KIN 2500 : Exam 1 Notes
15 Mar 2019
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Chapter 1: an intro to the human body 2/9/2014 2:40:00 am. Definitions: anatomy- the study of the structures of the body, dissection- the cutting apart of the body structure to study their relationships, physiology- science that deals with the functions of an organism. Systems: integumentary, skeletal, muscular, cardiovascular, lymphatic and immunity, nervous, endocrine, respiratory, digestive, urinary, reproductive. Anatomical terminology: anatomical position- the standard position of reference for the description of anatomical structures, anatomical- of or relating to body structures, prone- face down, supine- face up, nav- nerve, artery, vein. Lesion- a small cut or disruption of the skin: swelling, rash, ulcer, wound, tumor, physiological. Most integral proteins are these: glycoproteins- proteins attached to carbohydrates that extend into extracellular fluid. Steps: binding, vesicle formation, uncoating, fusion with endosome, recycling of receptors to plasma membrane, degradation in lysosomes. How hiv enters the cell: phagocytosis- engulfs molecule with pseudopods to form a phagosome.
