Ch 1: Human Physiology control of the "Internal Environment" Flashcards
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______ : study of the mechanisms behind biological functions
physiology
___ are the basic units of life
cells
____ are muscle cells
myocytes
___ are bone cells
osteocytes
___ are RBC
erythrocytes
cells require ____ and ____ to sustain life
oxygen
energy yeilding nutrients
Cells remove _____ and other waste products
CO2
_____ is a biochem mechanism to convert nutrients to nrg
Metabolism
_____ is the ability to reproduce new cells from older cells
replication
neuro cells dont really divide
cells that have similar fxn are grouped into ____
primary tissues
what are the 4 classifications of primary tissues
- muscle
- nervous
- epithelial
- CT
_____ tissue specializes in communication within the body
nervous
____ tissue specializes for forming membranes and glands
epithelial
_____ tissue speciallizes in providing nutrients, structure and support
CT
What are the 3 types of muscle tissue
skeletal
cardiac
smooth
What are the two types of nervous tissue
Neurons
glia : non-neural cells. They form myelin and support neural tissue
What are the 3 types of epithelial membranes
squamous
columnar
cuboidal
What are the two types of glands that are formed by epithelial tissues
endocrine
exocrine
Organs are composed of :
two or more primary tissues
prim tiss- cells that have similar fxn
______ are organs that are located in different regions of the body and perform related fxn
systems
How is homeostasis structurally and functionally made possible?
by having highly organized systems that can communicate with each other through specialized pathways