EXAM 1 Flashcards
Describe what a cell is
Give examples
What’s it’s basic functions
Cell’s are the smallest living units in our bodies
The three components that make up a cell are the plasma membrane, the cytoplasm and the nucleus
Tissues of the body are defined as?
a clump of cells that perform similar functions
This included epithelial, connective, nervous and muscles tissue
Which structures are made up of fibrocartilage?
What is in the axial region?
The head, neck and and trunk (neck to pelvic area)
What is in the appendicular region?
The limbs, its what sticks out
Describe intermediate
Your collarbone is intermediate to your breastbone and shoulder
Describe proximal
Your elbow is proximal to your wrist
Means your elbow is above your wrist
Describe distal
Your knee is distal to your thigh
Means your knee is below your thigh
What is your frontal plane
What is your medial plane
What is your transverse plane
Your frontal plane separates your anterior and posterior side
Your medial plane separates your left and right
Your transverse place separates the top and bottom
what are the different body cavities and which organs are present?
Dorsal Body Cavity
- Cranial cavity = contains the brain
- vertebral cavity = contains the spine
Ventral Body Cavity
-thoracic cavity = contains 3 parts
- two lateral sides, each containing a lung
- one mediastinum, contains the heart
- abdominopelvic cavity = contains 2 parts
- abdominal cavity, contains liver, stomach, intestines kidneys and others
- pelvic cavity, contains the bladder, rectum and some reproductive organs
what are ventral cavities an what lines them?
Ventral cavities are serous cavities that are lined by serous membranes
What are some serous membranes
mesothelium ( lines the middle of cavities)
Parietal serosa (the outer wall that lines the pericardium, the heart)
Visceral serosa (the wall that covers the pericardium, the heart)
What is a pluripotent cell?
A stem cell that comes directly from a somatic cell (inherited chromosome)
What is the difference between a undifferentiated cell and a differentiated cell?
Undifferentiated cell is a stem cell, which can be used for many purposes
Differentiated cell is a specialized cell that has a specific function, this occurs why an alternated gen is expressed in response it the environment
What steps do you take to prepare a tissue for viewing under a microscope?
First you have to preserve the sample, based on what microscope you will you decides that chemicals used.
- formaldehyde is used for light microscopy
- Glutaraldehyde
- Paraformaldehyde
- Osmium tetroxide all are used for electron microscopy
Second, you slice the sample into thin portions
- one sample for each body plane
Third, you stain the sample to see the different anatomical structures