MA200 Week 1 Exam Study Guide
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
The study of the shape and structure of the human body is known as - CORRECT
ANSWER - Human Anatomy
What is the basic living unit of all organisms? - CORRECT ANSWER - cell
What is the term for a group of cells with a similar structure and function? - CORRECT
ANSWER - tissue
The term for several organs that work together to accomplish a set of functions is - CORRECT
ANSWER - body system
List 4 characteristics of the Integumentary System? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Protects
underlying tissue from injury, 2. Protects against water loss, 3. It contains sense receptors 4.
Helps in the temperature regulation
Which body system produces movement and maintains posture? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Muscular
Which system allows the body parts to communicate with each other and to communicate with
the outside environment? - CORRECT ANSWER - Nervous
Which of the systems brings oxygen into the lungs and removes carbon dioxide from the lungs? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Respiratory
What conditions are present with homeostasis? - CORRECT ANSWER - Laboratory tests
values fall within normal range, the body is the normal stable condition, the internal environment
of the body remains the same
, What is the directional term used to describe a part that is above another part? - CORRECT
ANSWER - superior
What structure that is anterior to the heart? - CORRECT ANSWER - ribs
The foot is _____________________ to the knee. - CORRECT ANSWER - distal
What is the term used to describe a part that is located on or near the surface of the body? -
CORRECT ANSWER - superficial
Visceral refers to - CORRECT ANSWER - internal organs
Which plane divides the body into right and left portions? - CORRECT ANSWER -
sagittal plane
The cranial and spinal cavities make up which cavity? - CORRECT ANSWER - dorsal
The stomach is located in the ___________________ cavity - CORRECT ANSWER -
abdominal
Which structures are located in the pelvic cavity? - CORRECT ANSWER - internal
reproductive organs, intestines, rectum, urinary bladder
The head, neck, and trunk make up the _____________ region? - CORRECT ANSWER -
axial
What determines which substances can enter or leave a cell? - CORRECT ANSWER -
plasma membrane
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
The study of the shape and structure of the human body is known as - CORRECT
ANSWER - Human Anatomy
What is the basic living unit of all organisms? - CORRECT ANSWER - cell
What is the term for a group of cells with a similar structure and function? - CORRECT
ANSWER - tissue
The term for several organs that work together to accomplish a set of functions is - CORRECT
ANSWER - body system
List 4 characteristics of the Integumentary System? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Protects
underlying tissue from injury, 2. Protects against water loss, 3. It contains sense receptors 4.
Helps in the temperature regulation
Which body system produces movement and maintains posture? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Muscular
Which system allows the body parts to communicate with each other and to communicate with
the outside environment? - CORRECT ANSWER - Nervous
Which of the systems brings oxygen into the lungs and removes carbon dioxide from the lungs? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Respiratory
What conditions are present with homeostasis? - CORRECT ANSWER - Laboratory tests
values fall within normal range, the body is the normal stable condition, the internal environment
of the body remains the same
, What is the directional term used to describe a part that is above another part? - CORRECT
ANSWER - superior
What structure that is anterior to the heart? - CORRECT ANSWER - ribs
The foot is _____________________ to the knee. - CORRECT ANSWER - distal
What is the term used to describe a part that is located on or near the surface of the body? -
CORRECT ANSWER - superficial
Visceral refers to - CORRECT ANSWER - internal organs
Which plane divides the body into right and left portions? - CORRECT ANSWER -
sagittal plane
The cranial and spinal cavities make up which cavity? - CORRECT ANSWER - dorsal
The stomach is located in the ___________________ cavity - CORRECT ANSWER -
abdominal
Which structures are located in the pelvic cavity? - CORRECT ANSWER - internal
reproductive organs, intestines, rectum, urinary bladder
The head, neck, and trunk make up the _____________ region? - CORRECT ANSWER -
axial
What determines which substances can enter or leave a cell? - CORRECT ANSWER -
plasma membrane
