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This organ system contains your lungs and diaphragm.
Respiratory
This is the study of the structure of the body and its parts (what it is)...
Anatomy
Your blood sugar returning to normal after pounding a mountain dew is an example of what kind of feedback loop?
Negative feedback loop
This is the study of the body and how those parts function and work together (what it does)...
Physiology
This system contains the brain, spinal cord, nerves and sensory receptors
Nervous system
This organ system powers movement and generates heat.
Muscular
Another term for large or macroscopic anatomy
Gross
This organ system consists of the bones, cartilage, ligaments and joints. It provides support and gives shape to the body.
Skeletal
Give 3 specific examples of how you and/or your body maintains a constant temperature in cold weather...
shiver, cuddle, vaso-constrict, move inside, sit by fire, add layers of clothing
This organ system enables the exchange of CO2 and O2 and plays a role in regulating blood pH.
Respiratory
Historically, the people that used to dug up dead bodies and sell them for research were called...
resurrectionists
What are the 4 types of tissue found in the human body?
Nervous, muscle, connective, epithelial
This organ system protects the body, regulates body temperature and prevents water loss.
Integumentary
How many main organ systems are there in the human body?
11
What is the circulatory system composed of? List 3 things...
heart, blood vessels and blood
Give 2 examples of how your body maintains a constant "water" level...
voiding, drinking water, sweating
A mom breast feeding her baby and continuing to produce more breast milk is an example of what kind of feedback loop?
Positive feedback loop
This is a state of the human body in which the necessary conditions are kept relatively stable, allowing the body to function as it needs to.
Homeostasis
This organ system controls movement and intellectual function and is "in charge" of many physiological processes.
Nervous
This is the formal term for the ideal level for a particular condition of the body to be found at...
Set point