THE HUMAN BODY IN HEALTH AND ILLNESS BY BARBARA 2026 FINAL ASSESSMENT STUDY GUIDE QUESTION BANK VERIFIED ANSWERS A

THE HUMAN BODY IN HEALTH AND ILLNESS BY
BARBARA 2026 FINAL ASSESSMENT STUDY
GUIDE QUESTION BANK VERIFIED ANSWERS A+

◉ Matter exists in 3 states: 1,2,3. Answer: Liquid, gas, and solid.


◉ What is an element? Answer: An element is matter that is
composed of atoms tat have the same number of positive charges in
their nuclei.


◉ What elements make up 96% of the body weight? Answer:
Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen.


◉ What are elements composed of? Answer: Atoms.


◉ What is an atom? Answer: Atom is the smallest unit of an element.


◉ What is an atom composed of? Answer: A proton, neutron, and
electron.


◉ Where are the protons and neutrons located? Answer: In the
nucleus.

, ◉ Protons carry a _____ charge. Answer: Positive electric charge.


◉ Neutrons carry _______ charge. Answer: No electrical charge.


◉ Electrons carry a ______ charge. Answer: Negative electrical charge.


◉ ______ is the simplest and smallest atom. Answer: Hydrogen.


◉ What is a compound? Answer: If a molecule is built from two or
more different elements.


◉ What is the atomic number? Answer: The number of protons in
the nucleus.


◉ How is the atomic mass determined? Answer: By adding the
numbers of the protons and neutrons in the nucleus.


◉ What is an isotope? Answer: A different form of the same atom.


◉ Describe an isotope. Answer: Often unstable, and their nuclei
break down, or decay, giving off energy.