Learning Activity #1 - Chapters 1 and 2

Chapter 1

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  1. Tell how the following planes divide the body: saggital plane, frontal plane, and transverse plane.


  2. Define anatomy and physiology. Give an example of each.


  3. What are the two major vental body cavities? What organs are found in each?


  4. What are the two major dorsal body cavities? What organs are found in each?


  5. What are the divisions of the abdominopelvic cavity? What organs are found in each?


  6. In the levels of organization of humans, what do organelles make? what do cells make? what do tissues make? what do organs make? what do atoms make? what do molecules make?


  7. Is the elbow proximal or distal to the fingers?


  8. Describe the anatomical position.


  9. Define the following terms: assimilation, excretion, circulation, and digestion.


  10. List the 10 organ systems and give the major organs found in each. Also give the functions of each organ system.


  11. Define the following terms: homeostasis and metabolism.


  12. Why do humans need oxygen? The answer is not to breath.


  13. Define the following areas: perineal, popliteal, pelvic, brachial, antebrachial, crural, ventral, digital, and palmar.


    Chapter 2

  14. Define the following: electrons, protons, and neutrons.


  15. What are the building blocks of proteins? of carbohydrates? of nucleic acids?


  16. What is the difference between and ionic bond and a covalent bond?


  17. What is the pH scale? Tell what the pH of an acid would be. What would the pH of a base be? What is a neutral pH?


  18. Define acid and base. Which has the greater concentration of hydrogen ions?


  19. Tell whether each of the following is organic or inorganic: water, carbon dioxide, a nucleotide, carbohydrates, NaCl, proteins, and oxygen.


  20. If an atom has an atomic weight of 40 and an atomic number of 18, how many protons does it have? How many neutrons does it have? How many electrons does it have in its outermost shell? Is it stable?


  21. What are the four most commonly found elements in the human body?


  22. Define the following types of chemical reactions: synthesis reaction, decompostion reaction, exchange reaction. Give examples of each type of reaction.


  23. What are the parts of a triglyceride?


  24. What is an enzyme? Is it changed in a chemical reaction?


  25. If an atom loses an electron, does it become postitively charged or negatively charged?


  26. What are the major differences between organic and inorganic compounds?


  27. Why is water called a polar molecule? What type of bond do polar molecules form with each other?