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BIO 201- MIDTERM EXAM STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS!!

study of the structure/morphology of the human body and its parts ✔️anatomy

study of the functions of the human body and its parts ✔️physiology

subatomic particles

atom

molecule

macro-molecule

organelle

cell

tissue

organ

organ system

organism ✔️List the levels of organization from simplest to most complex.

-composed of organelles

-the basic units of structure and function of the body ✔️cell

layer or mass of cells with specific function ✔️tissue

group of different tissues with a function ✔️organ

group of organs with common function ✔️system/ organ system

maintenance of a stable internal environment ✔️homeostasis

all of the chemical reactions in an organism that support life ✔️metabolism

-homeostatic mechanism

-response enhances or exaggerates original stimulus

-uncommon in body

-short lived

-examples are contractions in labor by oxytocin and platelet plug formation+ blood clotting ✔️positive feedback loop

-homeostatic mechanism

-most feedbacks in the body

-response reduces or shuts off original stimulus/ goes in opposite direction

-examples are regulation of body temperature, regulation of blood glucose by insulin ✔️negative feedback loop

1) water

2) food

3) oxygen

4) heat

,5) pressure ✔️Human life depends on what 5 environmental factors?

-most abundant substance in body

- environment for metabolic processes

-required for transport of substance

-regulation of body temperature ✔️1) Water

-provides necessary nutrients

-supplies energy

-supplies raw materials for building living tissue ✔️2) Food

-one fifth of air

-used to release energy from nutrients ✔️3) Oxygen (gas)

-heat is a form of energy in out environment

- helps maintain body temperature

- partly controls rate of metabolic reactions ✔️4) Heat

-application of force on an object

- atmospheric pressure// important for breathing

-hydrostatic pressure// keeps blood flowing ✔️5) Pressure

1) receptor

2) control center

3) effector ✔️Identify the parts of a basic homeostatic mechanism.

detects and provides information about the stimuli ✔️1) receptor

decision- maker that maintains the set point ✔️2) control center

muscle or gland that responds to the control center and causes the necessary change in the internal enviroment ✔️3) effector

integumentary

skeletal

muscular

nervous

endocrine

cardiovascular

lymphatic

digestive respiratory

reproductive

urinary ✔️Organ systems in the human body

-basic functions and major organs

the skin and its accessory structures such as hair and nails

, -protects deeper tissue from injury

-protection, body temperature regulation, sensory reception, and production of vitamin D ✔️integumentary system

bones and ligaments

-protects, supports, and provides a framework the muscles use to cause movement

-attachment sites, storage of inorganic salts, production of blood cells, and movement ✔️skeletal system

skeletal muscles and tendons

-allows movement and produce heat (main source)

- maintenance of posture ✔️muscular system

brain, spinal cord, nerves

-fast acting control system, responds to changes

-integration and coordination of organ function through nerve impulses or hormones ✔️nervous system

pituitary gland, thyroid gland, adrenal gland, pancreas, ovaries, testes, and thymus

-glands secrete hormones that regulate processes by cells

-integration and coordination of organ function through nerve impulses or hormones ✔️endrocrine system

heart, arteries, veins, capillaries, blood

-blood transport stuff around the body

-transportation of gases, nutrients, blood cells, and waste ✔️cardiovascular system

lymphatic vessels, lymph nodes, thymus, spleen

-pick up leaked fluid from blood vessels and returns it to blood

-transportation of fluids, lymphocyte production, and body defense ✔️lymphatic system

mouth, tongue, teeth, salivary glands, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, small intestine, and large intestine

-breaks down food and absorbs nutrients

-receives food, excretes waste ✔️digestive system

nasal cavity, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, lungs

-keeps blood constantly supplied

-exchange of gases ✔️respiratory system

male- scrotum, testes, penis, urethra

female- ovaries, uterine/fallopian tubes, uterus, vagina //provides fetal development and childbirth

-production of offspring

-produce and transport sex cells ✔️reproductive system

kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder, urethra

-eliminates waste

-removes blood wastes, regulates electrolytes and water balance, blood pressure ✔️urinary system

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