PHYSIOLOGY FOUNDATIONS EXAM REVIEW 2026/2027 ||
MULTIPLE QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS ||
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Metabolism - CORRECT ANSWER -the sum of all chemical reactions in the
body
Anabolism - CORRECT ANSWER -uses energy to build larger molecules
Catabolism - CORRECT ANSWER -breaks down large molecules to release
energy
Homeostasis - CORRECT ANSWER -to maintain nearly constant internal
conditions within limits
Anatomy - CORRECT ANSWER -the study of the structure of the body
Physiology - CORRECT ANSWER -the study of how the body functions
Hypothesis - CORRECT ANSWER -an educated guess
Cytology - CORRECT ANSWER -study of cells
Histology - CORRECT ANSWER -study of tissues
Levels of Organization - CORRECT ANSWER -Cells - Tissues - Organs -
Organ Systems - Organism
Identify the organ systems - CORRECT ANSWER -be able to identify the
function of each
Transverse plane - CORRECT ANSWER -Horizontal plane dividing the body
into superior (top) and inferior (bottom) parts
Midsagittal plane - CORRECT ANSWER -Vertical plane dividing the body
into equal left and right halves
,Directional terms - CORRECT ANSWER -know terms like proximal and
distal - superior and inferior - etc.
Doral cavities - CORRECT ANSWER -cranial and vertebral
Ventral cavities - CORRECT ANSWER -Thoracic and abdominal pelvic
Regional terms - CORRECT ANSWER -review figure 1.7
Serous membranes - CORRECT ANSWER -Visceral covers organs - Parietal
lines cavities
Mediastinum - CORRECT ANSWER -median space in the thoracic cavity
Contains heart
Know Serous membranes - CORRECT ANSWER -heart - pericardium
lungs - pleura
peritoneum - abdominal
9 compartments of the abdominopelvic cavity - CORRECT ANSWER -
Identify compartments
Umbilical - Epigastric - Hypogastric - hypochondriac - lumbar - umbilical and
iliac regions
Matter - CORRECT ANSWER -has mass and occupies space
Three forms of matter - CORRECT ANSWER -Solid (e.g., bone) Liquid (e.g.,
blood) Gas (e.g., oxygen)
, HONC - CORRECT ANSWER -4 elements that make up 96% of the mass
Ions - CORRECT ANSWER -Atoms with a positive or a negative charge
Cations - CORRECT ANSWER -ions with a positive charge
Anions - CORRECT ANSWER -ions with negative charge
Ionic bonds - CORRECT ANSWER -Cations and anions bound by
electrostatic forces
Covalent bonds - CORRECT ANSWER -Atoms share electrons
How many covalent bonds can HONC share - CORRECT ANSWER -H - 1 O
-2N-3C-4
Hydrogen bond - CORRECT ANSWER -weak bond partial positive and a
partial negative atom
pH scale - CORRECT ANSWER -review the pH scale
Acid - CORRECT ANSWER -proton donor e.g. HCl
Base - CORRECT ANSWER -proton acceptor e.g. NaOh
pH - CORRECT ANSWER -measure of the concentration of H+