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INTRODUCTION TO THE HUMAN BODY
CHAPTER 1
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 2
08/29/2013

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WHAT IS HOMEOSTASIS?
Definition
BODY RESISTS CHANGE.
MAINTENANCE OF EQUILIBRIUM WITH THE BODY.
Term
WHAT IS AN EXAMPLE OF HOMEOSTASIS - POSITIVE FEED BACK LOOP?
Definition
MILK LETDOWN RESPONSE- BABY SUCKLING.
MILK LETDOWN RESPONSE IS A RESULT OF OXYTOCIN SIGNALING IS A GOOD EXAMPLE.
Term
WHICH IS MOST COMMON?HOMEOSTASIS -NEGATIVE FEEDBACK LOOPS OR POSITIVE FEEDBACK LOOPS?
Definition
HOMEOSTASIS- NEGATIVE FEEDBACK LOOPS
Term
WHAT IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF HOMEOSTASIS -NEGATIVE FEEDBACK LOOPS?
Definition
THYROID GLAND
Term
HOMEOSTASIS- NEGATIVE FEEDBACK OCCUR WHEN ....?
Definition
THE ACCELERATION OF A PROCESS RESULTS IN THE PROCESS DOWN.
Term
A PRODUCES B, WHICH IS TURN PRODUCES LESS A. - IS ANOTHER DEFINITION OF WHAT?
Definition
HOMEOSTASIS NEGATIVE FEEDBACK LOOP
Term
? IS ONE IN WHICH A STIMULUS RESULTS IN INCREASE IN MAGNITUDE OF THE STIMULUS. -A PRODUCES B, WHIC IN TURN PRODUCES MORE A
Definition
HOMESTASIS POSITIVE FEEDBACK LOOPS
Term
? RAISES THE METABOLIC RATE?
Definition
THYROID HORMONES - T3 + T4
Term
WHAT IS T3 & T4? WHAT DOES IT DO?
Definition
THYROID GLAND. INCREASES STORED GLUCOSE, STORED FAT, INCREASES BODY TEMPERATURE
Term
STABILIZES LEVELS OF CHEMICAL & HORMONES IN THE BODY, RESULTING IN LESS FLUCTUATION. ONE OF THE MOST COMMON REGULATORY MECHANISMS IS WHAT ?
Definition
HOMEOSTASIS -NEGATIVE FEEDBACK LOOPS
Term
TRUE OR FALSE? BODY FLUIDS ARE SUBJECT TO HOMESTASIS. MOVEMENT OF MATERIALS IN & OUT OF CELL? WHAT MATERIALS ARE MOVED IN & OUT OF CELLS
Definition
TRUE.
SALTS, NUTRIENTS, C02, LIVER URIA
Term
NAME THE 6 CHARACTERISTICS OF LIVING ORGANISMS?
Definition
1 METABOLISM
2 RESPONSE TO STIMILUS
3 MOVEMENT
4 GROWTH
5 DIFFERENTATION
6 REPRODUCTION
Term
WHAT IS CATABOLISM? WHAT IS AN EXAMPLE?
Definition
BREAKING DOWN OF COMPLEX CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES.
EXAMPLE - DIGESTION
Term
WHAT IS ANABOLISM OR ANABOLIC? WHAT IS AN EXAMPLE?
Definition
ANABOLISM OR ANABOLIC - BUILDING UP OF COMPLEX CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES .
EXAMPLE BUILDING OF NEW PROTEIN
GLYCOGEN -STORED IN THE MUSCLE & LIVER.
Term
WHAT ARE THE 2 PROCESSES OF METABOLISM? IS METABOLISM A CHARACTERISTIC OF LIVING ORGANISMS?
Definition
CATABOLISM & ANABOLISM.
YES- METABOLISM IS A CHARACTERIC OF ORGANISMS.
Term
DEVELOPMENT OD CELL FROM UNSPECIALIZED ( STEM CELL) TO SPECIALIZED STATE IS ? EXAMPLE NERVE CELL
Definition
DIFFERENTATION.
CHARACTERISTIC OF LIVING ORGANISM
Term
WHAT AR THE ELEVEN ORGAN SYSTEMS OF THE HUMAN BODY?
Definition
1 INTEGUMENTARY
2 SKELETAL
3 MUSCULAR
4 NERVOUS
5 ENDOCRINE
6 CARDIOVASCULAR
7 LYMPHATIC
8 RESPIRATORY
9 DIGESTIVE
10 URINARY
11 REPRODUCTIVE
Term
WHAT IS THE INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM?
Definition
SKIN & ASSOCIATED STRUCTURES.SERVES AS A MAJOR BARRIER TO THE ENVIROMENT.
EXAMPLE- HAIR FOLLICLES, SWEAT GLANDS
Term
WHAT ORGAN SYSTEM EQUALS TO 1/3 OF A HUMANS BODY WEIGHT?
WHAT IS THE LARGEST ORGAN OF THE BODY?
Definition
INTEGUMENTARY- SKIN
Term
WHAT DOES THE SKELETAL ORGAN SYSTEM CONSIST OF? WHAT IS THE SKELETAL SYSTEMS FUNCTION?
Definition
SKELETAL - CONSISTS OF BONES & JOINTS, WITH ASSOCIATED CARTILAGES.
-JOB? SUPPORT,SURFACE FOR MUSCLE ATTACHMENT, BONE MARROW PRODUCTION OF BLOOD CELLS, STORAGE OF MINERAL & LIPIDS (FATS)
Term
WHAT KIND OF BONE MARROW DO CHILDREN HAVE? WHAT KIND OF BONE MARROW DOES ADULTS HAVE?
Definition
CHILDREN- RED BONE MARROW
ADULTS- YELLOW BONE MARROW
Term
WHAT DOES MUSCULAR- ORGAN SYSTEM CONSIST OF? WHAT IS FUNCTION?
Definition
SKELETAL MUSCLE ( MAJORITY) , SOME OTHER TYPES- ( SMOOTH , CARDIAC)
MOVEMENT, GENERATION OF HEAT
Term
WHAT DOES THE NERVOUS (ORGAN) SYSTEM INCLUDE? WHAT ARE THE FUNCTIONS OF THE NERVOUSE SYSTEM. ( NERVOUS SYSTEM IS 1 OF THE 11 ORGAN SYSTEMS OF THE BODY)
Definition
-BRAIN, SPINAL CORD, NERVES (ALSO INCLUDES SPECIAL SENSES ORGANS ( EYES, EARS. ( FEEL -TEXTURES, HEAT, PRESSURES
Term
WHAT ARE THE CHEMICALS THAT MAKE UP THE HUMAN BODY?
Definition
CARBON, HYDROGEN, OXYGEN, NITROGEN, PHOSPERUS, SODIUM, POTASSIUM, CALCIUM, & SULFUR
Term
? ARE MADE OF TWO OR MORE ATOMS, BONDED TOGETHER IN VARIOUS WAYS.
Definition
MOLECULES
Term
INDIVIDUAL ATOMS-
Definition
ELEMENTS LIKE CARBON, HYDROGEN, OXYGEN
Term
THE LEVELS OF STRUCTURAL ORGANIZATION ARE?
Definition

1)CHEMICAL LEVEL

2)CELLULAR LEVEL

3) TISSUE LEVEL

4)ORGAN LEVEL

5) SYSTEM LEVEL

6) ORGANISMAL LEVEL

Term

WHAT ARE THE BASIC UNIT OF LIFE?

? ARE COMPOSED OF MANY DIFFERENT MOLECULES

THE BODY IS MADE UP 1 TO 2 TRILLION OF WHAT?

Definition
CELLS
Term
THE 4 TYPES OF TISSUES ARE ?
Definition
EPITHELIAL, CONNECTIVE, NEURAL, MUSCULAR
Term
? ARE GROUPS OF CELLS AND THE MATERIAL (MATRIX) SURROUNDING THEM
Definition
TISSUE
Term
WHAT ARE THE MAJOR TPES OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES IN THE BODY?
Definition
DNA, PROTEINS, LIPIDS,CARBOHYDRATES,
Term
?  OF A TISSUE WORK TOGETHER TO PERFORM A PARTICULAR FUNCTION
Definition
CELLS
Term
A ORGAN IS DEFINED AS ?
Definition

1 OR MORE TISSUES ARE JOINED TOGETHER

 

Term

WHAT ARE THE TPES OF TISSUES FOUND IN BLADDER?

WHAT IS THE SPECIFIC FUNCTION OF THE BLADDER?

Definition

SMOOTH MUSCLE, CONNECTIVE TISSUE, EPITHERLIUM.

 

(STORAGE & ELIMINATION OF URINE

Term

A SYSTEM LEVEL IS DEFINED AS ?

EXAMPLE OF THE SYSTEM LEVEL - STRUCTURAL ORGANANIZATION?

Definition

SERIES OF RELATED ORGANS WITH A COMMON OR SHARED FUNCTION.

URINARY SYSTEM SYSTEM- CONSISTS OF SEVERAL ORGANS- KIDNEYS, URETERS, BLADDER, URETHRA,

THEY HAVE A SHARED FUNCTION( FILTRATION OF BLOOD TO FORM URINE; STORAGE, ELIMINATION OF URINE.

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