KINS 1223- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 55 pages long!)

• School: Temple University
• Department: Kinesiology
• Course: KINS 1223
• Professor: Kyle Harris

Document Summary

Organ system- group of organs with a unique collective function. Organ- structure composed of two or more tissue types that work together to carry out a. Tissue - mass of similar cells and cell products that forms a discrete region of an organ particular function functions. Cells- smallest units of an organism that carry out all the basic functions of life. Organelles- microscopic structures in a cell that carry out its individual functions. Molecules- organelles and other cell components are composed of . Molecules are made up of two atoms. Collection of properties that help distinguish living from nonliving things. Breakdown in this order is accompanied by disease and often death. Cellular composition: living matter is always compartmentalized into one or more. Metabolism : sum of all reactions in the body cells. Homeostasis- ability for organism to maintain stable internal conditions. Development- any change in form or function over the life time of the organism.