Memmler Chapter One (Organization of Human Body)

Question 1

Anatomy

Answer 1

The scientific term for the study of body structure

Question 2

Physiology

Answer 2

is the term for the study of how the body functions

Question 3

Disease

Answer 3

Anything that upsets the normal structore or function of the body

Question 4

Pathology

Answer 4

the study of diseases

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Cells

Answer 5

The basic units of all life

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Tissues

Answer 6

Specialized groups of cells

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Organs

Answer 7

tissues function together to create organs

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Systems

Answer 8

Organs working together for the same general purpose

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Homeostasis

Answer 9

The overall steady state within the organism “balance”

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Extracellular Fluid

Answer 10

Bathes the cell, carries nutrients to and from the cells, and transports some substances into and out of the cells.

Question 11

Intracellular Fluid

Answer 11

is contained inside the cells

Question 12

Negative Feedback

Answer 12

A control system based on information returning to a source (the main method for maintaining homeostasis)

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Metabolism

Answer 13

All the life sustaining reactions that occur within the body systems together make up metabolism

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Catabolism

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Complex substances are BROKEN down into simpler compounds

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Anabolism

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Simple compounds are used to manufacture materials needed for growth function and tissue repair. Consists of BUILDING or synthesis, reactions.

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Dorsal Cavity

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Two subdivisions : Cranial Cavity and Spinal Cavity

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Ventral Cavity

Answer 17

Two main sub divisions that are separated by the diaphragm (muscle used in breathing) : The Thoracic Cavity and Abdomino-Pelvic Cavity