Structural terms

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Anatomy

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Study of body structures and their relationships to each other

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Gross anatomy

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Study of the relatively large structures that are usually visible with the unaided eye e.g organs

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Microscopic anatomy

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Study of structures that need magnification to be viewed e.g tissues and cells

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Physiology

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The study of how the body normally functions (i.e in the non-diseased state)

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Organism

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A living being that carries on the activities of life

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System

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Consists of related organs with a common function

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Organ

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A structure that is composed of two or more types of tissues

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Tissues

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Groups of cells and the material that is around them that work together to preform a particular function

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Cells

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The basic structural unit of an organism (made of molecules)

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Molecules

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Two or more atoms that are joined together

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Atom

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The smallest unit of matter

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Levels of human Structure (most complex to least)

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Chemical
Cellular
Tissue
organ
Organ system
Organismal

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Chemical level

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Atoms joining to make molecules

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Cellular level

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Molecules combining to make cells

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Tissue level

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Groups of cells and the material that surrounds them combining to form tissues

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Organ system level

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Organs connecting that serve a common function are called an organ system

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Organismal level

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All parts of the human body functioning to make up the human organism

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11 systems of the body

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Integumentary
Skeletal
Muscular
Cardiovascular
Endocrine
Nervous
Lymphatic/immune
Respiratory
Digestive
Urinary
Reproductive

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6 Characteristics of a living organism

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Metabolism
Responsiveness
Move
Growth
Differentiation
Reproduction

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Metabolism

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The sum of chemical processes that happen in the body

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Responsiveness

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The bodys ability to detect and respond to changes

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Move

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A change of place, position or state

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Growth

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An increase in body size either from cells getting bigger or an increased number of cells

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Differentiation

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The process where you start with one type of cell and that cell then subsequently turns into another type of cell

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Reproduction

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Making new cells for either growth, repair, replacing old ones that you have lost of creation of a new organism