Unit 1: Anatomical Terms/ Basic Chemistry
Unit 2: Cells and Tissues
Unit 3: Skin
Unit 4: Muscles and Skeletal
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100

Which plane divides the body into superior and inferior parts?

Transverse Plane 

100

In what process, is a protein made from information in the messenger RNA?

Translation

100

What are the two types of sweat glands and where are they found?

Eccrine (everywhere)

Apocrine (axillary and genital regions)

100

What kind of joint would the knee joint be classified as? What kind of join would the shoulder be classified as?

Hinge Joint 

Ball and Socket Joint

100

What body cavity houses your stomach liver and intestines?

Abdominal Cavity 

200

What is the term referring to the posterior surface of your elbow?

Olecranal

200

What type of solution would cause a cell to shrivel up?

Hypertonic solution

200

What are the 4 body membranes?

Cutaneous, Mucous, Synovial, Serous 

200

What do we call the tiny contractile units that make up myofibrils?

Sarcomeres 

200

Which directional term refers to "close to the origin of the body part"?

Proximal 

300
What is the difference between Ionic bond and a covalent bond?

Ionic Bond: atoms gain or lose electrons to other atoms

Covalent Bond: atoms share electrons 

300

What type of transport requires no energy and uses a protein channel to pass large molecules or lipid-soluble molecules across the membrane?

Facilitated Diffusion

300

What are the ALL the layers of the skin from superficial to deep?

Stratum corneum, stratum lucidum, stratum granulosum, stratum spinosum, stratum basale, papillary layer, reticular layer.

300

What is an example of active transport that is involved in muscle contraction?

Sodium Potassium Pump

300

Where is actin found?

Thin filaments, I band/light band

400

What are the 7 levels of Organization?

Chemical level, organelle level, cellular level, tissue level, organ level, organ system level, organism level

400

What are the 4 main stages of the Cell Cycle? What are the phases of Mitosis?

G1, Synthesis (S), G2, Mitosis (cell division)

Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase, Cytokinesis 

400

What are 3 of the Serous membranes we talked about?

Peritoneum (abdominal cavity), Pleura (around the lungs), Pericardium (around the heart)

400

What are the 5 functions of bone?

Support, protection, movement, storage of fat/calcium/phosphorus, blood cell formation

400

What are the two types of tissue repair?

Regeneration and Fibrosis (scar tissue)

500

What are the 3 components of the homeostasis feedback loop? Give 1 example of a positive feedback loop and 1 example of a negative feedback loop.

Components: Sensor, Control Center, Effector 

Positive: Childbirth and Blood clotting

Negative: Temperature, Blood pressure, Blood glucose

500

What are the 4 primary tissue types? Give an example for each?

Muscle tissue (skeletal, cardiac, smooth)

Nervous tissue (neurons, supporting cells)

Connective tissue (there are many)

Epithelial tissue (there are many)

500

What are the 9 functions of skin?

  1. Protects deeper tissue from Mechanical damage.
  2. Protects deeper tissue from chemical damage.
  3. Protects deeper tissue from microbe damage.
  4. Protects deeper tissue from UV radiation 
  5. Protects deeper tissue from thermal damage
  6. Protects deeper tissue from desiccation (drying out)
  7.  Aids in body heat loss or heat retention 
  8.  Aids in excretion of urea and uric acid
  9. Synthesizes vitamin D
500

What are the 7 tips for naming muscles?

  • Direction of the muscle fibers
  • Size of the muscle
  • Location of the muscle
  • Number of origins
  • Location of muscle origin
  • Shape of muscle
  • Action of muscle 
500
Give an example of where you can find a fibrous joint, cartilaginous joint, and a synovial join.

Fibrous joint (sutures between bones of the skull)

Cartilaginous joints (between vertebrae, pubic symphysis)

Synovial Joint (many different answers)