(Chapters 1-5)Anatomy and Cell Biology: Organs, Skeletons, Membranes,
and Cell Functions
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1. What organs are Heart, lungs, esophagus, trachea, and thymus gland.
found in the tho-
racic cavity?
2. What organs are Stomach, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, spleen, intestines, and kidneys.
found in the ab-
dominal cavity?
3. What is the axial The bones along the body's central axis (skull, vertebral column, ribs, sternum).
skeleton?
4. What is the ap- The bones of the limbs and the girdles (arms, legs, shoulders, pelvis).
pendicular skele-
ton?
5. What is the Standing upright, facing forward, feet flat, arms at sides, palms facing forward.
anatomical posi-
tion?
6. What are direc- Superior: Above, Inferior: Below, Anterior: Front, Posterior: Back, Medial: Toward
tional terms and the midline, Lateral: Away from the midline, Proximal: Closer to the trunk, Distal:
what do they Farther from the trunk, Superficial: Near the surface, Deep: Away from the surface.
mean?
7. What is home- The body's ability to maintain a stable internal environment.
ostasis?
8. What is positive A process that increases or amplifies a change.
feedback?
9. Give an example Childbirth contractions—oxytocin increases contractions until birth.
of positive feed-
back in the body.
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10. What is negative A process that reverses a change to maintain balance.
feedback?
11. Give an example Body temperature regulation (sweating when hot, shivering when cold).
of negative feed-
back in the body.
12. When an atom Ion.
gains or loses an
electron, what is
it called?
13. What is the dif- DNA: Double-stranded, contains deoxyribose sugar, stores genetic information;
ference between RNA: Single-stranded, contains ribose sugar, helps make proteins.
DNA and RNA?
14. What is the pH 7.
of a neutral solu-
tion?
15. What is the pH of Above 7.
a basic solution?
16. What is the pH Below 7.
of an acidic solu-
tion?
17. Where are neu- Protons: In nucleus, positive (+); Neutrons: In nucleus, no charge (0); Electrons:
trons, protons, Outside nucleus, negative (-).
and electrons
located and
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and Cell Functions
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_jmw2l0
1. What organs are Heart, lungs, esophagus, trachea, and thymus gland.
found in the tho-
racic cavity?
2. What organs are Stomach, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, spleen, intestines, and kidneys.
found in the ab-
dominal cavity?
3. What is the axial The bones along the body's central axis (skull, vertebral column, ribs, sternum).
skeleton?
4. What is the ap- The bones of the limbs and the girdles (arms, legs, shoulders, pelvis).
pendicular skele-
ton?
5. What is the Standing upright, facing forward, feet flat, arms at sides, palms facing forward.
anatomical posi-
tion?
6. What are direc- Superior: Above, Inferior: Below, Anterior: Front, Posterior: Back, Medial: Toward
tional terms and the midline, Lateral: Away from the midline, Proximal: Closer to the trunk, Distal:
what do they Farther from the trunk, Superficial: Near the surface, Deep: Away from the surface.
mean?
7. What is home- The body's ability to maintain a stable internal environment.
ostasis?
8. What is positive A process that increases or amplifies a change.
feedback?
9. Give an example Childbirth contractions—oxytocin increases contractions until birth.
of positive feed-
back in the body.
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, (Chapters 1-5)Anatomy and Cell Biology: Organs, Skeletons, Membranes,
and Cell Functions
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_jmw2l0
10. What is negative A process that reverses a change to maintain balance.
feedback?
11. Give an example Body temperature regulation (sweating when hot, shivering when cold).
of negative feed-
back in the body.
12. When an atom Ion.
gains or loses an
electron, what is
it called?
13. What is the dif- DNA: Double-stranded, contains deoxyribose sugar, stores genetic information;
ference between RNA: Single-stranded, contains ribose sugar, helps make proteins.
DNA and RNA?
14. What is the pH 7.
of a neutral solu-
tion?
15. What is the pH of Above 7.
a basic solution?
16. What is the pH Below 7.
of an acidic solu-
tion?
17. Where are neu- Protons: In nucleus, positive (+); Neutrons: In nucleus, no charge (0); Electrons:
trons, protons, Outside nucleus, negative (-).
and electrons
located and
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