TEST BANK FOR ANATOMY AND
PHYSIOLOGY EXAMS 2024-2025
GRADED A+
GROSS ANATOMY (CORRECT ANSWER ) THE STUDY OF THE LARGER STRUCTURES OF THE BODY , THOSE VISIBLE
WITHOUT THE AID OF MAGNIFICATION .
ANATOMY (CORRECT ANSWER ) THE WORD COMES FROM A GREEK ROOT THAT MEANS 'T O CUT APART .'
DISSECTION (CORRECT ANSWER ) STILL USED IN MEDICAL SCHOOLS , PATHOLOGY LABS, AND ANATOMY COURSES .
MICROSCOPIC ANATOMY (CORRECT ANSWER ) INCLUDES HISTOLOGY AND CYTOLOGY.
SYSTEMATIC ANATOMY (CORRECT ANSWER ) THE STUDY OF THE STRUCTURES THAT MAKE UP A DISCRETE BODY
SYSTEM , WORKING TOGETHER TO PERFORM A UNIQUE FUNCTION .
HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY (CORRECT ANSWER ) THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF THE STRUCTURES OF THE BODY AND HOW THEY
WORK TOGETHER TO SUPPORT LIFE FUNCTIONS .
HOMEOSTASIS (CORRECT ANSWER ) THE STATE OF STEADY INTERNAL CONDITION MAINTAINED BY LIVING THINGS .
ORGAN (CORRECT ANSWER) AN ANATOMICALLY DISTINCT STRUCTURE OF THE BODY COMPOSED OF TWO OR MORE
TISSUE TYPES .
MULTICELLULAR (CORRECT ANSWER ) IN ORGANISMS LIKE HUMANS , ALL CELLS, TISSUES, ORGANS, AND ORGAN
SYSTEMS WORK TOGETHER TO MAINTAIN LIFE AND HEALTH .
CELL (CORRECT ANSWER) EVERY CELL IN THE BODY MAKES USE OF THE CHEMICAL COMPOUND ADENOSINE
TRIPHOSPHATE (ATP) TO STORE AND RELEASE ENERGY .
RESPONSIVENESS (CORRECT ANSWER ) THE ABILITY OF AN ORGANISM TO ADJUST TO CHANGES IN ITS INTERNAL AND
EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENTS .
DEVELOPMENT (CORRECT ANSWER ) INCLUDES ALL THE CHANGES THE BODY GOES THROUGH IN LIFE , SUCH AS
DIFFERENTIATION , GROWTH, AND REPAIR .
ADAPTATION (CORRECT ANSWER ) HUMANS HAVE BEEN ADAPTING TO LIFE ON EARTH FOR AT LEAST THE PAST
200,000 YEARS.
ATP PRODUCTION (CORRECT ANSWER ) ATMOSPHERIC AIR IS ONLY ABOUT 20% OXYGEN, A KEY COMPONENT IN
THE CHEMICAL REACTIONS THAT PRODUCE ATP.
CONTROLLED HYPOTHERMIA (CORRECT ANSWER) USED IN MEDICAL PROCEDURES TO DECREASE THE METABOLIC
NEEDS OF THE BRAIN , HEART, AND OTHER ORGANS , REDUCING THE RISK OF DAMAGE .
, INDUCED COMA (CORRECT ANSWER ) IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS , INDUCING A COMA AND LOWERING THE BODY
TEMPERATURE CAN SLOW THE PATIENT 'S METABOLIC RATE .
DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS (CORRECT ANSWER ) CONDITION WHERE GASES DISSOLVED IN BLOOD OR TISSUES FORM
BUBBLES DUE TO PRESSURE REDUCTION
POSITIVE FEEDBACK (CORRECT ANSWER ) FEEDBACK LOOP ACTIVATED ONLY WHEN NEEDED , LIKE IN CHILDBIRTH OR
BLOOD LOSS RESPONSE
PROXIMAL (CORRECT ANSWER ) POSITION CLOSER TO THE POINT OF ATTACHMENT OR TRUNK OF THE BODY
IMAGINARY TWO -DIMENSIONAL (CORRECT ANSWER ) PLANE PASSING THROUGH THE BODY , NOT EXISTING
PHYSICALLY IN THREE DIMENSIONS
ABDOMINOPELVIC CAVITY (CORRECT ANSWER ) L ARGEST CAVITY IN THE BODY , CONTAINING ABDOMINAL AND PELVIC
REGIONS
ORGANIC MOLECULES (CORRECT ANSWER ) P ART OF HUMAN CHEMISTRY , INCLUDING ELEMENTS AND BIOCHEMICAL
COMPOUNDS
POTASSIUM PERCENTAGE (CORRECT ANSWER ) APPROXIMATELY 0.4% OF THE HUMAN BODY 'S COMPOSITION
URANIUM NEUTRONS (CORRECT ANSWER ) CONTAINS APPROXIMATELY 146 NEUTRONS IN ITS ATOMIC STRUCTURE
ISOTOPE (CORRECT ANSWER) DIFFERENT FORM OF AN ELEMENT DISTINGUISHED BY VARYING NUMBERS OF
NEUTRONS
IONIC BONDING (CORRECT ANSWER ) COMMON EXAMPLE IS HYDROGEN BONDING BETWEEN WATER MOLECULES
POTENTIAL ENERGY (CORRECT ANSWER ) ENERGY MATTER POSSESSES DUE TO ITS POSITION OR STRUCTURE
ENZYMES (CORRECT ANSWER ) CRITICAL CATALYSTS IN THE HUMAN BODY FOR VARIOUS BIOCHEMICAL REACTIONS
INORGANIC COMPOUND (CORRECT ANSWER ) SUBSTANCE LACKING CARBON AND HYDROGEN IN ITS COMPOSITION
GLUCOSE CONCENTRATION (CORRECT ANSWER ) MEASURED IN MILLIGRAMS PER DECILITER IN THE BLOODSTREAM ,
AVERAGING ABOUT 100 MG/DL IN HEALTHY ADULTS
RADIANT ENERGY (CORRECT ANSWER ) FULL SPECTRUM REFERRED TO AS THE ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM
EXCHANGE REACTION (CORRECT ANSWER ) CHEMICAL REACTION INVOLVING BOTH SYNTHESIS AND
DECOMPOSITION , WITH ENERGY BEING ABSORBED , STORED, AND RELEASED
GLUCOSE CONCENTRATION IN THE BLOODSTREAM (CORRECT ANSWER ) MEASURED IN MILLIGRAMS PER DECILITER
(MG/DL) AND AVERAGES ABOUT 100 MG/DL IN A HEALTHY ADULT
BUFFER (CORRECT ANSWER) A SOLUTION OF A WEAK ACID AND ITS CONJUGATE BASE
PHYSIOLOGY EXAMS 2024-2025
GRADED A+
GROSS ANATOMY (CORRECT ANSWER ) THE STUDY OF THE LARGER STRUCTURES OF THE BODY , THOSE VISIBLE
WITHOUT THE AID OF MAGNIFICATION .
ANATOMY (CORRECT ANSWER ) THE WORD COMES FROM A GREEK ROOT THAT MEANS 'T O CUT APART .'
DISSECTION (CORRECT ANSWER ) STILL USED IN MEDICAL SCHOOLS , PATHOLOGY LABS, AND ANATOMY COURSES .
MICROSCOPIC ANATOMY (CORRECT ANSWER ) INCLUDES HISTOLOGY AND CYTOLOGY.
SYSTEMATIC ANATOMY (CORRECT ANSWER ) THE STUDY OF THE STRUCTURES THAT MAKE UP A DISCRETE BODY
SYSTEM , WORKING TOGETHER TO PERFORM A UNIQUE FUNCTION .
HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY (CORRECT ANSWER ) THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF THE STRUCTURES OF THE BODY AND HOW THEY
WORK TOGETHER TO SUPPORT LIFE FUNCTIONS .
HOMEOSTASIS (CORRECT ANSWER ) THE STATE OF STEADY INTERNAL CONDITION MAINTAINED BY LIVING THINGS .
ORGAN (CORRECT ANSWER) AN ANATOMICALLY DISTINCT STRUCTURE OF THE BODY COMPOSED OF TWO OR MORE
TISSUE TYPES .
MULTICELLULAR (CORRECT ANSWER ) IN ORGANISMS LIKE HUMANS , ALL CELLS, TISSUES, ORGANS, AND ORGAN
SYSTEMS WORK TOGETHER TO MAINTAIN LIFE AND HEALTH .
CELL (CORRECT ANSWER) EVERY CELL IN THE BODY MAKES USE OF THE CHEMICAL COMPOUND ADENOSINE
TRIPHOSPHATE (ATP) TO STORE AND RELEASE ENERGY .
RESPONSIVENESS (CORRECT ANSWER ) THE ABILITY OF AN ORGANISM TO ADJUST TO CHANGES IN ITS INTERNAL AND
EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENTS .
DEVELOPMENT (CORRECT ANSWER ) INCLUDES ALL THE CHANGES THE BODY GOES THROUGH IN LIFE , SUCH AS
DIFFERENTIATION , GROWTH, AND REPAIR .
ADAPTATION (CORRECT ANSWER ) HUMANS HAVE BEEN ADAPTING TO LIFE ON EARTH FOR AT LEAST THE PAST
200,000 YEARS.
ATP PRODUCTION (CORRECT ANSWER ) ATMOSPHERIC AIR IS ONLY ABOUT 20% OXYGEN, A KEY COMPONENT IN
THE CHEMICAL REACTIONS THAT PRODUCE ATP.
CONTROLLED HYPOTHERMIA (CORRECT ANSWER) USED IN MEDICAL PROCEDURES TO DECREASE THE METABOLIC
NEEDS OF THE BRAIN , HEART, AND OTHER ORGANS , REDUCING THE RISK OF DAMAGE .
, INDUCED COMA (CORRECT ANSWER ) IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS , INDUCING A COMA AND LOWERING THE BODY
TEMPERATURE CAN SLOW THE PATIENT 'S METABOLIC RATE .
DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS (CORRECT ANSWER ) CONDITION WHERE GASES DISSOLVED IN BLOOD OR TISSUES FORM
BUBBLES DUE TO PRESSURE REDUCTION
POSITIVE FEEDBACK (CORRECT ANSWER ) FEEDBACK LOOP ACTIVATED ONLY WHEN NEEDED , LIKE IN CHILDBIRTH OR
BLOOD LOSS RESPONSE
PROXIMAL (CORRECT ANSWER ) POSITION CLOSER TO THE POINT OF ATTACHMENT OR TRUNK OF THE BODY
IMAGINARY TWO -DIMENSIONAL (CORRECT ANSWER ) PLANE PASSING THROUGH THE BODY , NOT EXISTING
PHYSICALLY IN THREE DIMENSIONS
ABDOMINOPELVIC CAVITY (CORRECT ANSWER ) L ARGEST CAVITY IN THE BODY , CONTAINING ABDOMINAL AND PELVIC
REGIONS
ORGANIC MOLECULES (CORRECT ANSWER ) P ART OF HUMAN CHEMISTRY , INCLUDING ELEMENTS AND BIOCHEMICAL
COMPOUNDS
POTASSIUM PERCENTAGE (CORRECT ANSWER ) APPROXIMATELY 0.4% OF THE HUMAN BODY 'S COMPOSITION
URANIUM NEUTRONS (CORRECT ANSWER ) CONTAINS APPROXIMATELY 146 NEUTRONS IN ITS ATOMIC STRUCTURE
ISOTOPE (CORRECT ANSWER) DIFFERENT FORM OF AN ELEMENT DISTINGUISHED BY VARYING NUMBERS OF
NEUTRONS
IONIC BONDING (CORRECT ANSWER ) COMMON EXAMPLE IS HYDROGEN BONDING BETWEEN WATER MOLECULES
POTENTIAL ENERGY (CORRECT ANSWER ) ENERGY MATTER POSSESSES DUE TO ITS POSITION OR STRUCTURE
ENZYMES (CORRECT ANSWER ) CRITICAL CATALYSTS IN THE HUMAN BODY FOR VARIOUS BIOCHEMICAL REACTIONS
INORGANIC COMPOUND (CORRECT ANSWER ) SUBSTANCE LACKING CARBON AND HYDROGEN IN ITS COMPOSITION
GLUCOSE CONCENTRATION (CORRECT ANSWER ) MEASURED IN MILLIGRAMS PER DECILITER IN THE BLOODSTREAM ,
AVERAGING ABOUT 100 MG/DL IN HEALTHY ADULTS
RADIANT ENERGY (CORRECT ANSWER ) FULL SPECTRUM REFERRED TO AS THE ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM
EXCHANGE REACTION (CORRECT ANSWER ) CHEMICAL REACTION INVOLVING BOTH SYNTHESIS AND
DECOMPOSITION , WITH ENERGY BEING ABSORBED , STORED, AND RELEASED
GLUCOSE CONCENTRATION IN THE BLOODSTREAM (CORRECT ANSWER ) MEASURED IN MILLIGRAMS PER DECILITER
(MG/DL) AND AVERAGES ABOUT 100 MG/DL IN A HEALTHY ADULT
BUFFER (CORRECT ANSWER) A SOLUTION OF A WEAK ACID AND ITS CONJUGATE BASE
