Portage A&P Exam 1 Prep Test Bank |
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Exam Success Graded A+ (2026)
‣ Anatomy . Answer: The study of body structure
‣ Physiology . Answer: The study of body function
‣ Principle of complementarity . Answer: structures anatomy will
determine its physiology
‣ pathological anatomy . Answer: studies the impact of disease or injury
too organs and organ systems
‣ atoms combine to form ______ . Answer: molecules
‣ molecules combine to form ______ . Answer: macromolecules such as
proteins and nucleic acids
‣ macromolecules combine to form ____ . Answer: organelles
‣ what is the smallest unit of living organisims? . Answer: cells
, ‣ cells combine to form . Answer: tissues
‣ four main categories of tissues . Answer: epithelial, connective,
muscle, nervous
‣ what is an organ? . Answer: two or more tissues working together to
perform a function
‣ types of organ systems . Answer: integumentary, skeletal, muscular,
nervous, endocrine, cardiovascular, lymphatic, respiratory, digestive,
urinary, reproductive
‣ Homeostasis . Answer: regulating the bodies internal balance
‣ what systems are responsible for homeostasis? . Answer: nervous and
endocrine
‣ in order to maintain homeostasis the body has three control
mechanisms, what are they? . Answer: receptor, control center and
effector
‣ receptor . Answer: detects changes in the internal and external stimuli
‣ control center . Answer: determines what is the balanced state is;
analyzes information coming in to determine the appropriate response
Verified Questions and Answers for
Exam Success Graded A+ (2026)
‣ Anatomy . Answer: The study of body structure
‣ Physiology . Answer: The study of body function
‣ Principle of complementarity . Answer: structures anatomy will
determine its physiology
‣ pathological anatomy . Answer: studies the impact of disease or injury
too organs and organ systems
‣ atoms combine to form ______ . Answer: molecules
‣ molecules combine to form ______ . Answer: macromolecules such as
proteins and nucleic acids
‣ macromolecules combine to form ____ . Answer: organelles
‣ what is the smallest unit of living organisims? . Answer: cells
, ‣ cells combine to form . Answer: tissues
‣ four main categories of tissues . Answer: epithelial, connective,
muscle, nervous
‣ what is an organ? . Answer: two or more tissues working together to
perform a function
‣ types of organ systems . Answer: integumentary, skeletal, muscular,
nervous, endocrine, cardiovascular, lymphatic, respiratory, digestive,
urinary, reproductive
‣ Homeostasis . Answer: regulating the bodies internal balance
‣ what systems are responsible for homeostasis? . Answer: nervous and
endocrine
‣ in order to maintain homeostasis the body has three control
mechanisms, what are they? . Answer: receptor, control center and
effector
‣ receptor . Answer: detects changes in the internal and external stimuli
‣ control center . Answer: determines what is the balanced state is;
analyzes information coming in to determine the appropriate response
