistry, plants, and animals
Molecular biology Study of molecules
Endocrinology Study of hormones
Cryology Study of crystals
Immunology Study of antibodies
Bioinformatics Study of numbers, statistics
Genome All the genes of an organism
Oncogenes produces Protein
Someone who studies cancer Oncologist
Virus has 2 types Pathogenic and Non-pathogenic
Pathogenic and Non-pathogenic Pathogenic makes you sick and non-pathogenic does not make you sick
Viroid Piece of a naked DNA; moves in the air-unknown info about it
Life Don't know what it is
Red eye Barro From England and like the tent caterpillar
Tent Caterpillar Makes a tent/web with worms inside
Dog fish shark From North Carolina and and have a cartilaginous skeletal(best to study when comparing anatomy)
Battlefield Cant really tell if someone is alive; could be dead and then wake up
Sacrifice To kill
Vitalism Greeks-Life if a vital spark; ghost like spirit
Mechanism Descartes-Life is a series of chemical/mechanical reactions; These are scientists
Cervical dislocation A mouse holds onto top of cage while you hold tail and back of head
Creative synthesis Modern theory; matter+bond(unknown)- stuck at bond part
3 Theories- which can be studied Mechanism
S. Miller Produced amino acids
S. Fox Developed amino acids; went and explored it further- reproduction/orange pigment add sunlight=photosynthesis
Characteristics of life-form All living things have form
Bilateral 2 sides; split down the middle
Radial From the center(tomato/starfish)
Asymmetrical No shape; without symmetry
Size All living things have definite size
Irritability All living things have irritability; non-living things do not
Movement Living things move from within and non living things cant move on their own
Reproduction Reproduction in like kind
Metabolism Chemistry of your body; all living things have this
Anabolism To build up
Catabolism To tear down
Life cycle All living things have life cycle
Biological Reproduction Maturity
Zygote Alive, State of TN- not alive only when its separated from mother
Red blood cells Non-living; only functional for 120 days
Protoplasm Life(smallest piece)
Nucleic Acids DNA (Deoxyribonucleic acid) RNA (Ribonucleic acid)
2 forms of Protoplasm Colloids/Crystalloids
On the PH scale, acid is Less than 7
On the PH scale basic is Above 7
On the PH scale where is normal/neutral 7
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