Learning objectives - Ch 1 Flashcards
Anatomy
Structure
Physiology
Function
Microscopic
Cannot be seen by the human eye
Macroscopic
Can be seen by the human eye
List the levels of Microscopic structural organizations
- Atoms, elements, molecule, compounds
2. Atoms, cells, tissue
List the levels of Macroscopic structural organizations
Organs, organ systems, organisms
Atoms
- Smallest particles that retain special properties
- Contains subatomic protons, neutrons, electrons
- Are electrically neutral
- Building blocks of elements
Elements
- Units of matter
- 96% of body is made up of Carbon (C), Oxygen (O), Hydrogen (H), Nitrogen (N)
Molecule
- Two or more LIKE elements
- (h) atom + (h) atom = H2
Compound
- Two or more DIFFERENT atoms combined chemically
- There are organic and inorganic compounds
Organic compounds
- Contains Carbon (C)
- Examples Carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids
- C6 +H12+O6 =glucose
Inorganic compounds
- Lack carbon
- Simpilar
- Examples water, salts, acids and bases
PH
- Acids and Bases composition in the body creates our PH
- When blood (7.4) becomes slightly acidic the amount of oxygen that binds to haemoglobin declines
- ph 7=neutral, below 7=acidic, above 7= bases
Homeostasis
- The bodies ability to maintain relative stable internal conditions despite external changing conditions
- Required to sustain life and body function
- Imbalance occurs when internal conditions are not stable
Positive feedback
Example Childbirth
Signal has reached CNS and signal back is to keep going
Negative feedback
Example Dehydration
Always back and forth message
Will send message to stop
Cells
Carry out chemical activities needed to sustain life
( transport, metabolize, digest, dispose, reproduce, grow)
-60% water
-Cells are surrounded by interstitial fluid
-No one cell is the same
What are the three main regions of the cell
- Nucleus
- Plasma membrane
- Cytoplasm
Nucleus
- Control center
- Contains DNA
- 3 regions Nuclear envelope, Nucleolus, Chromatin