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| Anatomy | Study of body structure and the relationships of its parts |
| Body planes | Major planes that lie at right angles to each other and divide the body into sections |
| Cell | The basic biological and structural unit of the body, consisting of a nucleus surrounded by cytoplasm and enclosed by a membrane |
| Homeostasis | The relatively constant state maintained by the body |
| Metabolism | Physical and chemical reactions occuring in the body |
| Negative Feedback | An action that opposes a system change and restores homeostasis |
| Organ | Several different kinds of tissues arranged so that together they can perform a special function |
| Organism | An individual living entity |
| Physiology | Study of functions of the living organism and its parts |
| Somatotype | Term used to classify a particular category of body build or physique |
| System | Group of organs working together to perform a more complex function than any one organ can perform |
| Tissue | Group of similar cells specialized to perform a certain function |
| Absorbtion | The movement of digested nutrients through the wall of the digestive tube and into the body fluids for transport to cells for use |
| Secretion | Production and delivery of specialized substances, such as digestive juices and hormones, for diverse body functions |
| Organelles | Collections of molecules organized in such a way that they can perform an individual function |
