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Term | Definition |
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What Anatomy? | science of structure of an organism |
What is physiology? | science of the functions of organisms |
Cells | smallest and most numerous units that possess an exhibit characteristics of life |
four major tissue types | Epithelial tissue, connective tissue, muscle tissue, nervous tissue |
Anatomical position | Body erect with arms at sides and palms forward. Head and feet pointing forward |
Body regions? | Axial - head , neck, torso or trunk Appendicular subdivisions- upper extremity and subdivisions and lower extremity |
Negative feed back? | are inhibitory, they negate changes in variable. |
What a atomic number? | number of protons in an atoms nucleus |
What is mass number | Mass of a single atom |
Acids | any substance that releases an hydrogen ion(H+) when in solution |
Bases | Electrolytes that dissociate to yield hydroxide ions(OH-) |
Molecules that contain C-C or C-H bones | Organic molecules |
APT is often called? | Energy currency of cells |
"loving water" | Hydrophilic |
two types of Endoplasmic reticulum | Rough and smooth endoplasmic reticulum. |
Components of extracellular matrix | water, proteins and proteoglycans. |
The blood cells can be divided to three classes, What are they? | Red blood cells, White blood cells and platelets. |
Adipose tissue | Contains mainly fat cells. |
Reticular tissue | Forms a framework of spleen, lymph nodes and bone marrow |
What is Osteocyte | Mature, inactive bone cell |
What is Osteoblast | Active bone, forming cell |
What is Osteoclast | Bone- Destroying cell |
What is slower to heal? Bone or cartilage? | Cartilage |
Muscle tissue types? | Skeletal, Smooth and cardiac. |
How does the production of Vitamin D occur in our body? | Exposed to UV light ( sun) |
Largest organ | The skin |
The skin is classified as ? | Cutaneous membrane. |
Functions of bones? | Support, protection, movement mineral storage and hematopoiesis. |
What is Diaphysis (with in long bone) | main shaft of long bone, hollow, cylindrical shape |
Also called " spongy bone" | cancellous bone |
Two types of marrow | Red marrow and yellow marrow |
what type of cartilage forms the external ear? | Elastic cartilage. |
What cartilage covers the articular surface of bones | Hyaline cartilage. |
What's the division of the skeleton | Axial skeleton and appendicular skeleton |
Longest and heaviest bone in the body | Femur |