KIN 2500 Chapter : Introduction To The Human Body SI Worksheet
15 Mar 2019
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Responsiveness the body"s ability to detect and respond to changes i its internal and external environment: organization exhibit a complex structure and order. Growth and development an increase in body size due to the increase in size of existing cells, number of cells, or amount of material surrounding cells. Adaptation an organism"s ability to alter the anatomic structure, physiological process, or a behavioral trait: regulation the ability for the body to maintain homeostasis. Which to systems are the most important for maintaining homeostasis? (test bank: nervous and endocrine. Molecules combine to form cells (muscle cell, blood cell) Group of cells that work together to preform a common function (connective tissue, nervous tissue) Different types of tissues are joined together (stomach, heart) Related organs with a common function (digestive system) All the parts of the human body functioning together. Anatomical position (definition and description): the standard position of reference for the description of anatomical structures.
