Basics
What is the difference between the words STRUCTURE and FUNCTION
Structure - what it looks like,
Function - what it does
The nose is ____ to the back of your head (anterior/posterior)
anterior
Your cranial cavity contains what organ?
Brain
Groups of organs make up an ________
organ system
Define the term ANATOMY
the structure
What are the levels of organization starting with organism to more simple.
Organism, organ system, organ, tissue, cell
The head is _____ to the toes
(SUPERIOR/INFERIOR)
Superior
What is the body plane that divides the FRONT and back of the body
frontal
Tissues are made up of groups of ____ working together
cells
Define the term PHYSIOLOGY
the function
A neurologist would study your
Brain
My skin is _____ to my organs (deep/superficial)
superficial
What body plane divides the top and bottom?
Transverse
If you were pregnant, what kind of imaging would you have done?
ultrasound
What kind of a solution causes a cell to swell?
Hypotonic Solution
If someone has OSTEOporosis, they have problems with their
bones
My fingers are _____ to my elbows (medial/lateral)
lateral
What is the difference between the AXIAL and APPENDICULAR skeleton?
Axial - protects the organs
Appendicular - arms and legs
An x-ray looks at _______
An MRI looks at ________
Bones
Muscles, tendons, ligaments
Describe the main 3 steps in a signaling transduction pathway
Signal, Receptor, Response
Describe the difference between how negative and positive feedback loops help to maintain homeostasis.
In a negative feedback loop, the output of the system is a stabilizing response, returning the systemto a set point. In a positive feedback loop, the output of the system amplifies the response, intensifying what is happening within the system.
My thighs are ______ to my knees (proximal/distal)
proximal
What are the 4 main types of tissues?
Epithelial, Connective, Muscle, Nervous
What is the difference between GROSS anatomy and HISTOLOGICAL anatomy?
Gross - the whole body
Histological - cells
List examples of two types of responses that can be triggered by a signaling pathway
-Opening of an ion channel
- Alteration of how a gene is expressed
- Alteration of an enzyme's activity
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