Benchmark 1

Question 1

Define Physiology

Answer 1

The study of body functions

Question 2

Place in order from simplest to most complex:

Organ, molecule, organ system, tissue

Answer 2

Molecule, tissue, organ, organ system

Question 3

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Answer 3

Facing forward, arms at side, palms facing forward; reference relation of body parts

Superior, Inferior, Anterior, Posterior,

Question 4

Define median/midsagginal

Answer 4

Vertical longitude plane that divides a bilaterally symmetrical animal in to right + left halves

Question 5

Define tissues

Answer 5

Group of similar cells specialized to perform a specific function

Question 6

Simplest to complex:

Organ system, chemical level, tissue level, organismal level, cellular level, organ level

Answer 6

Chemical level, cellular level, tissue level, organ level, organ system, organismal level

Question 7

8 life functions

Answer 7

Maintaining boundaries, movement, responsiveness, digestion, metabolism, excretion, reproduction, growth

Question 8

What is located in the abdominopelvic cavity?

Answer 8

Stomach, liver, pancreas, spleen, gallbladder, kidneys, reproductive organs, small and large body intestines

Question 9

What is the gluteal region

Answer 9

The buttocks

Gluteus Maximus, gluteus medius, gluteus minimus

Question 10

Brachial, antecubital, and carpel, are all parts of what?

Answer 10

Arm

Question 11

Define chemical change

Answer 11

Usually irreversible, chemical reaction involving the rearrangement of atoms of one or more substances and changes in their chemical properties, resulting in the formation in at least one new substance
Alters basic nature of substance

Question 12

Define potential energy

Answer 12

Stored energy

Question 13

Define cation

Answer 13

Positively charged ion

Protons higher than electrons

Question 14

Most abundant element in the human body

Answer 14

Oxygen

Question 15

Properties of water

Answer 15

High heat capacity, polarity, universal solvent, chemical reactivity, cushioning

Question 16

Functions of carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids

Answer 16

Carbohydrates: provide body with energy; building blocks of molecules=sugar

Lipids: store energy

Protein: multipurpose; most important-enzyme

Nucleic Acids: stores+transports genetic info

Question 17

What bonds hold the chain DNA together?

Answer 17

Hydrogen bonds

Question 18

Glucose is stored as

Answer 18

Glycogen

Question 19

Define gene

Answer 19

A unit of DNA that is usually located on a chromosome and that controls the development of one or more traits and is the basic unit by which genetic information is passed from parent to offspring

Question 20

DNA, RNA, and ATP, what types of organic compound?

Answer 20

Nucleic Acids

Question 21

What are the 3 basic components of cytoplasms

Answer 21

Cytosol, organelles, cytoplasm inclusions