Questions and Answers
How many ATPs are typically produced by a single glucose molecule?
What is the role of cell metabolism?
To maintain life and allow organisms to grow, reproduce, and respond to environmental changes.
Which of the following is a constructive metabolic process?
Catabolic reactions are endothermic.
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What do cell cycle checkpoints ensure?
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What occurs during interphase?
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What is the end result of meiosis?
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What happens during Meiosis I?
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What are the four main types of tissues?
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What is the function of the kidney in urine formation?
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What is polyuria?
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Diabetes mellitus is caused by a deficiency of insulin receptors.
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What is the role of Sertoli cells?
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Gonads secrete sex hormones.
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The process where the primary germ layers differentiate into different kinds of tissue is called ______.
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What substance is used to measure Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR)?
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What is the main function of blood?
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What are the components of the Extracellular Matrix (ECM)?
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What occurs during cellular respiration?
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What is anatomy?
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What does physiology study?
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Which of the following is a level of structural organization in the human body?
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The human body has __ organ systems.
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Which organ system is responsible for producing offspring?
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What is the function of the integumentary system?
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The digestive system is responsible for breaking down food into absorbable units.
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What role does the circulatory system play in the body?
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The process of removing wastes from the body is known as __.
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What are the two main divisions of the nervous system?
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Match the following organ systems to their primary functions:
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Which of the following is NOT a necessary life function?
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Water accounts for 60-80% of body weight.
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What is the primary function of the kidneys?
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The organs of the respiratory system include the trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, and __.
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What is the role of hemoglobin in the blood?
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Study Notes
Anatomy and Physiology
- Anatomy: Study of body structure and relationships between body parts; derived from Greek terms meaning "to cut apart."
- Gross anatomy: Involves observation of large structures with the naked eye (e.g., heart, bones).
- Microscopic anatomy: Focuses on small structures using a microscope; includes cytology (cell study) and histology (tissue study).
- Physiology: Examines how body parts function, with subdivisions like neurophysiology (nervous system) and cardiac physiology (heart function).
Relationship Between Anatomy and Physiology
- Structure dictates function; for example, thin-walled lungs allow gas exchange, unlike muscular heart chambers that pump blood.
Levels of Structural Organization
- Chemical level: Involves atoms forming molecules (e.g., water, proteins).
- Cellular level: Smallest units of life.
- Tissue level: Groups of similar cells, classified into four basic types.
- Organ level: Composed of two or more tissue types serving distinct functions.
- Organ System: Groups of organs working collectively for a purpose.
- Organismal level: Highest level, representing an entire living entity.
Human Body Systems
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11 systems exist, each with specific organs and functions:
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Integumentary System: Skin acts as a protective barrier, regulates temperature, and synthesizes vitamin D.
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Skeletal System: Composed of bones and joints; provides protection, support, and mineral storage.
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Muscular System: Converts energy into movement, aids in posture, and generates heat.
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Nervous System: Controls body functions via nerve impulses, responding to stimuli.
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Endocrine System: Slow control system using hormones to regulate growth, metabolism, and reproduction.
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Circulatory System: Transports oxygen, nutrients, and waste, with defenses against pathogens.
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Lymphatic System: Returns leaked fluid to the blood and supports immune functions.
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Respiratory System: Facilitates gas exchange, supplying blood with oxygen and removing carbon dioxide.
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Digestive System: Breaks down food into absorbable units and expels waste as feces.
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Urinary System: Eliminates waste, regulates fluid balance, and maintains acid-base balance.
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Reproductive System: Produces gametes and hormones, ensuring species continuation.
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Necessary Life Functions
- Maintenance of Boundaries: Distinguishing inside from outside through membranes and skin.
- Movement: Involves muscular activity and transport of substances.
- Responsiveness: Ability to respond to environmental changes, facilitated by the nervous system.
- Digestion: Breakdown of food for nutrient absorption into the bloodstream.
- Metabolism: Includes catabolism and anabolism, essential for energy production and cellular processes.
- Excretion: Removal of waste products through various bodily systems.
- Reproduction: Producing offspring via the reproductive system.
- Growth: Increase in size or number of cells through constructive activities.
Survival Needs
- Nutrients: Provide energy and building materials; include carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, and minerals.
- Oxygen: Essential for energy release from nutrients; vital for cellular respiration.
- Water: Comprises 60-80% of body weight; critical for chemical reactions and fluid balance.
- Temperature: Must be maintained for metabolic reactions to function properly.
- Atmospheric Pressure: Necessary for gas exchange; alters with altitude, affecting respiration.
Respiratory System
- Respiration: Involves cellular respiration (ATP production) and gas exchanges via respiratory organs.
- Components: Trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, and alveoli facilitate airflow and gas exchange.
- Mechanism: Diaphragm and intercostal muscles aid in breathing; alveoli are sites of gas exchange.
- Gas Exchange: Oxygen enters the bloodstream and binds to hemoglobin; carbon dioxide is transported as bicarbonate ions.
Digestive System
- Phases of Digestion: Ingestion, movement, mechanical and chemical digestion, absorption, elimination.
- Types of Digestion: Mechanical (physical breakdown) and chemical (enzymatic reactions).
- Gastrointestinal (GI) Tract: Includes mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small and large intestines, rectum.
- Accessory Organs: Liver (produces bile), gall bladder (stores bile), pancreas (produces digestive enzymes).
Urinary System
- Kidneys: Main organs filtering blood, regulating volume, and producing hormones.
- Nephrons: Functional units of the kidney, consist of blood vessels and renal tubules.
- Urine Formation: Involves filtration, reabsorption, and secretion, with daily output averaging 1-2 liters.
- Diabetes: Results in polyuria due to insulin deficiencies or receptor issues, causing high blood glucose levels.
Diuretics
- Chemicals that increase urine volume, used to treat hypertension and heart failure by reducing fluid volume and altering filtration.### Caffeine and Alcohol
- Caffeine stimulates ADH release; in contrast, alcohol suppresses ADH release.
Renal Function Tests
- Renal Clearance: Volume of blood plasma from which a waste is removed in one minute; measured by blood/urine concentration and urine volume.
- Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR): Requires a substance like Inulin that is not secreted or reabsorbed; GFR equals renal clearance for such solutes.
- Hemodialysis: An artificial method to clear wastes from the blood.
Urinary System
- Urinary Bladder: Storage organ for urine prior to elimination.
Reproductive System
- Sexual Reproduction: Produces new individuals through the formation of gametes (sperm and eggs) by testes and ovaries; fertilization forms a zygote, ensuring genetic variation.
- Gonads Function: Produce gametes and secrete sex hormones; gynecology studies female reproduction, while urology studies male reproduction and urinary systems.
Male Reproductive Anatomy
- Sertoli Cells: Form blood-testis barrier, support sperm cell development, produce fluid, and secrete inhibin to slow sperm production.
- Spermatogenesis: Involves two meiotic divisions; results in four spermatids from one primary spermatocyte.
- Sperm Morphology: Head contains DNA and acrosome, midpiece has mitochondria for energy, tail is a flagellum for movement.
Hormonal Regulation in Males
- GnRH Secretion: Secreted by the hypothalamus, stimulating anterior pituitary to release FSH and LH.
- FSH and LH Functions: FSH supports Sertoli cells; LH stimulates testosterone secretion from interstitial cells, promoting spermatogenesis.
Semen Composition
- Mixture of sperm and seminal fluid; originated 60% from seminal vesicles and 30% from prostate; contains nutrients, clotting proteins, and antibiotics.
- Normal sperm count ranges from 50 to 150 million/mL; less than 20 million/mL is considered sterile.
Female Reproductive Anatomy
- Ovarian Follicles: Contain developing oöcytes; secrete estrogens for uterine health and cycle regulation.
- Corpus Luteum: After ovulation, it secretes progesterone, estrogens, relaxin, and inhibin, crucial for uterine preparation.
Oögenesis
- Oögenesis involves two divisions, leading to one large ovum and polar bodies; starts with a primary oöcyte and is influenced by atresia.
Tissue Types
Primary Germ Layers
- Endoderm, Mesoderm, Ectoderm; gastrulation leads to germ layer formation, while histogenesis develops tissues.
Extracellular Matrix (ECM)
- Connects tissues, facilitates local communication; consists of water, proteins (collagen, elastin), and glycoproteins.
Epithelial Tissue
- Functions: Protection, secretion, absorption, excretion; categorized into membranous and glandular types based on structure and location.
- Cell Classification: Squamous, cuboidal, columnar, and pseudostratified; simple versus stratified based on layers.
Connective Tissue
- Functions: Connects, supports, and transports; consists mainly of ECM that dictates physical characteristics.
- Types: Fibrous, bone, cartilage, and blood.
Muscle Tissue
- Types include skeletal (voluntary), smooth (involuntary), and cardiac (involuntary); characterized by specific cell structures.
Nervous Tissue
- Functions in rapid information processing; governed by neurons (conducting units) and neuroglia (support cells).
Cellular Functions and Organelles
- Nucleus: Directs cell activities; contains DNA.
- Mitochondria: Energy production organisms.
- Ribosomes: Protein synthesis.
- Golgi Apparatus: Processes and packages proteins.
- Lysosomes: Contain digestive enzymes.
Cellular Respiration
- Biochemical pathway for energy production from glucose; typically yields around 38 ATP molecules per glucose.
Cellular Metabolism
- Comprised of anabolic (building) and catabolic (breaking down) processes; necessary for growth and response to changes.
Cell Cycle
- Comprises checkpoints to ensure proper progression; regulated by cyclins and cyclin-dependent kinases (cdks).
Cell Division
- Mitosis: Involves phases for cell reproduction without reducing chromosome numbers.
- Meiosis: Two cycles of division, resulting in four haploid cells; significant for genetic diversity.
Summary
- Mitosis supports growth and cellular repair while meiosis generates genetic diversity through recombination and reduction in chromosome number.
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This quiz covers the first unit of the 'Human Health and Disease' course, focusing on organ systems and cell biology. It includes topics such as anatomy, including both gross and microscopic anatomy. Test your understanding of the body structures and their functions with this quiz.
