24 Questions
What is the study of internal and external structure and the physical relationships between body parts?
Anatomy
Which type of anatomy is the study of anatomical structures that can be seen by the naked eye?
Surface anatomy
What is the study of the structures that we cannot see without magnification?
Microscopic anatomy
Which discipline is the study of how living organisms carry out their vital functions?
Physiology
What characteristic of living organisms involves the reliance on complex chemical reactions to provide the energy required for various functions?
Metabolism
Which characteristic of living organisms involves the increase in size through the growth or addition of cells?
Growth
What is the study of the functions of living cells?
Cell physiology
Which level of organization involves atoms and molecules?
Chemical level
What is the study of the effects of diseases on organ or system functions?
Pathological physiology
Which body system is responsible for the protection of the body from the external environment?
Integumentary System
What body system is involved in the production of offspring?
Reproductive System
Which term refers to a stable internal environment in living organisms?
Homeostasis
What part of homeostatic regulation receives and processes information from the receptor?
Integration center
Which characteristic of living organisms involves the increase in size through the growth or addition of cells?
Growth
Which type of anatomy is the study of anatomical structures that can be seen by the naked eye?
Gross anatomy
What is a state where an infection, injury, or genetic abnormality disrupts homeostasis?
Disease
What characteristic of living organisms involves the creation of new generations of the same kind of organisms?
Reproduction
Which characteristic of living organisms involves the reliance on complex chemical reactions to provide the energy required for various functions?
Metabolism
What characteristic of living organisms involves responding to changes in their immediate environment?
Responsiveness
Which characteristic of living organisms involves the increase in size through the growth or addition of cells?
Growth
What characteristic of living organisms involves the creation of new generations of the same kind of organisms?
Reproduction
Which characteristic of living organisms involves responding to changes in their immediate environment?
Responsiveness
What is the term that refers to a stable internal environment in living organisms?
Homeostasis
Which characteristic of living organisms involves the reliance on complex chemical reactions to provide the energy required for various functions?
Metabolism
Test your knowledge about the characteristics of living organisms including responsiveness, growth, reproduction, movement, and metabolism.
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