Anatomical Terms
The definition of anatomy.
The study of the structure and form of the body
An atom that has lost or gained an electron is called
Ion
What is the cell membrane made of?
Phospholipid bilayer
The state of equilibrium within the body's internal environment is called:
Homeostasis
This cavity hold the lungs and heart
Thoracic Cavity
Glucose is a
A.Monosaccharide
B.Disaccharide
C.Polysaccharide
D.Pleuralsaccharide
A.Monosaccharide
What is the shipping and receiving center of the cell?
Golgi aparatus
Define the purpose of an enzyme
Lowers activation energy for a reaction to happen more easily.
Define the anatomical position.
Standing upright, facing forward, limbs at side, palms forward.
What is the most important property of carbon?
It can hold 4 bonds.
What is the process of getting RNA from DNA called?
Transcription
In DNA, cytosine always bonds with ________, forming _______ (number) bonds.
Guanine, 3
This plane cuts the body into anterior and posterior body sections.
This plane cuts the body into anterior and posterior body sections.
An electron has a _______ charge and is found orbiting the nucleus in specific electron ______.
Negative, shells
Define passive transport and list 2 kinds.
Transport of molecules across a membrane without energy from a higher to lower concentration.
Osmosis, diffusion, facilitated diffusion, filtration
What quadrant is the majority of the stomach located within?
Left upper quadrant
The wrist is __________ to the elbow, while the mouth is__________ to the nose.
Distal, inferior
What are the top 4 most abundant elements found in the body?
Oxygen, Carbon, Hydrogen, Nitrogen
List the 3 things that happen in Prophase.
1.DNA condenses into sister chromatids
2.Spindle fibers start to grow from centrioles
3.Nuclear envelope disappears
Explain what positive feedback is, and give an example.
Feedback that occurs by something that keeps happening, instead of reverting back to homeostasis.
Breastfeeding, blood clotting