Chapter 1
The study of how body parts actually function.
What is physiology?
he term for a part located farthest from the point of origin or attachment.
What is distal?
These two subatomic particles are found within the nucleus of an atom.
What are protons and neutrons?
This component of the cell is described as being like a "picket fence" or "border patrol" because it is selectively permeable.
What is the plasma membrane?
This tissue type covers body surfaces, lines cavities, and is the first line of defense against infection.
What is epithelial tissue?
The organ system consisting of skin, hair, and nails.
What is the integumentary system?
The directional term for the back of the body.
What is posterior (or dorsal)?
A solution with a pH of 3 is classified as this......
What is acidic?
Involves the diffusion of water from an area of low solute concentration towards a high solute concentration
What is osmosis?
To produce movement, this specific tissue type requires a constant supply of both ATP and oxygen.
What is muscle tissue?
The term for maintaining a stable internal environment.
What is homeostasis?
The collective term for the cranial and spinal cavities located at the back of the body.
What is the dorsal cavity?
This is the specific name for a negatively charged ion created when an atom gains an electron—it makes you cry.
What is an anion?
This organelle is the powerhouses that furnish the cell's energy.
What is mitochondria?
If a patient is diagnosed with a fracture, which tissue does is involved?
What is the connective tissue?
The system that regulates acid-base balance and absorbs oxygen
What is the respiratory system?
The quadrant where the majority of the liver is located.
What is the Right Upper Quadrant (RUQ)?
This type of chemical bond occurs when two atoms share one or more pairs of electrons, rather than transferring them.
What is a covalent bond?
These organelles are the site of translation, where RNA is used to link amino acids together to build proteins.
What are ribosomes?
]This tissue type allows for communication and control throughout the body by conducting electrical impulses
What is nervous tissue?
The plane that divides the body into superior (upper) and inferior (lower) portions.
What is the transverse (or horizontal) plane?
his specific type of feedback loop is used in rare, "explosive" events—such as childbirth (labor contractions)
What is a positive feedback?
This chemical reaction is AB → A + B
What is decomposition?
This type of IV solution contains a higher concentration of solutes (particles) than is found in the blood, often causing cells to shrink as water moves out of them
What is hypertonic?
Name the 4 passive transports and 2 active transports
Passive: What is Simple diffusion, facilitated diffusion, osmosis, and filtration?
Active: What is Sodium Potassium pump and vesicular transport?