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bio s&f

Biology sructure and function

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study of parts and relationships to one another structure
division of anatomy studying what you can see gross anatomy
division of anatomy studying structures that cannot be seen with the naked eye microscopic anatomy
division of anatomy studying development developmental
phisiology-study of how body parts work physiology
anatomical study that reduces organs to tissues and cells reduction
anatomical study that studies how things work by putting them back together synthesis
gross anatomy study of all structures in one part of the body regional
gross anatomy study according to the system they belong to systematic
gross anatomy study of internal structures as they relate to the overlying skin surface
microscopic anatomy studying cells cytology
microscopic study of tissues histology
principle that states that function always reflects structure; what a structure can do depends on its specific form principle of complementarity
_____-cells-tissues-_____-organ system-organism chemicals, organs
7 basic life function maintain boundaries, responsiveness, growth, reproduction, differentiation, movement, metabolism
hypterplasia increase in cell number
hypertrophy increase in cell size
occurs after reproduction, how fertilized eggs become all organs/systems differentiation
means of movement locomotion, propulsion, contractility
sum of all the chemical reactions in the body; obraining energy and raw materials and using for life proccesses metabolism
survival needs water, nutrients, oxygen, heat, pressure
pressure gradients required for: breathing, gas exchange in the lungs, blood flow
characteristics of water that make it essential for life solvent, high heat capacity, high heat vaporization, lubricant
_____&_____systems in contact with the external environment to take in nutrients and oxygent digestive, respiratory
metabolic wastes are eliminated by _____&_____systems urinary, respiratory
ability to maintain a relatively stable internal environment homeostasis
features of maintaining homeostasis common cell evnironment, dynmaic state of equilibrium, stress, organ and organ systems that function to maintain stable environment
3 interdependent components of chontrol mechanisms receptor, control center, effector
determines that set point at whihc the variable is maintained- determines if action is needed control center
feedback system in which the output shuts off origional stimulus negative feed back
feedback system in which the output enhances or exaggerates the original stimulus positive feedback
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