A group of similar cells designed to carry out a specific function. epithelial, connective, nervous, muscle
What is a tissue and the 4 major types?
100
The specific structure of bone can
reveal this information about a person.
What are a person's gender, stature, age and ethnicity?
100
Restriction enzymes _________ and
___________ specific sequences in _____.
What are: recognize, cut, DNA?
100
Gel electrophoresis separates DNA based on
____________ and is used in ________
analysis.
What are size and RFLP?
100
The two main subdivisions of the nervous system.
What are the central nervous system (brain/spinal cord) and the peripheral nervous system (all other nervous tissue)?
200
Instead of front, back, top, bottom, ?far and away, anatomists use these words.
What are ventral, dorsal, anterior, posterior, distal, and proximal?
200
This system helps the body communicate?through the use of chemical signals?called hormones.
What is the endocrine system?
200
These are the 4 main regions of the brain.
What are the brainstem (primitive/involuntary), the diencephalon (thalamus/hypothalamus), the cerebellum (balance etc.) and the cerebrum (higher order thinking - lobes)?
200
Hormones help maintain _________?through _________ _________.
What are homeostasis and feedback loops?
200
When a process in the body requires energy,?________ is broken down to liberate energy?stored in its __________ ________.
What are: ATP, chemical bonds?
300
The 3 functions of the digestive system.
What is to digest food, absorb water and nutrients and remove wastes?
300
The transfer of O2 and CO2 between?the lungs bloodstream and cells is by?simple ________ and is dependent on?concentration ___________.
What are diffusion and gradients?
300
This is an electrical signal that is?generated by the movement of ions across?the cell membrane of a neruron.
What is an action potential?
300
The test done on urine to look for?malfunction in the body.
What is urinalysis?
300
This type of muscle has striations, is?voluntary and is located throughout the body.
What is skeletal muscle?
400
Specific ________ digest these 3 main types?of molecules along the digestive tract.
What are enzymes and carbohydrates, fats and proteins?
400
This blood vessel is wide and thick?and does not have valves.
What are arteries?
400
This muscle is striated, involuntary and only found in the heart.
What is cardiac muscle?
400
List at least 2 ways the body uses?high energy molecules to supply ATP?to working muscles.
What are creatine phosphate, glycogen and glucose?
400
This is the amount of blood that is pumped out by the ventricles per minute.
What is cardiac output?
500
This is a major problem for individuals suffering from burns and can impact other body systems.
What are infections and dehydration? (will take either)
500
Bone is a living connective tissue composed?of _________ and _________ wrapped in ?________.
What are cells, protein fibers and hard mineral salts?
500
This is the process where bone is constantly ?being broken down and reformed.
What is bone remodeling?
500
__________ and ____________ are specialized?bone cells that function to break down old bone?tissue and replace it with new.
What are osteoclasts (bone destroying) and osteoblasts (bone creating) cells?
500
These are proteins found in the blood?or lymph that seek out and bind to specific?antigens.