BSC 2085 EXAM 1 Question and Answer
2026 Grade A+ 100% Correct Questions
and Answers
• common characteristics suggest the same path in evolution:
Two important principles
1. ________ & ___________ similarities among vertebrates
2. _______ determines function -✓✓Structural; functional; form
• _________ Is the goal of physiological regulation and the key to survival in a
changing environment. (Systems respond to external and internal changes to
function within a _____ range (body temperature, fluid balance) -✓✓homeostasis;
normal
• __________ is the study of body structures, describes the structures of the body
-their composition
-their location
-associated structures -✓✓anatomy
• ___________ is the study of functions of anatomical structures and individual
and cooperative functions -✓✓physiology
• physiology includes _________, ________, __________ and __________- -
✓✓biochemistry, biology, chemistry and genetics
• all specific functions are performed by _______ ___________ -✓✓specific
structures
• ________ Anatomy, or macroscopic anatomy, examines large, visible structures.
This includes ________, _________, ________, ________, and ________
anatmony. -✓✓Gross; surface, regional, systemic, clinical ,and developmental
• _______ anatomy: exterior features -✓✓surface
• _________ anatomy: body areas -✓✓regional
• ________ anatomy: organ systems -✓✓systemic
, • ___________ anatomy: medical specialties (pathological anatomy - changes that
occur during illness, radiographic anatomy - structures seen using specialized
imaging techniques) -✓✓clinical
• _________ anatomy: from conception to death -✓✓developmental
• ________ anatomy examines cells and molecules -✓✓microscopic
• ________: study of cells and their structure -✓✓cytology
• ________: study of tissues and their structure -✓✓histology
• Physiology: study of function: divisions include
_____ physiology: processes within and between cells
______ physiology: functions of specific organs
______ physiology: functions of an organ system
______ physiology: effects of diseases -✓✓cell; organ; systematic; pathological
• levels of organization: ________ level, _________ level, ______ level, _______
level, _________ ________ level and ________ level (will be on test -
✓✓chemical; cellular; tissue; organ; organ system; organism
• the ______ (or molecular) level: atoms are the smallest chemical units &
molecules are a group of atoms working together -✓✓chemical
• the ______ level: cells are a group of atoms, molecules and organelles working
together -✓✓cellular
• the ______ level: a ______ is a group of similar cells working together -✓✓tissue
• the ______ level: a group of different tissues working together -✓✓organ
• the _____ ________ level: an ______ ________ is a group of organs living
together (humans have 11 of these) -✓✓organ system; organ system
• the _______ level: what a human is defined as -✓✓organism
2026 Grade A+ 100% Correct Questions
and Answers
• common characteristics suggest the same path in evolution:
Two important principles
1. ________ & ___________ similarities among vertebrates
2. _______ determines function -✓✓Structural; functional; form
• _________ Is the goal of physiological regulation and the key to survival in a
changing environment. (Systems respond to external and internal changes to
function within a _____ range (body temperature, fluid balance) -✓✓homeostasis;
normal
• __________ is the study of body structures, describes the structures of the body
-their composition
-their location
-associated structures -✓✓anatomy
• ___________ is the study of functions of anatomical structures and individual
and cooperative functions -✓✓physiology
• physiology includes _________, ________, __________ and __________- -
✓✓biochemistry, biology, chemistry and genetics
• all specific functions are performed by _______ ___________ -✓✓specific
structures
• ________ Anatomy, or macroscopic anatomy, examines large, visible structures.
This includes ________, _________, ________, ________, and ________
anatmony. -✓✓Gross; surface, regional, systemic, clinical ,and developmental
• _______ anatomy: exterior features -✓✓surface
• _________ anatomy: body areas -✓✓regional
• ________ anatomy: organ systems -✓✓systemic
, • ___________ anatomy: medical specialties (pathological anatomy - changes that
occur during illness, radiographic anatomy - structures seen using specialized
imaging techniques) -✓✓clinical
• _________ anatomy: from conception to death -✓✓developmental
• ________ anatomy examines cells and molecules -✓✓microscopic
• ________: study of cells and their structure -✓✓cytology
• ________: study of tissues and their structure -✓✓histology
• Physiology: study of function: divisions include
_____ physiology: processes within and between cells
______ physiology: functions of specific organs
______ physiology: functions of an organ system
______ physiology: effects of diseases -✓✓cell; organ; systematic; pathological
• levels of organization: ________ level, _________ level, ______ level, _______
level, _________ ________ level and ________ level (will be on test -
✓✓chemical; cellular; tissue; organ; organ system; organism
• the ______ (or molecular) level: atoms are the smallest chemical units &
molecules are a group of atoms working together -✓✓chemical
• the ______ level: cells are a group of atoms, molecules and organelles working
together -✓✓cellular
• the ______ level: a ______ is a group of similar cells working together -✓✓tissue
• the ______ level: a group of different tissues working together -✓✓organ
• the _____ ________ level: an ______ ________ is a group of organs living
together (humans have 11 of these) -✓✓organ system; organ system
• the _______ level: what a human is defined as -✓✓organism
