APHY 101 Ch 1: An Introduction to the
Human Body
Ivy Tech Questions and Answers
1. Anatomy: Studies the structure of body parts and their relationships to one another.
2. Physiology: Concerns the function of the body, in other words, how the body parts work and carry
out their life
sustaining activities. Often focuses on cellular and molecular level.
3. Gross or Macroscopic Anatomy: Study of large body structures visible to naked eye (ex:
heart, lungs, kidneys).
4. Regional Anatomy: All structures in a particular region of the body, ex: abdomen,
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g
5. Systemic Antomy: Body structure is studied system by system, ex: cardiovascular ould
system, you w the heart and blood vessels of the entire body. examine
6. Microscopic Anatomy: Deals with structures too small to be seen with the naked eye.
,7. Cytology: Studies cells of the body.
8. Histology: Studies microscopic tissues of the body.
9. Developmental Anatomy: Traces structural changes that occur throughout
e the lif
span.
10. Embryology: Subdivision of developmental anatomy, concerns developmental ccur
changes that o birth. before
11. Principle of complementarity of structure and function: Anatomy and
physiology are inseparable because function always reflects structure. What a structure can do
depends on its specific form.
12. Levels of structural organization: -chemical
-cellular
-tissue
, -organ
-organ system
-organismal
13. Chemical Level: Simplest level of structural hierarchy. Atoms, tiny building ter, combine to
blocks of mat molecules. Molecules combine to form organelles, basic components of form
the microscopic cells.
14. Cellular Level: Cells are the smallest units of living things. All cells have
functions,
some common individual cells vary widely in size and shape. Cells are made up of but
molecules.
15. Tissue Level: The simplest living creatures are single cells, but in complex h as human
organisms suc the hierarchy continues on to the tissue level. Tissues consist of similar beings,
types of cells.
16. Four basic tissue types: -epithelium (covers body surface and protects organs)
-muscle (provides movement)
-connective (supports and protects organs)
-nervous (provides rapid internal communication by transmitting electrical impulses)
17. Organ Level: Extremely complex functions become possible at this level. Organs of
are made up types of tissues. Ex: stomach produce digestive juices to churn and mix ditterent
Human Body
Ivy Tech Questions and Answers
1. Anatomy: Studies the structure of body parts and their relationships to one another.
2. Physiology: Concerns the function of the body, in other words, how the body parts work and carry
out their life
sustaining activities. Often focuses on cellular and molecular level.
3. Gross or Macroscopic Anatomy: Study of large body structures visible to naked eye (ex:
heart, lungs, kidneys).
4. Regional Anatomy: All structures in a particular region of the body, ex: abdomen,
e l
g
5. Systemic Antomy: Body structure is studied system by system, ex: cardiovascular ould
system, you w the heart and blood vessels of the entire body. examine
6. Microscopic Anatomy: Deals with structures too small to be seen with the naked eye.
,7. Cytology: Studies cells of the body.
8. Histology: Studies microscopic tissues of the body.
9. Developmental Anatomy: Traces structural changes that occur throughout
e the lif
span.
10. Embryology: Subdivision of developmental anatomy, concerns developmental ccur
changes that o birth. before
11. Principle of complementarity of structure and function: Anatomy and
physiology are inseparable because function always reflects structure. What a structure can do
depends on its specific form.
12. Levels of structural organization: -chemical
-cellular
-tissue
, -organ
-organ system
-organismal
13. Chemical Level: Simplest level of structural hierarchy. Atoms, tiny building ter, combine to
blocks of mat molecules. Molecules combine to form organelles, basic components of form
the microscopic cells.
14. Cellular Level: Cells are the smallest units of living things. All cells have
functions,
some common individual cells vary widely in size and shape. Cells are made up of but
molecules.
15. Tissue Level: The simplest living creatures are single cells, but in complex h as human
organisms suc the hierarchy continues on to the tissue level. Tissues consist of similar beings,
types of cells.
16. Four basic tissue types: -epithelium (covers body surface and protects organs)
-muscle (provides movement)
-connective (supports and protects organs)
-nervous (provides rapid internal communication by transmitting electrical impulses)
17. Organ Level: Extremely complex functions become possible at this level. Organs of
are made up types of tissues. Ex: stomach produce digestive juices to churn and mix ditterent
