Unit 1 key terms

3. The chemical processes that occur within a living organism in order to maintain life.
5. Away from the surface or further into the body.
9. Nearer the front, especially situation in the front of the body nearer the head.
10. The back portion, often used to describe animals.
13. Able to adjust to new conditions
14. The branch of biology concerned with the bodily structure of humans, animals, and other living organisms.
15. Relating to the skull or cranium.
16. away Below or toward the feet.
17. Situated nearer to the center of the body or the point of attachment.
19. Lying face upward.
20. The ability or tendency to maintain internal stability in an organism to compensate for environmental changes.
21. Medical and scientific study of cells.

1. A part of an organism that is typically self-contained and has a specific vital function.
2. Groups of cells that have a similar structure and act together to perform a specific function.
4. To the side of, or away from the middle or midline of the body.
6. A position of the body lying face down.
7. Pertaining to the front of the belly of an organism, often used to describe animals.
8. Situated away from the center of the body.
11. Used to refer to what is above something.
12. The back side or the direction toward the back.
15. Situated in or directed toward the tail or hind part, often used to describe animals.
17. The branch of biology that deals with the normal functions of living organisms and their parts.
18. Closer to the midline, or dividing line between right and left halves of the body.
20. A branch of anatomy that deals with the minute structure of animal and plant tissues as discernable with the microscope.