Vocabulary
Levels of Organization
Characteristics of Life
Maintenance of Life
More Body Regions
100
This smooth muscle divides the thoracic cavity and the abdominopelvic cavity.
What is the diaphragm?
100
All of the organ systems work together to form a(n) ___.
What is an organism?
100
An increase in body size without a change in shape.
What is growth?
100
This is used to supply energy and raw materials for the production of necessary substances and for the regulation of vital reactions.
What is food?
100
Palm
What is palmar?
200
This term includes the head, neck, and trunk of your body.
What is the axial portion?
200
Cells work together to form ___.
What are tissues?
200
A change in position of the body or of a body part.
What is movement?
200
The maintenance of the internal environment of the body within the normal range.
What is homeostasis?
200
Chest
What is pectoral?
300
The study of body functions.
What is physiology?
300
Tissues work together to form ___.
What are organs?
300
The removal of wastes produced by metabolic reactions.
What is excretion?
300
This requirement helps regulate the rates of metabolic reactions.
What is heat?
300
Neck
What is cervical?
400
Body posture with the body erect, face forward, arms at the sides, and palms facing forward.
What is anatomical position?
400
These form molecules.
What are atoms?
400
Reaction to a change inside or outside the body.
What is responsiveness?
400
Muscles or glands that elicit the changes necessary in the internal environment.
What are effectors?
400
Armpit
What is axillary?
500
The combined chemical reactions in cells that use or release energy.
What is metabolism?
500
The three subatomic particles.
What are protons, neutrons, and electrons?
500
The passage of substances through membranes and into body fluids.
What is absorption?
500
This tells what a particular value should be; a change is compared to the set point.
What is the control center?
500
Behind the knee
What is popliteal?
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