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define anatomy the study of the structure and shape of the body and its parts and their
relationship to one another.
define physiology the study of how the body and its parts work or function.
Beginning with the smallest, what are the levels of 1. chemicals (atoms or molecules)
structural organization of the human body 2. cells
3. tissues
4. organs
5. organ systems
6. organisms
define hemtopoesis the process of creating new blood cells in the body.
,The building block of all matter is ______________. atom
What system transports oxygen and nutrients; cardiovascular system
contains blood vessels
What system is the production of offspring; reproductive system
contains uterus or testis
What system breaks down food; contains the digestive system
esophagus
What system picks up fluid from blood vessels; lymphatic system
contains lymph nodes
What system eliminates nitrogenous wastes; urinary system
contains ureter
What system supplies blood with oxygen and respiratory system
eliminates CO2; contains the lungs
, What system protects the entire body; contains integumentary system
sweat and oil glands
What system secretes hormones; contains the endocrine system
pituitary gland
What system responds to internal/external stimuli; nervous system
contains the brain
What system protects/supports the body; contains skeletal system
joints and cartilage
What system allows movement; contains skeletal muscular system
muscles
Terms in this set (157)
define anatomy the study of the structure and shape of the body and its parts and their
relationship to one another.
define physiology the study of how the body and its parts work or function.
Beginning with the smallest, what are the levels of 1. chemicals (atoms or molecules)
structural organization of the human body 2. cells
3. tissues
4. organs
5. organ systems
6. organisms
define hemtopoesis the process of creating new blood cells in the body.
,The building block of all matter is ______________. atom
What system transports oxygen and nutrients; cardiovascular system
contains blood vessels
What system is the production of offspring; reproductive system
contains uterus or testis
What system breaks down food; contains the digestive system
esophagus
What system picks up fluid from blood vessels; lymphatic system
contains lymph nodes
What system eliminates nitrogenous wastes; urinary system
contains ureter
What system supplies blood with oxygen and respiratory system
eliminates CO2; contains the lungs
, What system protects the entire body; contains integumentary system
sweat and oil glands
What system secretes hormones; contains the endocrine system
pituitary gland
What system responds to internal/external stimuli; nervous system
contains the brain
What system protects/supports the body; contains skeletal system
joints and cartilage
What system allows movement; contains skeletal muscular system
muscles
