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Ch. 1-8

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Biology   the study of life and living things  
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Anatomy   the study of structures and relationship between structures in organism based on observation and description  
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Physiology   the study of the functions of the system of an organism based on observation and experimentation  
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Microscopic Anatomy   the study of structures that can't be seen without magnification  
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Cytology   the study of cells  
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Histology   the study of tissues  
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Gross Anatomy   structures you can see with the human eye  
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Developmental Anatomy   the structural changes from conception  
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comparative anatomy   considers the anatomical organization of different types of animals  
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What 4 chemicals make up 99% of the body?   Hydrogen, Oxygen, Carbon, Nitrogen  
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What is the result of the combination of many molecules?   cells  
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Cells   the smallest living units in the body  
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organelles   individually functioning parts of a cell  
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The human organism is composed of how many organ systems?   11  
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Homeostasis   maintenance of a constant internal environment  
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irritability   ability of an organism to change in activity based upon a stimulus  
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adaptability   long term response  
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growth vs. differentiation   growth = ability to increase in size and individual cells; differentiation = becoming specialized for particular function  
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reproduction   production of new generation of same organism  
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metabolism   all chemical processes in the body  
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anabolism   building bonds  
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catabolism   the breaking of bonds; decomposition  
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absorption   the process of bringing chemicals into the body  
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11 body systems   integumentary, skeletal, muscular, nervous, endocrine, cardiovascular, lymphatic, respiratory, digestive, urinary, reproductive  
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