KIN 2500 Chapter : SI Session 1 Pt 1
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Office hours fall 2014: monday and wednesday (10:30-11:20am) and thursdays (8:30- Adaptation- an organisms ability to alter the anatomic structure, physiology process, or behavioral trait. Regulation- the ability of the body to maintain homeostasis. Differentiation- process specialized cells go through: reproduction- formation of new cells for growth, repair, or replacement, or the production of a new individual. Supplemental instruction: responsiveness- the body"s ability to detect and respond to changes in internal and external env ironments. Molecules combine to form cells (muscle cell, blood cell) Group of cells that work together to preform a common function (connective tissue, nervous tissue) Different types of tissues are joined together (stomach, heart) Related organs with a common function (digestive system) All the parts of the human body functioning together. Anatomical position (definition and description): the standard position of reference for the description of anatomical structures. The subject standing erect, facing the observer, with the head level and eyes facing forward.