What is human anatomy? Scientific study of the bodies structures
What is gross anatomy? Study of structures that can be seen with the naked eye
the study of structures that are too small to be seen with
What is microscopic anatomy?
the naked eye
Cytology = the study of cells and histology = the study of
What does microscopic anatomy include?
tissues
Study of interrelationships of all the structures in a specific
What is regional anatomy?
body region EX. abdomen
The study of the structures that make up a discrete body
What is systemic anatomy?
system
The state of steady internal conditions maintained by living
What is homeostasis?
things
What are the six levels of structural organization? chemical, cellular, tissue, organ, organ system, organismal
What is the chemical level? atoms combine to form molecules
A variety of molecules combine to form the fluid and or-
What is the cellular level?
ganelles of a body cell
What is the tissue level? A community of similar cells form a body tissue
What is the organ level? Two or more ditterent tissues combine to form an organ
Organ systems consist of ditterent organs that work to-
What is the organ system level?
gether closely to perform the functions of a body system
Many organ systems work harmoniously together to per-
What is the organism level?
form the functions of an independent organism
What is the bodies largest organ system? The integumentary system
The sun of all anabolic and catabolic reactions that take
What is metabolism? place in the body, both anabolism and catabolism occur
simultaneously and continuously to keep you ALIVE
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Where smaller simpler molecules combined into larger
What is anabolism?
more complex substances (BUILDS)
the breakdown of complex molecules in living organisms
What is catabolism? to form simpler ones, together with the release of energy;
(BREAKS)
the study of function of the body - how the body parts work
What is physiology?
and carry out their life sustaining activities
What are the requirements for human life? Oxygen, nutrients, temperature & atmospheric pressure
The ability to adapt to changes in your internal and ex-
What is responsiveness? ternal environments EX Increased body temperature =
sweating
The motion of individual organs and even individual cells
What is human movement?
ex blood, lymphatic, celular
The changes the body goes through in life. Which includes
ditterentiation in which i specialized cells become special-
What is developmental anatomy?
ized in structure and function to perform certain tasks in
the body
What is growth? Increase in body size
What is reproduction? Formation of new organisms from parent organisms
When is brain damage likely without oxygen? 4-7 minutes
A substance in foods and beverages that is essential to
What is a nutrient? human survival ( three basic classes, water, nutrients &
micronutrients )
normal body temp is 98.6 which is needed for many cel-
Narrow range of temperature lular processes ex when you sweat your body is cooling
down
What is a response to cold? Shivering, attempting to generate heat