Necessary Life Functions and Survival

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Maintain boundaries

lets some substances in and keeps others out

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Movement

internal movement and ability to move through surroundings

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responsiveness

sensing and reacting to changes in the environment.

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Digestion

breaking down and absorbing nutrients

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Metabolism

Anabolism: Building larger molecules from smaller ones

Catabolism: Breaking down larger molecules into smaller ones

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Excretion

removal of waste

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Reproduction

Reproducing of offspring

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Growth

the increase in cell size or body size

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nutrients

through digestion and metabolism

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oxygen

heart and lungs

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Normal body temp.

skin, blood, muscels

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water

allows molecules to move through the body

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normal atmospheric pressure

provides appropriate gas exchange between lungs and enviornment

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Body systems work together to complete the ___ necessary for ___. These functions provide the items needed for the ___ of the whole organsim

Functions, life, and survival

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A-

not, without

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-Ation

process/ condition

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-cyte

cells

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-dynia

pain

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-algia, -alge(si)

pain

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-hydro

water

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-itis

inflammation of

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-ism

condition

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macro-

big/large

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meta-

beyond

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micro-

small/tiny

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-ology

study of

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-osis

abnormal condition

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phys-

to grow

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-scopy

viewing of

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therm-

temperature or heat

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Sagittal Plane

divides the body in half from left to right

<p>divides the body in half from left to right</p>
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Frontal(Coronal) Plane

Divides the posterior(dorsal) and anterior(ventral) in half

<p>Divides the posterior(dorsal) and anterior(ventral) in half</p>
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Transverse Plane

Divides the superior and inferior in half

<p>Divides the superior and inferior in half</p>
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MO in the Superior Mediastinum canivty

Esophagus

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MO in the Plural cavity

lung

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Mo in the pericardial canvity

heart

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MO in the abdominal cavity

stomach

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MO in the pelvic cavity

pelvis

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Mo in the cranial cavity

brain

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Mo in the vertebral cavity

spinal cord

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the dorsal body cavities are protected by the membranes called what?

meninges

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the ventral cavities are lined with what?

a double-layered membrane called the the inner layer is called the visceral serosa, outer layer is called the parieetal serosa. between the layers is fluid called serious fluid