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Essentials of A&P for Emergency Care - Brady Books 2011

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Microscopic Anatomy   Study of structures only seen with magnification (cytology & histology)  
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Macroscopic Anatomy   Study of structures visible to naked eye (xray)  
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Pathology   Study of disease  
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Cardiology   Study of heart  
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Gastrologist   One who studies the stomach  
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Rhinoplasty   Surgical repair of the nose  
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Pericarditis   Inflammation around the heart  
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Cardiologist   One who studies the heart  
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Cardiopathy   Disease of the heart  
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Gastritis   Inflammation of the stomach  
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ACLS   Advanced cardiac life support  
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CA   Cancer  
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CXR   Chest x-ray  
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CAD   Coronary artery disease  
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NPO   Nothing by mouth, nil per os  
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p.r.n.   Whenever needed  
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STAT   Statim, immediately  
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Disease   Not at ease  
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Diagnosis   Know through or completely  
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Syndrome   Specific grouping of signs and symptoms  
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Etiology   Cause of the disease  
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Homeostasis   Stable environment in the body  
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Negative feedback loop   A feedback loop that opposes the stimulus, maintaining homeostasis  
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Positive feedback loop   Increases the magnitude of change, a change away from the ideal  
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Superior, cranial, cephalic   Toward the head or upper body  
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Inferior, caudal   Away from the head or toward the lower part of the body  
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Anterior, ventral   Toward or on the front of the body  
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Posterior, dorsal   Toward or on the back of the body  
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Medial   Near the middle or midline of the body  
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Lateral   Located away from the midline or on the side  
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Proximal   Close to the point of reference of the body  
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Distal   Away from the point of reference of the body  
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Transverse or Horizontal Plane   Superior & Inferior division (top & bottom)  
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Median or Midsagittal Plane   Right and left halves (equal sides, center of body)  
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Sagittal Plane   Right and left halves (not equal in size)  
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Cranial cavity   Contains brain  
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Spinal (vertebral cavity)   Contains spinal column  
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Chondriac   Ribs, cartilage  
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Hypochondriac   Lower rib region located right and left lateral  
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Hypogastric   Inferior to umbilical region, flanked by right and left iliac or inguinal regions  
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Umbilical Region   The area around the belly button  
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Carpal   Wrist  
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Gluteal   Buttocks  
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Orbital   Eye Area  
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Plantar   Sole of foot  
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Axillary   Armpit  
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Antebrachial   Forearm  
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Antecubital   Depressed area in front of elbow (elbow pit)  
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Buccal   Cheek  
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Atom   Smallest unit of element, contains protons, neutrons & electrons  
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Proton   Positively charged particle  
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Neutron   Neutral particle  
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Electron   Negatively charged particle, rotates around nucleus & found in shells  
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Electrolytes   Charged ions found in the body, influence the nervous system, muscle activity and fluid balance  
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Important Electrolytes   Potassium (K+), Sodium (Na+), Calcium (Ca2+), Magnesium (Mg2), Chloride (Cl-), Hydrogen Phosphate (HPO4-), Bicarbonate (HCO3-)  
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Acid   Chemical that can release hydrogen ions  
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Base   Accepts hydrogen ions, bitter taste (bicarbonate)  
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Ionic Bond   One atom donates electrons to another atom  
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Covalent Bond   When electrons are shared equally by the atoms involved in the bond  
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Polar Covalent Bond   Covalent bond that is unequal, one atom takes more than its share of shared electrons  
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Hydrophilic   Water loving molecules  
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Hydrophobic   Water fearing molecules  
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Hydrogen Bond   When water molecules bind weakly to the oxygen on another water molecule  
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Solution   when one substance is dissolved in another  
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Solute   Dissolved substance  
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Solvent   Substance doing the dissolving  
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Solute Concentration   Amount of solute dissolved in a solvent  
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Polar   Have a charge  
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Element   What all matter is made of  
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Na   Sodium  
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Fe   Iron  
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Cu   Copper  
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Zn   Zinc  
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Mn   Manganese  
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I   Iodine  
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F   Florine  
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NaCl   Salt  
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H   Hydrogen  
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He   Helium  
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Li   Lithium  
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K+   Potassium  
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Cl-   Chloride  
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HPO-4   Hydrogen Phosphate  
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HCO-3   Bicarbonate  
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Acids & Bases   Electrolytes that conduct electricity and break down (dissociate) in water.  
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Regulates acid/base balance   Respiratory & Renal  
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Respiratory system   Take in air and get rid of carbon  
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Ionization of water is ....   Weak  
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ph >7   Alkaline  
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pH <7   Acidic  
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pH+p0H=   14  
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Glycogen   Molecule in liver used to store energy  
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Disaccharide   Two monosaccharides hooked together  
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Monosaccharide   Simple sugars have 5-6 carbons  
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C   Carbon  
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Molecule categories   Carbs, lipids, proteins and nucleic acids  
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Carbohydrates molecular makeup   1 carbon/2 hydrogens/1 oxygen  
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Sucrose   Table sugar  
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Glucose   C6H12O6  
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Lactated Ringers   Sodium 130/Potassium 4/Calcium 3/Chloride 109/Osmolarity 273  
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Saline   Sodium 154/Chloride 154/Osmolarity 308  
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D5W   Osmolarity 252  
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D10W   Osmolarity 505  
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Hydro   Water  
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Phil   Love  
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Phobia   Fear  
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Lipids   Carbon & hydrogen, little o2, hydrophobic, store energy, communication & protection (Cholesterol, triglycerides)  
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Biological molecules   Found in living things, contain (carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, sulfur, phosphorus, nitrogen)  
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Carbohydrates are .....   Sugars/Starches  
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Waxes   Lipids  
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Phospholipid have ....   Two fatty acid tails, tail is hydrophobic, head is hydrophilic  
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Steroid   Lipid with carbon atoms arranged in rings (cholesterol, estrogen, testosterone)  
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Protein   Long Chain of Amino Acids, act as collagen in tendons and ligaments, protects against infection, stores energy, allows cells to communicate, speeds up reactions (enzymes)  
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Peptide bond   Ties amino acids together and is unique to protein molecules  
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Nucleic Acid   RNA/DNA/genetic code/control activities of cells  
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Metabolism   All chemical operations within body  
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Anabolism   Built up, growth, repair & reproduction  
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Catabolism   Break down  
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Dehydration synthesis   Water is removed and biological molecules join to form larger molecules  
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Hydrolysis reactions   Catabolic reactions that use water to break apart larger molecules  
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Abnormal catabolism   Starvation  
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Organelles   Small cell parts  
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Enzymes   Special protein needed for dehydrations synthesis & hydrolysis, speed up chemical reactions, special binding sites, carry biological molecules and substrates. Specific.  
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Full binding sites   Saturated  
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Inhibited enzymes   prevent substrate from binding  
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Digestion   Breaking down of food  
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Cellular Respiration   Glucose is combined with O2 and transformed in mitochondria into ATP  
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ATP   Adenosine triphosphate  
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ATP is made of ....   A base (sugar and three phosphates)  
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ATP becomes ADP   When a bond is used  
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ATP is produced in   Mitochondria of the cells  
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Electron Transport Chain contains   Four enzyme systems that produce ATP & Water  
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pH is measure of   Acidity or Alkalinity  
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Atoms are bound together to form   Molecules  
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If electrons are shared by atoms   the bond is covalent  
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Carbon dioxide is a weak   Acid  
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If one atom gains electrons while the other loses   the bond is ionic and the molecule is polar  
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Atoms gain or lose electrons causing them to have a   charge  
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Smallest unit recognizable chemically   element  
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Elements are made of   atoms  
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Atoms consist of   neutrons and protons surrounded by electrons  
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All living matter is composed of   elements  
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Water is   polar covalent molecule  
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Water is the basis of all body   fluids  
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Molecules that mix with water   polar and hydrophilic  
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Molecules that will not mix with water are   hydrophobic  
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Solutions consists of   substance dissolved (solute) in a liquid (solvent)  
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Solvent in biological systems is   water  
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Living things are made of _____ molecules   biological  
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Biological molecules fall into four categories   Proteins, carbs, lipids and nucleic acids  
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Cells must have ____ to carry out metabolism   ATP  
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ATP is made via   cellular respiration  
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Enzymes, biological catalysts   necessary for cellular metabolism  
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Metabolism is dependent on   Breakdown and manufacture of biological molecules  
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Each type (carbs, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids have   unique characteristics  
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Electrolytes are   charged ions  
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Cells are   building blocks  
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# of cells in human body   7.5 trillion  
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Name some Cell types   Bone, nerve, connective tissue, skeletal, blood, smooth, fat  
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Cell Membrane is also known as   plasma membrane  
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selectively permeable   semi permeable  
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Cell membrane acts a ________ covering   protective  
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All human cells contain   nucleus (except red blood cells), organelle, cytoplasm & cell membrane  
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Cell membrane is made of   Double layer of phospholipids oriented tail to tail  
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Cell membranes contain abundant amounts of   cholesterol  
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Proteins act as channels so substrates may pass across the   cell membrane  
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All cells must have a   membrane to maintain integrity and survive  
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Hydro____ cells prevent passage/Hydro ______ pass easily through the cell membrane   Hydrophilic/Hydrophobic  
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Movement across cell membrane - two ways   Passive and Active Transport  
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Passive requires ____ energy   No  
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Four types of passive transport   diffusion, osmosis, filtration, facilitated diffusion  
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Diffusion is   Most common passive transport - solute travels from high to low concentration  
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Osmosis is   Passive transport - water travels through a selectively permeable membrane when a concentration gradient is present - low to high - pulled by osmotic pressure - until concentration is same on both sides.  
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Osmotic pressure   pulled from lower to higher concentration. Greater the concentration of solute the greater the osmotic pressure.  
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Water has a _____ solvent   polar  
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Water passes through special ______ in the cell membrane   passages  
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Filtration   Pressure applied to force water and dissolved materials across a membrane (Passive)  
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Major supplier of force in the body is the   pumping heart  
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Where filtration takes place in the body   kidneys. The heart forces blood flow into the kidneys  
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Facilitated Diffusion   substance is assisted via carrier molecule in a direction it was already traveling (high to low)  
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Facilitated Diffusions is highly   specific, only able to carry one type of molecule, subject to saturation, competition and inhibition (carriers are blocked)  
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Glucose is also know as   dextrose  
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Glucose is the principal ____ used by cells for energy production   Carbohydrate  
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Most energy production occurs in the   mitochondria  
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Glucose molecule is too large to enter the cell through   diffusion  
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Glucose enters the cell through   facilitated diffusion using protein transport  
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During stress ____ stores are depleted   ATP  
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In the intestine and kidneys glucose transport requires   energy  
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Active transport of _______ is uncommon   glucose  
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Three types of active transport   Active transport pumps, endocytosis, Exocytosis  
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Endocytosis   Moving substances into the cell using vesicles  
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Exocytosis   Transport of material to the outside of the cell using vesicles  
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Active Transport Pump   Require additional energy (ATP) to move substances against the gradient (low to high) using carriers  
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exo   outside  
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endo   within  
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cyt   cell  
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osis   condition  
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phago   eating  
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pino   to drink  
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phagocytosis   Form of endocytosis - solid particles are brought into the cell in a vesicle  
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pinocytosis   Liquid substance transported in a water filled vesicle into the cell  
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Cytoplasm   Special environment inside a cell that the cell needs to survive  
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Nucleus   Brain of the cell or control center  
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Nucleus dictates the activities of the   organelles  
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Nucleus is surrounded by a   double walled membrane with large pores to allow certain material to pass in and out  
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Chromatin   material found in nucleus that contains DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid)  
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Chromatin forms   chromosomes which contain genes  
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Nucleolus   spherical body made of dense fibers  
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Nucleolus major function is to   synthesize RNA (ribonucleic acid)  
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Ribosomes are   organelles found on endoplasmic reticulum or floating around in the cytoplasm  
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Ribosomes are made of   RNA  
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Ribosomes assist in the production of   enzymes and other proteins to repair and reproduce,  
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Centrosomes   Builds new cells  
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Centrosomes contain   centrioles that are involved in the division of cells. Tubular and found in pairs  
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Mitochondria   Tiny bean shaped organelles, provide 95% of bodys energy for cellular repair, movement and reproduction.  
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ATP is made in the   mitochondria  
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If a cell type is ver active there are a larger number of _____ in that cell   mitochondria  
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Liver can have up to ______ mitochondria in each cell   2000  
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Sperm cells swim with a tail called a   flagellum  
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Endoplasmic reticulum   channels in the cytoplasm formed from folded membrane  
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Endoplasmic reticulum comes in two forms   Rough & Smooth  
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Rough endoplasmic reticulum has _____ on its surface and is responsible for the synthesis of ______   ribosomes/protein  
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Smooth endoplasmic reticulum has _____ on its surface   no ribosomes  
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Once the protein is synthesized it is sent to the ____ for processing   Golgi  
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Golgi   Organelle looks like flattened membranous sacs, processes and stores and surrounds the protein with a vesicle and travels to the membrane where it releases it (exocytosis)  
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The digestive system have a _____ number of Golgi   high  
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Some proteins made in the Golgi stay in the cell and become   lysosomes  
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Lysosomes are _____ and maintain health by destroying bacteria with a process called ______   Multitalented/phagocytosis  
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Lysosomes are vesicles containing powerful_____ enzymes that ______ up intracellular debris and other waste   hydrolytic/clean  
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Hydrolytic enzymes speed up   hydrolysis reactions  
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Cytoskeleton   network of microtubules and interconnected filaments that provide shape and allow the cell to move  
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Flagella   Whip shaped tails that move the cells similar to a tadpole  
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Cilia   short microsopic hairlike located on cell surface that move in a wavelike motion and move the cell in a given direction  
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Ciliary Action   Clean the lungs of dust particles and germs  
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Cellular reproduction   making new cells  
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Cell division   divides cells in two  
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Eukaryotic cell   Cells that make up the human body  
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Asexual reproduction   Cell made an identical copy of itself without another cell  
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Bacteria has _____ chromosome   one  
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Human cells have ____ chromosomes   46  
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Bacterials cells do not have _____ and reproduce easily through ______   organelles or a nucleus/binary fission  
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All ________ must be copied before a cell can divide   Chromosomes  
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Mitosis   The process of sorting the chromosomes so that each cell gets the right number of copies of all the genetic material. Mitosis is how eukaryotic cells reproduce asexually  
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Eukaryotic cell life phases called the cell cycle which consists of two major phases   Interphase and mitotic phase  
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Interphase   Cell is not dividing, but stockpiling materials and preparing for division by copying dna and making organelles.  
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Mitotic Phase is____ and divided into two parts _____   Brief portion devoted to cell division. Two parts - Mitosis is cell division/genetic sorting & Cytokinesis is division of cytoplasm  
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Mitosis is divided into 4 phases   prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase  
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Prophase   Nucleus disappears, chromosomes appear and anchor lines, guide wires, spindle forms  
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Metaphase   Chromosomes line up in the center  
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Anaphase   Chromosomes split and spindles pull apart  
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Telophase   chromosomes far end of cell, spindle disappears and nuclei reappear  
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Pro   before  
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Meta   between  
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Ana   without  
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Telo   the end  
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Cytokinesis happens the cell divides in half during or immediately after   telophase  
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Mother cell divides into two   daughter cells  
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Mitosis vs meiosis   Mitosis -asexual, produces an exact copy. Meiosis - produces gametes or sexual cells, contain half of ea cell of a female and male cell  
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metastasis   breaking off and spreading of malignant cells  
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Magnetotaxis   the bacterias ability to move in response to magnetic forces. bacteria possess iron oxide stored in a cell called magnetosome  
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Capsid   Protective protein coat on viruses  
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Staphyl   bunch  
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Strept   chain  
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Fungi or fungus   one celled or multicelled  
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Mycelia   tiny filaments  
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Fungi spread through the release of   spores  
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Fungi usually do not affect us but can affect a damaged _____ or damaged _____   immune system/ cells  
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Protozoa   one celled and causes disease through ingestion or insect bites  
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Fungai examples   yeast, ringworm, aspergillus, cryptococcus  
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Plasmodium   causes malaria protozoa  
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trypanosoma   causes sleeping sickness protozoa  
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