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Science Exam - Chapters 1-4
Semester Exam for anatomy/physiology
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Science
9th Grade
12/16/2007

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Term
Anatomy is the study of the________ and shape of the body.
Phsyiology is the study of how the body and its parts work or _________.
Definition
anatomy - STRUCTURE
phsyiology - FUNCTION
Term
levels of structure
Definition
atoms -> molecules -> cellular -> tissue -> organ -> organ system -> organism.
Term
5 survival needs
Definition
water, oxygen, atmospheric pressure, temperature, nutrients.
Term
anatomical posistion
Definition
hands forward, at attention, feet forward, thumbs out.
Term
the forehead is _______ to the nose.
Definition
superior
Term
the navel is _______ to the breastbone
Definition
inferior

(AWAY from the head or toward the lower part of a structure or the body; BELOW)
Term
the breastbone is ________ to the spine.
Definition
anterior

(toward or at the front off the body; in FRONT of)
Term
the heart is _________ to the breastbone.
Definition
posterior

(toward or at the backside of the body; BEHIND)
Term
the heart is ________ to the arm.
Definition
medial

(MIDLINE of the body; on the inner side of)
Term
the arms are __________ to the chest.
Definition
lateral

(away from the midline of the body; on the outer side of; across)
Term
the armpit is __________ between the breastbone and shoulder.
Definition
intermediate

(BETWEEN a more medial and more lateral structure)
Term
the armpit is__________ to the wrist.
Definition
proximal

(the elbow is CLOSER to the shoulder than the wrist is.)
Term
the knee is_______ to the thigh.
Definition
distal
Term
the skin is __________ to the skeleton.
Definition
superficial

(toward or at the body SURFACE)
Term
the lungs are _______ to the ribcage
Definition
deep

(away from the body SURFACE; more internal)
Term
oxygen (o)

Body mass:
Definition
a major component of both ORGANIC and INORGANIC molecules, as a gas, essential to the oxidation of glucose and other food fuels, during with CELLULAR ENERGY (ATP) is produced.


body mass: 65.0
Term
carbon (c)

body mass:
Definition
the PRIMARY elemental component of all organic molecules, including carbohydrates, lipids, protein, and nucleic acids.

body mass: 18.5
Term
hydrogen (h)

body mass:
Definition
a component of most organic molecules; in ionic form, influences the pH of body fluids.

body mass: 9.5
Term
nitrogen (n)

Body mass:
Definition
a component of PROTEINS and NUCLEIC ACIDS (genetic material)

body mass: 3.2
Term
(P+) proton is in the __________.

mass (amu):
Definition
nucleus

mass (amu): 1
Term
(n0) Neutron is in __________ of atom.

mass(amu):
Definition
nucleus

mass(amu): 1
Term
(e-) electron is in ________ of atom.

mass(amu):
Definition
orbitals outside atom.

mass(amu): 1/1800
Term
the atomic number is:
Definition
a number given to each element. atoms of each element contain a different number of protons, so each element will have a different number. Because the number of protons is aways equal to the number of electrons, the atomic number tells us the number of electrons as well.
Term
valence shell
Definition
the outer most shell; the only electrons that are importen in bonding are in the outer most shell of the atom.
Term
ionic bonds
Definition
form when an atom gains or loses an electron during bonding. They then are no longer balanced.
Term
anions are _______ charged ions.
Definition
negatively
Term
a cation is a ________ charged ion
Definition
positively
Term
what are covalent bonds?
Definition
bond between atoms that share electrons
Term
organic compounds ________ carbon.
inorganic compounds ________ carbon.
Definition
contain


lack
Term
the most abundant inorganic compound in the body is________.
Definition
water
Term
inorganic compounds found in the body:_____, ______, ______, ______.
Definition
water, salts, and acids and bases.
Term
the cells surface, or outer lining, is the ___________.

(a fragile, transparent barrier)
Definition
plasma membrane
Term
what is a selectively permeable barrier?
Definition
a barrier that allows some substances to pass through it, while others are excluded.
Term
the process by which molecules (and ions) tend to scatter themselves throughout the awailable space is called.......
Definition
diffusion
Term
diffusion and filtration is_________ transport
Definition
passive
Term
diffusion of water through a selectively permeable membrane, such as the plasma membrane is called.....
Definition
osmosis
Term
whenever a cell useres some of its _______ supply to move substances across the membrane the orocess is referred to as_____.
Definition
atp


active
Term
what does isotonic mean?
Definition
moving water - "normal cell" "same"
Term
what is happening to the cells in a hypotonic solution?
Definition
lysis (filling with water)
Term
what is happening to the cells in a hypertonic solution?
Definition
crenate
Term
two types of molecules that contribute to plasma membrane structures are:
Definition
cholesterol and chains
Term
moves substances out of the cell
Definition
exocytosis
Term
exocytosis actively secretes_________.
Definition
hormones
Term
endocytosis - "into the cell"
the endocytosis is more specifically called __________.
Definition
phagocytosis.
Term
certain white blood cells and other things act as police and protect the body bt ingesting bacteria and other debris...

this is called...
Definition
phagocytosis
Term
phagocytosis is "cell______"
Definition
eating
Term
pinocytosis is "cell_____"
Definition
drinking
Term
pinocytosis is especially important in cells that funtion in _________.
Definition
absorbtion
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