APHY 164 Test Bank 2025: Anatomy & Physiology Exam & Practice Questions

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The study of the structures of the body .....ANSWER.....anatomy

The study of how the body functions .....ANSWER.....physiology

Homeostatic regulation involves .....ANSWER.....receptor

control center

effector

A receptor .....ANSWER.....Detects change

Control centre .....ANSWER.....Receives and processes information

from the receptor

Effector .....ANSWER.....Send feedback

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Either opposes or enhance the stimulus

Chemical bonds .....ANSWER.....Ionic

Covalent

Hydrin

Formed when one atom transfer is an electron from its outer shell

to another atom .....ANSWER.....Ionic bond

The sum of all the chemical reactions in the body

.....ANSWER.....metabolism

This involves breaking down complex compounds into simpler

ones .....ANSWER.....Catabolism

Involves building larger and more complex molecules

.....ANSWER.....Anabolism

Any substance that releases hydrogen ions when dissolved in

water .....ANSWER.....Acid

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Balance out acids by accepting excess hydrogen ionS

.....ANSWER.....Bases

Abbreviation for pH .....ANSWER.....Power of hydrogen

A solution with pH less then 7 .....ANSWER.....acidic

A solution with pH greater than 7 .....ANSWER.....basic

A solution with a pH of 7 is .....ANSWER.....neutral

Body's main energy source .....ANSWER.....Commonly called

sugars or starches




Carbohydrates

Hydrocarbon chain contains one or more double bonds

.....ANSWER.....Unsaturated fatty acids

Each carbon atom in the hydrocarbon chain, is bonded to the

maximum number of hydrogen atoms by single covalent bonds

.....ANSWER.....Saturated fatty acid

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DNA and RNA are .....ANSWER.....nucleic acids

Passive transport mechanisms .....ANSWER.....diffusion, facilitated

diffusion, osmosis, filtration




Do not require cells to expend energy

Active transport mechanisms .....ANSWER.....active transport

pumps, endocytosis, exocytosis phagocytosis, pinocytosis

A solution in which the concentration of salutes is the same as it is

in the cell .....ANSWER.....Isotonic

Solution containing a higher concentration of salutes, than the

fluid within the cell .....ANSWER.....Hypertonic

Solution containing lower concentration of solutes than the fluid in

the cell .....ANSWER.....Hypotonic

Salutes that move up the concentration gradient, which require

ATP .....ANSWER.....Active transport