Body Organization
The study of the structure of a living organism
What is Anatomy?
Substances that release a hydrogen ion (H+) when in solution – proton donors
What are acids?
Proteins that act as catalysts
What are enzymes?
Organelle that is the "power plant" of the cell
What is a mitochondrion?
Synthesis of mRNA from a DNA template
What is Transcription?
The chest region of the body
What is the Thorax?
Chemical bond formed by sharing one or more pairs of electrons
What is a covalent bond?
Main energy currency of cells
What is ATP?
Gel-like substance inside of a cell
What is cytoplasm?
Protein synthesis from mRNA template
What is translation?
Plane that divides the region into anterior and posterior portions
What is the Frontal (or Coronal) Plane?
Normal blood pH range
What is 7.35-7.45?
Building blocks of proteins
Organelle that makes proteins
What are Ribosomes?
Coding portion of DNA that gets expressed
What are exons?
The reference position of the body, standing with arms at side and palms facing forward
What is the Anatomical position?
Chemical bond where molecules are attracted by partial charges
What is a Hydrogen bond?
Hydrophobic component of a phospholipid
Organelle that contains genetic material of the cell
What is the Nucleus?
Phase of cell cycle where replication of DNA occurs
What is the S phase?
The relatively constant state or equilibrium of the body
What is Homeostasis?
The component that distinguishes one nucleotide from another
What is the nitrogen base?
Organic molecule bonds (2)
What are C-C bonds and/or C-H bonds?
Organelle involved in packaging and processing proteins for export out of the cell
Phase of mitosis where chromosomes are pulled apart
What is Anaphase?