Anatomy

Cells-------Tissues------ Organs------Organ Systems------ Organism

regulates body processes and helps to maintain homeostasis. It includes all of the chemical reactions of an organism.

maintaining a stable internal environment through feedback loops.

Organization of cells, tissues, and organs of the human body working together to maintain homeostasis.

breaks down food into absorb-able nutrients unusable is excreted as waste; includes the mouth, large intestine, stomach, small intestine, rectum anus ,liver

shape and support; includes the bones, cartilage,connective tissue bone marrow.

to create gametes, male-testes produce sperm, female-ovaries produce ova(egg); to create offspring (new life)

exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide; includes lungs, nose, mouth, diaphragm, trachea

control and mediation; includes brain, spinal cord, nerves

hormones and chemical messages that affect mood, growth, and metabolism; includes glands, pituitary, adrenal, pancreas secretes insulin

transportation of oxygen and nutrients; includes heart, blood, veins, arteries, capillaries.

removes liquid waste; includes kidney, urethra, bladder, lungs and skin.

fights germs; includes: white blood cells, lymph nodes.

movement of the body and throughout the body includes smooth muscles, cardiac, skeletal muscles.

tends to move a system away from its equilibrium or amplify changes in the system; child birth, scabbing of a wound