Chapter 1 Organization of the Human Body (Key terms)

Question 1

The science of the causes and effects of diseases

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pathology

Question 2

standard position of the body for anatomic studies or designations: upright, face front, arms at the side

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anatomic position

Question 3

Body part containing two or more tissues functioning together for specific purposes.

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Organ

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Resistance is any or all factors that resist flow down a gradient.

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True

Question 5

intracellular fluid (ICF)

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fluid contained within the cells

Question 6

Group of similar cells that performs a specialized function

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tissue

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anatomy

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Study of the body structure

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Regulated variable is a body condition that is kept homeostatically within a narrow range using negative feedback

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True

Question 9

fluid on the outside of the cell

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extracellular fluid

Question 10

A disorder of structure or function in a human, animal, or plant, especially one that produces specific signs or symptom

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disease

Question 11

Group of organs functioning together for the same general purposes

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system

Question 12

Self-regulating system in which the result of an action reverses that action;

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negative feedback

Question 13

A difference in specific values between two areas

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gradient

Question 14

Basic unit of life

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cell

Question 15

State of balance within the body

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Homeostasis

Question 16

The way in which a living organism or bodily part functions.

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physiology

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