Question | Answer |
What are the seven parts of a cell? | Cell membrane, Nucleus, Chromosomes, Cytoplasm, Mitochondria, Catabolism, Endoplasmic reticulum. |
What is Cell Membrane? | Surrounds and protects the cell but also regulates what passes into and out of the cell. |
What is nucleus? | Controls the operations of the cell. It Directs cell division and determines the structure and function of the cell. |
What is Chromosomes? | Are rod-like structures within the nucleus. |
What is cytoplasm? | Includes all the material outside the nucleus and enclosed by the cell membrane. |
What is mitochondria? | Are small, sausage-shaped bodies that, like miniature power plants, produce energy by burning food in the presence of oxygen. |
What is endoplasmic reticulum ? | Is a network of canals within the cell. |
What is Ribosomes? | Are small granules that help the cell make protein. |
How many chromosomes does egg and sperm cells have? | 23 Chromosomes. |
What is a chromosome? | It contains regions called genes. |
What is a gene? | It is composed of a chemical called DNA. |
What is karyotype? | Determines whether the chromosomes are normal in number and structure. |
What is catabolism? | It is a process where complex foods are broken down into simpler substances. |
What is anabalism? | It is where small pieces of protein are fitted together like links in a chain to make larger proteins. |
What is a muscle cell? | Is a long and slender and contains fibers that aid in contracting and releasing. |
What is epithelial cell? | It is square and flat and provides protection. |
What is a nerve cell? | Is long and has various fibrous extensions that aid in its job of carrying impulses. |
What is a fat cell? | Contains large, empty spaces for fat storage. |
What is epithelial tissue? | Is located all over the body and forms the linings of internal organs and the outer surface of the skin covering the body. |
What is a histologist? | Is a scientist who specializes in the study of tissue. |
What is muscle tissue? | Is a voluntary muscle found in the arms and legs and parts of the body where movement is under conscious control. |
What is connective tissue? | It is a tissue that attaches itself to bones and blood. |
What is nerve tissue? | It conducts impulses all over the body. |
What is viscera? | Is a internal organ that you can find in the liver, stomach, intestines,pancreas, spleen and gallbladder. |
What is systems? | Are groups of organs working together to perform complex functions. |
Digestive system | mouth,pharynx(throat), esophagus, stomach, intestines(small and large), liver, gallbladder, pancreas. |
Urinary or excretory system | Kidneys,ureters, urinary bladder,urethra. |
Respiratory System | nose, pharynx,larynx(voice box), trachea(windpipe), bronchial tubes, lungs(where the exchange of gases take place). |
Reproductive System | Female: ovaries, fallopian tubes, uterus(womb), vagina, mammary glands.
Male: Testes and associated tubes, urethra, penis, prostate gland. |
Endocrine System | Thyroid gland(in the neck), pituitary gland(at the base of of the brain), sex glands(ovaries and testes), adrenal glands, pancreas(islets of langerhans), parathyroid glands. |
Nervous System | brain, spinal cord, nerves, and collections of nerves. |
Circulatory System | heart, blood vessels(arteries, veins, and capillaries), lymphatic vessels and nodes, spleen, thymus gland. |
Musculoskeletal System | muscles, bones, and joints. |
Skin and Sense Organs System | skin, hair, nails, sweat glands, and sebaceous(oil) glands; eye,ear,nose, and tongue. |
What is adipose tissue? | A collection of fat cells. |
What is cartilage? | Flexible connective tissue attached to bones at joints. |
What is larynx? | "Voice Box"; located at the upper part of the trachea. |
What is pharynx? | "Throat"; serves as the common passageway for both food and air. |
What is pituitary gland? | Endocrine gland at the base of the brain. |
What is thyroid gland? | Endocrine gland that surrounds the trachea in the neck. |
What is trachea? | "Windpipe"(tube leading from the throat to the bronchial tubes). |
What is ureter? | One of two tubes, each leading from a single kidney to the urinary bladder. |
What is urethra? | Tubes from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body. |
What is uterus? | The womb. The organ that holds the embryo/fetus as it develops. |
What is abdominal cavity? | Space below the chest containing organs such as the liver, stomach, gallbladder, and intestines; also called abdomen. |
What is cranial cavity? | Space in the head containing the brain and surrounded by the skull. |
What is diaphragm? | Muscle separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities. |
What is dorsal(posterior)? | Pertaining to the back. |
What is mediastinum? | Centrally located space between the lungs. |
What is pelvic cavity? | space below the abdomen containing portions of the intestines, rectum, urinary bladder, and reproductive organs. |
What is peritoneum? | Double-layered membrane surrounding the abdominal organs. |
What is pleura? | Double-layered membrane surrounding each lung. |
What is Pleural cavity? | Space between the plueral membranes and surrounding each lung. |
What is spinal cavity? | Space within the spinal column(backbones) and containing the spinal cord. Also called the spinal canal. |
What is thoracic cavity? | Space in the chest containing the heart, lungs, bronchial tubes, trachea, esophagus, and other organs. |
What is ventral(anterior) | Pertaining to the front. |
What is Vertabra | Two or more backbones |
Vertebral | Pertaining to backbones |
Viscera | Internal Organs |
Visceral | Pertaining to internal organs |