Review activity: Introduction to Health Science

3. The atom´s outermost electron shell is referred to as the ________ shell and it can generally hold up to 8 electrons.
8. Scientific field which studies the chemistry and physics of the structures of the body and the ways in which they work together to support life.
10. The invention of this tool catapulted our understanding of health and disease by allowing us to discover cells and microorganisms.
11. Currently, medicine is a practice based on ___________.
13. These type of living organisms obtain energy from the oxidation of chemical fuels.
14. This anatomical plane divides the body or an organ into an anterior and posterior position.
15. The biological macromolecules include carbohydrates, proteins, nucleic acids and ____________.
16. Scientific study of the body´s structures.}
17. Group of many similar cells that work together to perform a specific function.
18. Humans have been performing rudimentary surgical procedures as early as the _____________ period.
20. Monomeric subunits used to form proteins.

1. He demonstrated that anatomy must be based on direct observation, rather than blind reliance.
2. The state of steady internal conditions maintained by living things.
4. One of the main requirements for human life; it functions as the final electron acceptor in the electron transport chain.
5. This individual reframed disease as a natural phenomenon rather than divine punishment.
6. This anatomical term describes the front or direction toward the front of the body.
7. A symptom at the organism level often originates at the ___________level.
9. This component of metabolism is in charge of combining smaller, simpler molecules into larger, more complex substances. It requires ATP.
12. All cells possess _______ material either inside a nucleus or in a nucleoid region.
19. One of the different forms of an element, distinguished from one another by different numbers of NEUTRONS.