Chapter 1

Question 1

What is CIM-H-CHEM?

Answer 1

Basic Physiological Concepts that govern homeostasis

Communication, Integration, Movement, Compartmentalization, Energy Flow, Mass Balance and Mass Flow

Question 2

What is homeostasis?

Answer 2

Body’s ability to maintain a relatively constant physiological state in the face of constant change, both internal and external

Question 3

Anatomy is?

Answer 3

The structure of the body

Question 4

Physiology is?

Answer 4

function of the body

Question 5

What is cell to cell communication?

Answer 5

Specialized cells in various parts of the body must communicate with each other quickly and

Question 6

Integration of function occurs from

Answer 6

the chemical level all the way up to the integration of organ systems

Question 7

What does compartmentalization do for the body??

Answer 7

Allows specialized functions to occur without interference

Question 8

What is the reason for energy flow and function?

Answer 8

Life couldn’t function as such without an input of energy and metabolic pathways to utilize energy

Question 9

Mass balance and mass flow simplified means=

Answer 9

Mass (matter) must be accounted for

Question 10

Biology is

Answer 10

the study of living things

Question 11

Chemical level or organization is?

Answer 11

Chemical —> cell –>Tissue —->organ –>organ system —>organism