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BIOL251 Final Exam Review Questions and Answers
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anatomy - ANSWER study of structure
physiology - ANSWER study of how body parts function
level of structural organization - ANSWER chemical, cellular,
tissue, organ, organ system, organismal
11 systems of the human body - ANSWER integumentary,
skeletal, muscular, nervous, endocrine, cardiovascular,
lymphatic, respiratory, digestive, urinary, reproductive
integumentary components - ANSWER skin, hair, nails
integumentary functions - ANSWER protection, body
temperature regulation, insulation
skeletal components - ANSWER bones, joints, cartilage
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skeletal functions - ANSWER structure, support, body
movements
muscular components - ANSWER skeletal muscle tissue
muscular functions - ANSWER movements, produces heat,
maintains posture
nervous components - ANSWER brain, spinal cord, nerves,
sensory organs (eyes and ears)
nervous functions - ANSWER action potentials, regulates body
activities, detects changes in internal and external
endocrine components - ANSWER hormone producing glands
(pineal gland, hypothalamus, pituary gland, ovaries, etc.)
endocrine functions - ANSWER releasing hormones (chemical
messengers)
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cardiovascular components - ANSWER blood, heart, blood
vessels
cardiovascular functions - ANSWER pumping blood, helps
regulate temperature and water content of body fluids
lymphatic components - ANSWER lymphatic fluid, vessels,
spleen, thymus, lymph nodes, and tonsils
lymphatic functions - ANSWER returns proteins and fluids to the
blood, carries lipids
respiratory components - ANSWER lungs, trachea, bronchial
tubes, pharynx, and larynx
respiratory functions - ANSWER transfers oxygen from inhaled
air to blood and carbon dioxide from blood to exhaled air
digestive components - ANSWER mouth, pharynx, esophagus,
stomach, intestines, liver, pancreas, anus
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digestive functions - ANSWER achieves physical and chemical
breakdown of food, absorbs nutrients
urinary components - ANSWER kidneys, ureters, bladder,
urethra
urinary functions - ANSWER produces, stores, and eliminates
urine
reproductive components - ANSWER gonads, uterine tubes,
mammary glands, etc.
reproductive functions - ANSWER gonads produce gametes to
help form a new organism, mammary glands produce milk, etc.
life processes in humans - ANSWER metabolism,
responsiveness, movement, growth, differentiation,
reproduction
homeostasis - ANSWER a condition of equilibrium, or balance,
in the body's internal environment
BIOL251 Final Exam Review Questions and Answers
100% Complete Solutions UPDATED!!!
anatomy - ANSWER study of structure
physiology - ANSWER study of how body parts function
level of structural organization - ANSWER chemical, cellular,
tissue, organ, organ system, organismal
11 systems of the human body - ANSWER integumentary,
skeletal, muscular, nervous, endocrine, cardiovascular,
lymphatic, respiratory, digestive, urinary, reproductive
integumentary components - ANSWER skin, hair, nails
integumentary functions - ANSWER protection, body
temperature regulation, insulation
skeletal components - ANSWER bones, joints, cartilage
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skeletal functions - ANSWER structure, support, body
movements
muscular components - ANSWER skeletal muscle tissue
muscular functions - ANSWER movements, produces heat,
maintains posture
nervous components - ANSWER brain, spinal cord, nerves,
sensory organs (eyes and ears)
nervous functions - ANSWER action potentials, regulates body
activities, detects changes in internal and external
endocrine components - ANSWER hormone producing glands
(pineal gland, hypothalamus, pituary gland, ovaries, etc.)
endocrine functions - ANSWER releasing hormones (chemical
messengers)
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cardiovascular components - ANSWER blood, heart, blood
vessels
cardiovascular functions - ANSWER pumping blood, helps
regulate temperature and water content of body fluids
lymphatic components - ANSWER lymphatic fluid, vessels,
spleen, thymus, lymph nodes, and tonsils
lymphatic functions - ANSWER returns proteins and fluids to the
blood, carries lipids
respiratory components - ANSWER lungs, trachea, bronchial
tubes, pharynx, and larynx
respiratory functions - ANSWER transfers oxygen from inhaled
air to blood and carbon dioxide from blood to exhaled air
digestive components - ANSWER mouth, pharynx, esophagus,
stomach, intestines, liver, pancreas, anus
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digestive functions - ANSWER achieves physical and chemical
breakdown of food, absorbs nutrients
urinary components - ANSWER kidneys, ureters, bladder,
urethra
urinary functions - ANSWER produces, stores, and eliminates
urine
reproductive components - ANSWER gonads, uterine tubes,
mammary glands, etc.
reproductive functions - ANSWER gonads produce gametes to
help form a new organism, mammary glands produce milk, etc.
life processes in humans - ANSWER metabolism,
responsiveness, movement, growth, differentiation,
reproduction
homeostasis - ANSWER a condition of equilibrium, or balance,
in the body's internal environment
