1. Cutting and separating tissues to reveal structural relationships is called _______________.

2. The inventer of the compound microscope and founder of cytology was _______________.

3. By the process of _______________, a scientist predicts what the result of a certain experiment will be if his or her hypothesis is correct.

4. Physiological effects of a person’s mental state are called _______________ effects.

5. The tendency of the body to maintain stable internal conditions is called _______________.

6. Blood pH averages 7.4 but fluctuates between 7.35 and 7.45. A pH of 7.4 can therefore be considered the _______________ for this system.

7. Self-correcting mechanisms in physiology are called _______________ loops.

8. A/an _______________ is the simplest body structure to be composed of two or more types of tissue.

9. Depth perception, or the ability to form three-dimensional images, is called _______________ vision.

10. Our thumbs are said to be _______________ because the tip of the thumb can touch the tips of the fingers, allowing us to grasp objects.

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