Terms 1
The transparent, gel-like substance found within the cell that suspends the organelles
What is the cytoplasm?
The study of the structure of the body
What is anatomy?
What is DNA?
The basic functional unit of an organism
What is a cell?
The "powerhouse" of the cell; responsible for ATP generation
What is the mitochondria?
The self-regulating process by which all biological functions in the body work together to maintain balance within an organism
What is homeostasis?
The selectively permeable outer layer of a cell that holds the cell together
What is the cell membrane?
The solid components of blood including platelets, RBCs, and WBCs
What are the formed elements?
A group of cells that work together to perform a task
What is a tissue?
The "control center" of the cell; contains genetic material
What is the nucleus?
The physical point of connection between two bones (aka, an "articulation")
What is a joint?
What is the Central Nervous System?
Chemical substances secreted by glands to regulate different functions of the body
What are hormones?
Two or more tissues working together to perform a task
What is an organ?
A cavity within the cell that contains fluid, food, or metabolic waste
What is a vacuole?
The ability of the body to resist pathogens
What is immunity?
Tough, white bands of fibrous tissue that connects bone to bone
What are ligaments?
23 pairs of thread-like structures that are found in the nucleus of most living cells and carry important genetic information
What are chromosomes?
Organs that work together to perform a task
What is an organ system?
Carries substances from one part of the cell to another, studded with ribosomes
What is the rough endoplasmic reticulum?
A white blood cell that destroys pathogenic microorganisms
What is a lymphocyte?
The soft, flexible, spongy, blood-forming tissue found inside the bones
What is bone marrow?
This type of gland secretes hormones directly into the blood stream to regulate body functions
What are endocrine glands?
A living thing
What is an organism?
The "traffic director" of the cell; modifies and packages proteins
What is the Golgi apparatus?