Definitions/Questions
The study of the human body
Anatomy
“little organ”
Organelles
Which Roman physician soaked rags in wine to kill germs?
Galen
The study of how all the parts of the body work
Physiology
A runny jelly like substance that has nutrients in it
Cytoplasm
Which Dutch scientist discovered a great use for glass lenses which would be used for magnifying things?
Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
Theory that life could come into existence from nonliving things
Spontaneous generation
Protect and destroy invaders like bacteria
Lysosome
Which scientist dissected human cadavers to further discoveries in anatomy?
Andreas Vesalius
Contains all information about that person
DNA
Border or wall of a cell
Cell membrane
This famous Greek philosopher believed that in order to be healthy, your body needed equal amounts of four liquids.
Hippocrates
Become different
Differentiate
Sugar that cells use to burn as fuel
Glucose
What is the Hippocratic Oath?
An oath which states that doctors should always do good and never harm to anyone.
A group of cells of the same type
Tissues
Core or center
Nucleus
What did Ancient Egyptians use to preserve bodies?
Salt
One set from your mother, one set from your father which determines what color hair, eyes, how tall
Genes
Where RNA goes after it leaves the nucleus - creates protein
Ribosomes
What organ did the Ancient Egyptians remove and weigh to determine if the person was worthy of entering heaven?
The heart
Copies part of the info in DNA and leaves the nucleus through one of the pores in the membrane
RNA
Takes chemicals that were packed by the Golgi Bodies and delivers them to where they are needed
Endoplasmic reticulum
How did cells get their name?
Robert Hooke looked at cork under a microscope and saw that the rectangular shapes reminded him of the rooms Monks sleep in, called cells.
What are the four main kinds of tissue?
Nervous tissue, muscular tissue, connective tissue, epithelial tissue
Powered by nutrients after you eat food
Mitochondria
Which scientist believed in spontaneous generation?
Aristotle
What were the four humors?
Black bile, yellow bile, phlegm, and blood
Special organelles that help cells reproduce
Centrioles