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Maintaining Life
A&P Intro
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Maintenance of boundaries | -Seperation between cells, tissues, and organs |
| Movement | -we move -stuff moves through us |
| Responsiveness or irritability | -Detect and respond to stimuli |
| Digestion | -Breakdown nutrients/food and absorb chemicals |
| Metabolism | Chemical breakdown or build up in the body |
| Excretion | -Waste -Sweat |
| Growth | -Increase in size/# of cells |
| Reproduction | -Species maintenance (offspring) -Reproduce cells for growth and repair |
| Nutrients - Mactronutrients | -Carbs -proteins -fats |
| Nutrients - Micronutrients | Vitamins (organic, easily destroyed A, D, E, K, C, B) Minerals (inorganic, not destroyed zinc, iron) |
| Water | Needed for all chemical reactions and body secretions |
| Oxygen | -Needed for energy production -Chemical Reaction |