Terms
The study of the structures of the body and its parts
What is anatomy?
The highest level of structural organization
What is an organism?
Movement
What is the muscular system?
What is the integumentary system?
Key function is the production of offspring
What is the reproductive system?
The study of how the body and its parts function
What is physiology?
The smallest unit of all living things
What is a cell?
Hormone secretion and production
What is the endocrine system?
Kidneys, bladder, ureter, urethra
What is the urinary system?
Key function is gas exchange
What is the respiratory system?
The body's ability to maintain relatively stable internal conditions despite external changes
What is homeostasis?
Two or more tissue types that come together to perform a specific function
What is an organ?
Control and coordination
What is the nervous system?
Trachea, lungs, bronchi/bronchioles
What is the respiratory system?
Key structures are brain, nerves, and spinal cord
What is the nervous system?
The standard body position with body erect, arms at side, head/toes/palms facing forward
What is anatomical position?
Groups of similar cells that have a common function
What are tissues?
Transport
What is the Cardiovascular system?
Esophagus, stomach, small/large intestines
What is the digestive system?
Key parts are lymph vessels, lymph nodes, and spleen
What is the lymphatic system?
The genetic material that is contained in the nucleus of the cell and shaped like a double helix
What is DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid)?
A group of organs that cooperate to accomplish a common purpose
What is an organ system?
Fluid balance and immunity
What is the lymphatic system?
Bones, cartilage, joints
What is the skeletal system?
Specific subdivision of the nervous system that contains the brain and spinal cord
What is the Central Nervous System?
The way that the structures of a body are organized
What are levels of complexity or from smallest to largest?
The largest organ of the body
What is the skin?
Protection
What is the integumentary system?
Glands
What is the endocrine system?
Specific subdivision of the nervous system that contains the nerves
What is the Peripheral Nervous System?