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Chapter 1: Major Themes in Anatomy and Physiology
Chapter 2: Matter and Energy
Chapter 3: The Molecules of Life
Chapter 4: Cellular Form and Function
Chapter 5: Genetics and Cellular Function
Chapter 6: Histology
Chapter 7: The Integumentary System
Chapter 8: Bone Tissue
Chapter 9: The Skeletal System
Chapter 10: Joints
Chapter 11: The Muscular System
Chapter 12: Muscular Tissue
Chapter 13: Nervous Tissue
Chapter 14: The Central Nervous System
Chapter 15: The Peripheral Nervous System and Reflexes
Chapter 16: Sense Organs
Chapter 17: The Endocrine System
Chapter 18: The Circulatory System: Blood
Chapter 19: The Circulatory System: The Heart
Chapter 20: The Circulatory System: Blood Vessels and Circulation
Chapter 21: The Lymphatic and Immune Systems
Chapter 22: The Respiratory System
Chapter 23: The Urinary System
Chapter 24: Water, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance
Chapter 25: The Digestive System
Chapter 26: Nutrition and Metabolism
Chapter 27: The Male Reproductive System
Chapter 28: The Female Reproductive System
Chapter 29: Human Development
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Cutting and separating tissues to reveal structural relationships is called
dissection
.
The inventer of the compound microscope and founder of cytology was
Robert Hooke
.
By the process of
deduction
, a scientist predicts what the result of a certain experiment will be if his or her hypothesis is correct.
Physiological effects of a person’s mental state are called
psychosomatic
effects.
The tendency of the body to maintain stable internal conditions is called
homeostasix
.
Blood pH averages 7.4 but fluctuates between 7.35 and 7.45. A pH of 7.4 can therefore be considered the
set point
for this system.
Self-correcting mechanisms in physiology are called
negative feedback
loops.
A/an
organ
is the simplest body structure to be composed of two or more types of tissue.
Depth perception, or the ability to form three-dimensional images, is called
stereoscopic
vision.
Our thumbs are said to be
opposable
because the tip of the thumb can touch the tips of the fingers, allowing us to grasp objects.
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