Phys Ch. 1 vocab

the study of the structure and shape of the body and its parts and their relationships to one another

the study of how the body and its parts work or function

consists of similar groups of cells that have a common function

a structure composed to two or more tissue types that performs a specific funtion for the body

a group of organs that work together to accomplish a commom purpose

the sum total of all structural levels working together

the external covering of the body, or the skin

• - consists of bones, cartilages, ligaments and joints
• - supports the body and provides a framework that the skeletal muscles use to cause movement

the formation of blood cells - takes place within the caveties of the skeleton

composed to the skeletal muscles or the large, fleshy muscles that attach to bones

• consists of the brain, spinal cord, nerves and sensory receptors
• allows the body to respond to irritants or stimuli coming from outside the body (like light, sound, temperature)

electrical signals that send messages from the sensory receptors to the central nervous system

• uses glands to produce hormones and release them into the blood to travel to target organs
• includes the pituitary, thyroid, parathyroids, adrenals, thymus, pancreas, pineal, ovaries, and testes

• heart and blood vessels
• carries oxygen, nutrients, hormoes and other substances to and from the tissue cells where exchanges are made

• lymphatic vessels, lymph nodes, & lymphoid organs like spleen and tonsils
• return fluid leaked from the blood back to the blood vessels
• help cleanse the blood and house immunity cells

• keeps the body constantly supplied with oxygen and removes CO₂
• nasal passages, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi and lungs

breaks down food and delivers the products to the blood for dispersal to the body cells