BIOLOGY EXAM 5 Flashcards
STATE THE HIERARCHY OF BIOLOGICAL ORGANIZATION
- CELL
- TISSUE
- ORGAN
- ORGAN SYSTEM
- ORGANISM
- POPULATION
- COMMUNITY
- ECOSYSTEM
- BIOSPHERE
PHYSIOLOGY vs ANATOMY
ANATOMY STUDIES THE PHYSICAL STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, WHILE PHYSIOLOGY STUDIES THE FUNCTION OF STRUCTURES IN THE BODY
NAME THE FOUR MAIN HUMAN TISSUE TYPES AND WHAT TISSUES BELONG TO THEM.
1) EPITHELIAL TISSUE (lining of skin & internal organs)
2) CONNECTIVE TISSUE (bone, blood, cartilage)
3) MUSCLE TISSUE (skeletal muscle, smooth muscle, cardiac muscle)
4) NERVOUS TISSUE (brain, spinal cord, nerves)
WHAT IS THE FUNCTION OF EPITHELIAL TISSUE?
EPITHELIAL TISSUE ACTS AS A COVERING
WHAT IS THE FUNCTION OF CONNECTIVE TISSUE?
PROVIDES SUPPORT AND CONNECTION TO ORGANS
WHAT IS THE FUNCTION OF MUSCLE TISSUE?
ASSISTS THE BODY IN MOVEMENT
WHAT IS THE FUNCTION OF NERVOUS TISSUE?
SENDING SIGNALS THROUGHOUT THE BODY
ANOTHER NAME FOR FAT AND THE ROLE OF THIS TISSUE
ANOTHER NAME FOR FAT IS ADIPOSE TISSUE
ADIPOSE TISSUE IS A CONNECTIVE TISSUE THAT STORES ENERGY IN THE BODY
THE MOST ABUNDANT TISSUE IN ANIMALS
CONNECTIVE TISSUE
TENDON vs LIGAMENT
A TENDON SERVES FOR MOVEMENT AND A LIGAMENT CONNECTS STRUCTURES IN THE BODY
THE FOUR STAGES OF FOOD PROCESSING
INGESTION
DIGESTION
ABSORPTION
ELIMINATION
WHAT IS THE FUNCTION OF THE EPIGLOTTIS?
TO PROTECT THE LARYNX BY KEEPIING FOOD AND LIQUID FROM ENTERING YOUR RESPIRATORY SYSTEM, THEREFORE PROTECTING YOUR ABILITY TO BREATHE
GASTRIC GLAND SECRETION
GASTRIC GLANDS SECRETE GASTRIC JUICE, A CLEAR, ACIDIC FLUID THAT CONTAINS WATER, HYDROCHLORIC ACID, ENZYMES, AND MUCOPROTEINS
ROLE OF LIVER IN DIGESTION
TO MAKE AND SECRETE BILE AND TO PROCESS AND PURIFY THE BLOOD CONTAINING NEWLY ABSORBED NUTRIENTS THAT ARE COMING FROM THE SMALL INTESTINE
ROLE OF PANCREAS IN DIGESTION
PRODUCING ENZYMES AND HORMONES THAT HELP BREAK DOWN FOOD AND REGULATE BLOOD SUGAR
