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| "to cut apart", study of structure of body |
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| study of nature/function of body |
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Chemical (atoms, molecules)
Cell (organelles, cell)
Tissue (group of cells)
Organ (2 or more tissue types, recognizable shape, specific functions)
System (group of organs with common functions, 11 organ systems)
Organismal (highest level, all part of organism) |
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maintain boundaries
movement
responsiveness
digestion
metabolism
excretion
growth
reproduction |
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| Factors Required for Life |
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Water
Food
Oxygen
Heat
Pressure |
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maintain a relatively stable internal environment, regardless of external conditions.
- dynamic equilibrium |
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| Homeostatsis Requirements |
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receptor - to detect changes
control center - to determine set point (normal) and appropriate response to deviations
effector - to respond to change |
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-Negative Feedback System (reverses change, results in flunctutations about set point)
- Positive Feedback System (change is increased, rare, may be harmful) |
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| vertical, divides into anterior and posterior or ventral and dorsal |
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| Transverse (cross sectional view) |
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| horizontal, divides into superior and inferior |
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| vertical, divides into right and left, medial/lateral |
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Includes
- Cranial cavity for brain
- Vertebral/Spinal for spinal cord |
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Includes
- Thoracic (pleural for lungs, mediastinal for everything between lungs, pericardial for heart)
- Diaphragm divided
- Abdominopelvic (abdominal - peritoneal, pelvic) |
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