Intro Vocab Flashcards
study of the form of body parts and how they are organized
anatomy
study of the function of body parts
physiology
change in position, traveling or motion of internal parts
movement
ability to sense change and react to the change
responsiveness
increase in body size without change in shape
growth
making a new individual or cell
reproduction
obtaining oxygen, using it to release the energy in food, and resulting in gaseous waste
respiration
chemical and mechanical breakdown of food into a simple form that cells can use
digestion
passage of substances through membranes
absorption
movement of substances within body fluids
circulation
change of absorbed substances into forms that are chemically different from those that entered the body
assimilation
removal of waste
excretion
maintaining a stable internal environment
homeostasis
stimulation of responses in the opposite direction to return an organism to it’s normal state
negative feedback
includes the head, neck, and trunk
axial portion
