General Flashcards
1
Q
anatomy
A
bodily structure of living organisms
2
Q
physiology
A
functions of living organisms and their parts
3
Q
anabolism
A
building up molecules
4
Q
catabolism
A
breaking down molecules
5
Q
homeostasis
A
maintaining a stable internal state regardless of external factors
6
Q
levels of organization
A
chemical-molecular-cellular-tissue-organ-organ system-organism
7
Q
ECF (extra cellular fluid)
A
body’s internal environment
8
Q
stress
A
stimulus that creates an imbalance in the internal environment
9
Q
Negative Feedback
A
process that maintains homeostasis
10
Q
Positive Feedback
A
process that eventually stops
11
Q
General Feedback Loop
A
stimulus-monitor-receptor-control center-effector-response-back to normal
