The difference between physiology and anatomy
Anatomy - what the body parts are
Physiology - how the body parts work
An acid breaks apart to yield _____ while a base breaks apart to yeild _____
H+, OH-
This organelle controls what move into and out of the cell
cell membrane
What are the 4 types of tissue in the body?
Epithelial
Connective
Muscle
Nervous
The three layers of the integumentary system
Epidermis
Dermis
subcutaneous layer
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Definition and example of homeostasis:
Stable internal state; body temperature, oxygen, nutrients, blood pressure etc
Our body relies heavily on _________ bonds
covalent
This specific type of diffusion allows for water to move into and out of the cell with no energy used
osmosis
The three types of muscle cells within muscle tissue - voluntary or involuntary?
skeletal - voluntary
cardiac - involuntary
smooth - involuntary
The 4 types of cells of the epidermis are the
keratinocytes
melanocytes
langerhans cells
merkel cells
Three components of a feedback system:
receptor, control center, effector
a long chain of monomers bonded by dehydration synthesis reactions
If a cell and it's surrounding medium are imbalanced in salt concentration with the cell having more salt than the outside of the cell, the cell is
hypertonic to the solution
Epithelial tissue that is multilayered and flat
stratified squamous epithelial tissue
The term for "aesthetic chill" when the hair on your body raises in response to something unexpectedly awesome
frission
A negative feedback system's goal is to:
Return the body to equilibrium / homeostasis
What are the 4 types of macromolecules that make up our body?
carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, nucleic acids
Stem cells found in the embryo that can differentiate into any type of cell are called
totipotent
Connective tissue is usually determined NOT by it's shape and size, but by it's ...
Extracellular matrix
How do some people have darker skin, and other people have lighter skin? Points to all groups with acceptable answers, double points to groups with GREAT answers!
some accepted, many not :)
Respiratory Endocrine Immune/Lymphatic
Digestive Integumentary
Nervous Circulatory
Skeletal Muscular
Urinary Reproductive
An enzyme is a special type of _________ that's role in the body is to...
protein
speed up chemical reactions
The overall goal of every cell is to...
make proteins to carry out the function of that cell
The organelle that releases calcium to allow a muscle cell to contract=
sarcoplasmic reticulum
The technical name for earwax
cerumen