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Body Systems: Cause that's what we are all about
Feedback Systems: maintaining homeostasis
Anatomical Terms: those wonderful Latin roots
Chemistry: There is more to it than just finding a mate
Cells and Tissues
100
Produces body movements such as walking and climbing; stabilizes body position and generates heat.
What is the Muscular System?
100
A system that reverses a stimulus that is disrupting homeostasis.
What is the negative feedback loop?
100
The front portion of the body
What is Anterior (ventral)?
100
These amazing proteins speed up chemical reactions and are also know as catalysts.
What is an Enzyme?
100
The study of tissues.
What is Histology?
200
Gonads produce gametes such as sperm and egg.
What is the Reproductive System?
200
The word used for a disruption in homeostasis.
What is a stimulus?
200
The backside
What is Posterior (dorsal)
200
Factors affect enzyme activity.
What is temperature and pH (ionic concentration)?
200
Tissues that cover the body surfaces and lines hollow organs, body cavities, and ducts.
What is Epithelium (epithelial tissue)?
300
This system generates action potentials to regulate body movements.
What is the Nervous System?
300
The body structures that monitors changes (senses the stimulus) and sends input to the control center.
What are receptors?
300
The wrist is this to the elbow.
What is distal?
300
A type of bonding that shares electrons.
What is covalent bonding?
300
This cell organelle holds the DNA of cells.
What is the Nucleus?
400
This system regulates body activities by releasing hormones into the blood.
What is the Endocrine System?
400
It is indirectly responsible for the increase of contractions during childbirth.
What is the positive feedback loop?
400
The ribs are this to the skin of the chest.
What is Deep?
400
The chemical energy that powers cellular activity.
What is Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)?
400
Makes ATP, which provides energy for the cell.
What are the Mitochonria?
500
Eliminates wastes and regulates volume and chemical composition of blood; helps maintain the acid/base balance of body fluids.
What is the Urinary System?
500
Another name for the brain in feedback loops.
What is the control center?
500
Separates the body or organ into front and back portions.
What is frontal (coronal plane)?
500
Made of monomers called amino acids, these chain-like polymers make up make up many different tissues throughout the human body.
What is a protein?
500
Adipose, cartilage and compact bone are examples of this.
What is Connective Tissue?