Chapter 1-4 Body Organization/Homeostasis Flashcards
What is the body organization?
Atom, Molecule, cells, tissues, organs, organ system, organism
What is an Organ system?
A group of organs working together to perform a particular function
What is an Organism?
Any living thing
What is an Organ?
A group of different tissues that work together to perform a certain function.
What is a cell?
The basic unit of all living things
What is a Tissue?
A group of cells that act together to perform a specific function.
What is an atom?
Smallest particle of an element
What is a Molecule?
A group of atoms bonded together
What are the types of Tissues?
nervous, muscle, connective, epithelial
What are epithelial tissues?
layers of cells that cover internal and external surfaces
* forms membranes
* glands
What are the types of epithelial tissues?
squamous, cuboidal, columnar
What is connective tissue?
Cells that are widely spaced in a matrix that bind, partitions, protection, and support the matrix
types of connective tissue
Under Epithelium, Adipose, Tendon, Bone, Blood
What are organelles?
any of a number of organized or specialized structures within a living cell.
What is the mitochondria?
power house of the cell and produces and supplies the cell with energy