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Anatomy - Set 1

Flashcards for weeks 1-5

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What are the characteristics of human life? Responsiveness, conductivity, growth, respiration, digestion, absorption, secretion, excretion, circulation, reproduction.
What are the levels of organization of the human body? Chemical, organelle, cellular, tissue, organ, system, organism.
What does "lumen" mean? Lumen is the hollow area of any organ. E.g. blockage of respiratory airway may be called "luminal obstruction."
What is hydrolysis? It is when a water molecule is added to break down a larger compound into small subunits.
What is dehydration synthesis? Water is removed as smaller subunits are fused together.
What are organic compounds? They are compouds composed of molecules that contain carbon-carbon covalent bonds or carbon-hydrogen covalent bonds.
What biomolecule is the body's most concentrated source of energy? Triglycerides.
What do lysosomes do? Digestive enzymes break down defective cell parts (autophagy) and ingested particles; some are involved in membrane repair or secretion.
What are epidermal dendritic cells? Also called Langerhans cells, they play a role in immunity.
What are Merkel cells? Also called tactile epithelial cells, they form structures that serve as light touch receptors.
What are the functions of bones? Support, protection, movement, mineral storage, hematopoesis.
What are fibrous joints? Called synarthroses, they fit closely together and permit very limited movement.
What is a fusiform muscle? It has fascicles that may be close to parallel in the center but converge to a tendon at one or both ends.
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