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Terminology And Cells Flashcards

1
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What is anatomical position?

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•Body upright
•Feet parallel & flat on floor
•Head level & eyes forward
•Arms at the sides with the palms forward

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2
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What term implies an imaginary flat surface passing through the body?

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Plane

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3
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What plane passes lengthwise through the body and divides it into front and back portions?

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Coronal plane

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4
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What plane divides the body into superior and inferior portions?

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Transverse plane

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5
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What plane passes vertically through the body dividing it into right and left portions?

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Sagittal plane

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6
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What minor plane passes through the body at an angle?

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Oblique plane

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What term of direction means in front of or toward the front surface?

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Anterior

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What term of direction means in back of or toward the back surface?

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Posterior

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What term of direction means at the backside of the human body?

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Dorsal

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10
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What term of direction means at the belly side of the human body?

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Ventral

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11
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What term of direction means toward the head or above?

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Superior

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12
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What term of direction means toward the feet?

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Inferior

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13
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What term of direction means at the rear or tail end?

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Caudal

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14
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What term of direction means at the head end?

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Cranial

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15
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What term of direction means toward the midline of the body?

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Medial

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16
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What term of direction means away from the midline of the body?

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Lateral

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17
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What term of direction means inside or underneath another structure?

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Deep

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18
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What term of direction means on the outside or closer to the surface?

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Superficial

19
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What term of direction means closest to the point of origin?

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Proximal

20
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What term of direction means farthest from the point of origin?

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Distal

21
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What is the basic structural and function unit of life?

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The cell

22
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What is the outer barrier of the cell?

A

Plasma membrane

23
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What contains the organelles of the cell?

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Cytoplasm

24
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What is the control center of the cell?

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Nucleus

25
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How does the plasma membrane function as the gatekeeper of the cell?

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Regulates the passages of substances into and out of the cell

26
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What is cytosol?

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The fluid of the cytoplasm

27
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What is organelles?

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Little organs within the cell

28
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What is rough ER?

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ER that appears coarse because of particles attached to its surface

29
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What is the rough ERs function?

A

Protein synthesis

30
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What is smooth ER?

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ER that has continuous even surface

31
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What is the smooth ERs function?

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Synthesis of lipids, metabolism of carbohydrates, and detoxification

32
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What is the Golgi apparatus?

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Several tiny sacs near the nucleus and continuous with the ER

33
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What is the Golgi apparatus’s function?

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Modifying and packaging material from the RER

34
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What are lysosomes?

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Spheres containing enzymes that break down worn out parts of the cell

35
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What are peroxisomes?

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Sacs containing catalase which converts H2O2 into water

36
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What is the mitochondria?

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The powerhouse of the cell

37
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What is the cytoskeleton?

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Controls cell shape and cell movement

38
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What is the centrosome?

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The centriole containing region of the clear cytoplasm adjacent to the nucleus

39
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What is centrioles?

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Rodlike organelles which product spindle fibers during cell division

40
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What are cilia?

A

Numerous short hair like projections that wave and move substance along a passage

41
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What is flagella?

A

A long tubular structure whose whipping movement propels cell movement

42
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What is microvilli?

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Thin projections of the superficial surface of the plasma membrane

43
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What is the nuclear envelope?

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Double layered membrane enclosing the nucleus

44
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What is nucleoli?

A

Spherical dark staining bodies within the nucleus

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