THE BASICS
How many organ systems are there?
11
What are the 4 types of biomolecules
Proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, and nucleic acids
The cell membrane is primarily composed of...
Phospholipids, cholesterol, and proteins
What are the 2 types of cell division?
Mitosis and Meiosis
What are the 4 types of tissues
Epithelial, connective, nervous, and musculoskeletal
What is homeostasis?
Maintaining internal stability despite a changing environment
How do you go from a monomer to a polymer?
Dehydration synthesis (condensation reaction)
What are the factors that regulate membrane fluidity?
Temperature, Saturation, and Cholesterol
What is the purpose of mitosis?
Tissue repair and growth
What 2 categories are the glands subdivided into?
Endocrine and Exocrine
What are the 4 characteristics of life?
Energy consumption/production
Growth/repair
Adaptation
Reproduction
In an enzyme the substrate binds to the...
Active site
What are the 2 main types of cell transport?
Passive and Active
What are the 3 steps to Gene Expression?
Replication, transcription, translation
What epithelial tissue is a single layer of cells, but can look like more?
Pseudostratified
The body cavity is normally subdivided into....
Regions and quadrants
Phospholipds are amphipathic meaning...
They have a hydrophilic head and hydrophobic tail
There are 3 types of passive transport, name 1
Simple Diffusion
Osmosis
Facilitated Diffusion
What does cytokinesis normally overlap with?
Telophase and sometimes anaphase
Connective Tissue can be...
Loose, dense, cartilage, or special
What are the levels of organization?
Chemical --> Cellular--> Tissue --> Organ --> Organ system --> Organism
The most important polysaccharide in the body is...
There are 3 methods of Active transport, name 1.
Sodium- potassium pump
Proton Pump
Co- transport
1. Prophase
2. Metaphase
3. Anaphase
4. Telophase
5. Cytokinesis
What are the structural cells of nervous tissue?
Glial cells