Study sets matching "human biology"
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Oil
Coal
Natural gas
Solar energy
A fossil fuel; non renewable energy source
A fossil fuel; non renewable energy source
A fossil fuel; non renewable energy source
Energy from the Sun; renewable energy source
Oil
A fossil fuel; non renewable energy source
Coal
A fossil fuel; non renewable energy source
Superior Vena Cava
Inferior Vena Cava
Right Atrium
Tricuspid Valve
On the right side of the heart what is letter "A" ?
On the right side of the heart what is letter "G" ?
On the right side of the heart what is letter "D" ?
On the right side of the heart what is letter "E" ?
Superior Vena Cava
On the right side of the heart what is letter "A" ?
Inferior Vena Cava
On the right side of the heart what is letter "G" ?
Urethra
Ureter
Ovaries
Testis
Tube which transports urine from the bladder to the outside of…
Tube which transports urine from the kidneys to the bladder
Organs which secrete oestrogen and progesterone into the blood…
Organs which produce testosterone. Sperm are produced here.
Urethra
Tube which transports urine from the bladder to the outside of…
Ureter
Tube which transports urine from the kidneys to the bladder
What is matter?
Element
how many elements are there in the peri…
Atom
Elements, Atoms, and Molecules
fundamental (pure) form of matter that cannot be broken down t…
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is the smallest unit of any element that still retains the phy…
What is matter?
Elements, Atoms, and Molecules
Element
fundamental (pure) form of matter that cannot be broken down t…
Blood
Intersitial Fluid
Red Blood Cell (erythrocyte)
White blood cell (leukocyte)
fluid connective tissue that consists of formed elements and p…
extracellular fluid, or tissue fluid. bathes cells and removes…
bioconcave, disc-shaped cell without nuclei. carry oxygen.
cells that fight infection
Blood
fluid connective tissue that consists of formed elements and p…
Intersitial Fluid
extracellular fluid, or tissue fluid. bathes cells and removes…
Tissue
4 Types of Tissues
Fibrous Connective Tissue
Loose Fibrous Tissue
Collection of cells of the same type that perform a common fun…
Connective... Muscular... Nervous... Epithelial
2 types: Dense & Loose... Both contain fibroblast cells (with a m…
Found supporting epithelium and internal organs
Tissue
Collection of cells of the same type that perform a common fun…
4 Types of Tissues
Connective... Muscular... Nervous... Epithelial
skeletal muscle
smooth muscle
cardiac muscle
nervous tissue
a muscle that is connected to the skeleton to form part of the…
muscle tissue in which the contractile fibrils are not highly…
the muscular tissue of the heart.
is the main component of the two parts of the nervous system;…
skeletal muscle
a muscle that is connected to the skeleton to form part of the…
smooth muscle
muscle tissue in which the contractile fibrils are not highly…
circulatory system
blood
red blood cells
white blood cells
system that transports needed substances throughout our bodies…
tissue made up of cells and cell parts carried in a liquid
type of cell that specializes in carrying oxygen and carbon di…
type of cell that helps you fight disease
circulatory system
system that transports needed substances throughout our bodies…
blood
tissue made up of cells and cell parts carried in a liquid
microvilli
avascular
trachea
epiglottis
Small hair-like folds of the cell membrane that increase the c…
Without blood vessels.
The main trunk of the respiratory tree.
A large, leaf-shaped piece of cartilage that lies over the top…
microvilli
Small hair-like folds of the cell membrane that increase the c…
avascular
Without blood vessels.
plasma membrane
phospholipids
membrane proteins
what is a bi-layer of the plasma membra…
all cells are surrounded by an outer membrane called the...? a…
particular type of lipid with a polar head and neutral non pol…
These act as the doors/windows/walls of a cell house. There fu…
phopholipids
plasma membrane
all cells are surrounded by an outer membrane called the...? a…
phospholipids
particular type of lipid with a polar head and neutral non pol…
Nucleus
Haploid
Diploid
Gene
The section of a cell that contains the chromosomes.
(of a cell or nucleus) having a single set of unpaired chromos…
(of a cell or nucleus) containing two complete sets of chromos…
A section of a DNA molecule that controls the development of c…
Nucleus
The section of a cell that contains the chromosomes.
Haploid
(of a cell or nucleus) having a single set of unpaired chromos…
Types of muscle tissue
What are the functions of skeletal musc…
How are skeletal muscles attached?
Examples of how muscles are named
Smooth - involuntary muscle found in hollow organs and vessels…
1. Support the body by allowing us to stay upright... 2. Allow fo…
Tendon - connective tissue that connects muscle to bone... Origi…
Size - the gluteus maximus is the largest buttock muscle... Shap…
Types of muscle tissue
Smooth - involuntary muscle found in hollow organs and vessels…
What are the functions of skeletal musc…
1. Support the body by allowing us to stay upright... 2. Allow fo…
Fluid mosaic model
cell membrane
Cytoplasm
Cytosol
refers to the cell membrane because of it's properties of bein…
continuous, double layer of phospholipids stabilized by choles…
The internal environment of the cell; made of cytosol and orga…
the gel-like fluid inside of cells that contains thousand of e…
Fluid mosaic model
refers to the cell membrane because of it's properties of bein…
cell membrane
continuous, double layer of phospholipids stabilized by choles…
Biology
Living things
Science
Matter
scientific study of life
are organized... process materials and energy... maintain homeostasi…
a process that builds and organizes knowledge about the univer…
anything that occupies space and has mass
Biology
scientific study of life
Living things
are organized... process materials and energy... maintain homeostasi…
Central nervous system (CNS)
Nervous system
Peripheral nervous system (PNS)
Sensory (afferent division)
Brain and spinal cord, integrative and control centers
Fast-acting control system that employs nerve impulses to trig…
Cranial nerves and spinal nerves, communication lines between…
Somatic and visceral sensory nerve fibers, conducts impulses f…
Central nervous system (CNS)
Brain and spinal cord, integrative and control centers
Nervous system
Fast-acting control system that employs nerve impulses to trig…
Cell Cycle
Control of the Cell Cycle
Cell Cycle Picture
Interphase**
Two Phases: ... Interphase... G1 stage - cell doubles its organelles…
**Checkpoints can delay the cell cycle until certain condition…
the time when a cell is not dividing
Cell Cycle
Two Phases: ... Interphase... G1 stage - cell doubles its organelles…
Control of the Cell Cycle
**Checkpoints can delay the cell cycle until certain condition…
cellular respiration
mitochondria
circulatory system
respiratory system
the process by which cells use oxygen to produce energy from f…
The part of the plant or animal cell that produces energy (ATP)
heart, blood vessels, blood are part of the system to transpor…
system responsible for taking in oxygen and releasing carbon d…
cellular respiration
the process by which cells use oxygen to produce energy from f…
mitochondria
The part of the plant or animal cell that produces energy (ATP)
Epithelial tissue
cell junction
connective tissue
Fibroblast
Defi:... tight cells that can have one or multiple layers thick... W…
hold adjacent Epithelial cells together... tight junction: very t…
Defi:... very strong and always produced matrix... (bone cells are e…
make collagen fibers, elastic fibers, reticular fibers
Epithelial tissue
Defi:... tight cells that can have one or multiple layers thick... W…
cell junction
hold adjacent Epithelial cells together... tight junction: very t…
Karyotype
Sex chromosomes
Autosomes
Who determines a baby's sex?
A picture of chromosomes arranged in size order.
Females have two copies of the X. Males have one X and one Y c…
Chromosome pairs 1-22
Males. 50% of sperm are X and 50% are Y. Females will always g…
Karyotype
A picture of chromosomes arranged in size order.
Sex chromosomes
Females have two copies of the X. Males have one X and one Y c…
What are the organs of the urinary syst…
What are the functions of the urinary s…
Excretion
Maintenance of water-salt and acid-base…
Kidneys (2) - bean-shaped, fist-sized organ where urine is for…
Excretion of metabolic wastes... Maintenance of water-salt balanc…
Mostly of nitrogenous wastes ... Urea is made by the breakdown of…
These are homeostatic mechanisms.... Water-salt balance helps to…
What are the organs of the urinary syst…
Kidneys (2) - bean-shaped, fist-sized organ where urine is for…
What are the functions of the urinary s…
Excretion of metabolic wastes... Maintenance of water-salt balanc…
Anatomy looks at...
What are the eleven body systems?
Physiology looks at...
What are the seven levels of organizati…
structure
Reproductive, integumentary, skeletal, urinary, muscular, resp…
function
Chemical (Atom/Molecule), Organelles, Cells, Tissue, Organs, O…
Anatomy looks at...
structure
What are the eleven body systems?
Reproductive, integumentary, skeletal, urinary, muscular, resp…
Alveoli
Bronchiole(s)
Bronchus
Carbon dioxide
The air sacs at the end of bronchioles where gas exchange take…
The narrow branching tubes in the lungs.
One of the two main divisions of the trachea as it branches in…
Waste gas produced by body cells
Alveoli
The air sacs at the end of bronchioles where gas exchange take…
Bronchiole(s)
The narrow branching tubes in the lungs.
why are most cells small?
compound light microscope
transmission electron microscope
scanning electron microscope
-small cells have a larger amount of surface area... -increase in…
-lower magnification... -uses light beam to view images... -can view…
-2D image... -uses electrons to view internal structure... -high mag…
-3D image... -uses electrons to view surface structures... -high mag…
why are most cells small?
-small cells have a larger amount of surface area... -increase in…
compound light microscope
-lower magnification... -uses light beam to view images... -can view…
Variation
Chiasma
Recombination
Non-disjunction
Differences between individuals of a species
The point at which crossing over occurs between chromatids
A changing of the order of alleles along a chromosome
When one or more of the chromosome pairs fail to separate duri…
Variation
Differences between individuals of a species
Chiasma
The point at which crossing over occurs between chromatids