Bio 201 exam 1 stuvia - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Pinocytosis - ANSWERCell drinking Phagocytosis - ANSWERCell eating Exocytosis - ANSWERrelease of substances outside a cell by the fusion of a vesicle with the membrane. Endocytosis - ANSWERprocess by which a cell takes material into the cell by infolding of the cell membrane osmosis - ANSWERLow to High, Diffusion of water through a selectively permeable membrane Diffusion - ANSWERMovement of molecules from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration. tonic...

anatomy -ANSWER What is the study of structure (form)? physiology -ANSWER What is the study of how anatomical structures function (work)? gross (macroscopic) anatomy -ANSWER What is the study of large, observable structures that you do not need to use a microscope to see? microscopic anatomy -ANSWER What is the study of structures too small to be seen by the naked eye? histology -ANSWER What is the microscopic study of tissues? pathology -ANSWER What is the study of incorrect, bro...

Anatomy - ANSWER-science of body structures and the relationships among them. First studied by dissection, now modern imaging as well Physiology - ANSWER-science of body functions- how it works. Much has been gained through "comparative physiology" Anabolism - ANSWER-endergonic; build larger molecules from smaller ones Catabolism - ANSWER-exergonic; larger molecules are broken into smaller ones Homeostasis - ANSWER-the body's ability to maintain relatively stable internal conditio...

anatomical position -ANSWER body erect, feet slightly apart, palms facing forward, thumbs pointing away from body anatomical position importance -ANSWER directional terms are based on it, right and left refer to the body of the person, not the right and left of the viewer sagittal plane -ANSWER divides body into right and left parts midsagittal plane -ANSWER (median) divides the body into right and left directly on the midline parasagittal plane -ANSWER divides body into right and le...

micro vs macro evolution -ANSWER micro: natural selection, mutation, migration, drift, sexual selection *(within species)* macro: speciation, extinction, phylogenetic analysis, coevolution, patterns of character evolution evolution occurs at what level? -ANSWER population NOT individual plato aristotle malthus Paley lamarck erasmus darwin lyell (uniform??) linneaus wallace luria and delbruck kimura hamilton and zuk buffon -ANSWER plato- eidos- ideal fit to environment *eidos...

Anatomy -ANSWER Is the science that is concerned with body structures and the relationships among them Physiology -ANSWER Is the science that is concerned with the functions of the body parts Chemical -ANSWER All atoms and molecules in the body Cellular -ANSWER All of the cells in the body Tissue -ANSWER Groups of cells working together to perform a certain function Organ -ANSWER Groups of tissue working together to perform a specific function System -ANSWER Several related org...

2 Sizes of Anatomy -ANSWER (1) Microscopic Eye- structures too small to be seen with the unaided eye (2)Gross- structures that can be sen with the unaided eye Gross Anatomy Subdisciplines -ANSWER (1)Regional Anatomy-study structures within a single region (2)System Anatomy- study of structures involved with a specific activity (3) Surface Anatomy- study of internal structures as their locations relate to regions of skin or other surface markings Structural Organization of Human Body -ANSWE...

Proteins - ANSWER-made up of amino acids joined by peptide bonds Nucleic Acids - ANSWER-DNA and RNA Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP) - ANSWER-one of the principal chemical compounds that living things use to store and release energy The Cell Theory - ANSWER-1. All organisms are made up of cells 2. All cells must come from pre-existing cells. 3. The cell is the basic unit of all living things. The Plasma Membrane - ANSWER-surrounds and contains the cytoplasm of a cell. It is composed of p...

There are 6 major elements makes approximately 98% of the body weight. Which one of the following is NOT one of them? a. magnesium b. phosphorus c. nitrogen d. oxygen -ANSWER a. magnesium During normal metabolic reactions your body can create free radicals. a. true b. false -ANSWER a. true isotop -ANSWER elements that differ from one another only in number of neutrons cation -ANSWER atom that has net positive charge anion -ANSWER atom that gain electron atomic nucleu...

What is gross anatomy -ANSWER ...branch of anatomy that deals with the structure of organs and tissues that are visible to the naked eye. Define embryology, cytology & microscopic anatomy -ANSWER ...Embryology- development before birth, Cytology- cells of the body, Microscopic Anatomy- structures to small to be seen with naked eye The main component of the cytoplasm -ANSWER ...Cytosol What is mitosis -ANSWER ...cell division that results in two daughter cells each having the same # and ...