Scientific Terms
The study of organs and systems of the body is known as?
Anatomy
What is the control of center of the cell?
Nucleus
Groups of cells of the same kind that perform similar functions?
Tissues
What is largest organ in the body?
Skin
What is the function of the Integumentary System?
Provides protection, regulates temperature and controls sweat glands
The study of body structures that can be seen with the naked eye is known as?
Gross Anatomy
Production part of the cell; Most activities take place here?
cytoplasm
What is the role of the epithelial tissue?
to cover and protect body surfaces and internal organs
What is the name of the organ that controls body functions and synthesizes information?
The brain
What system provides framework and shapes the body?
The study of normal organ function and body systems is called?
Physiology
What is the outer surface of the cell?
Cell membrane
The tissue that contracts, when stimulated, to produce motion is known as?
Muscular tissue
What organ helps regulate blood sugar?
Pancreas
What system converts nutrients to energy for the body?
Digestive
The science of the causes and effects of diseases?
Pathology
What is the process where cells grow and divide and two new cells are produced that are identical?
Mitosis
What are some examples of connective tissues?
What organ digests and removes waste?
Stomach and Intestines
What is the function of the Excretory system?
eliminates waste/toxins from the body
The study of how tissues are structured and how they work it's a look at structures too small to be seen except through a microscope?
Histology
What is the chemical process in which cells receive nutrients for growth and reproduction?
Metabolism
Nerve Tissue
What carries blood throughout the body?
Veins and Arteries
What is the function of the Endocrine system?
controls the release of hormones that directly affect hair growth, skin conditions and energy.