EXERCISES, LESSON 1
REQUIREMENT. The following exercises are to be answered by completing each
incomplete statement.
After you have completed all the exercises, turn to "Solutions to Exercises" at the
end of the lesson, and check your answers.
1.
Physiology is the study of the
s of the body at the
level.
2. Function in the human body occurs at three general levels:
m
,c
, and r
. A science related to the first level
is b
y. The second level is studied in p
y. The third level is
studied in f
a
.
3.
Every structure is designed to perform a particular
. Every function has
s designed to perform it.
4. As you stand upon the surface of the Earth, your body and its parts experience the
forces called
. The measure of this force is called
.
If you were standing on the surface of the Moon, you would weigh much less, but
your
would remain the same.
Matter which retains its specific form and shape is a
. Matter which
flows but stays together is a
. Matter which flows and dissipates in many
directions is a
.
5. As long as two areas are freely interconnected, a substance flows from an area
where its pressure or concentration is (higher) (lower) to an area where its pressure or
concentration is (higher) (lower). The difference in pressure between the two areas is
the
.
6.
A living thing
s
substances, g
s, m
s,
is i
e, and r
s.
7. Ectomorphs are
-bodied individuals. Endomorphs are
-bodied
individuals. A body form between the other two consists of the
s.
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