Chapter One

3. the science of body functions, or how individual body parts work.
4. the maintenance of relatively stable conditions.
9. a set of conditions that remains constant over some period of time.
12. All the chemical processes that occur in the body.
13. chemical processes and substances which occur within living organisms.
14. the subject stands straight with the head level, eyes facing forward, feet flat on the floor, and directed forward, and arms at the sides, with the palms turned forward.
15. These cause responses that restore homeostasis.
17. the ability to detect and respond to changes that occur both inside and outside the body.
18. Formed by related organs with a common function

1. the basic building blocks of matter
2. combined atoms which perform various biochemical functions.
5. Formed by all the systems combining.
6. the science of how the human body is structured, and the relationships among its various individual structures.
7. a sequence of events in which information about the status of a situation is continually reported to a control center.
8. spaces within the body that contain, protect, separate, and support internal organs.
10. organized by Cells that have similar functions.
11. distinguish living things from nonliving.
16. Different types of tissue join together to form these structures