Language of Anatomy
Chemistry and Cell Structure
Cell Physiology
Tissues and Membranes
Integumentary System
100
The type of plane that divides the body into right and left sides.
What is a sagittal plane?
100
The two main classes of secondary structures in proteins.
What are alpha helices and beta pleated sheets?
100
The mitotic phase at which chromosomes begin to condense and the nuclear envelope breaks down.
What is prophase?
100
The role of serous fluid.
What is the reduction of friction and abrasion?
100
The primary cell type of the epidermis.
What are keratinocytes?
200
The two synonymous terms for "posterior" in humans.
What are caudal and dorsal?
200
The role of gap junctions.
What is cytoplasmic communication between adjacent cells?
200
The stage of the cell cycle at which DNA is replicated.
What is the synthesis stage?
200
The terms used to describe the two sides of epithelial tissue.
What are the apical and basal surfaces?
200
The role of melanin in the skin.
What is the protection of DNA from UV damage?
300
The three major parts of the ventral cavity.
What are the thoracic, abdominal, and pelvic cavities?
300
The 'source' of energy in ATP molecules (four words).
What are high-energy phosphate bonds?
300
The full names of the three types of RNA.
What are messenger, transfer, and ribosomal RNAs?
300
The three types of epithelial membranes.
What are cutaneous, mucous, and serous membranes?
300
The two types of sudoriferous glands.
What are eccrine and apocrine glands?
400
The region superior to the umbilical region.
What is the epigastric region?
400
The distinguishing factor between saturated and unsaturated fatty acis.
What is the absence or presence of double and triple bonds between carbon atoms?
400
The three means of moving substances in to the cell via vesicular transport.
What are phagocytosis, pinocytosis, and receptor-mediated endocytosis?
400
The three main components of any connective tissue.
What are the ground substance, fibers, and specialized cells?
400
The dermal layer that houses capillary loops or receptors.
What is the papillary layer?
500
The definition of homeostasis.
What is the ability to maintain relatively stable internal conditions in a constantly changing environment?
500
The two organelles that are involved in protection from cellular harm.
What are lysosomes and peroxisomes?
500
The two distinguishing factors between active and passive transport.
What are the use of ATP energy and direction of movement relative to the concentration gradient?
500
The role of the feature unique to cardiac muscle.
What is the allowance of rapid movement of ions from cell to cell?
500
The five epidermal strata, from most superficial to deep.
What are the stratum corneum, lucidum, granulosum, spinosum, and germinativum?
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