| Term | Definition |
|---|
| abdominopelvic cavity | The cavity inferior to the diaphragm and is subdivided |
| anatomy | study of structure and shape of the body and body parts including their realtion to each other |
| atom | tiny building block of matter |
| cells | the smallest unit of all living things |
| circulatory system | a transport and delivery system consisting of two distinct organ systems, the cardiovascular and lymphatic systems |
| cranial cavity | the space inside the bony skull |
| digestive system | a tube running through the body from mouth to anus |
| endocrine system | controls the body's activities, but acts much slower than the nervous system |
| homeostasis | describes the body's ability to maintain internal stable conditions even while the outside is changing |
| integumentary system | the external covering of the body, the skin |
| muscular system | the skeletal muscles form this |
| negative feedback mechanisms | most homestatic control mechanisms are this. In such systems, the net effect of the response to the stimulus is to shut off the original stimulus or rduce it's intensity. |
| nervous system | the body's fast-acting control system consisting of the brain, spinal chord, nerves, and sensory receptors. |
| organism | living body |
| organ system | group of organs that cooperate to accomplish a common purpose |
| physiology | Study of how the body and its body parts work and function |
| reproductive system | exists primarily to produce offspring |
| respiratory system | keeps the body constantly supplied with oxygen and to remove carbon dioxide |
| skeletal system | consists of bones, cartlilages, ligaments, and joints. It supports the body and provides a framework that the skeletal muscles can use to cause movement. |
| spinal cavity | extends from the cranial cavity nearly to the end of the vertebral column |
| thoracic cavity | is separated from the rest of the ventral cavity by the diaphram |
| tissue | consist of a group of similar cells that have a common function |
| urinary system | removes the nitrogen-containing wastes from the blood and flushes them from the body in urine |
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