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1-5 weeks vocabs
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Anatomy | Study of the structure of an organism and the relationships of its parts. |
| Gross anatomy | Study of body parts visible to the eye |
| microscopic anatomy | Study of cells and tissues. |
| Metabolism | breakdown of nutrient material to produce energy and transform one materail to another |
| Atoms | Tiny spheres of matter so small they are invisible. |
| Molucules | Combinations of atoms from larger chemical groupings |
| Macromolecules | Molecules combine with other atom and moecules to form |
| Cytoplasm | the essential material human life - atom, molecules, macromolecules. |
| Organelles | Chemical structure made of molecules form in a way to perform their specific function/task |
| Mitochondria | "powerhouses" of cells that provide |
| Golgi Appratus | Set of sacs that provide "packaging service to the cell by storing material for future internal use or for export from the cell |
| Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) | network of channel within the cell taht act as a "highways" for movement of chemical and as a sites for chemical processing |
| Cells | The smallest and most numerous structural units that is basic charasteristic of living matter. |
| Tissues | Group of great many similar cell that all developed together from teh same part of embryo and perform a certain function |
| Matrix | nonliving intercellular substance |
| What are the 4 tissues type | Epithelial, Connective, Muscle, and Nervous |
| Organ | Structure made up of several different kinds of tissues arranged so that, together, they can perform a specific function. |