Chapter 1

Question 1

What are the necessary life functions

Answer 1

Maintaining boundaries 
Movement
Responsiveness
Metabolism
Differentiation
Reproduction
Growth

Question 2

Maintaining boundaries function

Answer 2

Allows an organism to maintain separate internal and external environments or separate internal chemical environments

Question 3

Movement function

Answer 3

Allow the organism to travel through the environment and allows transport of molecules within the organism

Question 4

Responsiveness function

Answer 4

The ability to detect changes in the internal or external environment and respond to them

Question 5

Metabolism function

Answer 5

Includes all chemical reactions that occur in the body

Question 6

Reproduction function

Answer 6

The process of producing more cells or organisms

Question 7

Growth function

Answer 7

An increase in size in body parts or the whole organism

Question 8

Gross anatomy

Answer 8

The study of structures large enough to be seen with the naked eye

Question 9

Regional anatomy

Answer 9

The study of all body structures in a given region

Question 10

Systemic anatomy

Answer 10

The study of all body structures in a body system

Question 11

Surface anatomy

Answer 11

The study of internal body structures as they relate to the overlying skin

Question 12

Microscopic anatomy

Answer 12

The study of structures that are too small to be seen with the naked eye

Question 13

Cytology

Answer 13

The study of individual cells

Question 14

histology

Answer 14

The study of tissues

Question 15

Development anatomy

Answer 15

The study of the change in body structures over the course of a lifetime

Question 16

Pathological anatomy

Answer 16

The study of structural changes associated with disease

Question 17

Radiographic anatomy

Answer 17

The study of internal structures using specialized visualization techniques

Question 18

Molecular biology

Answer 18

The study of biological molecules

Question 19

Level of Structural organization

Answer 19

Atoms, molecules,smooth muscle cells, cellular level, tissue level, organ level, organ system, organismal level.

Question 20

Homeostasis

Answer 20

The ability of the body to maintain a relatively constant internal environment regardless of environmental changes

Question 21

Negative feedback mechanisms

Answer 21

Causes the variable to change in the way that opposes the initial change. to prevent sudden, severe changes in the body
Ex: regulation of blood , glucose levels

Question 22

positive feedback

Answer 22

Causes the variable to change in the same direction as the original change
Ex: regulation of blood clotting, uterine contractions during labor

Question 23

Components of homeostasis

Answer 23

Variable, receptor, control center, and effector