Exam 1: Basics of Anatomy Flashcards
What is the study of function?
Physiology
What is the study of structure?
Anatomy
What is the level of organization where atoms combine to form molecules and macromolecules?
Chemical level
What is the level of organization where molecules and macromolecules clump together to form cells?
Cellular level
What is the level of organization where similar cells work together to form tissues?
Tissue level
Which type of tissue covers, lines, and forms glands?
Epithelial tissue
Which type of tissue can stretch, shorten, and recoil to its original size?
Muscular tissue
Which type of tissue connect body parts to each other ?
Connective tissue
Which type of tissue can generate, send, and respond to stimulus?
Nervous tissue
Which level is made up of 2 or more tissues that function together? ex. Stomach
organ level
Which level of organization is made up of 2 or more organs that share similar function? ex. Digestive
Organ system level
Which level of organization is made of all organ systems working together? ex.human
Organismal level
What process keeps the body constant or at an equilibrium?
Homeostasis
Which mechanism has outcomes that strengthen with each change?
Positive feedback
Which mechanism has outcomes that weaken/lessen the change that has occurred ?
Negative feedback