Portage A&P Exam 1 Prep Test Bank
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Question 1.
Anatomy .
Answer: The study of body structure
Question 2.
Physiology .
Answer: The study of body function
Question 3.
Principle of complementarity .
Answer: structures anatomy will determine its physiology
Question 4.
pathological anatomy .
Answer: studies the impact of disease or injury too organs and organ systems
Question 5.
atoms combine to form ______ .
Answer: molecules
Question 6.
molecules combine to form ______ .
Answer: macromolecules such as proteins and nucleic acids
Question 7.
macromolecules combine to form ____ .
Answer: organelles
Question 8.
what is the smallest unit of living organisims? .
Answer: cells
‣ cells combine to form . Answer: tissues
, Question 9.
four main categories of tissues .
Answer: epithelial, connective, muscle, nervous
Question 10.
what is an organ? .
Answer: two or more tissues working together to perform a function
Question 11.
types of organ systems .
Answer: integumentary, skeletal, muscular, nervous, endocrine,
cardiovascular, lymphatic, respiratory, digestive, urinary, reproductive
Question 12.
Homeostasis .
Answer: regulating the bodies internal balance
Question 13.
what systems are responsible for homeostasis? .
Answer: nervous and endocrine
Question 14.
in order to maintain homeostasis the body has three control mechanisms, what are
they? .
Answer: receptor, control center and effector
Question 15.
receptor .
Answer: detects changes in the internal and external stimuli
Question 16.
control center .
Answer: determines what is the balanced state is; analyzes information
coming in to determine the appropriate response
‣ effector . Answer: enables the "orders" from the control center, responding
to the stimuli
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Question 1.
Anatomy .
Answer: The study of body structure
Question 2.
Physiology .
Answer: The study of body function
Question 3.
Principle of complementarity .
Answer: structures anatomy will determine its physiology
Question 4.
pathological anatomy .
Answer: studies the impact of disease or injury too organs and organ systems
Question 5.
atoms combine to form ______ .
Answer: molecules
Question 6.
molecules combine to form ______ .
Answer: macromolecules such as proteins and nucleic acids
Question 7.
macromolecules combine to form ____ .
Answer: organelles
Question 8.
what is the smallest unit of living organisims? .
Answer: cells
‣ cells combine to form . Answer: tissues
, Question 9.
four main categories of tissues .
Answer: epithelial, connective, muscle, nervous
Question 10.
what is an organ? .
Answer: two or more tissues working together to perform a function
Question 11.
types of organ systems .
Answer: integumentary, skeletal, muscular, nervous, endocrine,
cardiovascular, lymphatic, respiratory, digestive, urinary, reproductive
Question 12.
Homeostasis .
Answer: regulating the bodies internal balance
Question 13.
what systems are responsible for homeostasis? .
Answer: nervous and endocrine
Question 14.
in order to maintain homeostasis the body has three control mechanisms, what are
they? .
Answer: receptor, control center and effector
Question 15.
receptor .
Answer: detects changes in the internal and external stimuli
Question 16.
control center .
Answer: determines what is the balanced state is; analyzes information
coming in to determine the appropriate response
‣ effector . Answer: enables the "orders" from the control center, responding
to the stimuli
