Anatomy and Physiology exam with ccorrect answers 2024

Anatomy and Physiology I

Cell correct answers Basic structural and functional unit of
the body.
Levels of the body correct answers Chemical level, cellular level, tissue
level, organ
system level, organism
level.
Basic life processes correct answers A set of processes all organisms must
do to live.
Metabolism correct answers Sum total of all chemical reactions in the
body. A "basic
life
process."
Anabolism correct answers The phase of metabolism in which simple
substances
synthesizedare into the complex materials of living tissue.
Building upward.
Catabolism correct answers The process of breaking
things down.
Responsiveness correct answers React to a stimulus/change in
environment. A "basic
life
process."
Growth/maturation correct answers An increase in size and in chance of
survival.
must get We
smarter, learn what is helpful and harmful. A "basic life
process."
Movement correct answers Locomotion, transportation. Can include the
pulsing of theflowing, air moving in and out of lungs... A "basic life
heart, blood
process."
Differentiation correct answers Starts in the womb; cells change shape and
function
form skin,
toorgans, etc. (Ex. We start as one cell, a fertilized egg, then grow to
trillionsCells
cells.) of are replaced and formed. A "basic life
process."
Reproduction correct answers Form one: reproduction of cells. Form two:
reproduction
of organisms (i.e. kids). A "basic life
process."
Homeostasis correct answers Maintaining a constant and optimal internal
environment.
Internal environment correct answers Body
fluids.
Feedback loops/circuit correct answers Mechanism used to detect when
something
the in
environment
changes.
Negative feedback loop/circuit correct answers The body's response
is in direct to the stimulus. (Ex. Stimulus causes rise in blood pressure,
opposition
negative
feedback circuit makes it go back
down.)

, Positive feedback loop/circuit correct answers The body's response
adds to the
stimulus, makes it stronger. (Two primary examples are birth and
clotting.)
Physical characteristics of a fluid correct answers Volume, color,
pressure.
Chemical characteristics of a fluid correct answers How much
sodium, etc.
Parts of a feedback loop/circuit correct answers 1. Receptor, detects
stimulus;
Control 2.
center, performs basic analysis and communicates with receptor;
3. Effector,
carries out correction, communicates with the brain. (Ex. There's a sudden
change in
temperature, so the brain, unable to do anything directly, alerts
sweat glands.)
Sagittal plane correct answers A directional term used for the body,
drawnthe
down vertically
center. Cuts body into left and right. Also known as
"midline."
Transverse plane correct answers A directional term used for the
body, drawn Cuts body into lower and upper
horizontally.
sections.
Frontal plane correct answers A directional term used for the body, cuts
into front and
back
portion.
Superior correct answers
Upward.
Inferior correct answers
Downward.
Anterior/ventral correct answers In
front.
Posterior/dorsal correct answers In
back.
Proximal correct answers Closer to "trunk" of body. Usually used in
reference to limbs.
Distal correct answers Further from "trunk" of body. Usually used in
reference to limbs.
Matter correct answers Anything that has weight and takes up space. May
notvisible
be always(ex.
air).
Chemistry correct answers The study of matter and its
transformations.
Proton correct answers Has a positive charge, always found in nucleus.
Amount will
never
change.
Neutron correct answers Has a neutral/no charge. Located in nucleus.
Amount will
never
change.
Atomic mass correct answers Number of protons plus the number of
neutrons.