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Anatomy Test 2
| Question | |
|---|---|
| ANATOMY | STUDY OF THE STRUCTURE AND SHAPE OF THE BODY AND ITS PARTS. |
| PHYSIOLOGY | STUDY OF HOW THE BODY AND ITS PARTS WORK OR FUNCTION. |
| GROSS ANATOMY | LARGE STRUCTURES, EASILY OBSERVABLE |
| MICROSCOPIC ANATOMY | VERY SMALL STRUCTURES, CAN ONLY BE VIEWED WITH A MICROSCOPE |
| MOVEMENT | INCLUDES ALL THE ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE MUSCULAR SYSTEM. |
| RESPONSIVENESS | ABILITY TO SENSE CHANGE AND REACT. |
| DIGESTION | BREAKS DOWN AND ABSORBS NUTRIENTS. |
| METABOLISM | TERM THAT REFERS TO ALL CHEMICAL REACTIONS THAT OCCUR WITHIN BODY CELLS |
| TRANSVERSE PLANE | A HORIZONTAL PLANE, DIVIDING THE BODY OR ORGAN INTO SUPERIOR AND INFERIOR PARTS. |
| REPRODUCTION | PRODUCTION OF OFFSPRING |
| EXCRETION | ELIMINATES WASTE FROM METABOLIC REACTIONS. |
| GROWTH | INCREASE IN SIZE, USUALLY ACCOMPLISHED BY AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OR CELLS. |
| NUTRIENTS | CHEMICALS FOR ENERGY AND CELL BUILDING. |
| HOMEOSTASIS | THE BODY'S ABILITY TO MAINTAIN RELATIVITY STABLE INTERNAL CONDITIONS EVEN THOUGH THE OUTSIDE WORLD IS CONTINUOUSLY CHANGING. |
| SAGGITAL PLANE | LENGTHWISE OR LONGITUDINAL-DIVIDES THE BODY INTO RIGHT AND LEFT PARTS. |
| FRONTAL PLANE | LENGTHWISE PLANE THAT DIVIDES THE BODY INTO ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR. |
| ANTERIOR/VENTRAL | TOWARD OR AT THE FRONT OF THE BODY; IN FRONT OF |
| DORSAL/POSTERIOR | TOWARD OR AT THE BACKSIDE OF THE BODY; BEHIND. |
| ORGANISM | THE MATERIAL STRUCTURE OF AN INDIVIDUAL LIFE FORM. |
| ORGAN SYSTEM | A GROUP WORKING TOGETHER TO PERFORM SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS. |
| ORGAN | COMPOSED OF TISSUES. |
| TISSUE | A PART OF AN ORGANISM CONSISTING OF A LARGE NUMBER OF CELLS HAVING A SIMILAR STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION. |
| CELLS | BASIC STRUCTURAL, FUNCTIONAL UNIT OF ALL LIVING ORGANISMS. |
| ATOM | THE SMALLEST PART OF ANY MATERIAL THAT CANNOT BE BROKEN UP BY CHEMICAL MEANS. |
| MOLECULES | FUNDAMENTAL COMPONENTS OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS AND ARE THE SMALLEST PART OF A COMPOUND THAT CAN PARTICIPATE IN A CHEMICAL REACTION. |
| HISTOLOGY | THE STUDY OF MICROSCOPIC STRUCTURES OF TISSUES. |
| CYTOLOGY | THE BRANCH OF BIOLOGY CONCERNED WITH THE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF PLANT AND ANIMAL CELLS. |
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jae.moore
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