Exam 22: Organization of the Body

The ________, or inferior, anatomical direction is below or close to the feet.

A ____ is the segment of DNA that determines a body trait.

In medical terminology, the word part at the end of the word, which alters the meaning of the word root, is the ____.

The movement of water across a semipermeable membrane is ____.

A position that is farther away from the midline of the body is ____.

A cell's ________ apparatus is known to synthesize carbohydrates and is thought to prepare and store secretions for discharge from the cell.

Which of the following is made up of phospholipids, proteins, cholesterol, and carbohydrates and is very thin and selectively permeable?

In directional terms, the ears are posterior and ________ to the nose.

________ contains the genetic information of cells and is found in the nucleus of the cell.

The nose is ____ to the ears.

A(n) ________ is made up of organ systems.

Following interphase, a cell may enter ________, which is a nonreproductive type of cell division.

Matter that contains carbon and hydrogen is known as ________ matter.

Which of the following describes a position close to the point of attachment or to the trunk of the body?

The third stage of mitosis is called ________. During this stage, the replicated chromosomes are pulled toward the centrioles at opposite sides of the cell.

A person's ________ is the same for every cell, tissue, and organ.

DNA ________ is a reliable method for identifying and distinguishing among humans to establish paternity and identify suspects in criminal cases.

Medical professionals often use the following terms to describe how the body is divided into sections: sagittal, midsagittal, transvers, and ________, or coronal.

The first 22 pairs of chromosomes received from either the sperm cell or ovum are homologous chromosomes (autosomes), and the 23rd pair are ________ chromosomes.

________ is the organic matter makes proteins and can move between the nucleus and cytoplasm of the cells.