1. 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. 2 The scientific investigation of processes or functions of living things. How things work?

3. 3 Physiology

4. 4 A person standing erect with arms at the sides and palms anterior.

5. 5 Anatomical Position

6. 6 General term for the scientific discipline that investigates the body’s structure.

7. 7 Anatomy

8. 8 A plane that divides the body into EQUAL right and left halves.

9. 9 Midsagittal Plane

10. 10 A plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior portions.

11. 11 Frontal (Coronal) Plane

12. 12 Basic unit of all living things.

13. 13 Cell -

14. 14 A group of organs working together with a common function.

15. 15 Organ System

16. 16 A group of cells working together to perform a similar function.

17. 17 Tissue

18. 18 A group of tissues working together to perform a similar function.

19. 19 Organ

20. 20 All of your systems working togeter.

21. 21 Organism (Individual)

22. 22 All the chemical reactions in the body.

23. 23 Metabolism

24. 24 The ability to sense changes and adapt to the environment.

25. 25 Responsiveness

26. 26 Increase in growth vs Change over time.

27. 27 Growth & Development

28. 28 Creating new cells or organisms.

29. 29 Reproduction

30. 30 List all the characteristics of life.

31. 31 Organization Metabolism Responsiveness Growth Development (morphogenesis/differentiation) Reproduction

32. 32 Contraction for the maintenance of posture & movement

33. 33 Muscular System

34. 34 Framework for support.

35. 35 Skeletal System

36. 36 Release of hormones

37. 37 Endocrine System

38. 38 Transportation of fluids; (blood)

39. 39 Cardiovascular System

40. 40 Communication, Integration, & Control of Systems

41. 41 Nervous System

42. 42 To maintain a stable, internal environment

43. 43 Homeostasis

44. 44 Most body systems are what type of feedback mechanism?

45. 45 Negative Feedback- opposes the change

46. 46 If a something deviates away from the set point; can result in death

47. 47 Positive Feedback

48. 48 The ideal, normal range of a variable

49. 49 Set Point

50. 50 What are the three components of a negative feedback system?

51. 51 Receptor- monitors the value of variable Control Center- establishes set point; where variable is maintained Effector- can change the value of the variable