intro notes Flashcards
What is the study of the structure and shape of the body and its parts?
Anatomy
What does -ana mean?
Apart
What does -tomy mean?
To cut
What is the study of the body and how its parts work and function?
Physiology
What are four of the eight life functions?
Maintaining boundaries, movement, responsiveness, digestion, metabolism, excretion, growth, or reproduction
What maintains boundaries internally?
Membranes
What maintains boundaries externally?
Skin
What system carries out movements?
Muscular system
What does responsiveness help the body do?
Sense changes and react to them
What system is associated with responsiveness?
Nervous system
What is digestion?
The process of breaking down ingested food into simple molecules
What is metabolism?
All chemical reactions that happen within the cells
What system regulates metabloism?
Endocrine system
What is excretion?
The removal of waste
Which three systems deal with the excretion?
Digestive, excretory, and integumentary
What is reproduction?
Production of offspring
Which two systems deal with reproduction?
Endocrine and reproductive
What is growth?
Increase in size, usually due to an increase in number of cells
What system is associated with growth?
Endocrine system
What are four survival needs?
Nutrients, oxygen, water, and normal body temperature
What is homeostasis?
Maintaining balance
What system controls homeostasis?
Endocrine system
What is a hypothesis?
A testable statement usually in an “If… then” format
What is a controlled experiment?
It compares an experimental group with a control
What is the independent variable?
The variable you change
What is a clinical trial?
Testing drugs and medical treatments
Why are clinical trials important for the medical field?
Figuring out what works and testing the safety of the treatments
What is the FDA?
Food and Drug Administration
What are case studies?
Using a particular instance or story to illustrate a concept of principle
