Vocab
The study of the structure of body parts, their forms and arrangements.
What is anatomy?
The basic building blocks from which all larger parts are formed.
What are cells?
Anemia
The ability to use energy at a higher rate when your body is at rest.
What is basal metabolism?
These are the 4 components of the circulatory system.
What is heart, arteries, veins, and capillaries?
The study of the function of the body parts, what they do and how they do it.
What is physiology?
These are sheets that cover all body surfaces, inside and out.
What are epithelial tissues?
Organization of the human body:
cell-(blank)-organ-organ system-organism
What is tissue?
These cleanse the blood and regulate body fluids.
What are the kidneys?
These are the 3 functions of the integumentary system.
What is protection, regulation of body temperature, and sensitivity?
Homeostasis
What is the condition of maintaining a stable envrionment?
These are made up of related organs.
What are organ systems of the body?
Hypertension
What is high blood pressue?
Natural immunity
What is the body's inborn resistance to certain diseases?
The five things a human needs to survive. (must name all five)
What are is water, food, oxygen, heat, and pressure?
Tissues
What is made up of similar cells that are specialized to carry on particular functions in the body?
Muscle tissue
What is their primary function is to contract, becoming shorter or thicker and cause body parts to move?
The alimentary canal is this long.
What is 30 feet?
LDL and HDL, name them and tell me which is "good" and which is "bad"
What is Low density lipoprotein (bad) and High density lipoprotein (good)?
The amount of calories per gram for carbohydrates, protein, fat, alcohol.
What is 4, 4, 9, 7?
These are sensitive to changes, receive and transmit impulses to various parts of the body.
What are nerve tissues?
Two or more tissues grouped together and performing specialized functions.
What is an organ?
Acquired immunity
What is the body's ability to adapt to respond to certain invaders and resist them in the future?
Set Point Theory
What is the theory that indicates that your body maintains a certain comfort zone, a wight that seems difficult to break?
6 main kinds of nutrients