ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY FINAL EXAM REVIEW SEMESTER 1 EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
define anatomy - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the study of the structure and shape of the body and its parts
and their relationship to one another.
define physiology - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the study of how the body and its parts work or function.
Beginning with the smallest, what are the levels of structural organization of the human body - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅1. chemicals (atoms or molecules)
2. cells
3. tissues
4. organs
5. organ systems
6. organisms
define hemtopoesis - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the process of creating new blood cells in the body.
The building block of all matter is ______________. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅atom
What system transports oxygen and nutrients; contains blood vessels - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅cardiovascular system
What system is the production of offspring; contains uterus or testis - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅reproductive system
What system breaks down food; contains the esophagus - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅digestive system
What system picks up fluid from blood vessels; contains lymph nodes - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅lymphatic
system
,What system eliminates nitrogenous wastes; contains ureter - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅urinary system
What system supplies blood with oxygen and eliminates CO2; contains the lungs - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅respiratory system
What system protects the entire body; contains sweat and oil glands - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅integumentary system
What system secretes hormones; contains the pituitary gland - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅endocrine system
What system responds to internal/external stimuli; contains the brain - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅nervous
system
What system protects/supports the body; contains joints and cartilage - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅skeletal
system
What system allows movement; contains skeletal muscles - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅muscular system
What are the 6 major life functions of living organisms? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅1.
responsiveness/irritability
2. digestion
3. metabolism
4. excretion
5. reproduction
6. growth
What are the 5 survival needs of living organisms? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅1. nutrients
2. oxygen
3. water
4. normal body temperature
, 5. atmospheric
define homeostasis - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the body's ability to maintain a relatively stable internal
condition, even though the outside environment is changing
define negative feedbacks - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅most homeostatic control mechanisms are negative
feedback
define positive feedbacks - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅increases the original disturbance to push the
variance farther than its original value.
give examples of negative feedbacks - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-body temperature regulation (sweating)
-heart rate
-blood pressure
-breathing rate
-blood levels of glucose, oxygen, CO2, and minerals
give examples of positive feedbacks - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-blood clotting
-contractions for child birth
describe the anatomical position - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the body is erect with feet parallel and the
arms hanging at the sides with the palms facing up
directional terms - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅explains exactly where one body structure is in relation to
another.
superior - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅head; above
inferior - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅away from the head; below
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
define anatomy - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the study of the structure and shape of the body and its parts
and their relationship to one another.
define physiology - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the study of how the body and its parts work or function.
Beginning with the smallest, what are the levels of structural organization of the human body - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅1. chemicals (atoms or molecules)
2. cells
3. tissues
4. organs
5. organ systems
6. organisms
define hemtopoesis - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the process of creating new blood cells in the body.
The building block of all matter is ______________. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅atom
What system transports oxygen and nutrients; contains blood vessels - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅cardiovascular system
What system is the production of offspring; contains uterus or testis - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅reproductive system
What system breaks down food; contains the esophagus - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅digestive system
What system picks up fluid from blood vessels; contains lymph nodes - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅lymphatic
system
,What system eliminates nitrogenous wastes; contains ureter - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅urinary system
What system supplies blood with oxygen and eliminates CO2; contains the lungs - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅respiratory system
What system protects the entire body; contains sweat and oil glands - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅integumentary system
What system secretes hormones; contains the pituitary gland - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅endocrine system
What system responds to internal/external stimuli; contains the brain - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅nervous
system
What system protects/supports the body; contains joints and cartilage - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅skeletal
system
What system allows movement; contains skeletal muscles - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅muscular system
What are the 6 major life functions of living organisms? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅1.
responsiveness/irritability
2. digestion
3. metabolism
4. excretion
5. reproduction
6. growth
What are the 5 survival needs of living organisms? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅1. nutrients
2. oxygen
3. water
4. normal body temperature
, 5. atmospheric
define homeostasis - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the body's ability to maintain a relatively stable internal
condition, even though the outside environment is changing
define negative feedbacks - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅most homeostatic control mechanisms are negative
feedback
define positive feedbacks - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅increases the original disturbance to push the
variance farther than its original value.
give examples of negative feedbacks - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-body temperature regulation (sweating)
-heart rate
-blood pressure
-breathing rate
-blood levels of glucose, oxygen, CO2, and minerals
give examples of positive feedbacks - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-blood clotting
-contractions for child birth
describe the anatomical position - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the body is erect with feet parallel and the
arms hanging at the sides with the palms facing up
directional terms - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅explains exactly where one body structure is in relation to
another.
superior - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅head; above
inferior - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅away from the head; below
