Anatomy And Physiology (CELL) Flashcards
Study of the structures of the body
Anatomy
Study of the process and functions of the body
Physiology
Is the condition in which body functions, body fluids, and other factors of the internal environment are maintained within a range of values suitable to support life
Homeostasis
Brings the body back to the set point
Negative feedback
Make deviations from normal even greater
Positive feedback
Face-upward position
Supine
Face-downward position
Prone
Directional term
Above
Superior
Directional term
Below
Inferior
Toward the front of the body
Anterior
Toward the back of the body
Posterior
Toward the back (synonymous with posterior)
Dorsal
Toward the front (synonymous with anterior)
Ventral (Belly)
Closer to a point of attachment (Nearest)
Proximal
Farther from a point of attachment
Distal (Distant)
Away from the midline of the body
Lateral (Side)
Toward the middle or midline of the body
Medial
Toward or on the surface
Superficial (Surface)
Away from the surface, interal
Deep
Divides into left and right
Sagittal plane
Divides equal left and right
Median plane
Divides into superior and inferior
Transverse plane
Divides body into anterior and posterior
Frontal plane (Coronal)
Divides an organ along its long axis
Longitudinal section
Cuts an organ at a right angle
Transverse section
Cut across the long axis at an angle other than right angle
Oblique section
Closed to the outside, contain our internal organs, providing protection to them
Body Cavities
Anything that occupies space and has mass
Matter
Amount of matter in an object
Mass
Result from gravitational attraction between the earth and an object
Weight
Simplest type of matter having unique chemical and physical properties
Element
Smallest particle of an element that has the chemical characteristics of that element.
Atoms
Separation of ions in an ionic compound by polar water molecules
Dissociation
Smallest/basic unit of life
Cell
-Outer part of the cell
-Semi-permeable membrane that regulates the passage of substances in and out of the cell
Cell membrane
Aka “Plasma membrane” or “Cytoplasmic membrane” and “Plasmalemma”
Makes up the cell membrane
2 parts:
*Head -
*Tail -
Phospholipid bilayer
Head - Hydrophilic (Loving)
Tail - Hydrophobic
“Brain”
“Looks like a cell”
-Covered by bilayered membrane called nuclear envelope
-Largest organelle of the cell and the most obvious feature under microscope
Nucleus
Control center of the cell containing the BLUEPRINT (DNA/RNA) from which all the outer components of the cell are constructed
Nucleus
Thread-like structures that carry genetic information; contains a single double-stranded DNA molecule
Chromosome
Normal chromosome of human
46 or 23 pairs
(23 maternal)
(23 paternal)
44 chromosomes
Doesn’t determine sex (physical feature)
Autosome
2 chromosomes
Determines gender
Sex chromosome
( X , Y ) chromosome
Male
( X , X ) chromosome
Female
Material that makes up chromosomes; complex of DNA and its associated (DNA+HISTONES); “Beads on string” appearance
Chromatin
Human has 46 chromosomes if the sex chromosome will be reduced how much is left?
22 pairs/44 autosomes
Chromosome copy
Chromatid
3 chromosomes without duplication
3 chromatids
A cell that has replicated its DNA originally has 3 chromosomes, How many chromosomes?
Still 3 (just replicated) but 6 chromatids