BIOL 2457 - CH. 1 QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2026/2027
1. What is anatomy? - CORRECT ANSWER -the study of structures & relationship to each
other
2. What is physiology? - CORRECT ANSWER -the study of functions of the body parts & how
they work
3. Gross Anatomy - CORRECT ANSWER -studying anatomy WITHOUT a microscope
4. Microscopic Anatomy - CORRECT ANSWER -studying anatomy WITH a microscope
5. How many types of Physiology are there? - CORRECT ANSWER -4
6. Molecular Physiology - CORRECT ANSWER -studying the function of individual molecules
7. Systemic Physiology - CORRECT ANSWER -studying the function individual organ systems
8. Cellular Physiology - CORRECT ANSWER -studying the function of individual cells
9. Pathophysiology - CORRECT ANSWER -studying how diseases & aging alter physiology
10. What separates internal & external environments? - CORRECT ANSWER -- plasma
membrane = cells
- skin = body's internal environment
, 11. Motility - CORRECT ANSWER -substances move THROUGH the body (cardiac & smooth)
12. Locomotion - CORRECT ANSWER -whole body parts move (skeletal)
13. Responsiveness - CORRECT ANSWER -- living things responding to stimuli
- stimuli = changes in the internal/external environment
- when stimuli detects, reactions occur to address
14. What is digestion? - CORRECT ANSWER -breaking down ingested substances (catabolic)
15. What is metabolism? - CORRECT ANSWER -sum of all the chemical reactions that keep
an organism alive
16. What is excretion? - CORRECT ANSWER -waste products leaving the body (feces, urea,
carbon dioxide)
17. What is growth? - CORRECT ANSWER -an increase in the size/number of cells
18. How do cells repair? - CORRECT ANSWER -cells must divide & be metabolically active
19. What is reproduction? - CORRECT ANSWER -- a necessity to produce offspring (not
individual organisms)
20. What is homeostasis? - CORRECT ANSWER -the maintenance of stable internal
conditions
CORRECT ANSWERS 2026/2027
1. What is anatomy? - CORRECT ANSWER -the study of structures & relationship to each
other
2. What is physiology? - CORRECT ANSWER -the study of functions of the body parts & how
they work
3. Gross Anatomy - CORRECT ANSWER -studying anatomy WITHOUT a microscope
4. Microscopic Anatomy - CORRECT ANSWER -studying anatomy WITH a microscope
5. How many types of Physiology are there? - CORRECT ANSWER -4
6. Molecular Physiology - CORRECT ANSWER -studying the function of individual molecules
7. Systemic Physiology - CORRECT ANSWER -studying the function individual organ systems
8. Cellular Physiology - CORRECT ANSWER -studying the function of individual cells
9. Pathophysiology - CORRECT ANSWER -studying how diseases & aging alter physiology
10. What separates internal & external environments? - CORRECT ANSWER -- plasma
membrane = cells
- skin = body's internal environment
, 11. Motility - CORRECT ANSWER -substances move THROUGH the body (cardiac & smooth)
12. Locomotion - CORRECT ANSWER -whole body parts move (skeletal)
13. Responsiveness - CORRECT ANSWER -- living things responding to stimuli
- stimuli = changes in the internal/external environment
- when stimuli detects, reactions occur to address
14. What is digestion? - CORRECT ANSWER -breaking down ingested substances (catabolic)
15. What is metabolism? - CORRECT ANSWER -sum of all the chemical reactions that keep
an organism alive
16. What is excretion? - CORRECT ANSWER -waste products leaving the body (feces, urea,
carbon dioxide)
17. What is growth? - CORRECT ANSWER -an increase in the size/number of cells
18. How do cells repair? - CORRECT ANSWER -cells must divide & be metabolically active
19. What is reproduction? - CORRECT ANSWER -- a necessity to produce offspring (not
individual organisms)
20. What is homeostasis? - CORRECT ANSWER -the maintenance of stable internal
conditions
