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Chapter 1 Flashcards

1
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Segments of DNA, tell body how to build proteins

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Gene

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Just looking

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Inspection

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2
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All structure and function result from the activity of cells.

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Cell Theory

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3
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Touching or feeling

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Palpation

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4
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Listening

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Auscultation

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5
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Listening for abnormal sound

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Percussion

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6
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Surgery to explore: risk of infection and death

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Exploratory Surgery

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7
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Viewing inside the body without surgery

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Medical Imaging

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8
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Study of structures that can be seen with the naked eye

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Gross Anatomy

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9
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Study of structure and function of cells

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Cytology

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10
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Examining cells and tissues with a microscope

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Histology

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11
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Viewing molecular detail under electron microscope

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Ultrastructure

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12
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Microscopic examination for disease in tissue

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Histopathology

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13
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All genes

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Genome

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14
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Human Genome is finished and Gene Therapy is being used to treat disease.

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Genetic Revolution

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15
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Must show evidence to prove statement wrong before the test to avoid bias.

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Falsifiability

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16
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“if-then” statements

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Hypothesis

17
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Information that can be independently verified by a trained person

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Scientific Fact

18
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Generalization about the predictable way matter and energy behave

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Law of Nature

19
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An explanatory statement or set of statements derived from facts, laws, and confirmed hypotheses.

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Theory

20
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Change in genetic composition of population of organisms

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Evolution

21
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Some individuals within a species have hereditary advantages over their competitors

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Natural Selection

22
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Anything that forces Natural Selection

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Selection Pressures

23
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Anything that helps an organism survive

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Adaptations

24
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Animal species selected for research on a particular problem

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Model

25
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Remnants of organs that apparently were better developed and more functional in the ancestors of a species, and now serve little or no purpose.

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Vestigial Organs

26
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Theory that a large, complex system such as the human body can be understood by studying its simpler components

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Reductionism

27
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“Emergency Properties” looking at cadavers won’t show our languages

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Holism

28
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Living things exhibit a higher level of organization than the nonliving world around them.

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Organization

29
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Living matter is always compartmentalized into one or more cells.

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Cellular Composition

30
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Sum of all internal chemical change: anabolism, catabolism, and excretion.

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Metabolism

31
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Sense and react to stimuli

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Responsiveness and Movement

32
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Same state of bringing

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Homeostasis

33
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Differentiation and growth

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Development

34
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Producing copies of themselves

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Reproduction

35
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Mutations; changes in genetic structure

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Evolution

36
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Body senses a change and activates mechanisms to reverse it- dynamic equilibrium

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Negative Feedback Loop

37
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Senses change in the body (starch receptors that monitor blood pressure)

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Receptor

38
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Control Center that processes the sensory information, “makes a decision” and directs the response (cardiac center of the brain)

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Integrating (control) Center

39
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Carries out the final corrective action to restore homeostasis (cell or organ)

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Effector

40
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Leads to greater change in the same direction. Attempt to take us away from set point. (birth)

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Positive Feedback Loop

41
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Human structure can be viewed as a series of levels of complexity

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Hierarchy of Structure

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