Anatomy & Physiology

Question 1

Study of the structures of the human body and the substance the structures are made of is _________.

Answer 1

ANATOMY

Question 2

The study of the functions and activities performed by The body structures, including physical and chemical processes ________.

Answer 2

PHYSIOLOGY

Question 3

known as microscopic anatomy, is the study of the structure and composition of tissue _______.

Answer 3

HISTOLOGY

Question 7

WHAT IS A CELL?

Answer 7

Basic unit of all living things

Question 8

The structure of a cell includes:

Answer 8

• PROTOPLASM
• NUCLEUS
• ORGANELLES
• CELL MEMBRANE

Question 9

A chemical process that takes place in living organisms converting nutrients to energy so the cell can function: _______.

Answer 9

METABOLISM

Question 10

The breakdown of complex molecules in living organisms to form simpler ones, together with the release of energy: ________.

EX: destructive metabolism

Answer 10

CATABOLISM

Question 11

What is a watery gel-like fluid containing the nutrient material necessary for cell growth, reproduction, and self-repair?

Answer 11

PROTOPLASM

Question 12

What takes in the nutrients, breaks them down, and creates energy for the cell?

Answer 12

MITOCHONDRIA

Question 13

Define: MITOSIS

Answer 13

Normal process of cell reproduction in human tissues that occurs when the cell divides into two identical calls called daughter cells

Question 14

Supports, protects, and binds together other tissues of the body: ________.

Answer 14

CONNECTIVE TISSUE

Question 15

A protective lining on cavities of the body and surfaces of the organs: _________.

Answer 15

EPITHELIAL TISSUE

Question 16

contracts and moves the various parts of the body: ________.

Answer 16

MUSCLE TISSUE

Question 17

Carries messages through the central nervous system to control and coordinate all bodily functions: ______.

Answer 17

NERVE TISSUE

Question 18

What forms the physical foundation of the body?

Answer 18

SKELETAL SYSTEM

Question 19

What covers, shapes, and supports the skeletal tissue; also contracts and moves various parts of the body?

Answer 19

MUSCULAR SYSTEM

Question 20

What system controls the steady delivery of the blood through the body?

Answer 20

CIRCULATORY SYSTEM

Question 21

What protects the body from disease by developing resistances and destroying disease-causing toxins, foreign material, and bacteria?

Answer 21

LYMPHATIC SYSTEM

Question 22

Performs the function of producing children and passing on our genetics from one generation to another: ______.

Answer 22

REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM

Question 23

What system breaks down food into smaller and smaller particles to absorb nutrients or for excretion?

Answer 23

DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

Question 24

The excretory system refers to what?

Answer 24

The elimination of waste matter

Question 25

The face consists of how many bones?

Answer 25

14 BONES

Question 26

Forms the back of the skull above the nape:

Answer 26

OCCIPITAL BONE

Question 27

Forms the sides and crown of the cranium:

Answer 27

PARIETAL BONES

Question 28

The frontal bone forms what?

Answer 28

THE FOREHEAD

Question 29

Forms the sides of the head in the ear region:

Answer 29

(2) TEMPORAL BONES

Question 30

The light, spongy bone between the eye sockets that forms part of the nasal cavities is what bone?

Answer 30

THE ETHMOID BONE

Question 31

Forms the bridge of the nose _____.

Answer 31

(2) NASAL BONES

Question 32

The smallest and most fragile bones of the face, are situated at the front inside part of the eye socket: ______.

Answer 32

(2) LACRIMAL BONES

Question 33

The zygomatic bones are also known as what?

Answer 33

THE CHEEKBONES

Question 34

Forms the upper jaw: _____.

Answer 34

(2) MAXILLAE BONES

Question 35

Forms the lower jawbone, the largest and strongest bone of the face: _____.

Answer 35

MANDIBLE