Body Structure and
Function Test 1 – Study
Guide & Practice Questions
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What are tiny bits of electricity? atoms
What is an element? pure substance that consists entirely of one type of atom
What are the subatomic particles of an atom? protons, neutrons, electrons
What happens when atoms of two or more They make a compound
elements chemically combine?
What is a mixture? Give an example. Two or more substances that are physically combined
Example- sand, oil and water
What are the elements that over 90 percent of the -carbon
body cover? -hydrogen
-oxygen
-nitrogen
physical change outward properties change, but chemical structure remains unchanged
chemical change a substance is transformed into a chemically different substance
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anatomy The study of body structure
physiology The study of body function
pathophysiology -study of functioning disorders
anatomical position To stand erect with arms at the sides and palms of the hands turned
forward
frontal (coronal plane) vertical plane dividing the body or structure into anterior and posterior
portions
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saggital plane (median) divides the body into a right and left side
transverse plane (horizontal) divides the body into upper and lower halves
cell basic unit of all living things
tissues cells of the same type and structure
organs made up of tissues
systems made up of organs
Metabolism ability to process and obtain energy
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