- Exam 1 Review (CH 1,2,3,4,5)
Questions ands Answers
Updated 2026
ngumentaryBsystemB-BAnswerBConsistsBof:Bhair,Bskin,Bnails,Bglands,BandBnerves.B
MainBfunction:BactBasBaBbarrierBtoBprotectBtheBbodyBfromBexternalBenvironmentBandB
relatedBfactors.
skeletalBsystemB-
BAnswerBConsistsBofB(mainly):Bbones,Bcartilage,Bligaments,BandBtendons.
MainBfunction:BprovidesBsupportBforBtheBbodyBandBprotectionBforBinternalBorgans,Ballo
wsBforBmovement,BproducesBbloodBcells,BandBregulatesBendocrine.
MuscularBSystemB-
BAnswerBConsistsBof:BskeletalBmuscles,BtendonsBthatBconnectBmusclesBtoBbones,BandBli
gamentsBthatBattachBbonesBtogetherBtoBformBjoint
MainBfunction:BAllowsBmanipulationBofBtheBenvironment,Blocomotion,BandBfacialBexpre
ssion.BMaintainsBposture,BandBproducesBheat.
NervousBSystemB-
BAnswerBABconglomerationBofBbillionsBofBcellsBspecificallyBdesignedBtoBprovideBaBcomm
unicationBnetworkBwithinBtheBhumanBbody.
lymphaticBsystemB-
BAnswerBConsistsBof:BaBnetworkBofBvessels,Bducts,Bnodes,BandBorgans.BProvidesBdefens
eBagainstBinfection.
MainBFunction:BdefenseBagainstBinfectionBandBdisease
,respiratoryBsystemB-BAnswerBConsistsBof:Blungs,Bairways,BandBbloodBvessels.B
MainBfunction:BresponsibleBforBtakingBinBoxygenBandBreleasingBcarbonBdioxideBviaBlung
s.
reproductiveBsystemB-BAnswerBFromBlecture:BtheBonlyBsystemByouBcanBliveBwithout
MainBfunction:BreproduceBoffspring-
BproduceBmaleBsexBcellsB(sperm)BandBfemaleBsexBcellsB(oocytes)
MetabolismB-BAnswerBAllBofBtheBchemicalBreactionsBthatBoccurBwithinBanBorganism
(characteristicBofBlife)
CatabolismB-
BAnswerBMetabolicBpathwaysBthatBbreakBdownBmolecules,BreleasingBenergy.
AnabolismB-BAnswerBMetabolicBpathwaysBthatBconstructBmolecules,BrequiringBenergy.
negativeBfeedbackB-BAnswerBMostBcommon
ABtypeBofBregulationBthatBrespondsBtoBaBchangeBinBconditionsBbyBinitiatingBresponsesB
thatBwillBcounteractBtheBchange.BMaintainsBaBsteadyBstate.
Ex:BsweatingBwhenBit'sBhot
positiveBfeedbackB-BAnswerBLessBcommon
, ABtypeBofBregulationBthatBrespondsBtoBaBchangeBinBconditionsBbyBinitiatingBresponsesB
thatBwillBamplifyBtheBchange.BTakesBorganismBawayBfromBaBsteadyBstate.
Ex:BnaturalBbirthBorBbloodBclotting
StandardBAnatomicalBPositionB-
BAnswerBBodyBstraightBup,BfeetBslightlyBapart,BpalmsBfacingBforwardBwithBthumbsBpoin
tingBawayBfromBbody
SuperiorB(Cranial)B-BAnswerBtowardBtheBhead,Babove
InferiorB(Caudal)B-BAnswerBawayBfromBtheBhead,Bdown
AnteriorB(Ventral)B-BAnswerBfrontBofBtheBbody
PosteriorB(Dorsal)B-BAnswerBbackBofBbody
MedialB-BAnswerBTowardBtheBmidlineBofBtheBbody
LateralB-BAnswerBAwayBfromBtheBmidlineBofBtheBbody
ProximalB-BAnswerBNearerBtoBtheBtrunkBofBtheBbody
DistalB-BAnswerBFartherBfromBtheBtrunkBofBtheBbody
SuperficialB-BAnswerBnearBtheBsurfaceB(skin)
DeepB-BAnswerBawayBfromBtheBsurfaceB(skin)