Chapter 1 - Organization Of The Body Flashcards

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What is physiology

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The science that treats the functions of a living organism and its parts

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What is anatomy

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The study of an organism and the relationship of its parts

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What is life

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There is no single criterion that adequately describes life

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How is life broken down

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Into attributes

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What are the 10 human attributes

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Responsiveness, Conductivity
Growth, Respiration
Digestion, Absorption
Secretion, Excretion
Circulation, Reproduction

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Permits an organism to sense monitor and respond to changes in the environment

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Responsiveness

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Capacity of living cells and tissues to selectively transmit or propagate a wave of Excitation from one point to another in the body

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Conductivity

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Where are responsiveness and conductivity highly developed

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In nerve and muscle cells in living organisms

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Result of a normal increase in size or number of cells

Change in size not shape

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Growth

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Involves processes resulting in the absorption, transport, utilization, or change in respiratory gases between an organism and environment

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Respiration

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Process where complex food products are broken down into simpler substances that can be absorbed and used by body cells

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Digestion

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Refers to the movement of digested nutrients through the wall of digestive tube and into body fluids for transport to cells for use

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Absorption

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Production and delivery of specialized substances for diverse body functions

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Secretion

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Removal of waste products produced during many body functions

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Excretion

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Movement of body fluids and other substances from one body area to another

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Circulation

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Formation of a new individual and cells to permit growth wound repair and replacement of old cells

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Reproduction

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What do each of the human attributes equal

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The sum total of chemicals and physical reactants

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What describes these various processes

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Metabolism

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What is metabolism

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Organisms broken down to release energy

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Number of organization levels

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7

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What are the organization levels

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Chemical level
Organelle level
Cellular level
Tissue level
Organ level
System level
Organism
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Basis for life - starting point

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Chemical level

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100+ different building blocks of nature

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Chemical level

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Smallest unit of matter that undergoes chemical change

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Formed when atoms bond together
Molecules
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Larger more complex chemicals | atoms and molecules combined
Macromolecules
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Consists of atoms molecules and macromolecules
Cytoplasm
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Semi fluid matrix
Cytoplasm
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Essential material of life
Cytoplasm
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Small compartments in the cytoplasm
Organelles
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Cytoplasm is mostly?
Water
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Collection of compatible molecules
Organelles
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What is the survival relationship between a cell and organelle
Neither can survive without the other
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How many have been identified
More than two dozen
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Powerhouse of a cell (energy)
Mitochondria
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Stores material
Golgi apparatus
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Highways for chemicals within cell
Endoplasmic reticulum
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Chemicals organized within larger units
Cells
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Describe structure of a cell
Enclosed by plasma membrane Surrounded by cytoplasm Nucleus
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Building blocks
Cellular level
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Next higher level | Specialized structure
Cellular level
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Specialized cell ex
Bone Muscle Nerves Blood cells
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Organization of similar cells
Tissue
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4 major types of tissues
Epithelial Connective Muscle Nervous
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What can tissues be broken down into
Subtypes or layers
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Organization of several different kinds of tissue
Organ level
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Tissue arranged to perform specific function
Organ level Heart Lungs Liver
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Organized units of organs
System level
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Perform complex functions | Special needs
System level
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How many systems compose of the human body
11
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What are the eleven systems that compose of the human body
Integumentary Respiratory Skeletal Digestive Muscular Urinary Nervous Reproductive Endocrine Circulatory (cardiovascular) Lymphatic (immune)
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Interactive structures
Organism
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Coordinated functioning of all systems
Organism
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Ability to reproduce and repair itself
Organism