APHY 101 Final Exam Review | Ivy Tech | Anatomy & Physiology | 2026

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What is the difference between anatomy and physiology? -
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correct answer ✔ ✔
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Anatomy is the study of the structure of body parts, whereas
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physiology is the study of the function of body parts
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What are the levels of organization? - correct answer ✔ ✔
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subatomic particles, atom, molecule, macromolecule, organell
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e, cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism
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What are the requirements of life? - correct answer ✔ ✔
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Water, food, oxygen, heat, pressure
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What are the characteristics of life? - correct answer ✔ ✔
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Movement (internal or gross); Responsiveness (reaction to int
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ernal or external change); Growth (increase in size without cha
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,nge in shape); Reproduction (new organisms or new cells); Res
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piration (use of oxygen; removal of CO2); Digestion (breakdo
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wn of food); Absorption (movement of substances through me
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mbranes and into fluids); Circulation (movement within body fl
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uids); Assimilation (changing nutrients into chemically differen
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t forms); Excretion (removal of metabolic wastes)
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Define homeostasis - correct answer ✔ ✔
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Body's maintenance of a stable environment
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What is a homeostatic mechanism? - correct answer ✔ ✔
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the body maintains homeostasis through a number of self-
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regulating control systems; examples are regulating body tempe
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rature and pressure sensitive receptors to regulate body pressur
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Define matter - correct answer ✔ ✔
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Anything that takes up space and has mass (weight). It is co
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mposed of elements. ,./ ,./




Define element - correct answer ✔ ✔
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fundamental substance composed of chemically identical ato ,./ ,./ ,./ ,./ ,./ ,./


ms

,Define atoms - correct answer ✔ ✔
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smallest particle of an element; basic unit of matter
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What is the structure of an atom? - correct answer ✔ ✔
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An atom consists of a nucleus containing protons and neutron
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s, with electrons in
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orbit around the nucleus.
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Atomic nucleus - correct answer ✔ ✔
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the nucleus contains protons and neutrons
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Proton - correct answer ✔ ✔
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subatomic particle that has a positive charge
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Neutron - correct answer ✔ ✔
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subatomic particle that has no charge ,./ ,./ ,./ ,./ ,./




Electron - correct answer ✔ ✔
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subatomic particle that has a negative charge
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, Atomic number - correct answer ✔ ✔
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number or protons in nucleus ,./ ,./ ,./ ,./




Atomic mass - correct answer ✔ ✔
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number of protons plus number of neutrons
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What are covalent bonds? - correct answer ✔ ✔
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Covalent bonds are formed when atoms share electrons to be
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come stable with filled
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What are ionic bonds? - correct answer ✔ ✔
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2 oppositely charged atoms form this bond when electrons ar
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e transferred from one atom to another atom
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What are hydrogen bonds? - correct answer ✔ ✔
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Weak attraction between positive end of one polar molecule a
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nd negative end of another polar molecule; formed between wa
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ter molecules
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