Vocab Flashcards
Anatomical Position
The position the body is to be in for scientific study; standing erect or laying flat, arms to the side with palms facing forward
Homeostasis
Having a stable/normal internal enviroment
Effector
An organ or structure that cause responses that alter conditions in the internal enviroment
Metabolism
The sum of all chemical reactions that take place in the body at a given time
vascular
having blood vessels within the tissue
avascular
not having blood vessels within the tissue
aerobic reactions
reactions that take place using oxygen
anaerobic reactions
reactions that take place without using oxygen
-ase
suffix that refers to an enzyme
-ose
suffix that refers to a sugar
-itis
suffix that refers to inflammation
-cyte
suffix that refers to cell
chondrocyte
cartilage cell
osteocyte
bone cell
adipocyte
fat cell
erythrocyte
red blood cell
leukocyte
white blood cell
thrombocyte
platelet
organelles
small structures inside a cell that carry out specific functions to keep the cell in hoeostasis
cell
the most basic unit of structure and function of all organisms
tissue
the most basic structure and function of all organisms
organ
structures within the body consisting of a group of tissues with a specialized function
sudoriferous glan
scientific name for sweat gland
sebaceous gland
scientific name for oil gland
articulation
anywhere 2 or more bones come together usually allowing for movement
hematopoiesis
the production of blood cells from dividing stem cells in red bone marrow
endocrine gland
a type of gland that secretes its substance directly into the blood stream
exocrine gland
a type of gland that secretes its substances through a duct to the surface of a structure or body
chemistry
the branch of science that studies matter, its composition, its properties, and how it reacts with other matter
matter
Anything that has Mass and takes up space
Everything composed of matter is composed of ______ and ________
atoms; elements
atom
The smallest part of an element that retains the properties of the element
Atoms are composed of _______, _________, and _________
protons; neutrons; electrons
element
A group of like atoms combined together that cannot be separated into simpler substances by physical or chemical means
molecule
a substance that contains 2 or more atoms covalently bonded together
compound
a substance that contains two or more different elements chemically combined in a fixed proportion
chemical bonds
forces that hold the atoms together in a compound or molecule form
two type of bonds
Ionic and covalent
