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63 Cards in this Set
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Superior means?
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Towards the head or above another part.
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Which elements make up most of the human body?
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Carbon, Oxygen, Nitrogen, and Hydrogen.
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________ are extremely small subatomic particles and have almost no weight and carry a negative electrical charge?
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Electrons
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The appendicular portion of the human body contains?
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arms and legs
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The saggital plane devides the body into _______ sections?
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Front and back.
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Hydrogen has an atomic weight of 1. What does that mean?
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It has one electron, has only one proton, and has no neutrons.
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When Hydrogens one electron combines to chlorine and becomes - charged chlorine and + hydrogen they attract, this is called?
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Ionic bonding
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The 2nd shell of an atom can hold a maximum of how many electrons?
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Eight
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Carbon has an atomic weight of 12. In addition it has 6 protons which means it has how many neutrons & electrons?
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6 electrons
6 neutrons |
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Which of the following lines the lungs directly?
Visceral pleura, parietal peritoneum, visceral hilar membrane, parietal pleura |
Visceral pleura
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Lateral means?
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To the side of the midline of the body.
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Who is the founding father of Anatomy?
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Andreas Vesalius
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Proximal means?
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Closer to the trunk, near the beginning.
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The region of the abdomen located just to the left and right of the umbilicus is known as the?
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Lumbar region
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Oxygen gas (O2) has how many electrons?
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16
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Red blood cells are about what size?
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6-8 microns
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How many molecular bonds can oxygen form?
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Two
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What serous membrane encloses the heart, esophagus, trachea, and thymus gland?
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Mediastinum
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Where is chromation material found?
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In the nucleus.
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Meiosis occurs in which cell?
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Sperm and egg cells.
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The nucleus of an atom is composed of which of the following components?
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Protons and neutrons.
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Division of the nucleus is known as?
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Karykinesis
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An element, helium has two electrons. Based on this what can be said concerning this element?
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It is very stable and will not react chemically.
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What is the function of mitochondria?
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They make ATP.
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On an atom of carbon there are how many electrons on the outer rings?
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First ring 2, Second ring 4.
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What area of science deals with the structure & morphology of body parts?
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Anatomy
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Anterior means?
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Towards the front.
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Sometimes atoms of the same element have different atomic weights, this is referred to as?
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Isotopes
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What occurs first during mitosis?
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Nuclear division
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What is the function of visceral and parietal serous membranes found throughout the body?
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They allow for frictionless movement of the organs.
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In which phase of mitosis do the chromosomes reach the centrioles and the neuclear envelope begins to appear?
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Telophase
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What is referred to as the maintenance of a stable internal environment with regards to the external enviroment?
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Homeostasis
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Cells accumulate materials taht cannot be excreted out of the cell, this material passes to daughter cells. These materials are known as?
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Inclusions
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What is a tubular transport system seen in cells?
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Endoplasmic reticulum
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Diffusion means?
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Movement of molecules from a higher to lower concentration and requires no carrier molecules.
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Superficial means?
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Near the surface.
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In which phase of mitosis are the chromosomes lined up midway between the centrioles?
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Metaphase
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What is the function of the peroxisomes?
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Protect agains harmful oxygen metabolites.
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What is the only cell in the human body that contains a flagella?
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Sperm cell
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What is the function of superoxide dismutase?
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Converts singlet oxygen into oxygen gas.
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An infant is born without peroxisomes. What is the likely outcome?
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The infant will surely die.
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The maintenance of life requires all of the following except? Water, food, oxygen, xenon 133
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Xeon 133
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The axial portion of the body consists of which of the following?
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Head, neck, and trunk.
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How many cells are found in the human body?
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75 trillion
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The element nitrogen can form how many other bonds with other atoms?
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Three
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What structure is found within the abdominal cavity?
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Thymus gland
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Cellular organelles would include all but which?
carbohydrates, mitochondria, golgi apparatus, ribosomes, peroxisomes |
Carbohydrates
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The atomic number is the same number of __________ contained within the atom?
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Protons
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Which are contained within the cell membrane?
chlesterol, phosphorous, iron, hemoglobin |
Cholesterol and phosphorous
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Active transport means?
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It requires a carrier molecule and is the movement of molecules from a lower to higher concentration.
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What are seen only in Bacteria?
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Prokaryotic cell
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The order of the levels of organization in the body is?
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Atom, molecule, organelle, cell, tissue, organ, organ system.
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Lysosomes are most numerous in which cells?
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Macrophages & neutrophils
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Mater exists in four states. Including all but which of the following? stellarplasm, solids, liquids, gases, plasma
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stellarplasm
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What are subdivisions of the dorsal cavity?
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Cranial cavity and spinal cavity.
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Mater exists in four states. Including all but which of the following? stellarplasm, solids, liquids, gases, plasma
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stellarplasm
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A cut that divides the body into inferior and superior portions is known as?
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Transverse cut
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Where is chromation material found?
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In the nucleus.
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Characteristics of life include all but which?
respiration, reproduction, responsiveness, water |
Water
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Medial means?
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Closer to the midline of the body.
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Osmosis means?
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Movement of water from a higher water concentration to a lower water concentration.
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What is the serous membrane that lines the abdominal wall and abdominal organs in the body?
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Peritoneum
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Mater exists in four states. Including all but which of the following? stellarplasm, solids, liquids, gases, plasma
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stellarplasm
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