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"anatomy" refers to
study of the structure of body parts and their relationship to one another
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"physiology" refers to
study of body function and how body parts achieve life sustaining ability
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"Principle of complementarity of structure & function" refers to
what a structure can do depends on its form
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necessary life functions include
maintaining boundaries
excretion
reproduction
movement
metabolism
responsiveness
growth
digestion
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"homeostasis" refers to
The body’s ability to maintain relatively stable internal conditions amidst a continually changing outside environment
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Most homeostatic control mechanisms utilize ______________
negative feedback
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"negative feedback" refers to
Output shuts off or reduces intensity of original stimulus
causes variable to change back in direction of its original ideal state
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in positive feedback events are self-perpetuating ________
cascades
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"positive feedback" refers to
Response enhances original stimulus so that the output is accelerated
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Most disease results from disturbance of homeostasis called __________________
homeostatic imbalance
