Memmlers structure and function of the
human body chapter 1 Study Guide.
Anablism - Answer✔metobolic building of simple compounds into more complex substances
parallel by your body
anatomical position - Answer✔a standard position in which the body is facing forward, the feet
are parallel to each other, and the arms are at the sides with the palms facing forward
Anatomy - Answer✔The study of body structure
(tomy means cut)
Catabolism - Answer✔metabolic breakdown of substances into simpler substances including
digestion
cell - Answer✔Basic unit of life
Extracellular - Answer✔outside the cell
Homeostasis - Answer✔state of balance within the body; maintain body conditions within set
limits
intracellular - Answer✔between cells
Metabolism - Answer✔all the physical and chemical processes by which an organism is
maintained
negative feedback - Answer✔self regulating system in which the results of an action reverse
that action
Organ - Answer✔body part containing 2or more tissues functioning together for a purpose
Physiology - Answer✔study of how the body naturally functions
System - Answer✔group of organs functioning together for the same general purpose
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