A&P 1 Module 1 – Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology Study Guide (2025)

A&P 1 Module 1: Introduction to Anatomy and
Physiology\\A&P 1 Module 1 – Introduction to Anatomy
and Physiology Study Guide 2025
What is the study of the structure of the human body

Anatomy

____________ is an example of the organ level of organization in the human body

Liver

What is the breakdown of nutrients

Catabolism

List the four basic types of tissues

Epithelium
Muscle
Connective
Nervous Tissue

List the three layers of the skin in order from superficial to deep. The most superficial layer of the skin
should be at the top of the list.

1. Epidermis (outer layer)
2. Dermis (middle layer)
3. Hypodermis (inner also called subcutaneous tissue layer)

Testosterone contributes to muscle strength and bone mass. Based upon your learning of metabolism,
would it be concerned an anabolic or catabolic hormone. Explain why.

Anabolic because it is building new tissues from smaller cells and using energy to do so

What anatomical orientation term is used to indicate "toward the front of the body"

Ventral

What anatomical orientation term is used to indicated "toward the upper part of a structure"

Superior

What anatomical orientation term is used to indicate "toward the body surface"

Superficial

What anatomical orientation term is used to indicate "closer to the point of attachment of a limb"

Proximal