A&P Midterm Exam/ A&P MIDTERM REVIEW (mul ple
choice) Chapter 1, 4 and 5 NEW!! 100% VERIFIED
CORECT 2025/2026
Levels of Structural oraniza on - Answers Atoms, Cells, Tissues, Organs, Organ System,
Organism
Anatomy - Answers The science of the structure of living organisms
Anatomical posi on - Answers Body erect, feet parallel, arms hanging at the sides, palms
facing forward
Integumentary System - Answers Skin (external covering of body)
-Cushions, protects, and waterproofs the body
-Helps regulate body temperature
-Excretes salts and urea (sweat)
-Synthesizes vitamin D
Skeletal System - Answers Bones, car lage, joints
-supports body
-provides framework for muscles to create movement
-Protects
-Forma on of blood cells (hematopoiesis)
Muscular System - Answers Skeletal muscles (connected to bone)
-Contract to cause movement
-Produce heat
,Nervous System - Answers Brain, spinal cord, sensory receptors
-Fast ac ng control system
-Allows body to respond to s muli
-Detects changes, sends message to brain and spinal cord
Endocrine System - Answers Pituitary, thyroid, thumus, pineal, adrenal glands; pancreas,
ovaries, and tes s
-Controls body ac vi es (SLOWLY)
-produces hormones
-Regulates growth, reproduc on and metabolism
Cardiovascular System - Answers Heart, blood vessles
-use bood as transpor ng fluid to carry O2, CO2, nutrients, and hormones
Lympha c System - Answers Thoracic duct, lymph nodes, lympha c vessles
-returns fluid leaked from blood back to the blood vessles
-helps cleanse blood
-Houses white blood cells
Respiratory System - Answers nasal passages, pharyns, larns, trachea, bronchi, lungs
-keeps body supplied with O2 and removes CO2
Diges ve System - Answers Mouth, esophagus, stomach, small and large intes ne, liver,
rectum
-Breaks down food to absorbable unit so it can be delivered to blood to be distributed to cells
-long muscular tube from the mouth to anus
,-removal of waste
Urinary System - Answers Bladder, kidneys, ureters, urethra
-removes nitrogen containing waste from blood (flushes away in urine)
-helps maintain H2O, salt, an pH levels
Reproduc ve system - Answers -produce offspring
Elements of body - Answers Carbon, Oxygen, Hydrogen, Nitrogen
Subatomic par cles - Answers Protons (p+), electrons (e-), neutrons (n^o)
Atomic Number - Answers Equal to the nmber of protons that the atom contains
Organic compounds - Answers Contains carbon
Coarbohydrates, lipids, pro ens
Inorganic compounds - Answers Lacks carbon
Salts, acids, bases
DNA - Answers -Base pairs (a,t,c,g) held together by hydrogen bonds
-found in the nucleus of cells
-replicates before cell division
-providses instruc ons for pro ens (pro en synthesis)
RNA - Answers -outside nucleus
, -single stranded
-U not T
-Carries instruc ons for building a pro en from nucleus to ribosomes (messenger)
Microvilli - Answers Tiny fingerlike projec ons that increase surface area for absorp on
Inters al Fluid - Answers fluid on the exterior of the cell, contains H2O, salts, waste,
nutrients, and hormones
Electrolytes - Answers a substance that breaks down into ions when in solu on and is
capable of conduc on an electric current
Monosaccharides - Answers Simple sugars (one sugar)
Simple squamos - Answers One layered, fla;ened
Stra fied squamos - Answers More than one layer, fla;ened, (skin, mouth esophagus)
Transi onal Squamos - Answers lines organs and urinary system, stretching
Ac ve Transport - Answers Takes energy, cells must provide metabolic energy (ATP)
Valence Electrons - Answers Outer shell electrons
Glucose - Answers principle sugar in the blood; monosaccharide
choice) Chapter 1, 4 and 5 NEW!! 100% VERIFIED
CORECT 2025/2026
Levels of Structural oraniza on - Answers Atoms, Cells, Tissues, Organs, Organ System,
Organism
Anatomy - Answers The science of the structure of living organisms
Anatomical posi on - Answers Body erect, feet parallel, arms hanging at the sides, palms
facing forward
Integumentary System - Answers Skin (external covering of body)
-Cushions, protects, and waterproofs the body
-Helps regulate body temperature
-Excretes salts and urea (sweat)
-Synthesizes vitamin D
Skeletal System - Answers Bones, car lage, joints
-supports body
-provides framework for muscles to create movement
-Protects
-Forma on of blood cells (hematopoiesis)
Muscular System - Answers Skeletal muscles (connected to bone)
-Contract to cause movement
-Produce heat
,Nervous System - Answers Brain, spinal cord, sensory receptors
-Fast ac ng control system
-Allows body to respond to s muli
-Detects changes, sends message to brain and spinal cord
Endocrine System - Answers Pituitary, thyroid, thumus, pineal, adrenal glands; pancreas,
ovaries, and tes s
-Controls body ac vi es (SLOWLY)
-produces hormones
-Regulates growth, reproduc on and metabolism
Cardiovascular System - Answers Heart, blood vessles
-use bood as transpor ng fluid to carry O2, CO2, nutrients, and hormones
Lympha c System - Answers Thoracic duct, lymph nodes, lympha c vessles
-returns fluid leaked from blood back to the blood vessles
-helps cleanse blood
-Houses white blood cells
Respiratory System - Answers nasal passages, pharyns, larns, trachea, bronchi, lungs
-keeps body supplied with O2 and removes CO2
Diges ve System - Answers Mouth, esophagus, stomach, small and large intes ne, liver,
rectum
-Breaks down food to absorbable unit so it can be delivered to blood to be distributed to cells
-long muscular tube from the mouth to anus
,-removal of waste
Urinary System - Answers Bladder, kidneys, ureters, urethra
-removes nitrogen containing waste from blood (flushes away in urine)
-helps maintain H2O, salt, an pH levels
Reproduc ve system - Answers -produce offspring
Elements of body - Answers Carbon, Oxygen, Hydrogen, Nitrogen
Subatomic par cles - Answers Protons (p+), electrons (e-), neutrons (n^o)
Atomic Number - Answers Equal to the nmber of protons that the atom contains
Organic compounds - Answers Contains carbon
Coarbohydrates, lipids, pro ens
Inorganic compounds - Answers Lacks carbon
Salts, acids, bases
DNA - Answers -Base pairs (a,t,c,g) held together by hydrogen bonds
-found in the nucleus of cells
-replicates before cell division
-providses instruc ons for pro ens (pro en synthesis)
RNA - Answers -outside nucleus
, -single stranded
-U not T
-Carries instruc ons for building a pro en from nucleus to ribosomes (messenger)
Microvilli - Answers Tiny fingerlike projec ons that increase surface area for absorp on
Inters al Fluid - Answers fluid on the exterior of the cell, contains H2O, salts, waste,
nutrients, and hormones
Electrolytes - Answers a substance that breaks down into ions when in solu on and is
capable of conduc on an electric current
Monosaccharides - Answers Simple sugars (one sugar)
Simple squamos - Answers One layered, fla;ened
Stra fied squamos - Answers More than one layer, fla;ened, (skin, mouth esophagus)
Transi onal Squamos - Answers lines organs and urinary system, stretching
Ac ve Transport - Answers Takes energy, cells must provide metabolic energy (ATP)
Valence Electrons - Answers Outer shell electrons
Glucose - Answers principle sugar in the blood; monosaccharide
