Study sets matching "human biology"
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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
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.
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…
118
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Respiratory System
Pleura
Pleural fluid
Bronchiole
The system specialized for the intake of oxygen and removal of…
A membrane covering the surface of the lungs
A thin layer of fluid within the pleura that allows the lungs…
A very small air tube in the lung
Respiratory System
The system specialized for the intake of oxygen and removal of…
Pleura
A membrane covering the surface of the lungs
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…
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…
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…
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…
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
all living organisms are
biological organization
atom
molecule
organized, acquire materials and energy, homeostatic, respond…
1) biosphere... 2)ecosystem... 3) community... 4) population... 5) species…
smallest unit of an element, composed of electrons/protons/neu…
union of two or more atoms of the same or different elements
all living organisms are
organized, acquire materials and energy, homeostatic, respond…
biological organization
1) biosphere... 2)ecosystem... 3) community... 4) population... 5) species…
Smooth muscle
Neuroglia
Nucleolus
Fatty acids and glycerol
lines the digestive tract and controls blood vessel diameter.
Cell that protects and supports neurons.
Center of the nucleus. Manufactures components of ribosomes.
The small molecules used to build fats and oils are called
Smooth muscle
lines the digestive tract and controls blood vessel diameter.
Neuroglia
Cell that protects and supports neurons.
acid
atom
ATP (adenosine triphosphate)
base
Proton donors, molecules that dissociate in water releasing hy…
1. The smallest unit of any element that still retains the phy…
A nucleotide composed of adenosine and three phosphate groups.…
A substance capable of binding with hydrogen ions. A proton ac…
acid
Proton donors, molecules that dissociate in water releasing hy…
atom
1. The smallest unit of any element that still retains the phy…
Sensation
Projection of a sensation
Free nerve endings
Tactile corpuscles
A feeling resulting from the brain's interpretation of sensory…
When the brain projects the sensation back to its apparent sou…
pick up touch and pressure; in epithelial tissue
Hairless areas; feel light touch
Sensation
A feeling resulting from the brain's interpretation of sensory…
Projection of a sensation
When the brain projects the sensation back to its apparent sou…
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
Define science
Five steps of the scientific method:
define biology
define observation
a body of knowledge, a group of information, how things work.
observation, hypothesis, experimentation/observation, conclusi…
the study of life
the problem that needs investigating, the question or issue
Define science
a body of knowledge, a group of information, how things work.
Five steps of the scientific method:
observation, hypothesis, experimentation/observation, conclusi…
5 parts of the spinal cord
Define Spinal Cord
Conus Medullaris
White matter
Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar, Sacral, Coccygeal
Long, slender bundle of nervous tissue beginning at the base o…
Tapered, end of the spinal cord
Melinated axons, ascending tracts=sensory information, Descend…
5 parts of the spinal cord
Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar, Sacral, Coccygeal
Define Spinal Cord
Long, slender bundle of nervous tissue beginning at the base o…