Anatomy - Set 1 Word Scramble
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| Question | Answer |
| 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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