Anatomy vs. Physiology
This is the study of the structure of body parts—their forms and how they are organized.
What is anatomy?
The increase in cell and tissue size, number, and type.
What is growth?
The condition of a stable environment.
Homeostasis
System that includes skin, hair, and nails.
What is the integumentary system?
Term meaning toward the head or above.
What is superior?
This is the study of the functions of body parts—what they do and how they do it.
What is physiology?
The production of new cells and organisms.
What is reproduction?
Name one environmental factor necessary to maintain life.
What is chemicals, heat and pressure?
System that includes bones, ligaments, and cartilage.
What is the skeletal system?
Term meaning away from the midline of the body.
What is lateral?
The smallest structural and functional unit of an organism.
What is a cell?
The ability to respond to change inside or outside the body.
What is responsiveness?
Type of feedback that returns conditions to normal, like shivering.
What is negative feedback?
System that secretes chemical messengers called hormones.
What is the endocrine system?
Term meaning closer to another body part.
What is proximal?
A group of organs that work together to carry out a specialized function
What is an organ system?
Energy production and nutrient cycling; The sum of all chemical reactions in a living system.
What is metabolism?
Type of feedback that moves conditions away from the normal state, such as labor contractions.
What is positive feedback?
System that includes the heart and blood vessels.
What is the cardiovascular system?
Term meaning nearer the surface of the body.
What is superficial?
An individual living thing.
What is an organism?
The type of metabolism that removes waste products.
What is excretion?
The type of pressure caused by the heart pumping blood.
What is hydrostatic pressure?
System that removes liquid waste from the blood.
What is the urinary system?
Plane that divides the body into right and left halves.
What is the sagittal plane?