1 2 pt 3 pt 4 pt 5 pt 1 pt 2 pt 3 pt 4 pt 5 pt 1 pt 2 pt 3 pt 4 pt 5 pt 1 pt 2 pt 3 pt 4 pt 5 pt 1 pt 2 pt 3 pt 4 pt 5 pt 1 pt Terms Levels of Organization Characteristics Of Life SystemsHomeostasis
2 The scientific investigation of processes or functions of living things. How things work?
3 Physiology
4 A person standing erect with arms at the sides and palms anterior.
5 Anatomical Position
6 General term for the scientific discipline that investigates the body’s structure.
7 Anatomy
8 A plane that divides the body into EQUAL right and left halves.
9 Midsagittal Plane
10 A plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior portions.
11 Frontal (Coronal) Plane
12 Basic unit of all living things.
13 Cell -
14 A group of organs working together with a common function.
15 Organ System
16 A group of cells working together to perform a similar function.
17 Tissue
18 A group of tissues working together to perform a similar function.
19 Organ
20 All of your systems working togeter.
21 Organism (Individual)
22 All the chemical reactions in the body.
23 Metabolism
24 The ability to sense changes and adapt to the environment.
25 Responsiveness
26 Increase in growth vs Change over time.
27 Growth & Development
28 Creating new cells or organisms.
29 Reproduction
30 List all the characteristics of life.
31 Organization Metabolism Responsiveness Growth Development (morphogenesis/differentiation) Reproduction
32 Contraction for the maintenance of posture & movement
33 Muscular System
34 Framework for support.
35 Skeletal System
36 Release of hormones
37 Endocrine System
38 Transportation of fluids; (blood)
39 Cardiovascular System
40 Communication, Integration, & Control of Systems
41 Nervous System
42 To maintain a stable, internal environment
43 Homeostasis
44 Most body systems are what type of feedback mechanism?
45 Negative Feedback- opposes the change
46 If a something deviates away from the set point; can result in death
47 Positive Feedback
48 The ideal, normal range of a variable
49 Set Point
50 What are the three components of a negative feedback system?
51 Receptor- monitors the value of variable Control Center- establishes set point; where variable is maintained Effector- can change the value of the variable