Physiology Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
biological form is known as this -
correct answer ✅anatomy
biological function is known as this -
correct answer ✅physiology
this term means tapered on both ends; streamlined body contour -
correct answer ✅fusiform
rate of exchange (for things like nutrients, waste products, and
gases) is proportional to this -
correct answer ✅(membrane) surface area
amount of material exchanged is proportional to this -
correct answer ✅volume
as body size increases, the ratio of surface area to volume
___creases -
correct answer ✅de
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Physiology Exam Questions &
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as body size decreases, the ratio of surface area to volume
___creases -
correct answer ✅in
the spaces between cells are filled with this fluid in exchange
surfaces -
correct answer ✅interstitial (fluid)
cells are organized into these groups of cells of similar appearance
and common function -
correct answer ✅tissues
different tissues are organized into functional units called these -
correct answer ✅organs
groups of organs that work together provide this additional level of
organization -
correct answer ✅organ system(s)
anagram for organ systems -
correct answer ✅CRIMES IN RED
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Physiology Exam Questions &
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the four tissues are connective, muscle, epithelial, and ___ -
correct answer ✅nervous
the four tissues are connective, muscle, ___, and nervous -
correct answer ✅epithelial
the four tissues are connective, ___, epithelial, and nervous -
correct answer ✅muscle
the four tissues are ___, muscle, epithelial, and nervous -
correct answer ✅connective
this tissue covers the outside of the body -
correct answer ✅epithelial (tissue)
this tissues lines organs and cavities within the body -
correct answer ✅epithelial (tissue)
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the close packing of epithelial cells often involves these junctions -
correct answer ✅tight (junctions)
this is another name for epithelial tissue -
correct answer ✅epithelium
epithelial cell shape may be cuboidal, columnar, or ___ -
correct answer ✅squamous
epithelial cell shape may be cuboidal, ___, or squamous -
correct answer ✅columnar
epithelial cell shape may be ___, columnar, or squamous -
correct answer ✅cuboidal
epithelial cells may be arranged in simple, stratified, or ___
epithelium -
correct answer ✅pseudostratified