Unit Test 1

Question 1

Define -
Anatomy
Physiology
Homeostasis

Answer 1

Anatomy- The study of the structure of organisms and their parts
Physiology- The study of bodily part function
Homeostasis- A condition of which a living organism maintains a stable and constant internal environment

Question 2

Digestion

Answer 2

breaks down food in the body to release nutrients absorbs nutrients and excretes solid waste products
(Stomach, large intestine, small intestine, pancreas, gallbladder, esophagus)

Question 3

Reproduction

Answer 3

secrete sex hormones produces and transport sex cells allows for the development of offspring in females
(ovaries, testes, uterus, fallopian tubes, prostate)

Question 4

Circulatory

Answer 4

Transports blood and other bodily fluids throughout the body to each cell
(heart, coronary, blood, arteries, veins, capillaries)

Question 5

Endocrine

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regulates body activities by the release of hormones maintains balance of metabolical functions and maintains homeostasis
(pituitary, ovaries, thyroid, hypothalamus, testes)

Question 6

Immune

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serves as the body‘s defense system offers protection and resistance to disease removes damaged or abnormal cells
(lymph nodes, spleen, bone marrow, tonsils, lymph vessels)

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Integumentary

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protects underlying structures against invasion by harmful microorganisms excretes waste and regulate body temperature
(dermis, epidermis, hair, skin, nails)

Question 8

Lymphatic

Answer 8

serves as a part of the body‘s defense system removes fluids through tissue spaces surrounding cells to the blood moves fat related nutrients from the digestive track to where they can be reabsorbed into the general circulation
(lymph nodes, lymph, thymus, bone marrow, tonsils)

Question 9

Muscular

Answer 9

produces movement and generates heat for the body

(cardiac muscles, smooth muscles, adductor muscles, deltoid, bicep)

Question 10

Nervous

Answer 10

generates transmits and recognizes nerve impulses maintains homeostasis
(brain, spinal cord, neurons, eyes, nose, ears) 

Question 11

Respiratory

Answer 11

responsible for gas exchange CO2&O2

(lungs, diaphragm, trachea, nasal cavity, larynx) 

Question 12

Skeletal

Answer 12

provides framework for support and protects as well as formed blood cells and acts as a mineral reservoir and provides levers for muscles (joints, bones, ligaments, cartilage, connective tissue)

Question 13

Urinary

Answer 13

filters waste products from the blood and excretes them

Kidneys, urethra, bladder, ureters, adrenal gland

Question 14

Chemical

Answer 14

Collection of atoms and elements

lipid, carbohydrate, protein, nucleic acid

Question 15

organelle

Answer 15

Collection of chemicals that preform a specific function

ribosomes, mitochondria, nucleus

Question 16

Cellular

Answer 16

Collection of organelles that preform a specific function

(neurons, erythrocytes, osteocytes, nephrons, hepatocytes) 

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tissue

Answer 17

Collection of cells that come together to perform a specific function
(epithelial, Nervous, connective, muscular, skeletal)

Question 18

Organs

Answer 18

Collection of tissues that come together to perform a specific function
(heart, Lungs, brain, stomach, intestines) 

Question 19

Systems

Answer 19

A collection of organs that come together to perform a specific function
(circulatory, skeletal, urinary, digestive, nervous, endocrine)

Question 20

organism

Answer 20

A collection of systems that come together to create an organism
(unicellular,  multicellular, Protista, human, bacteria) 

Question 21

Lateral

Answer 21

Toward the side and away from the mid sagittal plane

Question 22

medial

Answer 22

Toward the mid sagittal plane and away from the side of the body

Question 23

anterior

Answer 23

Toward the front of the body

Question 24

posterior

Answer 24

toward the back of the body

Question 25

 superior

Answer 25

Toward the top of the body

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inferior

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toward the bottom of the body

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dorsal

Answer 27

Along the vertebral surface of the body or the back side of the body

Question 28

ventral

Answer 28

Along or toward the belly surface of the body

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Proximal

Answer 29

toward the trunk position of a limb

Question 30

distal

Answer 30

away from the trunk or point of attachment relating to limb

Question 31

visceral

Answer 31

Toward the internal organ or away from the outer wall

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parietal

Answer 32

Toward the wall or away from internal organs and structures

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deep

Answer 33

Away from the surface toward the inside of a part

Question 34

superficial

Answer 34

Toward the surface and away from the inside of the body

Question 35

Medullary

Answer 35

Refers to the inner region

Question 36

Cortical

Answer 36

refers to an outer region

Question 37

responsiveness

Answer 37

ability to sense monitor and respond to changes externally and internally in environments

Question 38

conductivity

Answer 38

Capacity of living cells to transmit a wave of electrical disturbance from one point to another

Question 39

respiration

Answer 39

Exchanges of respiratory gases between an organism and it’s in

Question 40

digestion

Answer 40

Process by which complex food products are broken down into simpler substances that can be absorbed and used in bodily he

Question 41

absorption

Answer 41

Movement of molecules such as respiratory gases or digestive nutrients through membrane into bodily fluids for transportation to cells

Question 42

 secretion

Answer 42

production or release of important substances like digestive juices hormones for diverse body functions

Question 43

Excretion

Answer 43

Removal of waste products from the body

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Circulation

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Movement a body fluids containing many substances from one area of the body to another in a continuous circle route through hollow vessels

Question 45

Reproduction

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formation of new individual offspring

Question 46

 Midsagittal

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Exact midline of the body cutting into equal and symmetrical right and left halves

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sagittal

Answer 47

plain running from front to back and top to bottom dividing the body into right and left sides

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Coronal

Answer 48

Playing running from side to side and top to bottom dividing the body into anterior and posterior positions

Question 49

Transverse

Answer 49

Clean divides the body into upper and lower parts

Question 50

Dorsal cavities

Answer 50

Cranial cavity and spinal cavity hold the brain and the spinal cord

Question 51

Ventral cavities

Answer 51

holds the thoracic cavity the plural cavity the mediastinum and the diaphragm holding the heart trachea esophagus thymus blood vessels

Question 52

abdominal pelvic cavity

Answer 52

liver gallbladder stomach pancreas intestines spleen kidneys and ureters

Question 53

pelvic cavity

Answer 53

Uterus fallopian tube’s reproductive organs

Question 54

Positive feedback loop

Answer 54

amplifying change instead of returning it to normal

Question 55

negative feedback loop

Answer 55

Reaction that causes a decrease returning disturbance to normal