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Study of body structures and where they are located
Study of how body structures function
Maintenance of a stable internal environment
Constant adjustment to maintain balance
Detects a stimulus or change
Processes information and decides the response
Carries out the response
Desired normal value of a variable
Response reverses the original stimulus and restores homeostasis
Response amplifies the original stimulus to reach an endpoint
Standard reference position of the body
Toward the head or above
Away from the head or below
Toward the front of the body
Toward the back of the body
Toward the midline of the body
Away from the midline of the body
Closer to the trunk or origin
Farther from the trunk or origin
Near the surface of the body
Away from the surface of the body
Cranial and spinal cavities
Thoracic, abdominal, and pelvic cavities
Most vulnerable to traumatic injury
Ability to do work
Energy actively doing work
Stored energy
Main energy currency of the cell
Powers all metabolic processes
Only 1 of every 4 ATP does work; rest lost as heat
Anything that occupies space and has mass
Definite shape and volume
Definite volume, shape of container
No definite shape or volume
Basic unit of matter
Smallest unit of an element
Positively charged particle
Negatively charged particle
Neutral particle
Two or more atoms of the same element
Two or more different elements chemically bonded
A + B → AB; builds molecules and requires energy
AB → A + B; breaks molecules and releases energy
Building reactions that require energy
Breaking reactions that release energy
Do not contain carbon
Contain carbon and are large molecules
Resists temperature change
Participates in chemical reactions
Reaction that requires water
Protects organs from trauma
Dissociates into ions in water
Ion that conducts electrical current
Releases hydrogen ions (H+)
Accepts hydrogen ions or releases hydroxyl ions (OH−)
Acid and base form water and salt
Measure of hydrogen ion concentration
0 to 14
7
pH below 7
pH above 7
Chemical that resists pH change
Primary energy source; contain carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen
Single sugar molecule
Two monosaccharides linked
Many monosaccharides linked
Blood sugar and primary fuel for cells
Fruit sugar; must be converted to glucose
Sugar in milk; converted to glucose
Glucose + fructose
Glucose + galactose
Plant storage carbohydrate
Nondigestible plant carbohydrate
Storage