West Florida High School Anatomy &
Physiology: 1st Semester Exam Q&A.
What is Anatomy? - ANS- The study of the structure, the structure and shape of the
body, body parts, and their relationships to one another.
What is Physiology? - ANS- The study of how the body and its parts work or function.
Support, protection of soft tissue, mineral storage, and blood formation are functions of
which system? - ANS- The Skeletal System.
Locomotion and heat production are the functions of which system? - ANS- The
Muscular System.
The kidneys and urinary bladder are components of what system? - ANS- The Urinary
System.
The pituitary gland and thyroid gland are components of what system? - ANS- The
Lymphatic System.
Skin, hair and nails are associated with what system? - ANS- The Integumentary System.
When body temperature rises, a center in the brain initiates physiological changes to
decrease the body temperature. What kind of feedback is this an example of? - ANS-
Negative Feedback.
The increasingly forceful labor contractions that lead to childbirth are an example of of
what kind of feedback? - ANS- Positive Feedback.
What are the regions of the upper arm? - ANS- Acromial, brachial, antecubital,
antebrachial, and carpal.
The chest is ________ to the umbilicus. - ANS- Superior.
What is the region of the lower back called? - ANS- The Lumbar Region.
What is the maintenance of a constant and optimal internal environment in an organism
called? - ANS- Homeostasis.
What is the functional unit of a skeletal muscle fiber called? - ANS- A Sarcomere.
Physiology: 1st Semester Exam Q&A.
What is Anatomy? - ANS- The study of the structure, the structure and shape of the
body, body parts, and their relationships to one another.
What is Physiology? - ANS- The study of how the body and its parts work or function.
Support, protection of soft tissue, mineral storage, and blood formation are functions of
which system? - ANS- The Skeletal System.
Locomotion and heat production are the functions of which system? - ANS- The
Muscular System.
The kidneys and urinary bladder are components of what system? - ANS- The Urinary
System.
The pituitary gland and thyroid gland are components of what system? - ANS- The
Lymphatic System.
Skin, hair and nails are associated with what system? - ANS- The Integumentary System.
When body temperature rises, a center in the brain initiates physiological changes to
decrease the body temperature. What kind of feedback is this an example of? - ANS-
Negative Feedback.
The increasingly forceful labor contractions that lead to childbirth are an example of of
what kind of feedback? - ANS- Positive Feedback.
What are the regions of the upper arm? - ANS- Acromial, brachial, antecubital,
antebrachial, and carpal.
The chest is ________ to the umbilicus. - ANS- Superior.
What is the region of the lower back called? - ANS- The Lumbar Region.
What is the maintenance of a constant and optimal internal environment in an organism
called? - ANS- Homeostasis.
What is the functional unit of a skeletal muscle fiber called? - ANS- A Sarcomere.
