& PHYSIOLOGY EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS(NEW AND IMPROVED)!!!!
, Anatomy is a branch of biological sciences that study _________ or the "what" -
ANSWER structure
Physiology is a branch of biological sciences that studies ________ or the "how" -
ANSWER function
Pathophysiology is a branch of biological sciences that studies ______ "when things go
wrong" - ANSWER disease states
Homeostasis is - ANSWER Maintaining a stable internal environment
Levels of orginization - ANSWER atom, molecule, cell, tissue, organ, organ system,
organism
atoms - ANSWER H, O, Na+, K+
Molecules - ANSWER H20, O2, CO2, C6H12O6
Cell - ANSWER bone, nerve, skin, muscle
tissue - ANSWER muscle, connective,
organs - ANSWER heart, lungs, kidneys, brain
organ system - ANSWER respiratory, digestive, reproductive
organism - ANSWER the human
the body is erect and facing - ANSWER anterior
the palms are facing - ANSWER anterior or supine
Anterior (ventral) - ANSWER front
Posterior (dorsal) - ANSWER back
superior - ANSWER top
inferior - ANSWER bottom