STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF THE BODY
16TH EDITION 2026 CARDIOVASCULAR
SYSTEM HEART BLOOD VESSELS AND
CIRCULATION NOTES COMPILATION
◉ dissection
Answer: process of cutting the human body apart for learning
◉ physiology
Answer: the study of the functions of living organisms and their
parts
◉ scientific method
Answer: systematic approach to discovery; 1) propose hypothesis -
idea or principle to be tested 2) experimentation - series of tests of a
hypothesis (a controlled experiment eliminates biases or outside
influences) 3) theory or law - a hypothesis that has been supported
by experiments and thus shown to have a high degree of confidence
◉ experimental controls
, Answer: used to ensure that the test situation is not affecting the
results
◉ test group
Answer: The experimental group that is exposed to the variable in
an experiment.
◉ control group
Answer: the group that does not receive the experimental treatment.
◉ theory or law
Answer: a hypothesis that has gained a high level of confidence
◉ levels of organization
Answer: chemical level , organelle level, cellular level, tissue level,
organ level, organ system level, organism level
◉ chemical level
Answer: atoms and molecules
◉ cells
Answer: smallest "living" units of structure and function;
organizations of various chemicals
16TH EDITION 2026 CARDIOVASCULAR
SYSTEM HEART BLOOD VESSELS AND
CIRCULATION NOTES COMPILATION
◉ dissection
Answer: process of cutting the human body apart for learning
◉ physiology
Answer: the study of the functions of living organisms and their
parts
◉ scientific method
Answer: systematic approach to discovery; 1) propose hypothesis -
idea or principle to be tested 2) experimentation - series of tests of a
hypothesis (a controlled experiment eliminates biases or outside
influences) 3) theory or law - a hypothesis that has been supported
by experiments and thus shown to have a high degree of confidence
◉ experimental controls
, Answer: used to ensure that the test situation is not affecting the
results
◉ test group
Answer: The experimental group that is exposed to the variable in
an experiment.
◉ control group
Answer: the group that does not receive the experimental treatment.
◉ theory or law
Answer: a hypothesis that has gained a high level of confidence
◉ levels of organization
Answer: chemical level , organelle level, cellular level, tissue level,
organ level, organ system level, organism level
◉ chemical level
Answer: atoms and molecules
◉ cells
Answer: smallest "living" units of structure and function;
organizations of various chemicals
