BIOL250 Week 1 Quiz 1

1. Question: What is human physiology? 2. Question: What is the study of the interrelationships of all the structures within a specific body region? 3. Question: Water makes up approximately what percentage of an adult's body mass? 4. Question: Which organ system is responsible for processing food used by the body and removing waste from undigested food? 5. Question: What level of organization is composed of two or more different organs that work closely together to perform the functions of a body system? 6. Question: What are the tiny functioning units found within the cytoplasm called? 7. Question: What is an anatomically distinct structure of the body composed of two or more tissue types with the purpose of performing one or more specific physiological functions? 8. Question: What is an anatomically distinct structure of the body composed of two or more tissue types with the purpose of performing one or more specific physiological functions? 9. Question: What is the most critical nutrient for the human body? 10. Question: Hydrogen, oxygen, carbon, nitrogen, calcium, and iron are all examples of what? 11. Question: What is the metabolic process by which larger, more complex substances are broken down into smaller, simpler molecules? 12. Question: The study of the structures that work together to perform a unique body function is called what? 13. Question: Which function of human life deals with the ability of an organism to adjust to changes in its internal and external environments? 14. Question: Which organ system is responsible for supporting the weight of the body and enabling movement? 15. Question: How many distinct levels of organization are there in the human body? 16. Question: This is the highest level of organization and can independently perform all the physiologic functions necessary for life. 17. Question: What percentage of atmospheric air is composed of oxygen? 18. Question: Almost all of the liver of a human being is located in which abdominopelvic quadrant? 19. Question: What is the position of the body when it is in the "normal anatomical position?" 20. Question: The human body tries its best to maintain a steady state of most of the internal conditions of the body, e.g. internal temperature, blood pressure, etc. This steady state is called: 21. Question: Which of the following statements is(are) correct when discussing homeostasis? 22. Question: Which of the following statement(s) is(are) correct? 23. Question: If some condition of the body needs to be returned to its "set point", i.e. homeostasis, then a(n) _________ feedback loop comes into play. 24. Question: If some condition of the body needs to be returned to its "set point", i.e. homeostasis, then a(n) feedback loop comes into play. 25. Question: Organization, metabolism, responsiveness, movement, development, growth and reproduction all together are called ____ of a human body.