THE HUMAN BODY IN HEALTH AND ILLNESS BY
BARBARA 2026 EXAM PREPARATION
WORKBOOK COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS HIGH SCORE A+
◉ What is Physiology? Answer: Study of how the body functions.
◉ What is Pathophysiology? Answer: Study of the affects of
improper functioning of the body.
◉ What is homeostasis? Answer: Staying the same.
◉ What are the levels of organization from small to large:
1,2,3,4,5,6,7. Answer: Atoms, molecules, cells, tissues, organs, organ
systems, organism.
◉ What does the integumentary system consist of? Answer: Hair,
skin, and nails.
◉ What does the skeletal system consist of? Answer: Bones, joints,
and cartilage.
, ◉ What are the 3 types of muscles in the muscular system? Answer:
Skeletal, smooth, and cardiac.
◉ What are the skeletal muscles responsible for? Answer: Skeletal
muscles are responsible for movement of skeleton and maintenance
of body posture.
◉ What is the nervous system made up of? Answer: Brain, spinal
cord, nerve, and sense organs.
◉ The endocrine system contains numerous glands that _____________.
Answer: Secrete hormones and chemical substances that regulate
body activities such as growth, reproduction, metabolism, and water
balance.
◉ What does the circulatory system consist of? Answer: Blood,
heart, and blood vessels.
◉ What is the lymphatic system made up of? Answer: Lymph nodes,
lymphatic vessels, lymph, and other lymphoid organs.
◉ What does the immune system do? Answer: Defense system that
protects the body.
BARBARA 2026 EXAM PREPARATION
WORKBOOK COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS HIGH SCORE A+
◉ What is Physiology? Answer: Study of how the body functions.
◉ What is Pathophysiology? Answer: Study of the affects of
improper functioning of the body.
◉ What is homeostasis? Answer: Staying the same.
◉ What are the levels of organization from small to large:
1,2,3,4,5,6,7. Answer: Atoms, molecules, cells, tissues, organs, organ
systems, organism.
◉ What does the integumentary system consist of? Answer: Hair,
skin, and nails.
◉ What does the skeletal system consist of? Answer: Bones, joints,
and cartilage.
, ◉ What are the 3 types of muscles in the muscular system? Answer:
Skeletal, smooth, and cardiac.
◉ What are the skeletal muscles responsible for? Answer: Skeletal
muscles are responsible for movement of skeleton and maintenance
of body posture.
◉ What is the nervous system made up of? Answer: Brain, spinal
cord, nerve, and sense organs.
◉ The endocrine system contains numerous glands that _____________.
Answer: Secrete hormones and chemical substances that regulate
body activities such as growth, reproduction, metabolism, and water
balance.
◉ What does the circulatory system consist of? Answer: Blood,
heart, and blood vessels.
◉ What is the lymphatic system made up of? Answer: Lymph nodes,
lymphatic vessels, lymph, and other lymphoid organs.
◉ What does the immune system do? Answer: Defense system that
protects the body.
