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Study Notes
Levels of Structural Organization
- Unicellular organisms: perform a particular function
- Tissue level: composed of similar cells, four basic types: epithelial, connective, muscular, and nervous
- Organ level: composed of different types of tissues, put together to perform a particular function
- Organ system level: organs group together to perform a similar or related function
- Organism level: highest level of structural organization, all organ systems combine to make up an organism
Organs and Tissues
- Epithelial tissue: forms the lining of organs, glands, and other body surfaces
- Connective tissue: provides support and structure to the body, connects and anchors organs
- Muscular tissue: allows for movement and contraction
- Nervous tissue: responsible for transmitting and processing information
Multicellular Organism
- Composed of more than one cell, e.g. human
- Cells, tissues, and organs work together to perform specific functions
Chemical Level
- Atoms: building blocks of matter, e.g. carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, calcium
- Ions: atoms that have charges, positive (cation) or negative (anion)
- Molecules: composed of two or more atoms
Characteristics of Life
- Organization: functional interrelationships between parts, how they interact to perform specific functions
- Metabolism: sum of all chemical and physical changes sustaining an organism, ability to acquire and use energy
- Responsiveness: ability to sense and respond to environmental changes, internal and external
- Growth: ability to increase in size, includes cellular and extracellular materials
- Development: changes in form and size, differentiation, changes in cell structure and function
- Reproduction: formation of new cells or new organisms, can take place in both cellular and organismal levels
Homeostasis
- Ability to maintain relatively stable internal condition, despite changes in external environment
- Primarily achieved by nervous and endocrine systems
- Control system design: variable, receptor, control center, effector, and feedback control
- Negative feedback: most common type of response, system output shuts off or reduces original stimulus's intensity
Anatomical Position
- Standard reference position, used to describe body parts and their relationships
- Body standing erect, feet parallel, arms hanging at the sides, palms facing forward, thumbs pointing laterally
- All relational descriptions based on this position, regardless of body orientation
Body Planes and Section
- Medical professionals use anatomical planes (flat surfaces) to describe sections of the body
- Coronal plane (frontal plane): vertical plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior sections
- Peritoneal cavity: houses the liver, digestive organs, and reproductive organs
- Pericardial cavity: contains the heart and is housed in the mediastinum
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Learn about the different levels of structural organization in biology, from unicellular organisms to organism level. Understand the composition and functions of tissues, organs, and organ systems.