Chemistry of Life
Name 3 kinds of radiation
Alpha particles, beta particles, and gamma rays
Identify the 4 principal types of tissues found in the human body
Epithelial, connective, muscle, and nervous
List in order from deepest to superficial the 5 layers of the epidermis
2. Stratum spinosum
3. Stratum granulosum
4. Stratum lucidum
5. Stratum corneum
Name the 3 major types of joints, classified according to the degree of movement they permit
Synarthroses, amphiarthroses, and diarthroses
What are the structures that characterize synovial joints?
Joint capsule, synovial membrane, articular cartilage, joint cavity, menisci, ligaments, and bursae
Identify the 2 major subatomic particles found in atoms
What are the 2 major subgroups of epithelial tissue?
Membranous and glandular
What are the 2 layers of the dermis?
Papillary and reticular layer
Using structural classification, name the 3 major categories of joints
Fibrous, cartilaginous, synovial
Name the 3 main groups of synovial joints
Uniaxial, biaxial, multiaxial
What are the 2 major molecules that are made up of proteins linked to fats?
High-density lipoproteins and low density lipoproteins
List the 4 cell shapes of membranous epithelium
Squamous, columnar, psuedostratified, and cuboidal
Name the 3 appendages of the skin
Hair, nails, and skin glands
What are the 3 subtypes of fibrous joints?
Syndemoses, sutures, and gomphoses
What are the 2 types of biaxial joints?
Saddle joints and condyloid joints
What 4 elements compose more than 96% of body weight?
Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, and nitrogen
Describe the structural and functional difference between collagenous fibers, reticular fibers, and elastic fibers
Collagenous - made of collagen and often occur in bundles, provides great tensile strength
Reticular - occurs in networks and although delicate, support small structures, such as capillaries and nerve fibers
Elastic - made of protein called elastin, which returns to its original length after being stretched
Identify the 3 kinds of microscopic glands found in the skin
Sweat, sebaceous, and ceruminous glands
Identify the 2 subtypes of cartilaginous joints
Synchondroses and symphyses
Identify the 2 types of multiracial joints
Ball and socket and gliding joints
Identify the 3 basic types of chemical reaction
Synthesis, decomposition, and exchange reactions
Which type of tissue has much more developed excitability and conductivity characteristics than any other type of tissue?
Nervous tissue
What are the 4 physical processes by which heat is lost from the body?
Evaporation, radiation, conduction, and convection
Of the 3 major subtypes of fibrous joints, which do not permit movement?
Sutures and gomphoses
What are the types of movement that can be found at a synovial joint?
Angular, circular, gliding, and special (inversion, eversion, protraction, retraction, elevation, and depression)