IVY TECH APHY 101 CH 1: AN INTRODUCTION TO
THE HUMAN BODY QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025/2026
Anatomy - CORRECT ANSWER -Studies the structure of body parts and their relationships to one
another.
Physiology - CORRECT ANSWER -Concerns the function of the body, in other words, how the
body parts work and carry out their life sustaining activities. Often focuses on cellular and
molecular level.
Gross or Macroscopic Anatomy - CORRECT ANSWER -Study of large body structures visible to
naked eye (ex: heart, lungs, kidneys).
Regional Anatomy - CORRECT ANSWER -All structures in a particular region of the body, ex:
abdomen, leg
Systemic Antomy - CORRECT ANSWER -Body structure is studied system by system, ex:
cardiovascular system, you would examine the heart and blood vessels of the entire body.
Microscopic Anatomy - CORRECT ANSWER -Deals with structures too small to be seen with the
naked eye.
Cytology - CORRECT ANSWER -Studies cells of the body.
Histology - CORRECT ANSWER -Studies microscopic tissues of the body.
Developmental Anatomy - CORRECT ANSWER -Traces structural changes that occur throughout
the life span.
, Embryology - CORRECT ANSWER -Subdivision of developmental anatomy, concerns
developmental changes that occur before birth.
Principle of complementarity of structure and function - CORRECT ANSWER -Anatomy and
physiology are inseparable because function always reflects structure. What a structure can do
depends on its specific form.
Levels of structural organization - CORRECT ANSWER --chemical
-cellular
-tissue
-organ
-organ system
-organismal
Chemical Level - CORRECT ANSWER -Simplest level of structural hierarchy. Atoms, tiny building
blocks of matter, combine to form molecules. Molecules combine to form organelles, basic
components of the microscopic cells.
Cellular Level - CORRECT ANSWER -Cells are the smallest units of living things. All cells have
some common functions, but individual cells vary widely in size and shape. Cells are made up of
molecules.
Tissue Level - CORRECT ANSWER -The simplest living creatures are single cells, but in complex
organisms such as human beings, the hierarchy continues on to the tissue level. Tissues consist
of similar types of cells.
Four basic tissue types - CORRECT ANSWER --epithelium (covers body surface and protects
organs)
THE HUMAN BODY QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025/2026
Anatomy - CORRECT ANSWER -Studies the structure of body parts and their relationships to one
another.
Physiology - CORRECT ANSWER -Concerns the function of the body, in other words, how the
body parts work and carry out their life sustaining activities. Often focuses on cellular and
molecular level.
Gross or Macroscopic Anatomy - CORRECT ANSWER -Study of large body structures visible to
naked eye (ex: heart, lungs, kidneys).
Regional Anatomy - CORRECT ANSWER -All structures in a particular region of the body, ex:
abdomen, leg
Systemic Antomy - CORRECT ANSWER -Body structure is studied system by system, ex:
cardiovascular system, you would examine the heart and blood vessels of the entire body.
Microscopic Anatomy - CORRECT ANSWER -Deals with structures too small to be seen with the
naked eye.
Cytology - CORRECT ANSWER -Studies cells of the body.
Histology - CORRECT ANSWER -Studies microscopic tissues of the body.
Developmental Anatomy - CORRECT ANSWER -Traces structural changes that occur throughout
the life span.
, Embryology - CORRECT ANSWER -Subdivision of developmental anatomy, concerns
developmental changes that occur before birth.
Principle of complementarity of structure and function - CORRECT ANSWER -Anatomy and
physiology are inseparable because function always reflects structure. What a structure can do
depends on its specific form.
Levels of structural organization - CORRECT ANSWER --chemical
-cellular
-tissue
-organ
-organ system
-organismal
Chemical Level - CORRECT ANSWER -Simplest level of structural hierarchy. Atoms, tiny building
blocks of matter, combine to form molecules. Molecules combine to form organelles, basic
components of the microscopic cells.
Cellular Level - CORRECT ANSWER -Cells are the smallest units of living things. All cells have
some common functions, but individual cells vary widely in size and shape. Cells are made up of
molecules.
Tissue Level - CORRECT ANSWER -The simplest living creatures are single cells, but in complex
organisms such as human beings, the hierarchy continues on to the tissue level. Tissues consist
of similar types of cells.
Four basic tissue types - CORRECT ANSWER --epithelium (covers body surface and protects
organs)
