Basic Chemistry

Question 1

What is physiology?

Answer 1

The study of the function of the human body

Question 2

What is a cell?

Answer 2

Basic unit of life

Question 3

(PQ) it provides?

Answer 3

Protection and Support
Movement
Communication
Growth and Repair
Metabolism and Energy production

Question 4

What do cells form within the body?

Answer 4

Tissues

Question 5

All living tissues are composed of?

Answer 5

Cells

Question 6

How many trillions cells are in our body?

Answer 6

Between 30-40 trillion cells

Question 7

What are the cell three basic parts?

Answer 7

Cell membrane (plasma membrane) - forms the cell’s outer surface

cytoplasm - all contents of the cell exclud. nucleus

Nucleus - largest organelle in cell acts as a cell main control centre

Question 8

Internal structures are known as?

Answer 8

Organelles = “little organ”

Question 9

What is a organelle?

Answer 9

Responsible for carrying out a variety of processes and functions inside the cell

Question 10

Variety refers to ?

Answer 10

200 different types of cell in the human body

Question 11

Muscle cells are ?

Answer 11

Specialised for contraction and movement

Question 12

Blood cells are?

Answer 12

Specialised for transport and defence

Question 13

Lung cells are?

Answer 13

Specialised for movement and gases

Question 14

Gut cells are?

Answer 14

Specialised for absorption and secretion

Question 15

Lining cells (epithelial cells) are?

Answer 15

Specialised for several; functions

Question 16

What does intracellular mean?

Answer 16

Inside the cell

Question 17

What does extracellular mean?

Answer 17

Outside the cell

Question 18

What does intercellular mean?

Answer 18

Between the cell

Question 19

The term Cardiomyocyte?

Answer 19

Cardio = Heart
Myo = Muscle
Cyte = Cell

Question 20

What is the advantage for a cell having many microvilli (surface foldings)?

Answer 20

increases surface area without increasing cell size

Important for absorption and secretion

Question 21

important property of the cells which make up this tissue?

Answer 21

Contractility

Produces movement

Question 22

Nerve cells have long projections called?

Answer 22

Axons

Question 23

Why are these projections from some of the cells so long?

Answer 23

They are travelling long distances

Question 24

Longest axons in the body are found?

Answer 24

In the sciatic nerve

Question 25

(PQ) Up to 1 metre long or more?

Answer 25

Depends on how tall an individual is

Question 26

Fewer red blood cells would indicate?

Answer 26

anaemia an=without aemia=blood

Question 27

Had more white blood cells would indicate?

Answer 27

infection or leukaemia | leukos (greek) = white

Question 28

Describe the cell layer lining wall of the vessel?

Answer 28

Squamous cells | Squama = scale