Anatomy and Physiology Final Exam Review

Final exam

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Difference between Acid and a Base
Acid: a compound that gives up(loses) Ht ions in a solution.
Base: Compound that attacks Ht ions in a solution
4 Major macromolecules
Carbs. Lipids, Proteins, Nucleic acid
What is ATP and what does it do?
Specialized nucleotide that consist of a base adenine, the sugar ribose, 3 prophate groups
What is osmolarity? What is osmosis?
Osmolarity is the side that will have most consecrations and great osmotic pressure. Osmosis is the aqueous solution H20 base.
What do enzymes do?
They are catalyst that speed up chemical reaction.
How many Ribs do we have?
True ribs: 14 =7 pairs
False ribs: 6= 3 pairs
Floating ribs 4= 2 pairs
Near sightedness
eyes see near objects well, but no distant ones.
Farsightedness
Eyes see distant objects.
Special Sense
Vision, hearing,olfactory,gustatory, equilibrium.
Eye
Sclera thickest layer, and of fibrous connective tissue.
Retina: contains photoreceptor<cones detect colors (red green, blue) < Rods : whit & black
Macula (center of the eye)
High acuity( Most abundant for cones)
Rods are most abundent on edges of the retina.
Fovea: contains only cones, best for color vision.
Taste Sensation
sweet, salt, sour, bitter, umami. The chemoreceptors detect the chemical in solution in the mouth. Spicy is pain.
Hearing 2 parts of the inner ear associated with equilibrium
1. vestibular nerve
2.semicircular canals
Glands that release inhibitory hormones on the endocrine system
Hypothalamus and pituitary
Anterior Pituitary release
GH
TSH
ACTH
FSH
LH
PROLACTION