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A&P - Life Processes
Life Processes and Needs
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Biology
Undergraduate 2
01/30/2009

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Metabolism
Definition
all chemical reactions within the body (see catabolism and anabolism)
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Metabolism: Catabolistic
Definition
Breaking down
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Metabolism: Anabolistic
Definition
Synthesis/building/creation of
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Responsiveness
Definition
Being aware of changes around you, and react to them; internal or external
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Movement
Definition
Self-initiated movement resulting in expending energy
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Respiration
Definition
Breaking chemical bonds to release energy (see aerobic and anaerobic)
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Digestion
Definition
Physical or chemical brfeaking down of a substance into an absorbable form
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Absorption
Definition
Movement of a substance through an epithelial mucous membrane.
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Circulation
Definition
Movement from one location to another within the organism
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Assimilation
Definition
Incorporation of absorbed molecules into a different form
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Excretion
Definition
Elimination of waste
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Growth
Definition
Increase in organism size (see hyperplasia and hypertrophy)
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Growth: Hyperplasia
Definition
Increase in cell number
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Growth: Hypertrophy
Definition
Increase in cell size
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Differentiation
Definition
Specialization process
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Reproduction
Definition
New cells for repair or growth or perpetuation of a species
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