CHAPTER 1-4 Flashcards
ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
Are about human structure and function; the biology of the human body
Anatomy
The study of form
Hippocrates
Was know as the father of medicine; creating the Hippocrates oath; help future and current doctors to do no harm
Metabolism
Internal chemical reactions “the sum of all chemical reactions”
Homeostasis
Maintaining stable internal conditions
Development
Difference and growth
Reproduction
Producing copies of themselves
Passing genes to off spring
Evolution
Changes in the genes
Vessels
Make up 90% of the human body
Cranial cavity
Skull that encloses the brain
The thoracic cavity has 2 sub cavities
Pleural cavity and the periocardial cavity
Pleural cavity
Covers the lungs
Periocardial cavity
Covers the heart
Abdominal pelvic cavity
The abdomen and the pelvis
The abdominal cavity
Digestive organs spleen and kidneys
Pelvic cavity
Bladder rectum reproductive organs
Vertebral canal
Spinal cord
What 6 element make up 98.5% of the human body weight
Oxygen carbon hydrogen nitrogen calcium and phosphorus
Biochemistry
The study of molecules that compose living organisms
These include carbohydrates fats proteins and nuclei acids
Anion
Particle that has a negative charge (due to a gain of electrons)
Cations
Particles that has a negative charge due to loss of electrons
What is ionization
Ionization is transferring from one atom to another
THE ATOM BUS
Electrolytes
Substance that ionize in water and form a solution capable of conducting electric current
What are the 4 types of chemical bond
Ionic bond
Covalent bond
Hydrogen bond
Van der Walls
