1-8) COMPLETE EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
UPDATED
Anatomy - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>The study of body structure
Physiology - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>the study of how the body and its parts work or
function
Gross Anatomy - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Study of structures that can be seen with the naked
eye
Microscopic Anatomy - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Study of the bodys structures that can only
be seen under a microscope
Homeostasis - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>The bodys ability to maintain relatively stable internal
conditions
Homeostatic imbalance - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>A disturbance in homeostasis causing
disease
6 levels of structural organization - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>atoms, cells, tissues, organs,
organ systems, organisms
Skeletal system - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>-Protects and supports body organs.
-Provides muscle attachment for movement
-Bones, cartilage, joints
Muscular System - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>-Produce movment and heat
-maintain posture
-muscle shorten and contract
-skeletal, cardiac and smooth muscle
Nervous system - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>-Fast acting control system
-responds to internal and external change
-Brain, spinal cord, nerves, sensory receptors
Endocrine system - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>-Controls body activity through secreting
hormones
-much slower than the nervous system
-thyroid, pituitary, adrenal, thymus, pancreas
,Cardiovascular system - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>-Transports materials in the body via blood
pumped by the heart
-Heart, blood vessels, WBC
Lymphatic System - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>-Cleanses the blood, returns fluids to blood
vessels, houses WBC
--Lymph nodes, spleen, lymphatic vessels, tonsils
Respiratory System - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Keeps blood supplied with oxygen
Removes CO2
lungs, bronchi, pharynx, tranchea
Integumentary system - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Forms external parts of the body, protects
deeper tissue
the skin
Digestive System - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>body system the breaks down food and absorbs
nutrients
Intestines, stomach, esophagus
Urinary system - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder, urethra.
Eliminates nitrogenous wastes from the body. Regulates water, electrolyte and acid-base balance
of the blood.
Reproductive system - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Allows for reproduction
oavaries and testes
8 necessary life functions - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>maintaining boundaries, movement,
responsiveness, digestion, metabolism, excretion, reproduction, growth
Maintaining boundries - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>internal and external environment remain
distinct.
Movement - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>All activities promoted by the muscular system. Also
includes movement of substances.
Responsiveness - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>The ability to sense change in the envirnment and
react to them
Digestion - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Is the process of breaking down ingested foods into
simple molecules
metabolism - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>All of the chemical reactions that occur within an
organism
Excretion - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>removal of wastes
, Rreproduction - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Produces future generation
Growth - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Increase cell sizze and number of cells
Survival needs - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>nutrients, oxygen, water, normal body temperature,
appropriate atmospheric pressure
Nutrients - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>The body gets through food for energy
Oxygen - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Required for chemical reactions. Breathing
Stable body temp - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>If the body gets too cold, metabolic reactions
start to slow down
Atmospheric pressure - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Breathing depends on atmospheric pressure
Componets of feedback system in order - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Receptor, control center,
effector
Negative feedback - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Includes most homeostatic control mechanisms.
Shuts off the original stimulus. Works like a household thermostatic
Positive feedback - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>A type of regulation that responds to a change in
conditions by initiating responses that will amplify the change. Takes organism away from a
steady state.
Matter - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>anything that takes up space and has mass
Energy - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>the ability to do work
Elements - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Fundamental units of matter
Atoms - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Building blocks of matter
Molecules - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>2 or more alike atoms combined chemically
Compounds - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>2 or more elements chemically combined
Valence Shell - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>outermost electron shell
Inert elements - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Unreactive elements
reactive elements - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Participate in bonding with other elements
Anions - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>A negatively charged ion