Body Planes and Organizations
What is the anatomical plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior portions?
frontal plane
A group of similar cells working together to perform a specific function is
Tissue
Which 4 elements are the most abundant ones found in the body
Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen
cell membrane
Nucleus
Cell Body
Cytosol (cytoplasm)
What are the 4 names of the valves of the heart?
Tricuspid
pulmonary semi-lunar
Bicuspid
Aortic Semi-lunar valve
The knee is ______________ to the ankle?
proximal
These glands secrete substances through ducts to a surface?
exocrine gland
On the pH scale what is a 3 considered?
Acidic
The process where molecules move from an area of higher concentration to lower concentration through a semi-permeable membrane is called
Diffusion
The smallest blood vessels are?
capillaries
The maintenance of a STABLE environment in living organisms is
Homeostasis
Which of the following is NOT a primary tissue in the human body?
Epithelial Connective
Lymphatic Nervous
Lymphatic Tissue
What is the pH of blood?
7.35-7.45
Which process requires cellular energy (ATP) to move materials across the cell membrane against their concentration gradient?
Active transport
The contraction phase of the heart in which blood is pumped out to the body is?
Systole
The metabolic process by which the body breaks down complex molecules into simpler ones is called?
catabolism
a mixture that has a lower concentration of dissolved solutes (such as salt or sugar) and a lower osmotic pressure than the fluid or cell it is compared against. (Causes cell to swell)
Hypotonic solution
What kind of chemical bond involves the Sharing of electrons between atoms
Covalent
What is the main function of the golgi apparatus?
packaging and secreting hormones
an unusual swishing or whooshing sound made by blood flowing through the heart because of incomplete valve closer is
murmur
The type of feedback mechanism maintains stability by reversing changes?
negative feedback
Which membrane lines the abdominal cavity and covers abdominal organs?
Serous Membrane called the peritoneum
There are 5 properties (functions) of water that we talked about in class. List 3 of the 5.
Universal solvent
Lubricant
Heat capacity
Chemical reaction
Transportation
What is the primary function of the endoplasmic reticulum?
Transport proteins
A localized bulge or dilation in the wall of a blood vessel, typically an artery is
aneurysm