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Anatomy and Physiology Ch 1

Anatomy

Chapter 1: Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology

Anatomy and Physiology are fundamental fields of study in the biological and health sciences, and Chapter 1 typically serves as an introduction to these disciplines.

Overview:

1. Definitions and Scope:

  • Anatomy:
    • The study of the structure and relationships between body parts.
    • Subdivisions include:
      • Gross (Macroscopic) Anatomy: Study of structures visible to the naked eye, such as organs and tissues.
      • Microscopic Anatomy: Study of structures requiring a microscope, including cells (cytology) and tissues (histology).
      • Developmental Anatomy: Study of the changes in body structures over the course of a lifetime, including embryology.
  • Physiology:
    • The study of the function of body parts and the body as a whole.
    • Focuses on how systems of the body work individually and together.
    • Often studied through specific systems, such as cardiovascular physiology, neurophysiology, and respiratory physiology.

2. Levels of Structural Organization:

  • Chemical Level: Atoms and molecules essential for maintaining life.
  • Cellular Level: Cells, the smallest units of living organisms, with specific functions.
  • Tissue Level: Groups of similar cells that perform a common function. The four basic types of tissues are epithelial, connective, muscle, and nervous tissues.
  • Organ Level: Structures composed of two or more tissue types that perform specific functions.
  • Organ System Level: Groups of organs that work closely together to accomplish a common purpose (e.g., digestive system, nervous system).
  • Organismal Level: The human body as a whole, functioning interdependently to sustain life.

3. Necessary Life Functions:

  • Maintaining Boundaries: Separation between internal and external environments.
  • Movement: Activities promoted by the muscular system, including locomotion and movement of substances within the body.
  • Responsiveness: Ability to sense changes in the environment and respond appropriately.
  • Digestion: Breakdown of ingested foodstuffs to simple molecules that can be absorbed into the blood.
  • Metabolism: All chemical reactions that occur within body cells, including catabolism (breaking down molecules) and anabolism (building molecules).
  • Excretion: Removal of wastes produced by metabolic reactions.
  • Reproduction: Cellular and organismal levels, essential for species survival.
  • Growth: Increase in size and number of cells.

4. Survival Needs:

  • Nutrients: Chemicals for energy and cell building, including carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, and minerals.
  • Oxygen: Essential for energy release (ATP production).
  • Water: Most abundant chemical in the body; provides the environment for chemical reactions.
  • Normal Body Temperature: Required for proper metabolic function.
  • Appropriate Atmospheric Pressure: Necessary for proper breathing and gas exchange in the lungs.

5. Homeostasis:

  • Definition: The ability of the body to maintain a stable internal environment despite changes in external conditions.
  • Components:
    • Receptor: Monitors the environment and responds to changes (stimuli).
    • Control Center: Determines the set point at which a variable is maintained, receives input from the receptor, and determines an appropriate response.
    • Effector: Carries out the control center’s response to the stimulus, returning the variable to the homeostatic level.
  • Negative Feedback: The most common mechanism, where the output reduces the original effect of the stimulus (e.g., regulation of body temperature).
  • Positive Feedback: Enhances or exaggerates the original stimulus (e.g., blood clotting, labor contractions).

6. Anatomical Terminology:

  • Directional Terms: Describe the positions of structures relative to other structures or locations in the body (e.g., superior, inferior, anterior, posterior).
  • Regional Terms: Specific areas within major body divisions (e.g., axial and appendicular regions).
  • Body Planes and Sections:
    • Sagittal Plane: Divides the body into left and right parts.
    • Frontal (Coronal) Plane: Divides the body into anterior (front) and posterior (back) parts.
    • Transverse (Horizontal) Plane: Divides the body into superior (upper) and inferior (lower) parts.
  • Body Cavities: Spaces within the body that house and protect internal organs.
    • Dorsal Body Cavity: Contains the cranial and spinal cavities.
    • Ventral Body Cavity: Contains the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities.

Conclusion:

Chapter 1 serves as the foundation for understanding the human body’s structure and function, emphasizing the interrelationship between anatomy and physiology. It introduces essential concepts and terminology that will be used throughout the study of the human body in greater detail.

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Front What type of organic compound is glycogen, where is it found, what about starch?
Back ### Glycogen:**Type of Organic Compound:**- Glycogen is a polysaccharide, which is a type of carbohydrate. It is specifically a storage form of glucose.**Structure:**- Glycogen is a highly branched polymer of glucose units linked primarily by α-1,4-glycosidic bonds, with branches attached via α-1,6-glycosidic bonds.**Function:**- Glycogen serves as a readily accessible form of energy storage in animals.**Location:**- **In Animals:** Glycogen is primarily found in the liver and muscle tissues. - **Liver:** Glycogen stored in the liver helps maintain blood glucose levels between meals. - **Muscles:** Glycogen in muscle tissue provides a quick source of glucose during physical activity and muscle contraction.### Starch:**Type of Organic Compound:**- Starch is also a polysaccharide and a type of carbohydrate. It serves as a storage form of glucose in plants.**Structure:**- Starch consists of two types of glucose polymers: - **Amylose:** A linear chain of glucose molecules linked by α-1,4-glycosidic bonds. - **Amylopectin:** A branched polymer of glucose with α-1,4-glycosidic bonds in the linear portions and α-1,6-glycosidic bonds at the branch points.**Function:**- Starch acts as an energy reserve in plants, providing glucose for metabolic activities.**Location:**- **In Plants:** Starch is found in various parts of plants, including seeds, roots, and tubers. - **Examples:** Potatoes, corn, rice, and wheat are rich sources of starch. - **Storage Organs:** Plants store starch in plastids such as chloroplasts and amyloplasts.### Summary:- **Glycogen:** A polysaccharide (carbohydrate) found in the liver and muscle tissues of animals, serving as a storage form of glucose.- **Starch:** A polysaccharide (carbohydrate) found in seeds, roots, and tubers of plants, consisting of amylose and amylopectin, and serving as a storage form of glucose.Both glycogen and starch are essential for energy storage in their respective organisms, ensuring a supply of glucose when needed for metabolic processes.
Front Sucrose
Back **Sucrose**- **Definition:** A disaccharide composed of glucose and fructose. **Structure:**- **Components:** One glucose molecule + one fructose molecule- **Bond:** Glycosidic bond**Sources:**- Common table sugar- Found in plants like sugar cane and sugar beets**Characteristics:**- **Sweet Taste:** Commonly used as a sweetener- **Solubility:** Soluble in water- **Hydrolysis:** Breaks down into glucose and fructose in the presence of an enzyme (sucrase) or acid**Uses:**- Sweetener in food and beverages- Used in baking and cooking
Front Hydrophobic
Back Hydrophobic substances are those that repel or have little affinity for water molecules. The term "hydrophobic" comes from the Greek words "hydro" (water) and "phobic" (fearing). Hydrophobic molecules or compounds are typically nonpolar or have only weakly polar bonds, meaning they lack regions of positive and negative charge, and therefore do not readily interact with water molecules.Hydrophobic substances tend to aggregate together or exclude water when placed in an aqueous environment. This behavior is often described as the "hydrophobic effect." The hydrophobic effect is driven by entropy, as the water molecules surrounding hydrophobic substances form fewer hydrogen bonds than in bulk water, leading to an increase in entropy and a decrease in free energy.Examples of hydrophobic substances include:- Nonpolar molecules such as fats, oils, and waxes- Hydrocarbon chains found in lipids and hydrophobic portions of membrane proteins- Certain synthetic materials like plastics and polymersHydrophobic interactions play important roles in various biological processes, such as the folding of proteins into their native structures, the assembly of lipid bilayers in cell membranes, and the formation of micelles and lipid droplets. They also have applications in fields like materials science, drug delivery, and environmental remediation.
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