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What are the parts of the neuron?
Function of the 1st part of the neuron
Function of the 2nd part of the neuron
Function of the 3rd part of the neuron
Dendrites, Cell Body (Nucleus inside), Axon, Myelin Sheath, No…
Dendrites: Receive and carry impulses to the cell body.
Cell Body (Soma): Controls all functions of the cell.
Axon: Carries impulses away from the cell body
What are the parts of the neuron?
Dendrites, Cell Body (Nucleus inside), Axon, Myelin Sheath, No…
Function of the 1st part of the neuron
Dendrites: Receive and carry impulses to the cell body.
tissues
Muscle Tissue
Skeletal Muscle
Cardiac Muscle
groups of cells working together
contract in coordination upon stimulation
Voluntary movement, muscles that move bone
Heart muscle, involuntary movement
tissues
groups of cells working together
Muscle Tissue
contract in coordination upon stimulation
Skeletal System
Muscular System
Digestive System
Excretory System
-made up of the bones and cartilage that form the framework of…
-includes the muscles that help you move, and muscles that hel…
-the breaking down of food into substances the body can use.
-removes wastes produced by the activities of cells.
Skeletal System
-made up of the bones and cartilage that form the framework of…
Muscular System
-includes the muscles that help you move, and muscles that hel…
Nasal cavity
Larynx
Trachea
Esophagus
Lined with hair for filtering and kept moist by mucous secreti…
Located at the top of trachea, made of cartilage pieces that i…
Made of C-shaped rings of cartilage, which provide protection…
Passageway that leads to the stomach, behind the trachea
Nasal cavity
Lined with hair for filtering and kept moist by mucous secreti…
Larynx
Located at the top of trachea, made of cartilage pieces that i…
Tissues
Organs
Organ Systems
Homeostasis
Cells working together, eg lining of the stomach
different tissues working together, eg stomach
Different organs working together eg. digestive system
Balance maintained by interaction of organ systems
Tissues
Cells working together, eg lining of the stomach
Organs
different tissues working together, eg stomach
the part of the digestive system in whi…
the largest organ in the body creates b…
a substance produced by the liver that…
the organ that stores bile after it is…
small intestine
liver
bile
gallbladder
the part of the digestive system in whi…
small intestine
the largest organ in the body creates b…
liver
DNA in body and sex cells*
Mitosis*
Meiosis*
Scrotum and Testes*
Body cells... Each body cell has 46 chromosomes (23 pairs) within…
a type of duplication division in which a cell makes an exact…
a type of reduction division in which a cell halves the number…
Scrotum:... Sacs that hold the testes... Help regulate the temperat…
DNA in body and sex cells*
Body cells... Each body cell has 46 chromosomes (23 pairs) within…
Mitosis*
a type of duplication division in which a cell makes an exact…
Carolus Linnaeus
Taxonomy
Binomial nomenclature
Prehensile
(1707-1778) Swedish naturalist who developed the classificatio…
the branch of science concerned with the rules of classifying…
In this system an organism is called by its genus & species na…
a grabbing structure, which could be a prehensile tail, or pre…
Carolus Linnaeus
(1707-1778) Swedish naturalist who developed the classificatio…
Taxonomy
the branch of science concerned with the rules of classifying…
the process by which the body breaks do…
the process by which nutrient molecules…
the fluid released when the mouth water…
a protein that speeds up chemical react…
digestion
absorption
saliva
enzyme
the process by which the body breaks do…
digestion
the process by which nutrient molecules…
absorption
Eukaryotic Cells?
Plasma membrane?
Cytoplasm?
Nucleus?
contain the following organelles or components, each... with its…
- gate keeper of the cell... Outer membrane of a cell, composed…
Everything inside the plasma membrane cell except the nucleus
Location of the cell's genetic information, DNA - chromatin
Eukaryotic Cells?
contain the following organelles or components, each... with its…
Plasma membrane?
- gate keeper of the cell... Outer membrane of a cell, composed…
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
balanced diet
principal source of carbohydrates
principal source of proteins
principal source of fats
eating a wide variety of foods in the right proportions, and c…
Lentils and beans, fruit, popcorn, potatoes, whole grains.
meat, fish, tofu, lentils and beans
oils, butter,seeds
balanced diet
eating a wide variety of foods in the right proportions, and c…
principal source of carbohydrates
Lentils and beans, fruit, popcorn, potatoes, whole grains.
Homozygous
Fluid of the cytoplasm
Mitochondria
Aerobic Respiration
Recessive alleles are only expressed in?
In our cells, anaerobic respiration takes place in the?
In our cells, aerobic respiration takes place in the?
Which is more efficient in making ATP?... Aerobic respiration or…
Homozygous
Recessive alleles are only expressed in?
Fluid of the cytoplasm
In our cells, anaerobic respiration takes place in the?
Plasma Membrane
Organelles
Cytosol
Cytoplasm
Membrane surrounding the cell, consisting of a phospholipid bi…
One of many small cellular structures that perform specific fu…
semifluid gel material inside the cell, or ("cell solution")
The cellular material surrounding a cell nucleus and enclosed…
Plasma Membrane
Membrane surrounding the cell, consisting of a phospholipid bi…
Organelles
One of many small cellular structures that perform specific fu…
Matter
Elements
Atoms
Molecules
anything that has mass & takes up space
basic building blocks of matter that cannot be broken down by…
smallest units of an element that retain the elements physical…
atoms bonded together
Matter
anything that has mass & takes up space
Elements
basic building blocks of matter that cannot be broken down by…
Function of Muscles
Types of Muscle tissue
Skeletal Muscle
Cardiac Muscle
Maintain posture,stabilize joints, generates heat, and Movemen…
Skeletal, cardiac, and smooth.
Voluntary, striated
Involuntary, striated, intercalated disc
Function of Muscles
Maintain posture,stabilize joints, generates heat, and Movemen…
Types of Muscle tissue
Skeletal, cardiac, and smooth.
What is the pathway that air flows?
What constitutes the upper respiratory…
Nose
Pharynx
-nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchus, bronchioles, alveoli
-nose ... -pharynx... -larynx
The nose opens at the nostrils/nares and leads into the nasal…
The pharynx is a funnel-shaped cavity commonly called the thro…
What is the pathway that air flows?
-nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchus, bronchioles, alveoli
What constitutes the upper respiratory…
-nose ... -pharynx... -larynx
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…
Sensory neuron
Motor Neuron
Interneurons
Dendrites
Sensitive to various stimuli, collecting information either fr…
Carry messages from the CNS to muscle cells throughout the bod…
Link sensory and motor neurons as well as other interneurons.…
Receive information from axon or other neurons.
Sensory neuron
Sensitive to various stimuli, collecting information either fr…
Motor Neuron
Carry messages from the CNS to muscle cells throughout the bod…
tissues
Muscle Tissue
Nervous Tissue
Epithelial Tissue
groups of cells working together
contract in coordination upon stimulation
receive and transmit information and signals (made of cells ca…
cover inner and outer surfaces of bodies, cavities, and canals
tissues
groups of cells working together
Muscle Tissue
contract in coordination upon stimulation
tissues
Muscle Tissue
Skeletal Muscle
Cardiac Muscle
groups of cells working together
contract in coordination upon stimulation
Voluntary movement, muscles that move bone
Heart muscle, involuntary movement
tissues
groups of cells working together
Muscle Tissue
contract in coordination upon stimulation