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* Preserving Life
Preserving Life
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Metabolism | the sum total of all chemical reactions within the body |
| responsiveness | voluntary or involuntary (autonomic) responses to change with the internal or external environment |
| movement | muscles, blodd, lymph, cerebral spinal fluid within the body |
| digestion | mechanical or chemical break down of food/bolus |
| excretion | removal of wastes from the body |
| reproduction | new cell growth, create new beings |
| growth | reproduction occures daster than cellular distruction |
| homeostasis | balance within the internal environment, detects with nerve receptors, chemoreceptors, |
| perfect balance between acidic and alkaline values | 7.4 |
| 4 organic compounds in our body | nucleic acids proteins carbohydrates lipids |