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Anatomy

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Study of the structure and shape of the body and it’s parts and their relationship to one another

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Physiology

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Study of how the body and it’s parts work or function

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6 levels of structural organization that make up the human body

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Atoms, Cells, Tissues, Organ, Organ systems, Organism

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Integumentary System

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External Covering of the body (skin)

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Skeletal System

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Consists of bones, vpcartilages, ligaments, and joints

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Muscular System

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skeletal muscles form the muscle system only function is to contract or shorten

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Nervous System

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Body’s control system that consists of. the brain, spinal cord, nerves, and sensory receptrors

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Endocrine System

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Controls body activites and produces hormones. Includes pituitary, thyroid’ parathyroids, adrenals, thymus, pancreas, pineal, overies, and testes.

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Cardiovascular System

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primarily consist of e heart and blood vessels. Uses blood to transport fluids, oxygen, nutrients, hormones, and other substances to and from tissue cells

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Lymphatic System

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Compliments cardiovascular system and consists of lymphatic vessels,k lymph nodes, spleen, tonsils, and other organs. help with immunity

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Respiratory System

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Job is to keep the body supplies with oxygen and remove CO2. Consists of nasal passage, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, and lungs

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Digestive System

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Includes mouth, esophagus, stomach, small and large intestine, rectum and organs such as pancreas, salivary glands, and liver. role is to break down food for dispursal to body cells

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Urinary System

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Removes nitrogen containing wastes from the blood and flushes them from the body in the form of urine. Composed of kidneys, ureters, bladder, and urethra. also called excretory system

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Reproductive System

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exists to produce offspring, males consist of scrotum, penis, accessory glands, and duct system. Women consists of eggs (ova) female duct system which includes uterine tubes, uterus, and vagina.

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maintaining bounderies

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Every part from the smallest cell to the outer skin must have a boundary to protect itself from the outside

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Movements

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Includes all muscle movements, and digestive, cardiovascular, and urinary movements

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Responsiveness

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ability to sense change (irratibility) and react to it

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Digestion

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Process of breaking down food into simpler molecules that can be absorbed by blood

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Metabolism

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Tearing down and building up of chemicals in the body. Also to use nutrients and oxygen to make atp

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excretion

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process of removing excreta or wastes from the body

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Reproduction

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production of offspring

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growth

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increase in size usually accomoplished by increase in number of cells

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Survival needs

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nutrients, oxygen, water, normal body temperature, atmospheric pressure

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Homeostasis

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Ability of the body to maintain relative stability inside the body even though the outside world is constantly changing

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homestatic controls

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Receptor(detects change) , Control Center (determines what level a variable is to be maintained)’ effector (provides means to respond to from the control center on what to change to maintain homeostasis) negative feedback mechanisms and positive feedback mechanisms are our bodieshomeostatic control mechanisms.