Chap 2 A&P Cells Flashcards
What is the cell
The foundation of the human body
What are the sex cells in men and what are the sex cells in women
Male sperm
Female ovum
What is the inside of a cell called
Cytoplasm
What is the outside of the cell called
A membrane and his semi permeable
What is diffusion
Movement of salutes from a high concentration to an area of low concentration equalizes inside and outside of the cell
What is active transport
Movement of molecules against the normal diffusion gradient this requires energy
What is osmosis
Movement of solvent a.k.a. water from area of low solute concentration to an area of high solute concentration
What is a solute and what is a solvent
Solute is solid
Solvent is water
What is osmotic pressure
The tendency of water to move across a membrane
What is crenation
Dehydration of a cell
What is lysis
Over hydration of a cell with water
What is shock
Cellular death
What does cytoplasm contain
Intracellular fluid that contains organelles
What is the nucleus
Organelle that holds DNA
What is mitochondria
The powerplant of the cell, it creates adenosine triphosphate a.k.a. ATP
Do you have to have mitochondria to function
Yes
How many types of connective tissue’s are there
Three types
Proper: binds tissue to other tissue (adipose)
Supporting: supports and protects other tissue (cartilage)
Fluid: transports other types of cells (plasma)
Is muscle a tissue
Yes
How many types of muscle are there
Three types
Skeletal, cardiac, smooth
Can’t skeletal muscle move voluntarily
Yes
Does cardiac muscle move voluntarily or involuntarily
Involuntarily
Etc myocardium what the heart is made of
The smooth muscle move voluntarily or involuntarily
Involuntarily
This type of muscle is mostly found in the Gastro intestinal tract
Is a nerve tissue
Yes
What does the nerve do
Conduction of electrical impulses from one region of the body to another
