BIOL-1030 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Cardiac Muscle, Skeletal Muscle, Melanocyte
16 Sep 2016
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Chapter 20 - unifying concepts of animal structure and function. 20. 1 an animal"s form is not the perfect design. 20. 2 structure fits function at all levels of organization in the animal body. From beforeliving things are ordered they have a hierarchy of organization, structure and function cells tissues organs organ systems organisms. Anatomy - the study of the form of an organism"s structure. Physiology - the study of the functions of an organism"s structures. Tissue - an integrated group of similar cells with the same structure that work together to perform a common function. Organ - a specialized structure comprised of two or more different tissues that work together to perform a specific task or function. Organ system - a group of related organs that work together to perform a vital body function. Organism - an individual living thing, often comprised of many organ systems functioning together to sustain the life of the individual.
