Suffolk Test 1 Flashcards
Ability to maintain a relatively stable internal environment
Homeostasis
Gross or macroscopic
See with the naked eye
Feedback: senses change
Receptor
Feedback: control center that interprets and evaluates information
Structure that responds an restores homeostasis
Example of negative feedback system
Thermostats regulating room temperature
Example of positive feedback
Blood clotting or child birth
Basic life processes
Metabolism Responsiveness Movement Growth Differentiation Reproduction
Sum of all chemical processes in the body. The breakdown of large molecules into small (catabolism)
Metabolism
Body’s ability to detect an respond to changes in internal or external environment ex: muscle contraction, electrical signals, hormone or glandular secretion
Responsiveness
Locomotion, propulsion, digestion (peristalsis) and muscle contractility
Movement
Increase in number or size of cells or material found between cells
Growth
Specialization of cells for a specific function
Differentiation
Formation of new cells
Cellular reproduction
When sperm and egg unite to produce a whole new individual
Organism all reproduction
Breakdown of ingested foodstuffs
Digestion
The taking in of food
Ingestion
Removal of wastes from the body
Excretion
Transport blood
Circulation
Exchange of gases
Respiration
Levels of structural organization: chemical
Atoms combine to form molecules
Level of structural organization: cellular
Cells are made of molecules
Level of structural organization: tissue
Made up of different types of cells
Level of structural organization: organ
Made up of different types if tissues
Essential atoms for life are
C H O N P Ca SO
Four basic types of tissues
Epithelial
Connective
Muscular
Nervous
The function of the integumentary system
Protect the body from the external environment
Skeletal system function : organ system
Protects and supports body organs … Site of blood cell formation
Function of the muscular system
Posture, locomotion, produces heat
Function of the nervous system
Responds to stimuli by activating muscles and glands…control center of body
Cardiovascular system function
Transports blood and fluid throughout the body
Function of the lymphatic system
Maintain fluid balance
Disposes of debris and restores fluid leaked from blood
Function of the respiratory system
Supplies oxygen and removes co2
Prone position
Body is lying face up
Supine position
Body is lying face up
In front
Anterior
Behind view
Posterior
Midsagittal plane
Divide body or organ from left to right into equal halves
Parasagittal plane
Divides body or organ left from right with unequal halves
Frontal or coronal plane
Divides body or organ into anterior and posterior portions
Transverse or horizontal plane
Divides body into superior an inferior portions
Oblique plane
Body or organ separated on a slant
Medial
Towards center of the body