Homeostasis
The feedback loop that reduces or shuts off the effect of stimulus
Negative Feedback
The bone most posterior of the skull
Occipital Bone
The main trunk of the body
Axial Region
Anything that has mass and occupies space
Matter
Carbohydrates
The feedback loop that enhances, or increases the stimulus
Positive Feedback
The landmark found most medial of the mandible (lower jaw)
Mandibular Symphysis
The body cavity containing the cranial and spinal cavities
Dorsal Cavity
Highly reactive atoms containing unpaired electrons on the valence shell
Free Radicals
A reaction in which acids and bases are mixed together
Neutralization
A response that occurs in anticipation of a change to the internal environment
Feed Forward
The uppermost vertebrae of the spine
Cervical Vertebrae
A cut made when wanting to view distinct anterior and posterior sections of the body
Frontal Plane
A molecule containing 2 or more different kinds of atoms bonded together
Compound
Substances that resist abrupt and large swings in pH levels
Buffers
Disturbance of homeostasis within the body
Homeostatic imbalance
The bone sitting directly posterior to the eyeball
Sphenoid Bone
The quadrant containing the majority of our stomach
Left Upper Quadrant
A chemical reaction requiring anabolic processes
Synthesis
Compounds that dissociate into separate ions in water
Salts or electrolytes
Control Center
The bone which is posterior to the frontal bone and superior to the occipital bone
Parietal Bone
Pelvic Cavity
Solute particles are larger than solution particles so they do not settle
Colloid
Monomers are joined together by removal of an OH from one monomer and H from the other
Dehydration Synthesis