Lecture 1: Cells, Tissue and Body Organisation Flashcards
What does the microscope term ‘Magnification’ refer to?
The microscopes power to increase an objects apparent size
What are the 3 components of The Cell Theory?
- All living things are composed of one or more cells
- Cells are organisms’ basic structural and functional units
- Cells come only from pre-existing cells
What are the Major Structures/Organelles of a Cell?
Nucleus, Cell Membrane, Mitochondria, Golgi Apparatus, Endoplasmic Reticulum, Ribosomes, Lysosomes, Microfilaments, Peroxisomes, Centromeres, Microtubules, Chromatin, Cytoplasm, Cilia, Villi, Microvilli
What makes up a Cell Membrane?
Phospholipid Bilayer, Proteins
Is the ‘Head’ of the Phospholipid Bilayer Hydrophilic or Hydrophobic?
Hydrophilic
Is the ‘Tail’ of the Phospholipid Bilayer Hydrophilic or Hydrophobic?
Hydrophobic
What is the role of the Cell Membrane?
Regulate movement in/out of the cell
What are the 4 categories of Tissue?
Epithelium
Connective
Muscle
Nervous
What are the three types of epithelial tissue?
Squamous, Cuboidal and Columnar
What characteristic does Squamous epithelium have?
flat
What characteristic does cuboidal epithelium have?
Square shaped
what characteristic does columnar epithelium have?
Elongated/rectangular
What are the Three layer terms for epithelium?
Simple, Stratified and Pseudostratified
what is simple epithelium?
one layer of cells
what is stratified epithelium?
more than one layer of cells
what is psuedostratified epithelium?
one layer of cells that look like more than one layer due to nuclei not lining up
what are the three types of muscle tissue?
skeletal, cardiac and smooth
what are the 4 main cavities of the torso?
Thorax, Abdomen, Pelvis and Spinal
what plane passes through the middle of the body anterior-posteriorly?
mid-sagittal plane
what plane passes through the body anterior-posterior that is not median?
sagittal