Chapter Objectives 

bios life; biology cardium heart; pericardium dorsum back; dorsal homeo- unchanging; homeostasis

-logy study oft biology medianus situated in the middle; median paries wall; parietal pathos disease; pathology peri- around; perimeter pronus inclined forward; prone supinus lying on the back; supine

a) all living things perform the follow¬ ing basic functions: 

i) Responsiveness. 

a) irritability. 

b) adaptability. 

ii) Growth. 

a) multicellular organisms, individual cells become specialized to perform particular functions. 

b) called differentiation. 

iv) Movement. 

a) internal (transporting food, blood, or other materials within the body) 

b) external (moving through the environment). 

v) Metabolism. 

a) complex chemical reac¬ tions to provide the energy 

A) The Sciences of Anatomy and Physiology 

i) Anatomy, 

a) which means "a cutting open," 

b) study of internal and external struc¬ ture and the physical relationships between body parts. 

ii) Physiology, 

a) how living organisms perform their vital functions. 

 1) Anatomy