General Biologia En Ingles

1. He was a very distinguish

figure in history of Medicine;

he was know as

“The Father of Medicine”. Aristotle ( 2 )

2. He used for the first the

term Anatomy. Hippocrates ( 1 )

3. He was the founder of the

human anatomy. Also he

studied parts of the human

body. Andrea Vesalius ( 5 )

4. He made sketches and

drawings of human body. William Harvey ( 6 )

5. He did big contributions to the

Development of anatomy

Though his work “De Humani

Corporis Fabrica”. Eustachio ( 3 )

6. He discovered and described

the human circulatory system

mechanism and studied the

characteristics of blood and

the heart. Leonardo Da Vinci ( 4 )

7. What is Anatomy?

Anatomy is a descriptive science, whose object of study is the form, location and relation of the organs that form the living beings

8. Which are the auxiliary sciences of Anatomy?

Physiology (that deals with the study of body function) to understand how it works; histology, which studies the tissues; cytology and cell biology that study the cells.

9. Which are the branches and divisions of Anatomy?

• Systematic or descriptive anatomy: it is the study of the human body dividing it into minimal parts that form and organize

• Developmental anatomy (Embryology): It is the study of the structures that form the living beings and the way they change through time.

• Compared anatomy: It studies the structures of the living beings and the relation with similar structures of living beings.

• Anatomic pathology. It studies the way in which the diseases produce alterations in the cells and tissues of the living beings

• Clinical anatomy: It studies the anatomical structures and their function regarding medical and clinical aspects

• Artistic anatomy: It studies the way the artistic representation of the human figure

Homeostasis and organization of the human body

1. What is Homeostasis?

Is a process used by an organism to maintain its internal environment within a narrow interval of conditions necessary for the ideal functioning of cells

2. Who was the first person that recognized this process?

Claude Bernal

3. Who emphasized the term “Homeostasis” to this process?

Walter B. Cannon

4. Where does it comes the word Homeostasis?

"Homeostasis" is derived from the Greek, homo: similar, stasis: condition, so it implies a static condition, without changes.

5. What is Osmosis?

Osmosis is a process in which a fluid passes through a semi-permeable membrane, moving from an area in which a solute such as salt is present in low concentrations to an area in which the solute is present in high concentrations.

6. How is human body organized?

The human body presents an amazing complexity; however, this complexity is based on a simple hierarchical organization.

Cells are grouped to form tissues. Tissues are blocks that form organs, which at the same time are grouped to form the different biological organ systems.

7. Name the types of tissues.

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