Form, Function, Mechanism, Integration

Question 0

Function

Answer 0

What a structure/process is used for?

E.g. Neurons (brain cells) used to communicate

Question 1

Form

Answer 1

Anatomy—What it is made of? What are its components?
E.g. Tissue types
(muscle, connective, nervous)

Question 2

Mechanism

Answer 2

How a structure/object fulfills it’s function.

E.g. Neurons send electrochemical or chemical signals to other cells

Question 3

Integration

Answer 3

How can we take what we’ve learned from A and apply it to B.
E.g. Neurons—apply to pacemaker cells