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the study of the structures of the human body
human anatomy
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invilves the function in the body
human physiology
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there are many ways people learn about human anatomy and physiology. One of them involves the use of the
scientific method
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the testing done to prove or disprove the hypothesis is usually carried out in the form of
experiment
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a cut that divides the body organ into superior and inferior parts is in the?
horizontal or transverse plane
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a cut that divides the body into anterior and posterior portions is in the?
frontal or coronal plane
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a cut that divides the body into left and right portions is?
sagittal plane
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the structural and the functional unit of the human body and is the unit of living organism
cell
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many diseases can be traced to some type of cellular change and the scientific study of cells
cytology
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it is the dynamic interface between the internal environment of the cell and the external environment
plasma membrane (cell membrane)
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what does ECF mean?
extracellular fluid
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give atleast 3 ECF provides
nutrients, water, hormones, oxygen, and other materials to the cell
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if there is even a small change of the concentration in the cell, what will happen?
it might lead to cellular death
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what are the 2 main parts the cell consist of?
plasma membrane and cytoplasm
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it is the outer boundary of the cell, or cannot be seen using the light microscope
plasma membrane
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it is the portion of the cell in which water, dissolved materials, and small organelles are found
cytoplasm
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the fluid in which organelles are suspended are called?
cytosol
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small filaments and tubules make up the?
cytoskeleton
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what was considered as part of the cytoplasm?
cytoskeleton
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it is visible with the light microscope and frequently appears as a spherical or an oblong structure
nucleus
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it is called as the “gatekeeper” of the cell
plasma membrabe
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rod shaped organelles with double membrane
mitochondria
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unspecialized or undifferentiated cells
stem cells
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what are the four primary tissues in the body?
epithelial tissue, connective tissue, muscular tissue, nervous tissue
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6 epithelial tissue slides
simple squamous epithelium, simple cuboidal epithelium, simple columnar epithelium, pseudostratified columnar epithelium, stratified squamous epithelium, transitional epithelium
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