Anaphy: Medical Terms, Cells Flashcards
Where is the temporal region located?
Behind the eyebrows
The Cell Membrane has a hydrophobic head and hydrophilic tail. True or False.
False. Hydrophobic tail and Hydrophilic head
Layman’s term for Occipital
Nape or back of head
Line that cuts vertically at the center point of the body
Mid Sagittal or Median
Cell drinking transport
Pinocytosis
Passive transport diffusion that requires a carrier protein
Facilitated diffusion
Layman’s term of posterior
Back
Solution that are being compared have equal concentration of solutes
Isotonic
What is Osmosis?
A diffusion where there is a net movement of water through a selectively permeable membrane.
This directional term means towards the center of the body
Medial
Where is the Deltopectoral triangle located?
At the middle of the pectoral and deltoid region
Medical Term for the middle of the chest
Sternal
Face up, laying down position
Supine position
Diagonal plane that cuts the upper and lower parts
Oblique plane
Layman’s term of superior
Top
Region where the mammary glands are located
Mammary region
What is the anatomical term for the chin?
Mental
What is the layman’s term of “cuts around the brachial to the axillary”
Cuts around the upper arm towards the armpit
Smallest unit of life
Cell
What are substances that are contributing to body mass found outside of the cell?
Extracellular materials
What are the six membrane protein functions?
Transport, Enzymatic activity, Receptors for signal transduction, cell-cell recognition, attachment to the cytoskeleton, Cell-to-cell joining
Ability of a solution to change the shape of cells by altering the cell
Tonicity
What is exocytosis?
Ejection of substance form a cell by a membranous vesicle that fuses with the cell membrane to rupture outside of the cell
This is also termed as voltage
Membrane potential
