Ch1 Flashcards Homework (fill in the blank)

Flashcards covering key terminology, concepts, and definitions from Chapter 1 of the provided notes.

Anatomy is the scientific study of the __________ of the body and the relationship of its parts.

structures

__________ is the scientific study of the processes and functions of the body that support life.

Physiology

The study of body structures large enough to be visible to the naked eye is called __________.

Gross anatomy

The study of all of the structures of a particular area is __________.

Regional anatomy

Systemic anatomy is the study of the body divided into its __________.

systems

__________ is the study of internal body structures as they can be recognized and related to the overlying skin surface.

Surface anatomy

An __________ is the smallest particle of an element that retains the properties of that element.

atom

__________ are the smallest parts of a substance that can exist independently without losing the physical and chemical properties of that substance.

Molecules

Metabolism refers to the __________ in the body.

chemical reactions

A chemical reaction that releases energy as complex compounds are broken down into simpler ones is __________.

catabolism

__________ is a chemical reaction that uses energy as it joins simple molecules together to form more complex molecules.

Anabolism

The energy molecule of the body is adenosine triphosphate, or __________.

ATP

__________ are proteins that speed up chemical reactions but are not consumed or altered in the process.

Enzymes

__________ is the movement of ions and molecules from an area of higher concentration to that of a lower concentration.

Diffusion

Bringing substances into the cell by forming vesicles is __________.

endocytosis

Transporting substances out of the cell is __________.

exocytosis

A __________ is the basic structural and functional unit of a living organism.

cell

Interphase is the period when the cell grows and carries on most of its __________.

activities

Cell division in which the cell duplicates its DNA and divides into two identical daughter cells is __________.

mitosis

A special form of mitosis that halves the number of chromosomes in __________ cells is __________.

reproductive (meiosis)