An Introduction To The Human Body

Question 1

What is the state of relative stability of the body’s internal environment?

Answer 1

Homeostasis

Question 2

When there’s disruptions to homeostasis often set in motion corrective cycles that helps restore the conditions needed for health and life, what is it?

Answer 2

Feedback Systems

Question 3

What 2 branches of science that provides the foundation for understanding the body’s parts and functions?

Answer 3

Anatomy and Physiology

Question 4

What is the science of body structures and the relationships among them?

Answer 4

Anatomy

Question 5

What is the science of body functions and how the body parts work?

Answer 5

Physiology

Question 6

What is the study of the first eight weeks of development following fertilization of an egg
(in humans)?

Answer 6

Embryology

Question 7

What is the study of the complete development of an individual from fertilization of an egg to death?

Answer 7

Developmental Biology

Question 8

What is the study of cellular structure and functions?

Answer 8

Cell Biology

Question 9

What is the study of microscopic structure of tissues?

Answer 9

Histology

Question 10

What is the study of surface markings of the body to understand internal anatomy through visualization and palpation (gentle touch)?

Answer 10

Surface Anatomy

Question 11

What is the study of structures that can be examined without using a microscope?

Answer 11

Gross Anatomy

Question 12

What is the study of structure of specific systems of the body such as the nervous or respiratory systems?

Answer 12

Systemic Anatomy

Question 13

What is the study of specific regions of the body such as the head or chest?

Answer 13

Regional Anatomy

Question 14

What is the study of body structures that can be visualized with x-rays?

Answer 14

Radiographic Anatomy

Question 15

What is the study of structural changes (from gross to microscopic) associated with disease?

Answer 15

Pathological Anatomy

Question 16

What is the study of functional properties of nerve cells?

Answer 16

Neurophysiology

Question 17

What is the study of hormones (chemical regulators in the blood) and how they control body functions?

Answer 17

Endocrinology

Question 18

What is the study of functions of the heart and blood vessels?

Answer 18

Cardiovascular Physiology

Question 19

What is the study of how the body defends itself against disease-causing agents?

Answer 19

Immunology

Question 20

What is the study of functions of the air passageways and lungs?

Answer 20

Respiratory Physiology

Question 21

What is the study of functions of the kidneys?

Answer 21

Renal Physiology

Question 22

What is the study of changes in cell and organ functions as a result of muscular activity?

Answer 22

Exercise Physiology

Question 23

What is the study of functional changes associated with disease and aging?

Answer 23

Pathophysiology

Question 24

What is commonly known as blood sugar?

Answer 24

Glucose

Question 25

What is this very basic level can be compared to the letters of the alphabet and includes atoms, the smallest units of matter that participate in chemical reactions, and molecules, two or more atoms joined together?

Answer 25

Chemical Level

Question 26

What level where molecules combine to form cells, the basic structural and functional units of an organism?

Answer 26

Cellular Level

Question 27

What is the smallest living units in the human body?

Answer 27

Cells

Question 28

What level where there are groups of cells and the materials surrounding them that work together to perform a particular function, similar to the way words are put together to form sentences?

Answer 28

Tissue Level

Question 29

What level where at this level different types of tissues are joined together?

Answer 29

Organ Level

Question 30

What level where it consists of related organs (paragraphs) with a common function?

Answer 30

System Level

Question 31

What level where any living individual, can be compared to a book in our analogy. All the parts of the human body functioning together constitute the total organism?

Answer 31

Organismal Level