A1 - A6 Midterm 1 Flashcards - Lecture
Eric Green - SLCC
anatomy in greek means - answerto cut (Tomia) apart (ana)
physiology in greek means - answerthe study (Logia) of nature (Phusis)
what are the levels of organization in the body? - answerchemical level (atoms and
molecules
cells
tissues
organs
organ system
organism
anterior means - answertoward the front
posterior means - answertoward the back
superior means - answertoward the head
inferior means - answertowards the feet
medial means - answertoward the midline
lateral means - answeraway from the midline
proximal means - answertowards an attachment point
distal means - answeraway from the point of attachment
superficial means - answercloser to the surface
deep means - answeraway from the surface
the main regions of the body are - answeraxial: head, neck and trunk
appendicular: limbs (Aka appendages)
What are the body cavities? - answerposterior aspect (cranial cavity and vertebral
cavity)
ventral cavity (thoracic cavity, abdominopelvic)
, What does the thoracic cavity contain? - answermediastinum (heart, thymus,
esophagus, trachea, major vessels of heart)
lungs
What does the abdominopelvic cavity contain? - answerabdominal cavity (digestive and
urinary systems)and pelvic cavity (distal part of large intestine, bladder, urethra, internal
reproductive organs)
How many cells are found in an average sized person - answer37 trillion cells
What are the four types of tissues? - answerepithelial, connective, muscle, nervous
what tissue lines all body surfaces and cavities? - answerepithelial
what tissue forms most glands? - answerepithelial
what are the functions of epithelial tissue? - answerprotection
selective permeability
secretion
sensation
are epithelial tissue cells polar? - answeryes
What anchors epithelial tissue to connective tissue? - answerbasement membrane
what does avascularity mean? - answerno blood vessels
Are epithelial tissues vascular or avascular? - answeravascular
______ junctions are ultrastrong connections that seal cells together near apical end
and prevent leakage. - answertight junctions
_____ junctions form a supporting belt that gives shape to a cell and generates a space
between cells and there neighbors. usually deep to the ring of tight junctions -
answeradhering junctions
______ are similar to button snaps between neighboring cells. and provide resistance to
PHYSICAL stress - answerdesmosomes
____ junctions are pores that connect neighboring epithelial cells. ions and small
molecules pass through these - answergap junctions
what type of epithelial tissue has cells that connect to basement membrane, but not all
reach the apical surface? - answerpsuedostratified
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