Bio 2 Ch 1

Front 1

investigation of the body's structure/parts

Back 1

anatomy

Front 2

scientific investigation of the processes or functions of living things

Back 2

physiology

Front 3

structures examined w/out a micrscope

Back 3

gross

Front 4

studied area by area

Back 4

regional

Front 5

studied system by system

Back 5

systemic

Front 6

external form

Back 6

surface

Front 7

structures seen w/ the microscope

Back 7

microscopic

Front 8

cellular anatomy

Back 8

cytology

Front 9

study of tissues

Back 9

histology

Front 10

examines processes in cells

Back 10

cell physiology

Front 11

focuses on the nervous system

Back 11

nerophysiology

Front 12

interaction of atoms

Back 12

chemical level

Front 13

functional unit of life

Back 13

cell

Front 14

group of similar cells and the material surrounding them

Back 14

tissue

Front 15

one or more tissues functioning together

Back 15

organ

Front 16

group of organs functioning together

Back 16

organ system

Front 17

any living thing

Back 17

organism

Front 18

What are the characteristics of life?

Back 18

metabolism, responsiveness, growth, development, reproduction

Front 19

all chemicals reaction to the body

Back 19

metabolism

Front 20

ability to sense changes and adjust

Back 20

responsiveness

Front 21

changes in an organism over time

Back 21

development

Front 22

what are the two kinds of development

Back 22

differentiation and morphogenesis

Front 23

change from general to specific

Back 23

differentiation

Front 24

changes in shape of tissue, organs

Back 24

morphogenesis

Front 25

new cells or organisms

Back 25

reproduction

Front 26

the ideal normal value of a variable

Back 26

set point

Front 27

monitors any variable

Back 27

receptor

Front 28

est. the set point

Back 28

control center

Front 29

can change the value of a variable

Back 29

effector

Front 30

deviation from set point

Back 30

stimulus

Front 31

produced by the effector

Back 31

response

Front 32

deviation from set point is made smaller

Back 32

negative feedback

Front 33

which is the better feedback for you?

Back 33

negative

Front 34

which feedback is more common?

Back 34

negative

Front 35

when a deviation occurs, the response is to make the deviation greater

Back 35

positive feedback

Front 36

body erect, face forward, feet together, palms face forward

Back 36

anatomical position

Front 37

lying face upward

Back 37

supine

Front 38

lying face downward

Back 38

prone

Front 39

toward the head of the body

Back 39

superior

Front 40

away from the head of the body

Back 40

inferior

Front 41

relative to the midline

Back 41

medial

Front 42

away from the midline

Back 42

lateral

Front 43

close to the attatchment of the limb

Back 43

proximal

Front 44

away from the attatchment of the limb

Back 44

distal

Front 45

close to the surface of the body

Back 45

superficial

Front 46

away from the surface of the body

Back 46

deep

Front 47

toward the front of the body

Back 47

anterior

Front 48

another word foranterior

Back 48

ventral

Front 49

toward the back of the body

Back 49

posterior

Front 50

another word for posterior

Back 50

dorsal

Front 51

through the midline

Back 51

median

Front 52

on the same plane as median but to the left or right

Back 52

sagittal

Front 53

divides the body into anterior and posterior sections

Back 53

frontal

Front 54

another term for frontal

Back 54

coronal

Front 55

divides body into superior and inferior sections (2 words)

Back 55

transverse or cross

Front 56

divides body cavity into thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities

Back 56

diaphragm

Front 57

contains all structures of the thoracic cavity except the lungs

Back 57

mediastinum