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Chapter 1 - Organization Of The Body Flashcards

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What is physiology

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The science that treats the functions of a living organism and its parts

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What is anatomy

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The study of an organism and the relationship of its parts

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What is life

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There is no single criterion that adequately describes life

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How is life broken down

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Into attributes

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What are the 10 human attributes

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Responsiveness, Conductivity
Growth, Respiration
Digestion, Absorption
Secretion, Excretion
Circulation, Reproduction

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Permits an organism to sense monitor and respond to changes in the environment

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Responsiveness

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Capacity of living cells and tissues to selectively transmit or propagate a wave of Excitation from one point to another in the body

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Conductivity

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Where are responsiveness and conductivity highly developed

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In nerve and muscle cells in living organisms

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Result of a normal increase in size or number of cells

Change in size not shape

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Growth

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Involves processes resulting in the absorption, transport, utilization, or change in respiratory gases between an organism and environment

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Respiration

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Process where complex food products are broken down into simpler substances that can be absorbed and used by body cells

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Digestion

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Refers to the movement of digested nutrients through the wall of digestive tube and into body fluids for transport to cells for use

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Absorption

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12
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Production and delivery of specialized substances for diverse body functions

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Secretion

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Removal of waste products produced during many body functions

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Excretion

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Movement of body fluids and other substances from one body area to another

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Circulation

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Formation of a new individual and cells to permit growth wound repair and replacement of old cells

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Reproduction

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16
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What do each of the human attributes equal

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The sum total of chemicals and physical reactants

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17
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What describes these various processes

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Metabolism

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18
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What is metabolism

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Organisms broken down to release energy

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19
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Number of organization levels

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7

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What are the organization levels

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Chemical level
Organelle level
Cellular level
Tissue level
Organ level
System level
Organism
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21
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Basis for life - starting point

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Chemical level

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100+ different building blocks of nature

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Chemical level

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Smallest unit of matter that undergoes chemical change

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Atom

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Formed when atoms bond together

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Molecules

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Larger more complex chemicals

atoms and molecules combined

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Macromolecules

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Consists of atoms molecules and macromolecules

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Cytoplasm

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Semi fluid matrix

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Cytoplasm

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Essential material of life

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Cytoplasm

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Small compartments in the cytoplasm

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Organelles

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Cytoplasm is mostly?

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Water

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Collection of compatible molecules

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Organelles

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What is the survival relationship between a cell and organelle

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Neither can survive without the other

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How many have been identified

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More than two dozen

34
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Powerhouse of a cell (energy)

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Mitochondria

35
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Stores material

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Golgi apparatus

36
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Highways for chemicals within cell

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Endoplasmic reticulum

37
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Chemicals organized within larger units

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Cells

38
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Describe structure of a cell

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Enclosed by plasma membrane
Surrounded by cytoplasm
Nucleus

39
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Building blocks

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Cellular level

40
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Next higher level

Specialized structure

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Cellular level

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Specialized cell ex

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Bone
Muscle
Nerves
Blood cells

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Organization of similar cells

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Tissue

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4 major types of tissues

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Epithelial
Connective
Muscle
Nervous

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What can tissues be broken down into

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Subtypes or layers

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Organization of several different kinds of tissue

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Organ level

46
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Tissue arranged to perform specific function

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Organ level

Heart
Lungs
Liver

47
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Organized units of organs

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System level

48
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Perform complex functions

Special needs

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System level

49
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How many systems compose of the human body

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11

50
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What are the eleven systems that compose of the human body

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Integumentary Respiratory
Skeletal Digestive
Muscular Urinary
Nervous Reproductive
Endocrine
Circulatory (cardiovascular)
Lymphatic (immune)

51
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Interactive structures

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Organism

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Coordinated functioning of all systems

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Organism

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Ability to reproduce and repair itself

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Organism

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