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Anatomy 
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The study of the body structure 
Gross Anatomy 
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Study of structures that can be seen with the naked eye 
Microscopic Anatomy 
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deals with structures too small to be seen with the naked eye 
Physiology 
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The study of bodily functions
In humans, how many chromosomes are in each gamete after meiosis? 
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23 
What is called the "powerhouse" of a cell because it breaks down nutrients to help make 
the major energy source of the cell? 
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Mitochondria 
What is known as the "brain" of a cell because it controls the activities of the cell? 
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Nucleus 
What are the small structures in a cell's cytoplasm that help the cell to function? 
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Organelles
1) There are three layers of neurons in the retina. The axons of which of these neuron 
layers form the optic nerves? 
A) cone cells 
B) ganglion cells 
C) bipolar cells 
D) rod cells 
B) ganglion cells 
2) Ordinarily, it is not possible to transplant tissues from one person to another, yet 
corneas can be transplanted without tissue rejection. This is because the cornea ________. 
A) does not contain connective tissue 
B) has no blood supply 
C) is not a living tissue 
D) has no nerve supply ...
Are protists prokaryotic or eukaryotic organisms? 
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Eukaryotic 
Are protists unicellular, multicellular, or are both present in this group? 
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both unicellular and multicellular organisms 
Explain the morphological innovations of: Nuclear membrane and Endomembrane 
Organelles 
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an early eukaryote may have engulfed a smaller eukaryote as a food source but instead 
of the food vacuole digesting the cell, the vacuole was used as a cell wall and the 
engulfed cell and created a nuclear...
proteins are synthesized by 
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ribosomes 
RNA is made of 
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single strand of nucleotides (Phosphodiester bonds) 
The sugar in RNA is? 
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ribose 
what does ribose do in RNA 
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carries a hydroxyl group on the 2' carbon 
hydroxyls are 
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reactive functional groups (explains why RNA is less stable than DNA)
What is located at the fifth intercostal space? 
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Apex of the heart 
Apex of the heart 
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tip of the heart pointing down toward the 5th left intercostal space 
Which layer of the heart allows it to act as a pump? 
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Myocardium 
Left ventricle 
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What is the hardest working cardiac chamber and therefore has the thickest 
myocardium? 
Which layer of the heart wall contains the epicardium? 
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pericardium.
Anatomy 
The Science of structure. 
1) Internal and External Structure 
2) Physical Reaction among body parts 
Physiology 
The Structure of function. How organisms function. 
What are the five characteristics that distinguish living from non living forms? 
1) Growth 
2) Metabolism 
3) Reproduction 
4) Excretion 
5) Movement 
What is the relationship between anatomy and physiology? 
Changing the structure of something will alter the functions, and vice versa. 
Starting with the simplest, or small...
The apex of the heart is located 
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5th intercostal space 
Which layer of the heart allows it to act as a pump? 
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Myocardium 
What is the apex of the heart? 
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The tip of the heart, pointing down towards the left 5th intercostal space. 
Which layer of the heart wall contains the epicardium? 
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Pericardium 
What surrounds the heart? 
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Pericardium
Anterior 
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Before, the region of the body that advances first 
Posterior 
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Behind 
Dorsal 
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Back 
Ventral 
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Belly side 
Cranial 
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Toward the head
BIO 117 EXAM 2 WITH VERIFIED 
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True or False? 
All of kingdom fungi forms one, large monophyletic group. 
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True 
In a general fungal life cycle, meiotic cell division (meiosis) occurs during _______. 
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The creation of a spore-producing structure from a zygote. 
Which of the following are characteristics of arthropods? 
1. protostome development 
2. bilateral symmetry 
3. a pseudocoelom 
4. three embryonic germ layers 
5. a closed circulatory syste