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Cell
Smallest Unit of Life
Tissue
Two or more of the same cells
Organ
Two or more tissue types
Organ system
Two or more organs with the same function
Organism
All organ systems put together
Populations
Two or more organisms of species in the same area
Communities
All life form populations in specified areas
Ecosystems
All life form communities and non living components
Biosphere
Entire Planet Earth
Physis
Nature
Logos
Greek: Reason
Atomic
1 Element
Molecular
2 or more atoms
Compound
A molecule that contains at least two different elements
Homeostasis: Property of___, especially _, and does _, in order to_, by means of -, controlled by_.
open systems, living organisms, regulates its internal environment, maintain a stable relatively constant condition, multiple dynamic equilibrium adjustments, interrelated regulation mechanisms.
Head
Cephalic
Brain
Cranial
Face
Facial
Forehead
Frontal
Ear
Otic/Auricular
Eye Cavity
Optic/ocular/orbital
Nose
Nasal
Mouth
Oral
Cheek
Buccal
Neck
Cervical
Chest
Thoracic
Lower Back
Lumbar
Between Hips
Sacral
Hip
Coccygeal/ Coxal
Breastbone
Sternal
Butt
Gluteal
Back of the Knee
Popliteal
Leg
Crural
Heel
Calcaneal
Sole of Foot
Plantar
Foot
Pedal
Chin
Mental
Elbow
Cubital/Olecranal
Opposite side Elbow
Antecubital
Clavicle
Clavicular
Chest
Pectoral
Breast
Mammary
Abdomen
Abdominal
Navel
Umbilical
Pelvis
Pelvic
Groin
Inguinal
Region between anus and genetalia
Perineal
Thigh
Femoral
Front of Knee
Patellar
Instep
Tarsal
Underarm
Axillary
Arm (shoulder to elbow)
Brachial
Upper Limb (between arm and hand)
Antebrachial
Back of Hand
Carpal
Palm of Hand
Palmar
Wrist
Manual
Finger Bones
Phalangeal/digital
Cranial Cavity
Brain
Mediastimium
Heart, aorta, thymus gland, trachea, esophagus, lymph nodes
Thoracic Cavity
Lungs, Heart, Aorta, Pulmonary artery, Superior and Inferior Vena Cavae, Thyroid, trach, esophagus
Abdominal Cavity
Stomach, Liver, Gallbladder, Spleen, Pancreas, small intestine, kidneys, large intestine
Pelvic Cavity
Reproductive Organs, Bladder, Rectum, Colon, (prostate, ovaries, uterus, cervix, testes ect..)
Spinal Cavity
Vertabrae, spinal cord, brain stem
Pericardial Cavity
Heart, L/R Pulmonary arteries, L/R Pulmonary Veins, Superior Vena Cava, Thymus Gland
What divides the thoracic cavity
Mediastinum
Three Divisions of the Thoracic Cavity
Pleural Cavity, Mediastinium, Pericardial Cavity
What cavity surrounds the lungs
Pleural
What cavity is located between the lungs
Mediastinium
What cavity surrounds the heart and lies within the Mediastinium
Pericardial
Location of the Abdominal Cavity
Between the ribs and pelvis
Location of the Pelvic Cavity
Within the Pelvis
The Ventral Cavity is composed of these three cavities
Thoracic, Abdominal, Pelvic
The Dorsal Cavity is composed of these two cavities
Cranial and Spinal
Where is the cranial cavity located
Within the skull
The body has two main cavities know as
Doral and Ventral Cavities
Structures closer to the midline
Medial
Structures farther away from the midline, towards the sides
Lateral
Sagittal Plane
Divides the body into left and right parts
Midsagittal Plane
Saggital Section running through the midline of the body
Parasagittal Sections
Offcentered Sagital Plane
Midline
Splits body into left and right sides
Transverse Plane
Divides the body into upper and lower parts
Coronal Planes
Cut perpendicular to the sagittal planes
Superior
Above
Inferior
Below
Anterior
Front
Posterior
Back
Dorsal
Back
Ventral
Front
Proximal
A structure is close to the point of attachment
Distal
Structure is further from the point of attachment
Superficial
Structure that is nearer the surface of the organ or body
Deep
Structure that is further away from the surface of the body or organ
Cell
Basic Unit of Life
How are cells designed
To be self sufficient and can function with or without other cells
What is the cell composed of
Outer membrane, intracellular fluid, organelles
Organelles
Cell organs
Plasma membrane
Semipermeable membrane that forms the outer boundry of the cell
What is the plasma membrane composed of
phospholipids and proteins arranged in a random mosaic pattern
Cytoplasm
Intracellular Fluid
The brain of the cell
Nucleus
What does the nucleus contain
DNA, helps the cell perform all of its functions
An actively dividing nucleus forms
46 strands of DNA called chromosomes
A non active nucleus contains what kind of DNA
Spread out chromatin
What type of membrane does the nuclear envelope have
Slectively permeable
What is the nuclear envelope composed of
Phospholipids
What does the nuclear envelope not allow out
DNA
What cell structure indicates the cell is creating ribosomes
Nucleolus
What are ribosomes involved with?
Synthesis of proteins
What structure plays a key role in metabolism
Mitochondria
Metabolism
ATP formation
What kind of membrane do mirtochondria have
Double (outer smooth and inner folded)
What is the only organelle that is self replicating?
Mitochondria
How much ATP does the mitochondria produce
Only a very small amount - 1 mole, 2 ATP
Series of pouch like, interconnected membranes
Endoplasmic Reticulum
Smooth ER
Most common type, stores materials, intracelluar transport of materials, and produces lipids.
Rough ER
Has ribosomes associated with its membrane. Makes proteins.
Ribosomes
Two part structures that are composed of RNA
Ribosome sub structures a ___ when making protein and ___ when not.
Join, seperate
Proteins made from ribosomes of the ER go where
outside the cell
Polysomes
Ribosomes not associated with rough ER
Polysomes
Free ribosomes that make protein for use in the cell
Golgi Body
Packages materials produced by the cell and wraps it in a phospholipid covering, folded membranes
Cytoskeleton
series of microtubules and microfilaments that form a supportive framework for the cell
What are centrioles composed of
Bundles of microtubules
In the non dividing cell where are centrioles found
Centrosome
What helps move divinding chromosomes
Centioles
Are centrioles capable of cellular division
No
Where are the centrioles absent?
RBC,most muscle cells, neurons
Membrane bound storage bubbles
Vacuoles and pinocytotic
Materials stored in the vaculoes originated where
From within the cell
Materials stored in the pinocytotic vesicles originated from
Outside the cell (bacteria, viruses)
How are pinocytotic vesicles moved into the cell
Pinocytosis
What membrane bound unit has protein digesting enzymes (proteolytic)
Lysosomes
What do lysosomes do?
Release enzymes to help destroy a damaged cell or materials brought in by phagocytosis
Flagellum
Whip like structure aides in the movement of the cell
What has flagellum
sperm and pathogenic organisms
Cilia
Small hair like extensions of the plasma membrane composed of microtubules.
What is the function of cilia
Moves some organisms but in the human body it moves things over the cell surface
Microvilli
Tiny folds in the plasma membrane that increase the surface area of the cell
DNA forms what in the nucleus of the cell
Chromatin and chromosomes
What does DNA do
forms genetic materials to tell the cell how to perform its functions by coding for the pattern used to create proteins
RNA role
major riles in the synthesis of proteins
What is DNA and RNA composed of
Nucleotides
What are nucleotides composed of
sugar and phosphat groups
DNA sugar
Deoxyribose
RNA sugar
Ribose
How are two stands of DNA held together
Weak hydrogen bond
How are strands of RNA held together
Single strand of sugar/phosphate units
DNA nitrogenous bases
Adenine, Thymine, Guanine, Cytosine
RNA nitogenous bases
Adenine, Uracil, Guanine, Cytosine
mRNA (messenger)
Copies info from DNA then serves as pattern for putting protein together
tRNA (transfer)
brings amino acids to the site of protein synthesis (amino acids form protein strand)
rRNA (ribosomal)
Forms small subunits of ribosomes which is the synthesis site for making proteins