Module 1 & 2 | Anatomy & Physiology Flashcards

(41 cards)

1
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The largest molecules in the Body and include 2 major classes

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Nucleic Acids

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2
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Measures the relative concentration of hydrogen ions in various body fluids

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pH Level

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3
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Term when it is near to the middle of your body

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Medial

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4
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Term used when it’s going back to your body

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Proximal

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5
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Scan of half of your front and back

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Coronal plane

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6
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A body position facing the floor

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Prone

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7
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A body position laying on the floor and facing upwards

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Supine

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8
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Smallest unit of life

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Cell

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9
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The ability of a solution to change shape of cells by altering the cells

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Tonicity

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10
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What solution is it when cells retain their normal size and shape

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Isotonic solution

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11
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Requires transport proteins that combine specifically and reversibly with the transported substance

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Active Transport

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12
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Cell surface proteins that mediate the interaction between cells, or between cells and the extracellular matrix (ECM).

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Cell Adhesion Molecules (CAMs)

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13
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process in which a ligand (chemical messenger) binds a specific receptor and initiates a response

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Chemical signaling

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14
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cells come together, touch and recognize one another. Useful in development and immunity

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Contact Signaling

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15
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Powerplants of the cell

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Mitochondria

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16
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Digests all kids of biological molecules including bacteria and cell debris

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Lysosomes

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17
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System of organelles that work together mainly to Produce, degrade, store and export biological molecules, Degrade potentially harmful substances

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Endomembrane System

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whiplike, Its actions move substances in one direction across the cell surfaces

19
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Control center and contains the instructions to build nearly all the body’s proteins

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Series of changes a cell goes through from the time it is formed until it reproduces

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A subphase when DNA is replicated

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division of the cytoplasm

23
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Groups of cells that are similar in structure and perform a common or related function

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Sheet of cells that covers a body surface or lines a body cavity, a boundary-forming tissue

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Epithelial Tissue

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Does much more than just connect body parts
Connective Tissue
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Well-vascularized tissues that are responsible for most type of body movement
Muscle Tissue
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This is the Main component of the nervous system (brain, spinal cord and nerves) which regulates and controls body functions
Nervous Tissue
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A anatomical term of the ears
Auricular
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Study of Chemical composition and reactons of living matter
Biochemistry
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Contains carbon and made by living things
Organic Compound
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Includes sugar and starches
Carbohydrates
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Componds that lack carbon except carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide
Inorganic Compound
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Building blocks of protein
Amino acids
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Anatomical term for Fingers
Digits
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Anatomical term for eyes
Orbital region
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Anatomical term for the chin
Mental Region
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Before a cell can divide, its DNA must be _______
Replicated Exactly
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programmed cell death, rids the body of cells that are programmed to have a limited life span.
Apoptosis
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How many are the basic tissues types.
Four
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Type of protein that protect against diseases
Defensive Proteins
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Type of protein that functions as the mechanical support
Structural Proteins