Biology 2401

Question 1

Physiology

Answer 1

study how living organisms perform their vital functions

Question 2

Human Physiology

Answer 2

study of functions of cells is the cornerstone of human physiology

Question 3

Cytology

Answer 3

study of the internal structure of individual cells, the simplest unit of life

Question 4

Calcaneal

Answer 4

heel of foot

Question 5

Brachial

Answer 5

arm

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Prone

Answer 6

Lying down, face down

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Viscera

Answer 7

layer covers organ

Question 8

Parietal

Answer 8

layer lines cavity

Question 9

Thoracic Cavity

Answer 9

above diagram, contains lungs heart and associated organs, as esophagus trachea thymus and thoracic aorta

Question 10

Mediastinum cavity

Answer 10

stabilizes and supports esophagus, trachea, thymus, major blood vessels which originate in the heart

Question 11

Diaphragm

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flat muscular sheet separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity

Question 12

symptoms

Answer 12

subjective disease indication such as tiredness,pain

Question 13

Sickness

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any condition that causes one not to feel well (me)

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Cells

Answer 14

Smallest living units in the body

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Organs

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are made up of 2 or more tissues working together to perform specific functions

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Mass

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anything that takes up space and has mass

Question 17

Isotopes

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atoms of the same element whose nuclei contain a different number of neutrons

Question 18

Atomic Weight

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average of different atomic masses and proportions of its different isotopes

Question 19

Isotopes

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atoms of same elements whose nuclei contain a different number of neutrons

Question 20

Atomic Number

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number of protons of an atom

Question 21

Valence Shell

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outermost electron shell, which determines the chemical properties of the elements

Question 22

Ionic Bond

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chemical bonds created by the electrical attraction between anions and cations

Question 23

ion

Answer 23

an atom or group of atoms, that has electric, either positive or negative

Question 24

anion

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electron acceptor gains 1 or more electrons, have a negative charge

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cation

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electron donor loses one or more electrons have a + charge

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Polar Covalent bonds

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unequal. sharing of electrons because of elements differ in how strongly they attract electrons

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covalent bond

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atoms complete their valence shells by sharing electrons . with other atoms

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nonpolar covalent bond

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equal sharing of electrons

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hydrogen bond

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the attraction between slight positive charge on the hydrogen atom pf a polar

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metabolism

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all reactions underway in cells and tissues of the body at any given moment

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Chemical Reaction

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new chemical bonds form between atoms or existing bond between atoms are broken

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Reactants

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starting molecules of the chemical reaction

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products

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the end product of the chemical reaction, atoms have been rearranged

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work

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movement of object or change ib a physical structure

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energy

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capacity to do work

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enzymes

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promote chemical reactions by lowering the required activation energy

Question 37

inorganic

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do not contain carbon and hydrogen atoms as their primary structural components

Question 38

organic

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carbon and hydrogen always from basis primary structural compontents

Question 39

nutrients

Answer 39

are substances form food that are necessary for normal physiological functions