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Anatomy & Physiology Chapter 1 Maintenance of Life: Functional Characteristics

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Maintenance of boundaries   keeps the internal environment separate and distinct from the eternal environment. Cell membranes contain its contents while admitting the needed substances and restricting the entry of unnecessary or harmful substances.  
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Movement   includes all activities promoted by the muscular system such as walking, running, movemement of blood, food, urine through the internal organs, etc.  
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Responsiveness   ability to sense change and respond to it (respond to a stimulus)  
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Digestion   breakdown of ingested food into usable molecules  
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Metabolism   all chemical reactions occurring within the cells. Depends on other systems and is regulated by the endocrine system  
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Excretion   removal of unusable waste products  
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Reproduction   formation of offspring  
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Growth   increase in size  
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