ECPI A&P 1 Final Exam
Endocrine - Answer-the body's "slow" chemical communication system; a set of glands that secrete
hormones into the bloodstream
red bone marrow - Answer-found in cancellous bone; site of hematopoiesis, produces blood cells
yellow bone marrow - Answer-fatty tissue found in the medullary cavity of most adult long bones
covalent bond - Answer-A chemical bond that involves sharing a pair of electrons between atoms in a
molecule
ionic bond - Answer-Formed when one or more electrons are transferred from one atom to another
hydrogen bond - Answer-weak attraction between a hydrogen atom and another atom
Polar - Answer-Molecule with partial charges. Mixes with water.having a pair of equal and opposite
charges
Nonpolar - Answer-No partial charges. Do not mix with water.equal sharing of electrons
, What is a genetic code - Answer-is the set of rules used by living cells to translate information encoded
within genetic material into proteins.
DNA - Answer-deoxyribonucleic acid, a self-replicating material present in nearly all living organisms as
the main constituent of chromosomes. It is the carrier of genetic information.
smooth muscle - Answer-Involuntary muscle found inside many internal organs of the body
cardiac muscle - Answer-Involuntary muscle tissue found only in the heart.
skeletal muscle - Answer-A muscle that is attached to the bones of the skeleton and provides the force
that moves the bones.
Nucleus - Answer-A part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and
reproduction
myocyte - Answer-muscle cell or muscle fiber
Chondrocytes - Answer-mature cartilage cells that reside in lacunae. a cell which has secreted the matrix
of cartilage and become embedded in it.
Osteocytes - Answer-a bone cell, formed when an osteoblast becomes embedded in the matrix it has
secreted.
Adipocytes - Answer-fat cells
Erythrocytes - Answer-red blood cells (RBC); no nucleus, contain hemoglobin which carries oxygen
Endocrine - Answer-the body's "slow" chemical communication system; a set of glands that secrete
hormones into the bloodstream
red bone marrow - Answer-found in cancellous bone; site of hematopoiesis, produces blood cells
yellow bone marrow - Answer-fatty tissue found in the medullary cavity of most adult long bones
covalent bond - Answer-A chemical bond that involves sharing a pair of electrons between atoms in a
molecule
ionic bond - Answer-Formed when one or more electrons are transferred from one atom to another
hydrogen bond - Answer-weak attraction between a hydrogen atom and another atom
Polar - Answer-Molecule with partial charges. Mixes with water.having a pair of equal and opposite
charges
Nonpolar - Answer-No partial charges. Do not mix with water.equal sharing of electrons
, What is a genetic code - Answer-is the set of rules used by living cells to translate information encoded
within genetic material into proteins.
DNA - Answer-deoxyribonucleic acid, a self-replicating material present in nearly all living organisms as
the main constituent of chromosomes. It is the carrier of genetic information.
smooth muscle - Answer-Involuntary muscle found inside many internal organs of the body
cardiac muscle - Answer-Involuntary muscle tissue found only in the heart.
skeletal muscle - Answer-A muscle that is attached to the bones of the skeleton and provides the force
that moves the bones.
Nucleus - Answer-A part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and
reproduction
myocyte - Answer-muscle cell or muscle fiber
Chondrocytes - Answer-mature cartilage cells that reside in lacunae. a cell which has secreted the matrix
of cartilage and become embedded in it.
Osteocytes - Answer-a bone cell, formed when an osteoblast becomes embedded in the matrix it has
secreted.
Adipocytes - Answer-fat cells
Erythrocytes - Answer-red blood cells (RBC); no nucleus, contain hemoglobin which carries oxygen
