Bio 112 ECPI study ch1 human anatomy
negitive feedback - Answer-body responds in a way as to reverse a direction of change
Positive feedback - Answer-Feedback that tends to magnify a process or increase its output.
Anatomy - Answer-The study of body structure
Physiology - Answer-The study of body function
-stasis - Answer-stopping, controlling
Peri- - Answer-surrounding, around
Hypo- - Answer-under, below
Hyper- - Answer-excessive
Epi- - Answer-upon
, Pariet- - Answer-wall: parietal membrane—membrane that lines the wall of a cavity.
Visc- - Answer-internal organ
Base - Answer-A substance that decreases the hydrogen ion concentration in a solution.
Mediastinum - Answer-area between the lungs containing the heart, aorta, venae cavae, esophagus, and
trachea
Contralateral - Answer-on the opposite side of the body
Ipsilateral - Answer-on the same side of the body
Homeostasis - Answer-A tendency to maintain a balanced or constant internal state; the regulation of
any aspect of body chemistry, such as blood glucose, around a particular level
Subatomic particles - Answer-protons, neutrons, electrons
Atoms - Answer-Building blocks of matter
Molecules - Answer-two or more atoms joined together
Macro molecules - Answer-a molecule containing a very large number of atoms, such as a protein,
nucleic acid, or synthetic polymer.
Organelles - Answer-A tiny cell structure that carries out a specific function within the cell
negitive feedback - Answer-body responds in a way as to reverse a direction of change
Positive feedback - Answer-Feedback that tends to magnify a process or increase its output.
Anatomy - Answer-The study of body structure
Physiology - Answer-The study of body function
-stasis - Answer-stopping, controlling
Peri- - Answer-surrounding, around
Hypo- - Answer-under, below
Hyper- - Answer-excessive
Epi- - Answer-upon
, Pariet- - Answer-wall: parietal membrane—membrane that lines the wall of a cavity.
Visc- - Answer-internal organ
Base - Answer-A substance that decreases the hydrogen ion concentration in a solution.
Mediastinum - Answer-area between the lungs containing the heart, aorta, venae cavae, esophagus, and
trachea
Contralateral - Answer-on the opposite side of the body
Ipsilateral - Answer-on the same side of the body
Homeostasis - Answer-A tendency to maintain a balanced or constant internal state; the regulation of
any aspect of body chemistry, such as blood glucose, around a particular level
Subatomic particles - Answer-protons, neutrons, electrons
Atoms - Answer-Building blocks of matter
Molecules - Answer-two or more atoms joined together
Macro molecules - Answer-a molecule containing a very large number of atoms, such as a protein,
nucleic acid, or synthetic polymer.
Organelles - Answer-A tiny cell structure that carries out a specific function within the cell
