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Anatomy

The study of the structure of the body. ( what it's made of)

Physiology

The study of the function of the body( how it works)

Relationship of structure and function

The structure determines the function a change in structure means a change in function

The 10 characteristics of life

Responsiveness and adaptability(irritability), movement, growth, respiration respiration, digestion, absorption, assimilation, excretion excretion, circulation, and reproduction.

Responsiveness and adaptability

Responsiveness indicates that the organism recognizes changes in its internal or external environment.


Adaptability changes the organism's Behavior capabilities or structure

Movement

Distributes materials throughout large organisms; changes orientation or position of a plant or immobile animal. Movies mobile animals around the environment. Locomotion getting from point A to point B or a change in position

Growth

Indicates that the organism is successful it's a sign of adapting, increasing in size while maintaining shape.

Respiration

The exchange of gases between the body and outside the absorption and utilization of oxygen and CO2

Digestion

The mechanical and chemical breakdown of food( energy,parts and nourishment)- make it small

Absorption

An organism's ability to selectively take in matter from the outside in. - take it in

Assimilation

The ability of an organism to selectively take something it's absorbed and make it a part of it.

Excretion

The elimination of chemical waste products generated by the organism.


The ability to selectively eject matter the organism doesn't need.

Circulation

Movement of fluid within the organism may involve a pump and a network of special vessels also called the transport system.

Reproduction

1. Perpetuating a species , continuing life by continuing you


2. Cellular reproduction making more of you by making cells to maintain and repair the body.

Needs of an organism

Maintaining boundaries, water, food, oxygen, heat, and pressure

maintaining boundaries

The need of an organism for a contained environment separating what you need to stay alive from the outside examples being skin and membrane

Homeostasis

The ability of an organism to maintain stable and optimal internal conditions in response to changing external or internal conditions

Negative feedback mechanism

A change of One Direction will bring about a change in the opposite direction

Positive feedback mechanism

A change in One Direction brings about a change in the same direction or Perpetual change

Levels of organization from least complex to most complex

Chemical( atoms, molecules, macromolecules)


Cells


Tissues


Organs


Organ systems


Organism

Organelles

Working parts found in cells larger combinations of macromolecules

Cells

A group of organelles working together for a common function also the smallest unit of life

Tissues

A group of cells working together for a common function


- epithelial , Connective, muscle, and nervous

Organs

A group of tissues working together for a common function any group of tissues is an organ

Organ systems

A group of organs working together for a common function

Organism

A group of systems working together for a common function

Name the major organ systems

Integumentary, skeletal, muscular, nervous, endocrine , digestive, respiratory, circulatory , lymphatic, urinary, and reproductive. Keep in mind that the interdependence of all the systems

The integumentary system

Protection from environmental hazards and Temperature Control contains skin, hair, and nails

The skeletal system

Support, protection of soft tissue, mineral storage, and blood formation contains bones and cartilage

The muscular system

Locomotion, support, and heat production contains muscles and tendons

The nervous system

Control, communication, and coordination contains the brain, spinal cord, and nerves

Endocrine system

Directing long-term changes in the activities of other organ systems communicates with hormones through the blood. Contains pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal, and pineal glands also pancreas and gonads.

Digestive system

Breaks down food, absorbs nutrients, and eliminates waste. Contains mouth, esophagus, stomach, intestines, gallbladder, liver, and pancreas

respiratory system

Gas exchange and acid-base balance. Contains lungs, bronchial tree, trachea, and nose.

Circulatory or cardiovascular system

Works with respiratory system to transport nutrients oxygen, hormones and waste

Lymphatic system

Defense against infection and disease aids circulatory brings excess fluid back. Contain lymph nodes , lymph, thymus , and spleen

Urinary system

Removal of metabolic waste and water salt and pH control.


Contains kidneys, urethra, ureters, and urinary bladder

Reproductive system

Production of sex cells and hormones which help with bone strength. Female contains- ovaries, uterus, fallopian tubes and vagina.


Meal contains - testes, prostate, vas deferens , and penis.

energy

The capacity to do work or to put matter into motion

Kinetic energy

Energy in motion capable of doing work

potential energy

Stored energy capable of doing work but not currently doing it

chemical energy

Energy that is stored in the bonds of chemical substances example ATP adenosine triphosphate

Electrical energy

The movement of charged particles

mechanical energy

Energy that is directly involved in moving matter

Radiant or electromagnetic energy

Energy that travels in waves

Matter

Anything that occupies space and has mass

Mass

The amount of material in matter

Atom

Smallest stable units of matter,


The smallest particles of an element that still displays the chemical properties of that element

Element

Pure substances consisting of only the same atoms with the same atomic number

Elements most abundant in living matter

Ponch


Phosphorus


Oxygen


Nitrogen


Carbon


Hydrogen


These elements make up 97% of the human body

Protons

Positively charged particles found in the center or nucleus of an atom

Neutrons

No charge or neutral found in the nucleus

Electrons

Negative charge, swirling about the nucleus

Atomic number

The number of protons, the number of protons determines the element

Atomic mass

Number of protons plus the number of neutrons equals atomic mass

Atomic weight

The average of atomic masses of all isotopes of an element

Isotopes

Atoms with the same atomic number but a different atomic weight meaning a different number of neutrons. Please behave the same as any other atom of that element

Ions

A positively or negatively charged particle

Cation

A positively charged particle meaning it lost an electron

Anion

A negatively charged particle meaning it gains an electron

Rules of chemical bonding

1. Bonding occurs because Matter wants to be in its most stable state


2. Only electrons in the outermost shell are involved in bonding


3. Atomic stability equals eight electrons in the outermost shell or a full Shell

Ionic bond

Two atoms are bonded together because of charge attraction from Gaining or losing an electron

covalent bond

Atoms share electrons and are bonded to achieve stability. Double and triple bonds are possible

Hydrogen bonds

Due to the existence of polarity for polar covalent bonds the positive end of one molecule attracts to the negative end of another

Solid

Maintains volume and shape

Liquid

Constant volume but no fixed shape

Gas

Neither a constant volume nor a fixed shape

Properties of water

No other chemical exists as a solid, liquid, and gas in nature water makes up 60 to 70% of the volume of most living cells.


Water is a polar molecule meaning it is very soluble. It is the universal solvent.


Water has a high heat capacity


Water has a high heat of vaporization


Water is an important reactant in many chemical reactions


Water forms a protective barrier around organs


Water is a good lubricant

Acid

Anything that releases hydrogen ions(H+) in a solution. Often called proton donors

Base or alkaline

Anything that releases hydroxyl ions (OH-) in a solution. Called proton acceptors

Salt

Any cation other than H+ that gets released and any anti on other than OH-

PH scale

What is neutral at 7-


Anything below is acid with a low ph


And anything above 7 is a base with a high ph.

Buffers

Chemicals that health reasons for large changes in PH

The effects of alkalinity and acidity on the nervous system of the body

Acidity depresses the nervous system causing it to be harder to excite the nerves


Alkalinity makes a nurse easily excitable having seizures Etc

Synthesis

Anabolic Bond forming reaction

Decomposition

Catabolic a bond breaking reaction breaking a molecule into smaller ones

Exchange

Both synthesis and decomposition happening at the same time

Endergonic reactions

Most anabolic reactions are energy absorbing

Exergonic reaction

Are releasing energy most catabolic reactions release energy

Activation energy

The amount of energy that must be invested into a reaction before it will happen

Enzymes

Are chemicals that lower the activation energy of a reaction be speeded up but are not used up

Organic molecules

Any molecule that contain carbon and hydrogen together


4 types are carboxylic acid comma Amino, hydroxyl, and phosphate

Carbohydrates

Are made of carbon hydrogen and oxygen


Are relatively sellable in water can change shape and are 1 - 2% of cell Mass


Major functions: a major source of cellular fuel, help guide cell interaction or communication Karma the liver can take them and make amino acids for protein.

Monosaccharides

One simple sugar, the building blocks of a larger carbohydrates examples are glucose galactose and fructose

Isomers

I need chemicals with the same chemical formula but a different chemical structure example glucose and fructose both have C6H12O6 formula but different shape

Disaccharides

Two simple sugars together their primary function is energy to use them we need to break it down to be able to absorb for example breaking down sucrose results in glucose and fructose comma breaking down lactose results in glucose and galactose comma breaking down maltose results in glucose and glucose

Polysaccharides

Many stacked sugars

Glycogen

A polysaccharide animals store excess carbohydrates very branched just glucose

Starch

a polysaccharide plants store excess sugar coil more less branched just glucose

Cellulose

A polysaccharide used in plant cell walls it's a long straight chain of glucose enzymes cannot digest it requires teeth to break it in order to get inside

Glucose

C6H12O6

Lipids

AKA fat made of CHO (P)carbon hydrogen oxygen and sometimes phosphorus there is very few oxygen are there insoluble in water and soluble in organic substances

Glycerides

neutral fats are composed of a glycerol molecule attached to one two or three fatty acid chains

Glycerol

C3h8o3

Fatty acid chain

Acid bound to a chain of carbon and hydrogen could be saturated which would be no double bonds or unsaturated which would have a double or triple bond

Phospholipids and glycolipids

Glycerol + 2 fA chains+ phosphate group

Eicosanoids

Lipids that came from arachadonic acid

Prostaglandins

Local Mini hormones made locally by cells to affect things locally

Steroids

Four rings of carbon made from cholesterol

steroid hormones

Cortisol and aldosterone

Anabolic steroids

building steroids most are based on testosterone can cause health problems such as sterility psychosis behavioral issues and glowing inside the body

Proteins

are made of amino acids CHON (SP) carbon hydrogen oxygen nitrogen and sometimes phosphorus and sulfate. They are water-soluble the most fundamental part of you

structural proteins

Help maintain a shape or form such as hair tendons ligaments and spider silk

Contractile proteins

Produce movement such as muscles or cilia

Storage proteins

Store things such as albumin in egg white

Defensive proteins

fight and kill pathogens such as antibodies

transport proteins

carry things throughout the body example hemoglobin

Messenger protein

chemical Messengers such as hormones from the thyroid

Enzyme protein

speed up reactions but are not used up they lower the activation energy

Amino acids

are the building blocks of proteins there are 20 amino acids that constitute life 10 are made in our body can we find from our diet

Peptide bonds

Bond between carboxylic and nitrogen end

Polypeptides

10 or more peptide bonds

peptide bonds to proteins

Proteins are 50 or more peptide bonds

primary structure

Is determined by the sequence the amino acids are linked in

Secondary structure

such as the alpha helix or pleated sheet are caused by hydrogen bonding between atoms

Tertiary structure

The complex overall 3D shape a protein takes is caused by interactions between groups or surrounding water

Quaternary shape

Two or more polypeptides to form a protein complex example of globular or fibrous protein

Denaturation

Altering the shape of a protein which means it will lose its function

Substrate

chemical acted upon by the enzyme

active site

The part of the enzyme that binds to the substrate like a lock and key

Things that affect enzyme activity

Temperature, salt concentration, and acidity or pH

Enzyme helpers

Enable the enzyme to work at the active site

Cofactor

An enzyme helper that is an ion or molecule that attaches to the active site before it will work

Coenzyme

An enzyme helper that is organic molecules that act as co-factors

high-energy compound

job is to provide energy for the cells common compounds are ATP ADP and amp

Nucleic acids

are the largest molecules in the body composed of chonp examples are DNA and RNA

nitrogenous bases

in DNA adenine pairs with thymine and cytosine pairs with guanine comma in RNA adenine pairs with yourself and cytosine pairs with guanine

surface area to volume ratio

A cells surface area to volume ratio must be large because a cell must be able to get enough nutrients inside of it so that all of its parts function, as well as the able to remove enough waste so that it doesn't drown in its own toxins