Levels of Organization
A+B→AB is a general notation for this type of endergonic reaction.
What is a synthesis reaction?
This is the study of the functions of the human body.
What is physiology?
These organelles are numerous in muscle fibers due to the requirement of large amounts of energy.
What are mitochondria?
This is the most common classification of bone found in the human body.
What is a long bone?
The rough ER gets its name due to this associated structure responsible for protein synthesis.
What are ribosomes.
This type of bond is considered to be the strongest and is most common in organic compounds.
What are covalent bonds?
This is the colloquial name for the antebrachial region.
What is the forearm?
This is the functional unit of movement in the muscle
What is the sarcomere
These ribs are not attached to the sternum via costal cartilage nor any connection to another rib.
What are floating ribs? (11 and 12)
This synovial joint type is considered to be the least stable because of its vast range of motion.
What is a ball and socket joint?
This combination of 3 specific RNA bases codes for a particular amino acid.
These 3 consumables are essential for human survival.
What are food, water, and oxygen?
Much like the villain in a story, this is the name of a muscle that directly opposes the action of another muscle.
What is an antagonist?
Yellow bone marrow is responsible for this function of the skeletal system.
What is the storage of vitamins and minerals?
Both of the hands and wrists have this many bones in them combined.
What is 54 bones?
This nucleic acid is also the primary source of energy in the human body.
What is Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP)?
These are the two subdivisions of metabolism.
What are anabolism and catabolism?
This muscle group will be the prime mover in the action of kicking a soccer ball.
What is the quadriceps group?
This bone is a part of the pectoral girdle and is the connection between the axial skeleton and the scapula.
What is the clavicle?
(or collarbone)
This type of tissue includes things like blood, cartilage, and body fat.
What is connective tissue?
This organic compound consists of an organized lattice structure of monosaccharides that is often found in the cell walls of plants cells.
What is cellulose (fiber)?
These are the 3 macronutrients in our daily diets.
What are carbs, fats, and proteins?
This is the process, named for interaction between the filaments of the sarcomere, by which a muscle carries out a contraction.
What is the cross bridge cycle.
This is the structure on a long bone where we see growth and the creation of new bone tissue.
What is the epiphyseal line?
(or growth plate)
This inorganic substance releases hydroxide (OH-) ions when mixed with water.
What is a base?