Basic Terms
The study of the structure of body parts
What is anatomy
The smallest unit of matter
What is an atom
This characteristic of life involves removing waste from the body
What is excretion
The fluid surrounding body cells
What is extracellular fluid
This system includes the heart and blood vessels
What is the cardiovascular system
The study of the function of body parts
What is physiology
Molecules combine to form these basic units of life
What are cells
This process allows organisms to sense and respond to change in the enviornment
What is responsiveness
A mechanism where the response reduces the original stimulus
What is a negative feedback
This system protects the body and helps regulate the temperture
What is integumentary system
The study of the function of body parts
What is physiology
Tissues working together for a specific function make up this
What is an organ
The characteristic of life involving the production of offspring
What is reproduction
A mechanism where the response enhances the original stimulus
What is positive feedback
This system removes waste and regulates water balance
What is the urinary system
A sagittal plane divides the body into these sections
What are left and right positions
This level of organization is the sum of all systems working together
What is the organism
The ability to maintain stable internal conditions despite external changes
what is homeostasis
The "Control Center" in a feedback loop
What is the brain (Integrating center)
This system provides structure and support, and make blood cells
What is the skeletal system
Term for a structure that is closer to the midline of the body
What is medial
The four major tissue types
What are epithelial, connective, muscle and nervous tissue
This process breaks down food into simpler substances the body can use
what is digestion
The receptor in a feedback loop does this
What is detects changes in the environment (stimuli)
This system coordinates rapid response using electrical signals
What is the nervous system