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Cristina Vargas
Anatomy week 1-5
What is the defenition of Anatomy? | To cut apart |
What are the eleven major systems that compose the human body? | Integumentary, skeletal, muscular, nervous, endocrine, cardiovascular, lymphatic/immune, respiratory, digestive, urinary, and reproductive. |
Anterior means: | "Front" or "in front of" |
Posterior means: | "Back" or "in back of" |
Medial means: | "Toward the midline of the body" |
Lateral means: | "Toward the side of the body, or away from its midline" |
Proximal means: | "Toward or nearest the trunk of the body, or nearest the point of origin of one of its parts" |
Distal means: | "Away from or farthest from the trunk or the point of origin of a body part" |
Superficial means: | "Nearer the surface" |
Deep means: | "Farther from the body surafe" |
What force holds two bonds together? | A chemical bond |
An atomic number tells us what? | The number of protons in the nucleus |
What percent do the elements carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen compose the human body? | 96% |
What is an organelle? | Many cell "organs" or organized structures example: ribosome or mitochondrion |
What determines our skin color? | Melanin |
What tissue in our body, do we have in abundace? | Connective tissue |