(09.07.2008)
| To keep the basic operation for the body. | ||||||||
| (1) | Nutrition | It is the works that make the organism obtain energy, or energy carrier material. | ||||||
| (2) | Respiration | It is the works that the organism can release energy from the energy carrier material. | ||||||
| (3) | Transportation | It is the works that transfer materials to body parts in need, and remove waste from all parts of the body for central deposition. | ||||||
| (4) | Excretion | It is the works that make the whole body in good conditions through automatic detecting and adjustments. | ||||||
| (5) | Hoemostasis | It is the process to expel the unuseful part of the absorbed nutrient from the body. Normally, the accumulation of these material may be harmful. | ||||||
| To enable the organism to continue the life by escaping from evils and towards beneficial situation | ||||||||
| (6) | Hormones | Plant and animal hormones enable living bodies to respond to environment. Plant hormones enable plant bodies to respond by growth. Animal hormones enable animal bodies to respond with chemicals. Then, they can keep themselves in much advantageous situation for living. | ||||||
| (7) | Receptors | Receptors are the structures that can detect the changes in enviornment and then, enable the responses of the body. | ||||||
| (8) | Nervous System | Nervous system is the system organizing the signal transmission within the body. Also, the link between the input signal and output signal is also important. The system lies down the model of their relationships. | ||||||
| (9) | Support and movement | Muscles are main effectors for giving responses to the environment. Together with muscles are bones. Bones are major partners of muscles. They are also related to the support of bodies. | ||||||
To produce a substitutes for the self in order to continue the effective functions in the biosphere.
| (10) | Reproduction | To produce substitutes for the self in order to continue the role of the self in the biosphere.
| (11) | Growth | To sustain development after birth. So, the individual can be equipped with appropriate functions and skills for living.
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