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18 Cards in this Set
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What does Biology mean?
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The study of life
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What is Anatomy?
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Deals with structures of the human body
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What is physiology?
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Deals with the functions of the human body
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What is the level of organization?
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Organelles, cells, tissues, organ, organ system, organism
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What is locomotion?
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Moving things inside
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What body system is used to keep us from getting ill?
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The lymphatic system
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Where is blood made?
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In the bones
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What is homeostasis?
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Maintaining a stable environment
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What is negative feedback?
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It keeps things under control
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What would be an example of negative feedback?
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When we walk from a hot environment to a cold environment, our body adjusts
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What is a receptor?
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A sensor that is sensitive to a particular
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What is the control center?
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It receives and processes information
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What are effectors?
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They carry out the response to the command to the command of the control center
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What is the anatomical position?
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Facing forward, palms forward, feet together
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What is the anatomical term for front?
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anterior/ventral
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What is the anatomical term for behind?
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posterior/dorsal
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what is positive feedback?
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A chain reaction
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What is an example of positive feedback?
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Blood clotting and the birth of a baby
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