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What are the levels of organization in the body? - Answers-atom, molecule,
macromolecule, organelle, cell, tissue, organ, organ systems, organism
.What is superior v inferior? - Answers-toward the head (above) v away from the head
(below)
.What is ventral v dorsal? - Answers-front (anterior) v back (posterior)
.What is medial v lateral? - Answers-toward the midline of the body v away from the
midline of the body
.What is proximal v distal? - Answers-close to the point of attachment v farther from
point of attachment
.What is deep v superficial? - Answers-away from the body surface v toward the body
surface
.What is flexion v extension? - Answers-closing of a joint v opening of a joint
.what is ABduction v ADDuction? - Answers-movement away from midline v movement
toward midline
.What is dorsiflexion v plantarflexion? - Answers-toes up v toes down
.What is pronation v supination? - Answers-palms up/foot lateral v palms down/foot
medial
.What is elevation v depression? - Answers-upward movement of a structure v
downward movement of a structure
.What is retraction v protraction? - Answers-movement of a structure drawn backward v
movement of a structure drawn forward
.Describe anatomical position - Answers-Standing upright with feet slightly apart, palms
facing forward and thumbs facing away from the body
.What is the sagittal plane? - Answers-divides body into left and right (midsagittal is
equal parts)
, .What are frontal planes? - Answers-divides body into front and back
.What is a transverse plane? - Answers-divides the body into superior and inferior parts
.What lies within the dorsal cavity? - Answers-the cranial cavity, the spinal cavity, pelvic
cavity
.What lies within the ventral body cavity? - Answers-thoracic cavity, pleural cavity,
thoracic cavity, pericardial cavity, abdominopelvic cavity
.What is serosa? - Answers-membrane that lines the ventral body cavity and the outer
surface of the organs
.What is pleurisy? - Answers-inflammation of the pleurae
.What are the nine abdominopelvic regions? - Answers-R/L hypochondriac, epigastric,
R/L lumbar, umbilical, R/L hypogastric, hypogastric
.Why do cells need to remain relatively small? - Answers-Because as the cell expands,
the amount of surface area relative to volume decreases. The smaller cell is more active
when its surface area, relative to its volume, is bigger
.What are the three characteristics of a prokaryotic cell? - Answers-smaller than
eukaryotic, DNA is not enclosed in a nuclear membrane, do not contain many of the
internal membrane-bound organelles that eukaryotic cells have
.What parts of a prokaryotic cell can be labeled? - Answers-capsule, cell wall, plasma
membrane, cytoplasm, ribosomes, plasmid, pili, bacterial flagellum, nucleoid
.What is the nucleus in a eukaryotic cell? - Answers-surrounded by a nuclear membrane
and contains DNA. Serves as the control enter of the cell
.What are chromosomes? - Answers-organized form of DNA in a cell
.What are genes? - Answers-sections of a chromosome that determine what proteins
are synthesized in the ribosomes
.What transfers the information from the DNA to the ribosomes? - Answers-Messenger
RNA
.Where is RNA made? - Answers-nucleolus
.What are ribosomes? - Answers-tiny manufacturing plants that assemble proteins.
.Where are ribosomes located? - Answers-the rough ER