Benchmark 1 Flashcards
Define Physiology
The study of body functions
Place in order from simplest to most complex:
Organ, molecule, organ system, tissue
Molecule, tissue, organ, organ system
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Facing forward, arms at side, palms facing forward; reference relation of body parts
Superior, Inferior, Anterior, Posterior,
Define median/midsagginal
Vertical longitude plane that divides a bilaterally symmetrical animal in to right + left halves
Define tissues
Group of similar cells specialized to perform a specific function
Simplest to complex:
Organ system, chemical level, tissue level, organismal level, cellular level, organ level
Chemical level, cellular level, tissue level, organ level, organ system, organismal level
8 life functions
Maintaining boundaries, movement, responsiveness, digestion, metabolism, excretion, reproduction, growth
What is located in the abdominopelvic cavity?
Stomach, liver, pancreas, spleen, gallbladder, kidneys, reproductive organs, small and large body intestines
What is the gluteal region
The buttocks
Gluteus Maximus, gluteus medius, gluteus minimus
Brachial, antecubital, and carpel, are all parts of what?
Arm
Define chemical change
Usually irreversible, chemical reaction involving the rearrangement of atoms of one or more substances and changes in their chemical properties, resulting in the formation in at least one new substance
Alters basic nature of substance
Define potential energy
Stored energy
Define cation
Positively charged ion
Protons higher than electrons
Most abundant element in the human body
Oxygen
Properties of water
High heat capacity, polarity, universal solvent, chemical reactivity, cushioning
Functions of carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids
Carbohydrates: provide body with energy; building blocks of molecules=sugar
Lipids: store energy
Protein: multipurpose; most important-enzyme
Nucleic Acids: stores+transports genetic info
What bonds hold the chain DNA together?
Hydrogen bonds
Glucose is stored as
Glycogen
Define gene
A unit of DNA that is usually located on a chromosome and that controls the development of one or more traits and is the basic unit by which genetic information is passed from parent to offspring
DNA, RNA, and ATP, what types of organic compound?
Nucleic Acids
What are the 3 basic components of cytoplasms
Cytosol, organelles, cytoplasm inclusions
