Anatomy and physiology

Cards (22)

  • Responsiveness is the reactions to various stimuli.
  • Growth, Increase in cell size (unicellular) and an increase in cell number (multicellular).
  • Asexual is cell division (mitosis), one cell becomes two.
  • Sexual is the union of sex cells (sperm and egg)
  • Metabolism is the set of chemical reactions that converts food into energy.
  • Homeostasis, maintaining the same state.
  • Receptor, senses an environment change or stimuli.
  • Control center, processes information supplied by the receptor and generates a response.
  • Effector, an organ or cell that responds to the command of the control center.
  • Anatomy is the branch of biology concerned with the study of the structure of organisms and their parts.
  • Structure is the arrangement of the relations between the parts.
  • Physiology is the study of the normal function of cell, tissue, organs, systems, and organisms.
  • Cytology the study of cells
  • Histology the study of tissues.
  • Surface anatomy is the study of superficial marking.
  • Regional anatomy is the study of specific areas.
  • Systemic anatomy is the study of systems.
  • Developmental anatomy is the study that changes from conception to physical maturity.
  • Cell physiology is the study of cells.
  • Special physiology is the study of specific areas.
  • Systemic physiology is the study of systems.
  • Pathological physiology is the study of the effects of diseases on cell, tissue, organ, and system.