Study of
Organization
Systems
Homeostasis
Homeostasis 2
100
The study of how our organs function
What is physiology?
100
The smallest level of human body organization
What is chemical/molecular?
100
Function is to break down food and absorb nutrients
What is digestive?
100
Define homeostasis
What is maintaining a stable internal environment?
100
Normal internal body temperature in Celcius
What is 37 degrees C?
200
The study of organ structure and location
What is anatomy?
200
connective, epithelial, cardiac...
What is tissues?
200
Function is to protect body from external environment
What is integumentary?
200
Any change in the bodies environment
What is stimulus?
200
Feedback when body continuously releases oxytocin during labor
What is positive feedback?
300
A branch of anatomy where small structures are studies that cannot be seen by the unaided eye
What is microscopic?
300
Level of organization for E.coli
What is organism?
300
Contains heart, blood vessels, blood
What is circulatory?
300
Name of the control center of the body
What is the hypothalamus?
300
Job of effectors to warm body back up to set point
What is muscles (contract/shivering), blood vessels (constrict/decrease blood flow)?
400
Study of anatomy where objects are seen with the naked eye
What is macroscopic?
400
DNA, proteins, ATP...
What is chemical/molecular?
400
Defends the body against disease
What is immune/lymphatic?
400
When a stimulus is enhanced further away from set point
What is positive feedback?
400
Job of effectors when body temperature increases past set point
What is blood vessels dilate (increase blood flow), sweat glands (increase perspiration)?
500
Study of tissues
What is histology?
500
Neuron, red blood (erythrocyte), muscle fiber...
What is cellular?
500
Uses a SLOW response to control body activities such as growth and metabolism
What is endocrine?
500
Organs/body parts responsible for returning body back to set point
What is effectors?
500
Name of 4 steps of process of homeostatic regulation in proper sequence following the stimulus
What is response, control/integration center, effectors, response?
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