BIOL 255 Final: Unit One Study Guide Flashcards
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Studies related structures in a system that function together. Studies internal structures as related to overlying skin. Study of anatomical structures at a subcellular level. List the levels of structural organization of chemical-->cellular-->tissue-->organ-- your body smallest to largest. Allow manipulation of environment, locomotion, and facial expression. Responds to stimuli by activating muscles and glands. Glands secrete hormones into blood to regulate processes. Red bone marrow (skeletal system), thymus, spleen, lymph nodes and lymphatic vessels. Pick up fluid leaked from blood vessels and return it to blood. Keeps blood supplied with oxygen and removes carbon dioxide. Oral cavity, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum, anus, liver, pancreas. Regulates blood water, electrolyte (na, k, cl, bicarbonate), and ph balance. Ducts and glands deliver sperm to female reproductive tract. Standing straight up, feet together on the floor with arms a little apart at sides with palms facing forward and thumbs out.
