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Building Blocks
102.4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Anabolism | The process of building up larger molecules from smaller one during metabolism |
| Anatomy | The study of the organs and systems of the body |
| Brain | Organ that controls all three subsystems of the nervous system; referred to as the command center; weighs between 44 and 48 ounces |
| Catabolism | The process o breaking down larger molecules or substances into smaller ones during metabolism |
| Cell Membrane | The outer surface of the cell, which encloses the protoplasm |
| Cells | The basic units of living matter ( life) |
| Circulatory System | aka Vascular System- Controls the circulation of blood and lymph through the body. |
| Connective Tissue | Support protects and holds the body together |
| Cytoplasm | the production department of the cell where most of the cells activities take place |
| Digestive System | Breaks food down into simpler chemical compounds that can be easily absorbed by cells or if not absorbed eliminated from the body in waste products |
| Endocrine System | carefully balanced mechanism that directly affects hair growth skin conditions and energy levels |
| Epithelial Tissue | Covers and protects body surfaces and internal organs |
| Excretory System | eliminates solid liquid and gaseous waste products from the body |
| Gross Anatomy | Do you study of the structures of the body that can be seen with the naked eye |
| Heart | A cone shaped muscular organ located in the chest cavity normally about the size of a closed fist |
| Histology | The study of the structures of the body too small to be seen except through a microscope; also called microscopic anatomy |
| Integumentary System | The skin and its layers |
| Kidney | eliminates water and waste products |
| Liquid Tissue | Carries food waste products and hormones |
| Liver | removes the toxic byproducts of digestion |
| Lung | supply blood with oxygen |
| Metabolism | The chemical process in which cells receive nutrients food for cell growth and reproduction |
| Mitosis | A process of cell division when a cell divides into 2 identical new cells |
| Muscular System | Supports the skeleton produces body movements contours the body involved in the functions of other body system |
| Muscular Tissue | Contracts when stimulated to produce motion |
| Nerve Tissue | Carries messages to and from the brain and coordinates body functions |
| Nervous System | coordinates and controls the overall operation of the human body |
| Nucleus | The Control Center of cell activity is the dense core of an Atom that contains protons and sometimes neutrons |
| Organ | separate body structures that perform specific functions composed of two or more different tissues |
| Physiology | The study of the functions that bodily organs and systems perform |
| Protoplasm | gel like substance found in cells containing water salt and nutrients obtained from food |
| Reproductive System | Responsible for the process by which a living Organism procreates |
| Respiratory System | Responsible for the intake of oxygen and the exhalation of carbon dioxide |
| Skeletal System | The physical foundation of the body composed of 206 bones of different shapes and sizes each attached to others at movable or immovable joints |
| Skin | body’s largest organ, which forms the external protective layer of the body |
| System | Open body structures and or organs that together perform one or more vital functions for the body |
| Tissue | Groups of cells of the same kind performing a specific function in the body |
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