Anatomy

Question 1

What are the levels of structural organisation from smallest to biggest (6 in total)

Answer 1

Chemical, Cells, Tissue, Organ, System, Organism

Question 2

What are the 11 systems of the human body?

Answer 2

Reproductive System
Urinary system
Respiratory system
Digestive system
Lymphatic system
Endocrine system
Circulatory system
Nervous system
Muscular system
Skeletal system
Integumentary system

Question 3

What are the 6 most important life processes?

Answer 3

Metabolism (Catabolism- breakdown of complex chemical substances, anabolism- building of complex chemical substrate)
Responsiveness
Movement
Growth
Differentiation
Reproduction

Question 4

What are the 4 main stages of Homeostasis?

Answer 4

Receptor- body structure that monitors change
Control Centre- sets narrow ranges that should be maintained
Output- generally nerve impulses
Effector- receives output and responds

Question 5

What are the 4 main types of tissue?

Answer 5

Nervous tissue
Muscle tissue
Epithelial tissue
Connective tissue

Question 6

What are the 6 types of Connective tissue?

Answer 6

Loose Connective Tissue (under the skin)
Adipose Tissue (in yellow bone marrow)
Blood (in every body part)
Fibrous Connective tissue (forming a ligament)
Cartilage (at the end of a bone)
Bone (forming skeleton)

Question 7

What are the two basic elements of Connective tissue?

Answer 7

Extracellular Matrix
Cells

Question 8

In Connective Tissue, what is the Extracellular Matrix made up of? ( 2 )

Answer 8

Protein fibres (e.g collagen, elastin, reticular)
Ground substance (material between cells and fibres)

Question 9

What are some key structural features of ground substance?

Answer 9

Varies in structure between fluid and solid
Contains water and large organic molecules (e.g polysaccharides and proteins)