Organization of the Human Body

Question 1

Organizational Level Chemical

Answer 1

The chemical level involves interactions among atoms and their combination into molecules

Question 2

Organizational Level Organelle

Answer 2

A small structure contained within a cell that performs one or more specific functions

Question 3

Organizational Level Cell

Answer 3

Basic functional units of life.

Question 4

Organizational Level Tissue

Answer 4

A group of cells with similar structures and functions

Question 5

Organizational Level Organ

Answer 5

Composed of two or more tissue types that together perform one or more common functions

Question 6

Organizational Level Organ System

Answer 6

A group of organs classified as a unit because of a common function or set of functions

Question 7

Organizational Level Organism

Answer 7

Any living thing considered as a whole.

Question 8

Sagittal plane

Answer 8

Separates body into right and left

Question 9

Midsagittal Plane

Answer 9

divides the body into two equal halves

Question 10

transverse plane

Answer 10

separates body into superior and inferior

Question 11

Coronal plane

Answer 11

Separates body into anterior and posterior

Question 12

Connective Tissue Structure and Function

Answer 12

Structure: Charactered by extracellular material that separate cells from on another

Function: Enclosing and Separating, connecting tissues to one another, Supportive and moving, Cushioning and insulating.

Question 13

Epithelial tissue structure and function

Answer 13

Structure: Classified according to the number of cell layers and shapes

Function: Protecting underlying structures, Secreting substances, allow passage of some substances.

Question 14

Muscle tissue structure and function

Answer 14

Structure: Cells of muscles resemble long threads and are called fibers

Function: providing movement.

Question 15

Neural tissue structure and function

Answer 15

Structure: cells are Composed of dendrites cell bodies and axons

Function: Coordinating and controlling many body activities

Question 16

Homeostasis

Answer 16

the existence and maintenance of a relatively consitanst environment within the body

Question 17

Negative feed back mechanism

Answer 17

Any deviation from the set point , negative, triggers an affect to correct for the deviation

Question 18

Positive Feedback Mechanisms

Answer 18

When deviation from norm occurs the response of the system is to make the deviation bigger