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| 7612880331 | polygenic traits | expression of multiple genes on different chromosomes (height, eye and skin color, intelligence) | 0 | |
| 7628428756 | anatomy | scientific discipline that investigates the body's structure | 1 | |
| 7628428793 | physiology | scientific investigation of the processes or functions of living things | 2 | |
| 7628439694 | 6 levels of organization in the body | 1. chemical level- atoms combine to form molecules 2. cell level-molecules form organelles (nucleus) 3. tissue level-similar cells make up tissues 4. organ level-tissue combines to make organs 5. organ system level 6. organism level | 3 | |
| 7628483811 | Characteristics of Life | 1. Organization: condition in which there are specific relationships and functions 2. Metabolism: all chemical reactions of the body 3. Responsiveness: ability to sense changes and adjust 4. Growth: increase in size and/or number of cells 5. Development: changes in an organism over time Differentiation: change from general to specific Morphogenesis: change in shape of tissues, organs 6. Reproduction: new cells or new organisms | 4 | |
| 7628501826 | Homeostasis | Values of variables fluctuate around the set point to establish a normal range of values | 5 | |
| 7628508475 | components and functions of a feedback loop | receptor: monitors the value of some variable control center: establishes the set point effector: can change the value of the variable | 6 | |
| 7628511544 | positive feedback | Changes from the normal point and amplifies it. (fever, blood clots, child birth) | 7 | |
| 7628511545 | negative feedback | Works to correct a deviation from a set point (Tries to get back to the set point/normal) ex. body temp, BP | 8 | |
| 7628678099 | 3 planes of body | coronal- divides anterior and posterior transverse sagittal | 9 | |
| 7628790191 | 2 body cavities | dorsal and ventral | 10 | |
| 7628798517 | d....... cavity 2 | cranial, vertebral | 11 | |
| 7628798518 | v.... cavity 3 | pelvic, thoracic, abdominal | 12 | |
| 7628902593 | organs found in mediastinum | esophagus, trachea, blood vessels, thymus, heart | 13 | |
| 7628902594 | organs found in the diaphragm | pelvic, abdominal | 14 | |
| 7612930639 | tissue | group of similar cells that perform a common function | 15 | |
| 7612932915 | matrix | nonliving intercellular material | 16 | |
| 7612956162 | 4 classes of tissue | epithelial, connective, muscle, nervous | 17 | |
| 7612959289 | histology | microscopic study of tissues | 18 | |
| 7612976929 | desmosomes | disk shaped regions of cell membrane, stratified squamous epithelium of the skin | 19 | |
| 7612976930 | tight junctions | hold cells together, form permeability barrier | 20 | |
| 7612979019 | gap junctions | allows ions and small molecules to pass through | 21 | |
| 7613044671 | endoderm | inner layer, forms lining of digestive tract and derivatives | 22 | |
| 7613047985 | mesoderm | middle layer, forms tissues as such muscle, bone, blood vessels | 23 | |
| 7613054668 | ectoderm | outer layer, forms skin and neuroectoderm | 24 | |
| 7613059813 | histogenesis | process of the primary germ layers differentiating into different kinds of tissue | 25 | |
| 7613112375 | protein fibers | structural proteins, collagen and elastin | 26 | |
| 7613125547 | hyaluronic acid | lubricant for joints | 27 | |
| 7613129919 | proteoglycans | hybrid molecules that are mostly carbohydrates attached to a protein backbone | 28 | |
| 7613135192 | glycoproteins | proteins with carbohydrate attachments, allows communication within a tissue | 29 | |
| 7613185781 | epithelial tissue | covers body surfaces and forms glands, almost entirely of cells, basement membrane, avascular, regenerate, specialized cell contacts | 30 | |
| 7613269979 | functions of epithelial tissue | protecting underlying structure, acts as a barrier, permitting the passage of substances, recreating and absorbing substances | 31 | |
| 7635835169 | connective tissue | a type of tissue in which cells usually occupy less space than the extracellular material (highly vascular) | 32 | |
| 7635837954 | function of connective tissue | binds organs to each other, supports and protects organs. Encloses and separates other tissues | 33 | |
| 7635872125 | collagenous fibers in connective tissue | tough, flexible, and resist stretching, tendons and ligaments of the skin are made from it | 34 | |
| 7635873594 | reticular fibers in connective tissue | thin college fibers coated w glycoprotein, found in lymphatic organs | 35 | |
| 7635873595 | elastic fibers in connective tissue | branch and rejoin each other, made of elastin protein, allows stretch and recoil | 36 | |
| 7635910412 | areolar tissue | loosely organized fibers, lots of blood vessels, and a lot of empty space, underlies all epithelia, in serous membranes, between muscles, passageways for nerves and blood vessels | 37 | |
| 7635931088 | reticular tissue | forms supportive framework for lymphatic organs and bone marrow | 38 | |
| 7635935268 | adipose tissue | empty looking cells with thin margins, energy storage, insulation, cushioning | 39 | |
| 7635957715 | dense connective tissue | densely packet, parallel collagen fibers, tendons attach muscles to bones and ligaments hold bones together | 40 | |
| 7635974658 | dense regular elastic connective tissue | ligaments in vocal folds, nuchal ligament | 41 | |
| 7635986645 | dense irregular fibrous connective tissue | densely packed, irregularly arranges around the dermas of skin | 42 | |
| 7636009312 | bone | connective tissue, rigid, supports spongy-trabeculae compact- shaft and surrounds spongy bone, circle layers | 43 | |
| 7636049620 | hyaline cartilage | most common, protects ends of bones | 44 | |
| 7636062002 | fibrocartilage | 45 | ||
| 7636063974 | elastic cartilage | 46 | ||
| 7636083894 | blood-fluid connective | 47 |
