Chapters 1-4 Quiz Review with CC Flashcards
What is gross anatomy?
The anatomy you can see
Transverse plane
cross-sectional plane; divides the body in superior and inferior parts
What is the serous membrane that lies against the cavity wall?
parietal
What is the serous membrane that lies against the an organ?
visceral
Study of how organs function
physiology
The pericardial cavity surrounds:
the heart
How many pleural cavities do we have?
2; one around each lung
What part of the skeletal system is are the brain and spine in?
axial
What is the smallest living organism?
a cell
What gland controls other glands?
pituitary
What is a subatomic particle with a positive charge?
a proton
What is a subatomic particle with a negative charge?
an electron
What bond is formed by the sharing of electrons?
covalent bond
What stabilizes pH?
buffering
What kind of ions are sodium, potassium, and magnesium?
cations
What 2 elements make up an organic compound?
carbon and hydrogen
Catabolism, digestion, and hydrolysis are all types of:
decomposition
What is the net movement of molecules from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration?
diffusion
Glucose is passively transported through a cellular membrane through the use of carrier membranes through a process called:
facilitated diffusion
Lactated Ringers and normal saline are:
crystalloids
Ribosomes:
create proteins
Mitochondria:
powerhouse of the cell
Lysosomes:
remove debris or cell parts and break it down
What are the 3 functions of epithelial tissue?
- protection
- secretion
- control permeability
What are the 3 connective tissue proper divisions?
- bone connective tissue
- fluid connective tissue
- blood connective tissue
Macrophages:
“big eaters” ; responsible for engulfing damaged cells
What is the watery matrix in the blood?
plasma
What type of muscle tissue has striations and is controlled by the nervous system?
involuntary striated
Merocrine glands:
cool the surface of the skin
What are the 3 plasma proteins?
- albumin
- lobulin
- fibrinogen
Why aren’t sodium and chlorine organic?
There is no carbon or hydrogen in them
Salts are examples of:
electrolytes, which are inorganic compounds whose ions can conduct an electrical current in solution
Ionization is another name for _____ in terms of inorganic compounds (salts)
dissociation
The pH of our blood ranges from:
7.35 to 7.45
The pH of urine ranges from:
about 4 to 8
T or F: Sodium bicarbonate increases pH levels
True
What is the most abundant intracellular ion?
Potassium
What is the second most abundant intracellular ion?
Magnesium
Hypokalemia
low Potassium
Hyperkalemia
high Potassium
What are the 4 major functions of the endoplasmic reticulum?
- synthesis
- storage
- transport
- detoxification
What are the 4 stages of cell division?
- prophase
- metaphase
- anaphase
- telophase
dronotropic
the speed at which electrical conduction travels through the heart
chronotropic
the rate at which electrical conduction travels through the heart
Inotropic
the force of contraction
