Week 2 - Levels of Cellular Organisation Flashcards
What is a body plane?
An imaginary line drawn through the body or organ to separate it into different sections.
What are the 3 types of body planes?
- Transverse - separating the body into superior and inferior sections
- Median - separating the body into equal left and right sections
- Frontal - separating the body into anterior and posterior sections
Anterior and Posterior
Anterior- referring to a reference point at or nearer to the front of the body
Posterior - referring to a reference point at or nearer the back of the body
Proximal and Distal
Proximal - referring to a point closer to the reference point (shoulder or hip)
Distal - referring to a point farther from the reference point (shoulder or hip)
Superior and Inferior
Superior - referring to a reference point on the upper side or the upper half of the body
Inferior - referring to a reference point on the under side or lower half of the body
Medial and Lateral
Medial - referring to a point at or nearer to the middle of the body
Lateral - referring to a point at or nearer the sides of the body
Superficial and Deep
Superficial - referring to a point at or near the surface of the body
Deep - referring to a point farther from the surface of the body
What are the 6 levels of cellular organisation from simplest to most complex?
- Chemical Level
- Cellular Level
- Tissue Level
- Organ Level
- System Level
- Organisational Level
Chemical Level
Chemical elements such as hydrogen (H) and oxygen (O) come together to form biological molecules such as H2O (water)
Cellular Level
Molecules come together to form structures and other component of cells
Tissue Level
Groups of similar types of cells come together to from structures called tissues.
Organ Level
Groups of two or more different types of tissues work together as an organ to perform a function the tissue alone can not perfrom.
System Level
Groups of organs work together to performs functions that a single organ i unable to perform on its own
Organisational Level
Several body systems work together to ensure that the whole body functions properly
Examples of body systems
- Integumentary (skin)
- Skeletal
- Muscular
- Nervous
- Endocrine (hormone)
- Cardiovascular
- Lymphatic (immune)
- Respiratory
- Digestive
- Urinary
- Reproductive
Tissue
A group of similar cells that work together to perform a specific function.
List the 4 types of tissue.
- Epithelial
- Connective
- Muscle
- Nervous
How are epithelial tissues classified?
By shape: - Squamous - Cuboidal - Columnar By arrangement: - Simple - Stratified - Pseudostratified