| A | B |
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| HOMO | affix meaning "the same" |
| ANATOME | to dissect |
| ATOM | smallest unit into which matter can be divided without the release of electrically charged particles |
| CATABOLISM | Large molecules are broken down into little particles or smaller molecules |
| HOMEOSTASIS | the state of steady internal, physical, and chemical conditions maintained by living systems |
| ANATOMY | a study of the structure or internal workings of a body |
| HETERO | affix meaning "different" |
| CYTE | affix meaning "cell" |
| GROWTH | increase in size |
| REPRODUCTION | passing on DNA to offspring |
| MOVEMENT | change of position, motion of internal parts |
| RESPONSIVENESS | reacting to stimulus |
| METABOLISM | chemical changes that take place in a cell or an organism that requires energy |
| ORGANIZATION | hierarchy of complex biological systems and structures |
| NORMAL RANGE | measurement of optimal body function |
| SET POINT | the level or point at which a variable physiological state tends to stabilize. |
| PHYSIOLOGY | branch of biology relating to the function of organs and organ systems, and how they work within the body |
| NEGATIVE FEEDBACK LOOP | a reaction that causes a decrease in function as a result of a stimulus |
| PHYS | affix meaning "nature, natural order" |
| SENSORY RECEPTORS | a structure that reacts to a physical stimulus in the environment, whether internal or external |
| EFFECTORS | muscles or glands that respond to deviation from the set point |
| HYPO | affix meaning "under, beneath, less than normal" |
| INTOXICATION | clinically significant behavioral or psychologic changes following the use of an outside substance |
| BI | affix meaning "2 parts" |
| POSITIVE FFEDBACK LOOP | reaction causing an increase in changes |
| NATREMIA | affix meaning "sodium in the blood" |
| STIMULUS | anything that can trigger a physical or behavioral change, can be internal or external |
| NUTRIENTS | water, food, vitamins |
| ATMOSPHERIC (BAROMETRIC) PRESSURE | the force exerted on a surface by the air above it as gravity pulls it to Earth |
| DIFFERENTIATION | process through which a cell undergoes changes in gene expression to become a more specific type of cell |
| CHEMICAL BONDS | occurs when 2 or more atoms join by either the sharing or exchanging of electrons |
| IONIC BOND | one atom transfers electrons to another |
| COVALENT BOND | formed by sharing of one or more pairs of electrons between the outer energy levels of two atoms |
| POLAR COVALENT BOND | sharing of electrons but the electrical charge from the electrons is not evenly distributed =unstable bond ex: H2O |
