APHY 101 Final Exam With Correct Answers

What are the characteristics of life? Describe processes carried out by living organisms. Correct Answers -cellular composition: physiological functions -metabolism: used in chemical processes -growth: more anabolism takes place then catabolism -excretion: separate and remove waste -responsiveness: react to changes in environment -movement: in cells or in the organism -reproduction: to replace cells or to yield offspring What are the structural levels of organization in order? Correct Answers chemical, cellular, tissue, organ, organ system, organism Explain the difference between anatomy and physiology? Correct Answers anatomy: study of the structure or form of the human body physiology: study of the body's function Describe the types of anatomy and physiology. Correct Answers systemic anatomy: individual organ systems; digestive system regional anatomy: divided into regions; back, head, neck surface anatomy: surface marking gross anatomy: seen with eye; organs and organ systems microscopic anatomy: requires microscope; histology, cytology --- neurophysiology: studies brains and nerves cardiovascular physiology: studies heart and blood vessels What is the axial region? Correct Answers head, neck, trunk What is the appendicular region? Correct Answers upper and lower limbs Where is the cranial cavity? Correct Answers within the skull Where is the spinal cavity? Correct Answers within the vertebral column Where is the thoracic cavity? Correct Answers superior to the diaphragm Where is the abdominopelvic cavity? Correct Answers inferior to the diaphragm List the serous membranes that line the body cavities. Correct Answers pleural membranes, pericardial membranes, peritoneal membranes The body's ability to develop and maintain a relatively stable internal environment Correct Answers homeostasis