Test 9/29 Flashcards
circulation
movement within body fluids
assimilation
changing nutrients into chemically different forms
movement
change in position of the body or of a body part; motion of an internal organ
reproduction
new organisms or new cells
excreation
removal of metabolic waste
resporation
use of oxygen and removal of CO2, to release energy from food
growth
increase in size without change in shape
digestion
breakdown of food into simpler forms
absorption
movement of substances through membranes and into fluids
responsiveness
reaction to internal or external change
superior
above
inferior
below
posterior
toward the back
anterior
toward the front
medial
closer to the midline
lateral
toward the side, away from the midline
bilateral
Paired structures, one of which is on each side of the midline
ipsalateral
structures on the same side