APHY 101 MIDTERM EXAM LATEST ALL 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS IVY TECH
COMMUNITY COLLEGE INDIANAPOLIS
What is the difference between anatomy and physiology? - (ANSWER)-Anatomy is the study of
structure of body parts
-Physiology is the study of function of body parts
What are the levels of organization? - (ANSWER)organelles, cells, tissues, organs, organ systems,
organisms
Organelles - (ANSWER)A tiny cell structure that carries out a specific function within the cell
Cells - (ANSWER)The basic unit of structure and function in all living things
Tissues - (ANSWER)Groups of cells with a common structure and function.
Organs - (ANSWER)Groups of tissues that work together to perform a specific function or
related functions
Organ Systems - (ANSWER)A group of organs that work together in performing vital body
functions.
Organism - (ANSWER)Any living thing
What are the characteristics of life? - (ANSWER)movement, responsiveness, growth,
reproduction, respiration, digestion, absorption, circulation, assimilation, excretion
Movement - (ANSWER)Change in position of the body or of a body part; motion of an internal
organ
,APHY 101 MIDTERM EXAM LATEST ALL 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS IVY TECH
COMMUNITY COLLEGE INDIANAPOLIS
Responsiveness - (ANSWER)Reaction to a change inside or outside the body
Growth - (ANSWER)increase in body size without change in shape
Reproduction - (ANSWER)production of new organisms and new cells
Respiration - (ANSWER)obtaining oxygen, removing carbon dioxide, and releasing energy from
foods
Digestion - (ANSWER)Breakdown of food substances into simpler forms that can be absorbed
and used
Absorption - (ANSWER)passage of substances through membranes and into body fluids
Circulation - (ANSWER)movement of substances in body fluids
Assimilation - (ANSWER)changing absorbed substances into chemically different forms
Excretion - (ANSWER)removal of wastes produced by metabolic reactions
What are the requirements of life? - (ANSWER)water, food, oxygen, heat, pressure
Water - (ANSWER)regulates body temperature
Food - (ANSWER)-Supply energy
-Supply raw materials
, APHY 101 MIDTERM EXAM LATEST ALL 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS IVY TECH
COMMUNITY COLLEGE INDIANAPOLIS
Oxygen - (ANSWER)help release energy from food substances
Heat - (ANSWER)help regulate the rates of metabolic reactions
Pressure - (ANSWER)Atmospheric pressure for breathing; hydrostatic pressure to help circulate
blood
Homeostasis - (ANSWER)process by which organisms maintain a relatively stable internal
environment
homeostatic mechanisms - (ANSWER)self-regulating systems that monitor aspects of the
internal environment and correct them as needed
Matter - (ANSWER)Anything that has mass and takes up space
Atom - (ANSWER)the basic unit of a chemical element.
Element - (ANSWER)A pure substance made of only one kind of atom
Basic unit of matter - (ANSWER)an atom
What is the structure of an atom? - (ANSWER)protons, neutrons, electrons
Nucleus - (ANSWER)containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction
COMMUNITY COLLEGE INDIANAPOLIS
What is the difference between anatomy and physiology? - (ANSWER)-Anatomy is the study of
structure of body parts
-Physiology is the study of function of body parts
What are the levels of organization? - (ANSWER)organelles, cells, tissues, organs, organ systems,
organisms
Organelles - (ANSWER)A tiny cell structure that carries out a specific function within the cell
Cells - (ANSWER)The basic unit of structure and function in all living things
Tissues - (ANSWER)Groups of cells with a common structure and function.
Organs - (ANSWER)Groups of tissues that work together to perform a specific function or
related functions
Organ Systems - (ANSWER)A group of organs that work together in performing vital body
functions.
Organism - (ANSWER)Any living thing
What are the characteristics of life? - (ANSWER)movement, responsiveness, growth,
reproduction, respiration, digestion, absorption, circulation, assimilation, excretion
Movement - (ANSWER)Change in position of the body or of a body part; motion of an internal
organ
,APHY 101 MIDTERM EXAM LATEST ALL 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS IVY TECH
COMMUNITY COLLEGE INDIANAPOLIS
Responsiveness - (ANSWER)Reaction to a change inside or outside the body
Growth - (ANSWER)increase in body size without change in shape
Reproduction - (ANSWER)production of new organisms and new cells
Respiration - (ANSWER)obtaining oxygen, removing carbon dioxide, and releasing energy from
foods
Digestion - (ANSWER)Breakdown of food substances into simpler forms that can be absorbed
and used
Absorption - (ANSWER)passage of substances through membranes and into body fluids
Circulation - (ANSWER)movement of substances in body fluids
Assimilation - (ANSWER)changing absorbed substances into chemically different forms
Excretion - (ANSWER)removal of wastes produced by metabolic reactions
What are the requirements of life? - (ANSWER)water, food, oxygen, heat, pressure
Water - (ANSWER)regulates body temperature
Food - (ANSWER)-Supply energy
-Supply raw materials
, APHY 101 MIDTERM EXAM LATEST ALL 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS IVY TECH
COMMUNITY COLLEGE INDIANAPOLIS
Oxygen - (ANSWER)help release energy from food substances
Heat - (ANSWER)help regulate the rates of metabolic reactions
Pressure - (ANSWER)Atmospheric pressure for breathing; hydrostatic pressure to help circulate
blood
Homeostasis - (ANSWER)process by which organisms maintain a relatively stable internal
environment
homeostatic mechanisms - (ANSWER)self-regulating systems that monitor aspects of the
internal environment and correct them as needed
Matter - (ANSWER)Anything that has mass and takes up space
Atom - (ANSWER)the basic unit of a chemical element.
Element - (ANSWER)A pure substance made of only one kind of atom
Basic unit of matter - (ANSWER)an atom
What is the structure of an atom? - (ANSWER)protons, neutrons, electrons
Nucleus - (ANSWER)containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction
