Chapter 1
Across
- 2. target value of a physiological measure maintained automatically in the body
- 5. fluid inside cells
- 6. the study of body functions
- 9. lubricating secretion from a serous cell
- 10. organs in a body cavity
- 11. a form of energy
- 13. the most common feedback feedback loop
- 14. a component of homeostatic mechanisms that is the decision-maker and includes a set point
- 17. dynamic state in which the body's internal environment is maintained within a set range
- 18. branch of science dealing with the form and organization of body parts
- 20. an underlying component of the physiological control systems that maintain homeostasis
Down
- 1. conditions inside the body, surrounding the cells
- 3. production of new cells and organisms
- 4. two layers of connective tissue surrounding the lungs
- 7. the region in the thoracic cavity between the lungs
- 8. an application of force to something
- 12. a muscle or gland that effects change in the body
- 15. specialized cell or structure that provides information about the environment; also, cell surface molecule that binds other molecules
- 16. body fluids outside cells
- 19. the sum of all chemical reactions in a living system