BIO 210 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Abdominal pertaining to the anterior body trunk region inferior to the ribs. Acromial pertaining to the point of the shoulder. Antebrachial pertaining to the forearm.

Define the relationship between anatomy and physiology Anatomy is the study of internal and external body structures and their physical relationships among other body parts. In contrast, physiology, is the study of how living organisms per-form their functions. Discuss form and function All specific functions are performed by specific structures, and the form of a structure relates to its function Cephalic head Frons (frontal) forehead Oculus, Ocular, Orbital eye

____________are substances (solid, liquid, or gas) dissolved by solvents in a solution (lesser amount). solutes ________are the substances that dissolve solutes (greater amount). solvents ___________contain a solvent and the solute. solutions. Example: Salt dissolved in water. Which is the solute and which is the solvent? salt is solute water is solvent

Define Homeostasis The existence and maintenance of a relatively constant environment within the body. Lymphatic System Removes foreign substances from the blood and lymph, combats disease, maintains tissue fluid balance, and transports fats from digestive tract. Consist of: lymphatic vessels lymph nodes lymphatic organs Respiratory System Exchanges oxygen and carbon dioxide between the blood and air and regulates blood pH. Consists of: lungs larynx trachea

during the process of tissue repair, which of the following processes produces scar tissue? fibrosis embryonic ectoderm develops in which two major tissue types? epithelial tissue and nervous tissue What type of tissue forms in tendons? dense regular connective tissue the basement membrane is located between which two tissue types? epithelial and connective tissue which of the following types of epithelial tissue lines the interior of blood vessels? simple squamous endothelium

during the process of tissue repair, which of the following processes produces scar tissue? fibrosis embryonic ectoderm develops in which two major tissue types? epithelial tissue and nervous tissue What type of tissue forms in tendons? dense regular connective tissue the basement membrane is located between which two tissue types? epithelial and connective tissue which of the following types of epithelial tissue lines the interior of blood vessels? simple squamous endothelium

Gene expression the process by which information encoded in DNA directs the synthesis of proteins or; in some case, RNAs that are not translated into proteins and instead functions as RNAs Ionic bonds Bonds that require donating and accepting electrons Emergent properties Properties of a complex system that are not present within its parts but that emerge only when those parts are combined. Natural selection A process in which individuals that have certain inherited traits tend to survive...

The nervous system is? The master controlling and communicating system of the body The three functions of the nervous system are? 1. Sensory input 2. Integration 3. Motor output The sensory input gathers information by the internal and external sensory receptors The integration function processes and interprets the sensory input

epidermis superficial region of skin composed of epithelial cells dermis middle region of skin composed mainly of fibrous connective tissue (fibroblasts) and occasionally mast cells as well as white blood cells hypodermis subcutaneous layer deep to skin composed mainly of adipose tissue, not technically part of the ski

Proton Positive Charge Heavy Mass Election Negative Charge Light Mass Neutron No charge Heavy Mass