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the oldest medical science is ___________.
anatomy
anatomy is to ____________; as physiology is to ___________.
structure; function

complex to simplest:


system, organism, molecule, tissue, organ, cellularity

organism, system, organ, tissue, cellularity, molecules
kidneys and ureters are part of the _____________.
urinary system
anatomy language is ______________.
medical terminology
homeostatis regulation:_________,___________,__________.
receptor (stimulus), control center (communication), and effector
supports, protects soft tissue, mineral storage, blood formation:_____________.
skeletal
transmits nutrients, metabolic wastes, gases and def. cells:_________________.
cardiovascular
face down:________.
prone
disease is a sign of _____________.
homeostatic failure
skin, hair, and nails are part of the ___________.
integumentary system
chemical imbalance...heart stops...
all levels of organization within an organ are interdependant
constant internal environment
homeostasis

lying on your bed, looking up at the ceiling is _____.
supine
body temperature rises, brain sends command to decrease body temp. is an example of ____________.
negative feedback
feedback that exaggerates effects:___________.
positive
facing forward, hands at sides, palms forward is the _______________.
anatomical position
ventral is the same as ____________.
anterior
the heart is ___________to the lungs.
Medial
the wrist is ___________ to the elbow.
distal
buttocks is also known as __________.
gluteal
the foot is also known as _______.
pedal
the frontal plane divides the body into____________.
anterior and posterior parts
which plane divides the body into right and left parts ___________?
sagittal plane
the liver is located in which quadrant?
right upper quadrant
the diaphragm separates the _______________.
thoracic cavity and the abdominopelvic cavity
the thoracic cavity consists of the _____________________.
pericardial and pleural cavities
the serous membrane covering the stomach and majority of the intestine is the ___________.
peritoneum
where is the visceral pericardium?
on the heart itself
the mediastinum...

separates the pleural cavities and includes the pericardial cavity



where is the carpal region?
wrist
patella=________.
knee
what is the smallest living unit in the human body?
the cell
the plasma membrane is composed of ____________________.
a bilayer of phopholipids
which is Not a function of membrane proteins?
storage of cellular nutrients
tails of a phospholipid molecule are ___________.
hydrophobic
mem. proteins perform which of the following?
all of the answers are correct (anchoring, receptors, recognition)
the organelles and watery component of the cell together is called ___________.
cytoplasm
ATP is produced in _________________.
the mitochondria
synthesis of lipids and glycogen takes place in the_____________
smooth ER (endoplasmic reticulum)
a network of intercalated membranes with ribosomes is the _______________.
rough ER (endoplasmic reticulum)
activated, lysosomes function in _________________.
digestion of materials
which is incorrect of the cytoskeleton?
made of cytobones

which of the following is false about the Golgi apparatus?
it sends trans. vescicles to RER (rough ER)
animal cells lacked centrioles, then they wouldn't be able to __________________________.
form the mitotic spindle
Some cells contain large numbers of mitochondria while others have relatively few or none. This suggests ______________________________.
cells with large numbers of mitochondria have high energy demand
components of ribosomes are formed within ___________.
the nucleus
chromosomes consist of _____________.
DNA and proteins
cells DNA is located in ___________.
the nucleus
control center for cellular operations,____________.
nucleus
functional units of DNA instructions, making one or more proteins, _______________.
genes
if a mature red blood cell lacks a nucleus ______________.
can't make new proteins, worn out, few months
process, protein formation directly by mRNA:_____________.
translation
process of forming mRNA:_______________.
transcription
nitrogen base used in RNA instead of thymine:________.
Uracil
steps of protein synthesis:
3,1,6,2,5,4 (DNA, mRNA produced, mRNA moves, ribosomes, tRNA, pollu..)
lower osmotic pressure than cytoplasm or cell:__________.
hypotonic
osmosis is _________________________________.
diffusion of water from a greater to lesser water concentration across a selectively permeable membrane
when a cell undergoes crenation.
hypertonic solution
molec., glucose are moved into cells along a concentrated gradient with ____________.
faciliated diffusion
the process that requires cellular energy to move a substance against its concentration gradient is called ______________.
active transport
intake of material from the extracellular fluid using ves.____________.
endocytosis
the exchange pump ejects ___________;the cell imports ___________.
sodium;potassium
which is incorrect about cells resisting membrane potential?
inside slightly more positive than outside
change in membrane potential of cell involved in...
All of the answers are correct (nerve communication, movement, glan. sec.)
DNA replicated in which phase?
interphase
during mitosis, two daughter cells form, each _______________________________.
have the same # of chromosomes as the original
during anaerobic glycolysis...______________________.
All of the answers are correct (pyruvate production, oxygen not used, ATP produced)
the end products of aerobic respiration (energy production) in the mitochondria are _____,__________,_______.
carbon dioxide, water, and ATP
genetically programmed death of cells is ____________.
apoptosis