APHY 101 MIDTERM PRACTICE SOLUTION 2026
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE CORRECT
ANSWERS
◉ physiology. Answer: study of the functions of the human body and
its parts; Greek for "relationship to nature"
◉ subatomic particles. Answer: protons, neurons, and electrons that
make up cells
◉ atom. Answer: tiny particles that make up chemicals (hydrogen,
carbon)
◉ molecule. Answer: particles consisting of atoms joined together
(water, glucose)
◉ organelle. Answer: functional part of a cell (mitochondrion,
lysosome)
◉ cell. Answer: basic unit of structure and function (muscle, nerve,
blood)
,◉ tissue. Answer: layer or mass of cells with specific function
(adipose)
◉ organ. Answer: group of different tissues with a function (heart,
kidney, stomach)
◉ organ system. Answer: group of organs with common function
(digestive system)
◉ organism. Answer: composed of organ systems interacting
(human)
◉ movement. Answer: change in position of body; motion of an
internal organ
◉ responsiveness. Answer: reaction to change inside or outside
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 of absorbed substances into
different chemical forms
◉ excretion. Answer: removal of wastes produced by metabolic
reactions
◉ water. Answer: most abundant substance in the body;
environment for metabolic processes; transports substances;
regulates temperature
◉ food. Answer: provides nutrients; supplies energy; supplies raw
materials for building living tissue
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE CORRECT
ANSWERS
◉ physiology. Answer: study of the functions of the human body and
its parts; Greek for "relationship to nature"
◉ subatomic particles. Answer: protons, neurons, and electrons that
make up cells
◉ atom. Answer: tiny particles that make up chemicals (hydrogen,
carbon)
◉ molecule. Answer: particles consisting of atoms joined together
(water, glucose)
◉ organelle. Answer: functional part of a cell (mitochondrion,
lysosome)
◉ cell. Answer: basic unit of structure and function (muscle, nerve,
blood)
,◉ tissue. Answer: layer or mass of cells with specific function
(adipose)
◉ organ. Answer: group of different tissues with a function (heart,
kidney, stomach)
◉ organ system. Answer: group of organs with common function
(digestive system)
◉ organism. Answer: composed of organ systems interacting
(human)
◉ movement. Answer: change in position of body; motion of an
internal organ
◉ responsiveness. Answer: reaction to change inside or outside
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 of absorbed substances into
different chemical forms
◉ excretion. Answer: removal of wastes produced by metabolic
reactions
◉ water. Answer: most abundant substance in the body;
environment for metabolic processes; transports substances;
regulates temperature
◉ food. Answer: provides nutrients; supplies energy; supplies raw
materials for building living tissue
