Characteristics of Life
The Body Systems
Homeostasis
Serous Membranes
Body Cavities
100
Organization, metabolism, responsiveness, growth, development, and reproduction
What is The Essential characteristics of life.
100
This system provides protection and support and allows body movements.
What is Skeletal System.
100
The existence and maintenance of a relatively constant environment within the body.
What is Homeostasis.
100
These line the trunk cavities and cover the organs of these cavities.
What is Serous membranes.
100
These three large cavities are contained in the...
What is the trunk.
200
The ability to use energy to perform vital functions.
What is Metabolism.
200
This system performs the mechanical and chemical processes of digestion, absorption of nutrients, and elimination of wastes.
What is Digestive System.
200
Two types of feedback mechanisms.
What is negative and positive.
200
The membrane in direct contact with the organ
What is visceral serous membrane.
200
This divides the thoracic cavity into right and left parts by this median structure
What is the mediastinum.
300
This results in an increase in size of all or part of the organism.
What is Growth.
300
This system consists of glands and produces hormones.
What is Endocrine System.
300
These two homeostatic mechanisms help maintain body temperature near an ideal normal value.
What is Sweating and shivering.
300
This cavity contains three serous membrane-lined cavitites
What is the thoracic cavity.
300
The small space enclosed by the bones of the pelvis
What is the pelvic cavity.
400
Without this growth and tissue repair are impossible.
What is Reproduction.
400
This system provides vitamin D precursors.
What is Integumentary System.
400
This makes any deviation from the set point smaller or resisted.
What is negative-feedback mechanism.
400
This lines the wall of the abdominopelvic cavity
What is the parietal peritoneum.
400
The cavity that contains the liver
What is abdominopelvic cavity.
500
This characteristic allows organisms to make adjustments that maintain their internal environment.
What is Responsiveness.
500
The ureter is part of this system.
What is The Urinary System.
500
Following a moderate amount of blood loss negative-feedback mechanisms result in an increase in...
What is heart rate.
500
These anchor the organs to the body wall and provide a pathway for nerves and blood vessels to reach the organs.
What is mesenteries.
500
These six organs are contained in the abdominal cavity.
What is the stomach, intestines, liver, spleen, pancreas, and kidneys.
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