EXAM 1 BIO 141 NVCC QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
study of the functions of the body parts - Correct Answers -physiology
increase in body size without change in shape - Correct Answers -growth
movement of substances from place to place in body fluids - Correct Answers -
circulation
change in the position of the body or a body part; motion of an internal organ - Correct
Answers -movement
study of the structure of body parts - Correct Answers -anatomy
breakdown of food into simpler substances - Correct Answers -digestion
obtaining oxygen, using oxygen in releasing energy from foods and removing carbon
dioxide - Correct Answers -respiration
passage of digestive products through membranes and into body fluids - Correct
Answers -absorption
(1) movement; (2) responsiveness; (3) growth; (4) reproduction; (5) respiration; (6)
digestion; (7) absorption; (8) circulation; (9) assimilation; (10) excretion - Correct
Answers -life (10 characteristics)
changing of absorbed substances into chemically different forms - Correct Answers -
assimilation
production of new organisms and new cells - Correct Answers -reproduction
reaction to a change taking place inside or outside the body - Correct Answers -
responsiveness
removal of wastes produced by metabolic reactions - Correct Answers -excretion
,(1) subatomic particles; (2) atom; (3) molecule; (4) macromolecule; (5) organelle; (6)
cell; (7) tissue; (8) organ; (9) organ system; (10) organism - Correct Answers -life (10
levels of organization in order from simplest to most complex)
needed by living organisms for breathing - Correct Answers -atmospheric pressure
(1) body temperature; (2) blood pressure measurement; (3) monitoring rate and type of
pulse; (4) breathing movements - Correct Answers -vital signs (4)
needed by living organisms to supply the energy and raw materials for the production of
living matter and for the regulation of vital reactions - Correct Answers -food
needed by living organisms to help release energy from food substances - Correct
Answers -oxygen
needed by living organisms to circulate the blood - Correct Answers -hydrostatic
pressure
needed by living organisms for breathing and to circulate the blood - Correct Answers -
pressure
needed by living organisms for 3 metabolic processes: (1) as a medium for metabolic
reactions; (2) to transport substances; and (3) to regulate body temperature - Correct
Answers -water
needed by living organisms to help regulate the rates of metabolic reactions - Correct
Answers -heat
(1) water; (2) food; (3) oxygen; (4) heat; (5) pressure - Correct Answers -life (5
requirements)
observable body functions that reflect metabolic activities essential for life - Correct
Answers -vital signs (definition)
(1) heart; (2) arteries; (3) capillaries; (4) veins - Correct Answers -cardiovascular system
(4 organs)
(1) to move blood through blood vessels; (2) transport substances throughout the body -
Correct Answers -cardiovascular system (functions)
(1) mouth; (2) tongue; (3) teeth; (4) pharynx; (5) salivary glands; (6) esophagus; (7)
stomach; (8) liver; (9) gallbladder; (10) pancreas; (11) small intestine; (12) large
intestine - Correct Answers -digestive system (12 organs)
(1) to receive food; (2) to break down food; (3) to absorb food; (4) eliminate unabsorbed
material - Correct Answers -digestive system (4 functions)
, glands that secrete hormones: (1) pituitary gland; (2) thyroid gland; (3) parathyroid
glands; (4) adrenal glands; (5) pancreas; (6) ovaries; (7) testes; (8) pineal gland; (9)
thymus - Correct Answers -endocrine system (9 organs)
to control metabolic activities of body structures - Correct Answers -endocrine system
(function)
(1) to produce and maintain egg cells; (2) receive sperm cells; (3) support the
development of an embryo; (4) function in the birth process - Correct Answers -female
reproductive system (4 functions)
(1) ovaries; (2) uterine tubes; (3) uterus; (4) vagina; (5) clitoris; (6) vulva - Correct
Answers -female reproductive system (6 organs)
(1) to protect tissues; (2) regulate body temperature; (3) support sensory receptors -
Correct Answers -integumentary system (3 functions)
(1) skin; (2) hair; (3) nails; (4) sweat glands; (5) sebaceous glands - Correct Answers -
integumentary system (5 organs)
(1) to return tissue fluid to the blood; (2) carry certain absorbed food molecules; (3)
defend the body against infection - Correct Answers -lymphatic system (3 functions)
(1) lymphatic vessels; (2) lymph nodes; (3) thymus; (4) spleen - Correct Answers -
lymphatic system (4 organs)
(1) to produce and maintain sperm cells; (2) transfer sperm cells into the female
reproductive tract - Correct Answers -male reproductive system (2 functions)
(1) scrotum; (2) testes; (3) epididymides; (4) ductus deferentia; (5) bulbourethral glands;
(6) seminal vesicles; (7) prostate - Correct Answers -male reproductive system (7
organs)
(1) to provide the forces that cause body movement; (2) maintain posture; (3) serve as a
main source of body heat - Correct Answers -muscular system (3 functions)
muscles - Correct Answers -muscular system (organs)
(1) to detect changes; (2) receive and interpret sensory information; (3) stimulate
muscles and glands - Correct Answers -nervous system (3 functions
(1) brain; (2) spinal cord; (3) nerves; (4) sense organs - Correct Answers -nervous
system (4 organs)
AND ANSWERS
study of the functions of the body parts - Correct Answers -physiology
increase in body size without change in shape - Correct Answers -growth
movement of substances from place to place in body fluids - Correct Answers -
circulation
change in the position of the body or a body part; motion of an internal organ - Correct
Answers -movement
study of the structure of body parts - Correct Answers -anatomy
breakdown of food into simpler substances - Correct Answers -digestion
obtaining oxygen, using oxygen in releasing energy from foods and removing carbon
dioxide - Correct Answers -respiration
passage of digestive products through membranes and into body fluids - Correct
Answers -absorption
(1) movement; (2) responsiveness; (3) growth; (4) reproduction; (5) respiration; (6)
digestion; (7) absorption; (8) circulation; (9) assimilation; (10) excretion - Correct
Answers -life (10 characteristics)
changing of absorbed substances into chemically different forms - Correct Answers -
assimilation
production of new organisms and new cells - Correct Answers -reproduction
reaction to a change taking place inside or outside the body - Correct Answers -
responsiveness
removal of wastes produced by metabolic reactions - Correct Answers -excretion
,(1) subatomic particles; (2) atom; (3) molecule; (4) macromolecule; (5) organelle; (6)
cell; (7) tissue; (8) organ; (9) organ system; (10) organism - Correct Answers -life (10
levels of organization in order from simplest to most complex)
needed by living organisms for breathing - Correct Answers -atmospheric pressure
(1) body temperature; (2) blood pressure measurement; (3) monitoring rate and type of
pulse; (4) breathing movements - Correct Answers -vital signs (4)
needed by living organisms to supply the energy and raw materials for the production of
living matter and for the regulation of vital reactions - Correct Answers -food
needed by living organisms to help release energy from food substances - Correct
Answers -oxygen
needed by living organisms to circulate the blood - Correct Answers -hydrostatic
pressure
needed by living organisms for breathing and to circulate the blood - Correct Answers -
pressure
needed by living organisms for 3 metabolic processes: (1) as a medium for metabolic
reactions; (2) to transport substances; and (3) to regulate body temperature - Correct
Answers -water
needed by living organisms to help regulate the rates of metabolic reactions - Correct
Answers -heat
(1) water; (2) food; (3) oxygen; (4) heat; (5) pressure - Correct Answers -life (5
requirements)
observable body functions that reflect metabolic activities essential for life - Correct
Answers -vital signs (definition)
(1) heart; (2) arteries; (3) capillaries; (4) veins - Correct Answers -cardiovascular system
(4 organs)
(1) to move blood through blood vessels; (2) transport substances throughout the body -
Correct Answers -cardiovascular system (functions)
(1) mouth; (2) tongue; (3) teeth; (4) pharynx; (5) salivary glands; (6) esophagus; (7)
stomach; (8) liver; (9) gallbladder; (10) pancreas; (11) small intestine; (12) large
intestine - Correct Answers -digestive system (12 organs)
(1) to receive food; (2) to break down food; (3) to absorb food; (4) eliminate unabsorbed
material - Correct Answers -digestive system (4 functions)
, glands that secrete hormones: (1) pituitary gland; (2) thyroid gland; (3) parathyroid
glands; (4) adrenal glands; (5) pancreas; (6) ovaries; (7) testes; (8) pineal gland; (9)
thymus - Correct Answers -endocrine system (9 organs)
to control metabolic activities of body structures - Correct Answers -endocrine system
(function)
(1) to produce and maintain egg cells; (2) receive sperm cells; (3) support the
development of an embryo; (4) function in the birth process - Correct Answers -female
reproductive system (4 functions)
(1) ovaries; (2) uterine tubes; (3) uterus; (4) vagina; (5) clitoris; (6) vulva - Correct
Answers -female reproductive system (6 organs)
(1) to protect tissues; (2) regulate body temperature; (3) support sensory receptors -
Correct Answers -integumentary system (3 functions)
(1) skin; (2) hair; (3) nails; (4) sweat glands; (5) sebaceous glands - Correct Answers -
integumentary system (5 organs)
(1) to return tissue fluid to the blood; (2) carry certain absorbed food molecules; (3)
defend the body against infection - Correct Answers -lymphatic system (3 functions)
(1) lymphatic vessels; (2) lymph nodes; (3) thymus; (4) spleen - Correct Answers -
lymphatic system (4 organs)
(1) to produce and maintain sperm cells; (2) transfer sperm cells into the female
reproductive tract - Correct Answers -male reproductive system (2 functions)
(1) scrotum; (2) testes; (3) epididymides; (4) ductus deferentia; (5) bulbourethral glands;
(6) seminal vesicles; (7) prostate - Correct Answers -male reproductive system (7
organs)
(1) to provide the forces that cause body movement; (2) maintain posture; (3) serve as a
main source of body heat - Correct Answers -muscular system (3 functions)
muscles - Correct Answers -muscular system (organs)
(1) to detect changes; (2) receive and interpret sensory information; (3) stimulate
muscles and glands - Correct Answers -nervous system (3 functions
(1) brain; (2) spinal cord; (3) nerves; (4) sense organs - Correct Answers -nervous
system (4 organs)
