Body Cavities
Body Cavity that holds the intestines?
Abdominal
Superior is...
Above something/ toward the head
Integumentary System Function and organ or structure?
Protect internal body, skin, hair, nails
Mitosis description? Who, why, what?
all body cells, to grow/replace old cells, 1 cell divides and creates 2 identical cells
What is another name for the midsagittal plane? show me how it would divide your body
Median Plane, left to right division
The two cavities that hold the lungs?
Pleural Cavities
Medial is toward...
the midline (middle)
Endocrine system function and organs/structures?
Hormone control, any gland
Meiosis, who, what, why?
Reproductive cells, divide 2 times to create 4 unique cells, to share genetic information and increase genetic diversity
Transverse plane
Separates from top to bottom
What is the Largest Body Cavity?
The Ventral Cavity
Caudal is pertaining to…
the sole (bottom of feet)
Lymphatic System function and organs/structure?
fight infection/balance fluids, lymph nodes, spleen, thymus
What are the steps to cell division? IPMAT?
Interphase, prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase
The frontal plane divides the body into....
dorsal and ventral parts
The outer layer of the protective membranes around body cavities?
Parietal Serosa
Posterior is toward…
the backend (behind)
Excretory System function and organs/structure?
Remove wastes and balance fluids, kidneys and bladder
What does haploid mean
having half (genetic information, chromosomes)
Transcription, where, why, when?
Happens inside the nucleus, to create a strand of mRNA, when the body needs to make a protein
dorsal, ventral, thoracic, abdominal, pelvic, cranial, vertebral, paracardial, superior mediastinum
Anterior is to posterior as dorsal is to…
ventral
Reproductive System function and organs/structure?
Make babies, testes, ovaries
Diploid?
Having a full set of genetic information (chromosomes)
Translation, where, what, why?
Happens on a ribosome, ribosome reads mRNA and create a amino acid chain