| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
posterior | toward the back of the body |
anterior | toward the front of the body |
inferior | toward the feet, lower half of body |
superior | toward the head or upper part of the body |
skeletal system | provide support and protection, allows movement w/muscles and produces blood cells |
integumentary system | protects the body, temp, provides sensation, prevents water loss and helps produce vitamin D |
musclar system | produces movement and maintains posture |
nervous system | detects stimuli, controls body activity |
endocrine system | produces hormones that regulate growht, mtabolism, and reproduction |
cardiovascular system | heart and blood vessels transport oxygen, nutrients, hormones, and waster |
lymphatic(immune) system | helps defend against disease and infection |
respiratory system | brings oxygen into the body and removes carbon dioxide |
digestive system | breaks down food and absorbs nutrients and water |
urinary system | removes waste from the blood and regulated water and electrolytes |
reproductive system | produces sex cells and hormones and allows reproduction |
homeostasis? | the body's ability to maintain a relatively stable internal temperature. |
anatomical | standing straight up, feet forward, arm at side, palms facing forward |
ventral | toward the front of the body |
medial | toward the midline of the body |
lateral | away from the midline of the body |
proximal | closer to the point of attachment or origin of the body part |
distal | farther from the point of attachment or origin |
superfacial | toward the surface of the body |
traverse | top/bottom |
frontol | front/back |
sagittal | left/right |
cranial cavity | brain |
abdominal cavity | appendix, small/large intense, spleen, stomach, pancreas, liver, kidney |
vertebral/spinal cavity | spinal cord |
thoracic cavity | lung and heart |
pelvic cavity | testies, uterus, ovary urary, bladder |
pH of stomach | 1-1.5 |
pH of blood | 7.35-7.45 |
normal body temperature | 37 degrees C |
kidney function | filters blood and removes waste |
lung function | exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide |
heart function | pumps blood through body |
pH of water | 7 |
mitochondria makes? | ATP |
the diaphragm separates what two cavities | thoracic and abdominal |
the nucleus contains | DNA |
what does the nucleolus do | produces rRNA |
what does ER do | makes and transports proteins |
what does the golgi apparatus do | modifies, sorts, and packages proteins and lipids |
lysosomes? | break down cellular waste and damaged cell parts |
plasma membrane is made up of | phospholipid bilayer with proteins, cholesterol, and carbohydrates |
hypotonic solution | lower solute concentration |
isotonic solutions | same solute concentration |
hypertonic solution | higher solute concentration |
solution | mixture of solution and solvent |
solvent | larger substance |
solute | smaller substance ex. salt |
passive transport | movement across membrane, doesnt require ATP |
active transport | movement that requires cellular energy ATP. |
role of ATP | provides usable energy for many cellular processes |
osmosis is | water moves towards higher concentration it is passive and it doesnt require ATP |
diffusion? | moving particles from an area of higher concentration to lower (no atp) |
filtration? | movement of water and small solutes across a membrane due to pressure |
nervous tissue | communicates through electrical signals, ex. brain |
muscle tissue | contracts to produce movement ex. cardio |
connective tissue | supports body structure ex. bone, blood, cartilage |
epithelial tissue | covers body surface ex. skin |
cell shape depends on the | job it performs |
cilia? | short, numerous hairlike structures that move substances across the cell surface |
cilia found? | in respiratory tract |
flagellum? | a long, whip=like structure used for cell movement |
what human cell has flagellum | sperm cell |
RNA | ribonucleic acid, consists of 1 polynucleotide chain |
DNA | deoxyribonuceic acid, consists of 2 polynucleotide chains |
unsaturated fats | have room to add to |
each monosaccharide consists of | 6 carbon atoms |
diameter of an atom | ten billionth of a meter |
saturated means | all the carbon is filled with hydrogen |
# of protons that an atom has in its nucleus | atomic number |
glucose= | C6H12O6 |
electron shells are more stable when? | they are full |
chemical bonds form when | atoms share or transfer valence electrons |
atoms with 8 electrons are | stable and will not bond with other atoms |
energy directly involved in moving matter | mechanical energy |
what is a phospholipid | a major component of the cell membrane of all living things |
the attractive force btw water molecules is | dipole interactions |
what is a polymer | repeating unit of smaller compounds called monomers |
what is a organic compound | a compound made from carbon atoms |
each nucleotide consists of | sugar molecules, nitrogenous bases, and phosphate group |
biochemical compounds make up | the cells and other structures of organism and carry out life processes |
what r ionic bonds | weak bonds, no sharing electrons, attract opposite ions |
carbohydrates include? | startches and sugar, they provide energy |
in the case of carbohydrates the small repeating unit is called | monosacchardies |
2 types of fatty acids? | saturated and unsaturated fats |
lipid molecules consist mainly of repeating units called | fatty acids |
results from movement of charged particles | electrical energy |
phosphate group is a | small negatively charged molecule |
monomers are joined together through | dehydration synthesis |
endocytosis is | moving in |
exocytosis | moving out |
phagocytosis means | cell eating |
pinocytosis means | fluid |
what type of tissue is hyaline cartilage | connective tissue |
epidermis | outermost layer of the skin (avascular) |
dermis | deeper layer of skin containing blood vessels (vascular) |
hypodermis | contains adipose and connective tissue |
Meissner's corpuscle detect? | light touch |
Pacinian corpuscles detect | deep pressure and vibration |
merkel disc detect | light touch and sustained pressure |
Ruffini endings detect | skin stretch and sustained pressure |
avascular skin? | no blood vessels |
vascular skin | containing blood vessels |
rRNA | ribosomal RNA, make up part of the ribosomes |
tRNA | transfer RNA, brings amino acids to the ribosomes |
mRNA | messenger RNA, carries intructions from DNA to ribosomes |
what plays a big role in metabolism as energy sources ad transporters od dietary fat in the human bloodstream | triglycerides |
an atom with 5-7 electrons can do what | accept electrons |
the bicarbonate buffer found in our bloodstream prevents the | pH changes |
the travel in waves, energy of the elctromagnetic spectrum | radiant energy |
an atom with 1-3 electrons can do what | lose electrons |
atoms with less than 8 electrons can? | form chemcial bonds with other atoms that are unfilled |
stored in chemical bonds of substances | chemical energy |
smallest particle of most compounds in living things | molecule |
total number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom is called | mass number |
composed of many subatomic particles which are protons neutrons and electrons | atom |