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Bio and Chem Review
100

This term describes how structures in the body function

Physiology

100

This separates the thoracic from the abdominal cavity

The diaphragm

100

Show me the anatomical position.

Standing erect, palms facing anteriorly, feet planted firmly.

100
The anatomical term for the forehead.

Frontal

100

This organelle is where protein synthesis occurs SPECIFICALLY

Ribosome

200

This is the level of structural organization before organs.

Tissue

200

The shoulder is ____ (directional term).

Proximal

200

The anatomical term for the ear.

Otic

200

The anatomical term for the chin

Mental

200

The organelle is where ATP is produced via cellular respiration.

Mitochondria

300

This organ system is responsible for taking in oxygen and exchanging it with the cardiovascular system, releasing CO2 as waste.

Respiratory

300

The brain is _____ to the heart (directional term)

Superior

300

The anatomical term for the wrist.

Carpal

300

The anatomical term for the sole of the foot.

Plantar

300

Neutral pH.

7

400

This term describes maintaining a balance or equilibrium within the body.

Homeostasis

400

Amputating the arm at the shoulder is done along this SPECIFIC plane

parasagittal

400

The anatomical term for the back of the knee.

Popliteal

400

The lowest side region of the abdominopelvic cavity.

Inguinal or iliac

400

A protein that increases the rate of a reaction by lowering its activation energy.

Enzyme

500

The type of feedback system most commonly found in the body

Negative Feedback

500

The dorsal cavity is made up of these two cavities.

Cranial and spinal/vertebral

500

The quadrant of the abdominopelvic cavity that contains the stomach.

Left Upper Quadrant

500

The uppermost middle region of the abdominopelvic cavity.

Epigastric

500

The movement of a solvent from an area of lower solute concentration to higher solute concentration across a semi-permeable membrane.

Osmosis

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