Anatomy & Physiology- Midterm Exam study guide (questions with correct answers)

Anatomy & Physiology- Midterm Exam
study guide (questions with correct
answers)

Define bAnatomy band bPhysiology. bTell bhow bthey bare brelated bterms band bhow bthe
bstudies bare bdifferent. b- bcorrect banswers✔✔-Anatomy: bthe bstudy bof bthe bstructure
band bshape bof bthe bbody band bits bparts
-Physiology: bthe bstudy bof bhow bthe bbody band bits bparts bwork bor bfunction
-The bparts bof byour bbody bform ba bwell-organized bunit band beach bof bthose bparts bhas
ba bjob bto bdo bto bmake bit boperate bas ba bwhole


Major bfunctions band borgans bwithin- bINTEGUMENTARY bSYSTEM b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔-Skin bforms bthe bexternal bbody bcovering
-It bwater bproofs bthe bbody band bprotects bthe bdeeper btissues bfrom binjury
-Also bexcretes bsalt band burea bto bhelp bregulate bbody btemp.
-Temp. bpressure band bpain breceptors

Major bfunctions band borgans bwithin- bSKELETAL bSYSTEM b- bcorrect banswers✔✔-
Consists bof bbone, bcartilage, bligaments band bjoints
-Protects band bsupports bbody borgans band bprovides ba bframe bwork bthe bmuscles buse
bto bcause bmovement b
-Hematopoiesis, bwhich bthe bformation bof bblood bcells btakes bplace bwithin bthe bcavities
bof bthe bskeleton bis ba bstore bhouse bfor bminerals


Major bfunctions band borgans bwithin- bMUSCULAR bSYSTEM b- bcorrect banswers✔✔-
To bcontract, bcauses bmovement
-Maintains bposture band bproduces bheat
-Organs binvolved: bskeleton bmuscles

Major bfunctions band borgans bwithin- bNERVOUS bSYSTEM b- bcorrect banswers✔✔-
Fast bacting bcontrol bsystem bof bbody
-Organs binvolved: bbrain, bnerves, bspinal bcord
-Respons bto bchanges bin bthe benvironment bby bactivating bmuscles bor bglands

Major bfunctions band borgans bwithin- bENDOCRINE bSYSTEM b- bcorrect banswers✔✔-
Glands bsecrete bhormones bthat bregulate bprocesses bsuch bas bgrowth band
breproduction

, -Organs binvolved: bpineal bgland, bpituitary bgland, bthyroid bgland, bphymus bgland,
badrenal bgland, btesties band bovary


Major bfunctions band borgans bwithin- bCARDIOVASCULAR bSYSTEM b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔-Blood bvessels btransport bblood, bwhich bcarries boxygen, bcarbon bdioxide,
bnutrients band bwaste b
-Heart bpumps bblood
-White bblood bcells band bchemicals bin bblood bprotect bthe bbody bfrom binvaders

Major bfunctions band borgans bwithin- bLYMPHATIC bSYSTEM b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔Complements bthat bof bcardiovascular bsystem
-Its borgans binclude, blymphatic bvessels, blymph bnodes, bspleen band btonsils b
-The bvessels breturn bfluid bleaked bfrom bthe bblood bback bto bthe bblood bvessels bso
bthat bthe bblood bcan bcontinuously bcirculate b
-Houses bwhite bblood bcells
-Involved bwith bimmunity

Major bfunctions band borgans bwithin- bRESPIRATORY bSYSTEM b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔-To bkeep bthe bbody bconstantly bsupplies bwith boxygen band bto bremove
bcarbon bdioxide
-Consists bof bthe bnasal bpassages, bpharynx, blarynx, btrachea, bbronchi band blungs
-Within bthe blungs bare btiny bair bsacs band bgasses bare btransported bto band bfrom bthe
bblood bthrough bthe bthin bwalls bof bthese bair bsacs


Major bfunctions band borgans bwithin- bDIGESTIVE bSYSTEM b- bcorrect banswers✔✔-A
btube brunning bthrough bthe bbody bfrom bthe bmoth bto bthe banus b
-Organs binclude bthe boral bcavity, besophagus, bstomach, bsmall band blarge bintestine
band brectum
-Their brole bis bto bbreak bdown bthe bfood band bdeliver bthe bproducts bto bthe bblood bfor
bdispersal bto bthe bbody bcells


Major bfunctions band borgans bwithin- bURINARY bSYSTEM b- bcorrect banswers✔✔-
Eliminates bnitrogen-containign bwaste bfrom bthen bodd; bregulates bwater, belectrolyte
band bacid-base bbalance bof bthe bblood
-Composed bof bkidney, bureters, bbladder band burethra

Major bfunctions band borgans bwithin- bREPRODUCTIVE bSYSTEM b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔Male band bFemale bReproductive bSystem b-Production bof boffspring
-The btesties bof bthe bmale bproduce bsperm bother bstructures bare bscrotum, bpenis
-The bovaries bof bthe bfemale bproduce beggs; bconsists bof buterine btubes

The bovaries band btestes bare bincluded bin bwhich btwo bbody bsystems? b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔-Production bof boffspring
-The btesties bof bthe bmale bproduce bsperm bother bstructures bare bscrotum, bpenis
-The bovaries bof bthe bfemale bproduce beggs; bconsists bof buterine btubes