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6 Basic Life Processes
Metabolism
Responsiveness
Movement
Growth
Differentiation
Reproduction
It is the sum of all
chemical
processes that
occur in the body.
METABOLISM
building phase
Anabolism=
breaking down phase
Catabolism=
It is the body’s
ability to detect and
respond to
changes.
RESPONSIVENESS
includes
motion of the whole
body, individual
organs, single
cells, and even tiny
structures inside
cells.
Movement
It is an increase in body
size that results from an
increase in the size of
existing cells, an increase
in the number of cells, or
both.
GROWTH
It is the
development of a
cell from an
unspecialized to a
specialized state.
DIFFERENTIATION
It refers either to
(1) the formation of
new cells for tissue
growth, repair, or
replacement, or (2)
the production of a
new individual.
REPRODUCTION
2 types of reproduction
sexual and asexual
3 tyoes of asexual reproduction
Budding – outgrowth from the parent
cell; ex: yeast and hydra
Binary Fission – splitting into two; ex:
bacteria
Regeneration – growth of parts; sea
star, lizard
2 varieties of cells
eukaryotic and prokaryotic
have no “true” nucleus
or other internal membranes (like
bacteria)
Prokaryotic cells
have a nucleus and are
more complex cells
Eukaryotic cells
provide information to direct
the cell
Genes
small specialized structures
that perform specific functions
Organelles,
encloses the
fluid cytoplasm and organelles from the
outside world
Plasma membrane
It is the maintenance of relatively stable
conditions in the body’s internal
environment.
HOMEOSTASIS
is a cycle of events in which the status of a body condition
is monitored, evaluated, changed, re-monitored,
reevaluated, and so on.
feedback system or, feedback loop,
Three basic muscle types
Skeletal muscle
Cardiac muscle
Smooth muscle
Function of Muscles
Produce movement
Maintain posture
Stabilize joints
Generate heat
layer of fibrous tissue
that separates muscles from
each other and from the skin
Fascia
covers the entire skeletal
muscle
Epimysium
surrounds a bundle of
muscle fibers (fascicle)
Perimysium
surrounds a single
muscle fiber (cell)
Endomysium
– specialized
plasma membrane
surrounding skeletal muscle
fiber.
Sarcolemma