and Chapter 2 Test- Questions and
answers well explained!
What is the primary difference between anatomy and physiology in terms of focus? ✔️✔️
Anatomy studies structure while physiology studies function
How does the principle of complementarity explain the relationship between structure and
function? ✔️✔️ Structure determines function and they are interdependent
What level of organization involves groups of similar cells performing a common function? ✔️✔️
Tissue level
Which organ system is primarily responsible for maintaining body temperature? ✔️✔️
Integumentary system
What is the term for maintaining a stable internal environment despite external changes? ✔️✔️
Homeostasis
What type of feedback mechanism enhances or amplifies a change in the body? ✔️✔️ Positive
feedback
Which feedback mechanism works to reverse a change and restore balance? ✔️✔️ Negative
feedback
What is the anatomical position used as a standard reference in the human body? ✔️✔️ Standing
upright, facing forward, arms at sides, palms facing forward
What directional term describes a structure closer to the midline of the body? ✔️✔️ Medial
What is the term for a plane that divides the body into left and right halves? ✔️✔️ Sagittal plane
Which body cavity houses the lungs? ✔️✔️ Thoracic cavity
What membrane lines the walls of the thoracic cavity? ✔️✔️ Parietal pleura
What type of tissue is responsible for covering body surfaces and lining cavities? ✔️✔️ Epithelial
tissue
What is the main function of connective tissue? ✔️✔️ Support, binding, and protection
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, Which tissue type is specialized for contraction and movement? ✔️✔️ Muscle tissue
What type of tissue transmits electrical signals throughout the body? ✔️✔️ Nervous tissue
What is the smallest unit of life in the human body? ✔️✔️ Cell
Which organelle is responsible for producing energy in the cell? ✔️✔️ Mitochondria
What is the function of the plasma membrane? ✔️✔️ Regulates movement of substances in and
out of the cell
What structure controls the activities of the cell? ✔️✔️ Nucleus
Which transport process requires energy to move substances across a membrane? ✔️✔️ Active
transport
What type of transport moves substances from high to low concentration without energy? ✔️✔️
Diffusion
What is the movement of water across a selectively permeable membrane called? ✔️✔️ Osmosis
What is the term for a solution with equal solute concentration as the cell? ✔️✔️ Isotonic
What happens to a cell placed in a hypotonic solution? ✔️✔️ It swells
What happens to a cell in a hypertonic solution? ✔️✔️ It shrinks
What is the function of ribosomes? ✔️✔️ Protein synthesis
Which organelle modifies and packages proteins for secretion? ✔️✔️ Golgi apparatus
What is the role of lysosomes in the cell? ✔️✔️ Digestion of waste and cellular debris
What type of junction connects adjacent cells tightly to prevent leakage? ✔️✔️ Tight junction
Which junction allows communication between adjacent cells? ✔️✔️ Gap junction
What is the term for programmed cell death? ✔️✔️ Apoptosis
What is the function of cilia on cell surfaces? ✔️✔️ Move substances across the cell surface
What is the function of microvilli? ✔️✔️ Increase surface area for absorption
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