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Comprehensive Chapter 1 review based on Amerman Anatomy & Physiology covering body organization, homeostasis, anatomical terminology, and introductory concepts.

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Human Anatomy the study of the structure or form of the human body


Human Physiology study of the body's functions


Biology The study of life


Cell The smallest unit that can carry out the functions of life


Metabolism The sum of the body's chemical reactions


anabolism "building" processes in which smaller chemicals are combined to form larger
ones, such as building muscle


catabolism "breaking down" processes in which larger chemicals are broken down into
smaller ones, as in digestion


Homeostasis The maintenance of the body's stable internal environment


Excretion The process by which waste products are removed from the body

, Growth When more anabolism takes place than catabolism, an increase in the size of
individual cells and/or an increase in the number of cells


Responsiveness or irritability The property of living organisms by which they sense and react to changes in
their environment


Motility The movement of a cell or tissue


Reproduction The production of new cells within an organism or the production of offspring


produces new cells Growth wound repair


chemical level of organization Smallest level of structural organization, Foundation for living things, tiny atoms
to molecules (two and thousands of atoms)


cellular level of organization Contain organelles with specific functions
cell function related to cell structure
cells respond to local environment
cells of body coordinated and controlled to work together

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