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22 Cards in this Set
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Biology
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the study of life and living organisms.
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Aristotle
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student of plato, mentor to Alexander the great. the best of the greek naturalist, making impressive observations that contributed to the development of biology.
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Scala Naturae
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Aristotle ordered living organisms starting with inanimate material then plants, animals, mammals and placed humans at the top of the ladder of life
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Humanism
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started in the late 15th century with individuals interestin in studying humankind with the goal to go beyond the misinformation perpetuated for centuries by the lack of study through formal or scolastic experiences
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systematists
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associated with the renaissance, systematists described distinct species of plants and animals by species.
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Species
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distinct types of plants and animals
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Binomial system
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identifies species using just two terms or words
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Carl von Linne
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swedish naturalist, promoted the systematic categorical method and is considered the father of systematics
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Primates
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mammals including humans having a large well developed brain, bipedal motion, opposable thumbs, well developed vocal sructures, depth perception
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anatomy
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a sud area of study under biology that meansto disect
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Physiology
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the study of the nature of how the human body functions and the vital processes associated with optimal health
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Empirical data
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data cllected from experimentation
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Claude Bernard
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french scientist that taught that taught that the constancy of the internal mileau was the essential condition to a free life.
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Walter cannon
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formalized claude's principle coined the phrase homeostsis
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hemostasis
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stop blood
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feedback
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a sensor, integration center, and an output center. the sensor tells the integration center the status of a parameter, the integration center tells the output center hw to react
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negative feedback
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a controlled system that returns the functioning of different important signals back to normal in order to maintain homeostasis.
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positive feedack
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an out of control system
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science
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to know
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scientific method
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step by step method of experimentation formulated over the years to gather empirical data to test hypothesis
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basic research
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investigational studies to answer specific questions with out direct application to humans
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applied research
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research to improve normal conditions
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