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CHARACTERISTICS OF LIFE
CHARACTERISTICS OF LIFE ARE TRAITS ALL ORGANISMS SHARE.
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
09/10/2010
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MOVEMENT
 Definition
CHANGING BODY POSITION
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RESPNSIVENSS
 Definition
REACTING TO INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL CHANGES
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GROWTH
 Definition
INCREASING SIZE W/OUT CHANGE SHAPE
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ABSORPTION
 Definition
MOVING SUSTANCES THRU MEMBRANES & INTO BODY FLUIDS
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WATER IS USED IN
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METABOLIC PROCESESSES
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HEAT IS A PRODUCT
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METABLOLIC REACTIONS
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PRESSURE IS AN
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HYDRASTATIC PRESSURE HELPS BREATHING
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HOMEOSTASIS
 Definition
MAINTENANCE OF STABLE INTERNAL IS CALLED
HEPS REGULATE BODY TEMP NEG FEEDBACK
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THERMOSTAT
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TEMP CONTROL IN THE BRAIN 37oC/ 98.6F
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METABOLISM
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BREAKS DOWN SUBSTANCES BUILD THEM BACK UP
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AXIAL
 Definition
HEAD NECK TRUNK
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APPENDICULAR
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UPPER AND LOWER LIMBS
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DIAPHRAGM SEPARATES BETWEEN WHAT?
 Definition
THORACIC CAVITY FROM THE LOWER ABDOMINOPELVIC CAVITY
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