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Jessica Torres Moral
Anatomy weeks 1-5
Question | Answer |
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Sagittal Plane | Runs vertical from top to bottom; divides the body into a LEFT and RIGHT portion |
Coronal Plane (Frontal) | Runs vertical from top to bottom; divides the body into a front (ANTERIOR) side and a back (POSTERIOR) side. |
Traverse Plane | Only Horizontal plane, and it divides teh body into a top (SUPERIOR) and bottom (INFERIOR) portion |
Midsagittal plane (Median) | |
Axial skeleton | |
Appendicular skeleton | |
Proximal | |
Distal | |
Medullary | inner region of organ |
Cortical | Outer region of organ |
Cells | Smallest living uinits in body |
Levels of organization of the body | Chemical, Organelle, Cellular, Tissue, Organ, System, Organism |
Molecules | Atoms held together by attractive forces known as chemical bonds |
Atoms | Basic building block of matter, Smalles unit of chemical emlement |
Mitochondria | Powerhouse of cell; |
Atomic number | Number of protons in nucleus |
Polar Molecule | Can form hydrogen bonds; have unequal charge |
Salts | form as the result of a chemical reaction between acids and bases; are electrolytes; will form crystals if the water is removed. |
Neutral atom | Total electrons equals number of protons in nucleus |
Chemical Bonds | holds two atoms together |
Major Body Cavitues | Dorsal (back) include cranial (brain) cavity and spinal (spinal cord) cavity. Ventral (front) side of body include thoracic cavity above diaphragm and abdojminopelvic cavity below diaphragm |
Adbominopelvic Quadrants | Right upper RUQ; Right lower RLQ; Left upper LUQ; Left lower LLQ |
Pure Element | it cannot be broken down or decomposed into two or more different substances |
Compounds | can be broken down or decomposed into the elements that are contained within them |
4 major elements | Carbon, Oxygen, Hydrogen and Nitrogen |
Subatomic Particles | Protons (p+); Neutrons (n); Electrons (e-) |
Isotopes |