HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
MARIEB HOEHN ELEVENTH EDITION
STUDY GUIDE ALL CHAPTERS 2026
QUESTIONS ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥What are the common functions of all living things?
Answer: Responsiveness, growth, reproduction, movement, and
metabolism.
⩥What does responsiveness in living organisms refer to?
Answer: The ability to respond to changes in the immediate
environment.
⩥What is adaptation in the context of living organisms?
Answer: A longer-term change in response to environmental changes.
⩥What is growth in biological terms?
Answer: An increase in cell size or number, including cellular
differentiation.
⩥What is reproduction in living organisms?
Answer: The creation of new generations of the same kind of organisms.
, ⩥What is internal movement in living organisms?
Answer: Transporting blood, food, or other materials within the body.
⩥What is metabolism?
Answer: The sum of all chemical reactions in the body, consisting of
anabolism and catabolism.
⩥What is anatomy?
Answer: The study of internal and external structure and the physical
relationships between body parts.
⩥What are the two categories of anatomy?
Answer: Gross (macroscopic) anatomy and microscopic anatomy.
⩥What does gross anatomy study?
Answer: Structures visible with the unaided eye.
⩥What does microscopic anatomy study?
Answer: Structures that cannot be seen without magnification.
⩥What is physiology?
MARIEB HOEHN ELEVENTH EDITION
STUDY GUIDE ALL CHAPTERS 2026
QUESTIONS ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥What are the common functions of all living things?
Answer: Responsiveness, growth, reproduction, movement, and
metabolism.
⩥What does responsiveness in living organisms refer to?
Answer: The ability to respond to changes in the immediate
environment.
⩥What is adaptation in the context of living organisms?
Answer: A longer-term change in response to environmental changes.
⩥What is growth in biological terms?
Answer: An increase in cell size or number, including cellular
differentiation.
⩥What is reproduction in living organisms?
Answer: The creation of new generations of the same kind of organisms.
, ⩥What is internal movement in living organisms?
Answer: Transporting blood, food, or other materials within the body.
⩥What is metabolism?
Answer: The sum of all chemical reactions in the body, consisting of
anabolism and catabolism.
⩥What is anatomy?
Answer: The study of internal and external structure and the physical
relationships between body parts.
⩥What are the two categories of anatomy?
Answer: Gross (macroscopic) anatomy and microscopic anatomy.
⩥What does gross anatomy study?
Answer: Structures visible with the unaided eye.
⩥What does microscopic anatomy study?
Answer: Structures that cannot be seen without magnification.
⩥What is physiology?
