Anatomy and Physiology

Question 1

Studies the structure of body parts and their relationships to one another?

Answer 1

ANATOMY

Question 2

Traces structural changes that occur throughout the life span?

Answer 2

DEVELOPMENTAL

Question 3

Deals with structures to small to be seen by the naked eye(cytology,
histology)?

Answer 3

MICROSCOPIC

Question 4

All structures in particular region of the body (abdomen or leg region)?

Answer 4

REGIONAL

Question 5

Study of internal structures as they relate to the overlying skin surface?

Answer 5

SURFACE

Question 6

Body structures are examined system by system (cardiovascular, neuro, nephron
etc)?

Answer 6

SYSTEMIC

Question 7

Studies the function of the body, how the body parts work and carry out their life-sustaining activities?

Answer 7

PHYSIOLOGY

Question 8

As the fast-acting control system of the body, it responds to internal and external changes by activating appropriate muscles and glands?

Answer 8

NERVOUS SYSTEM

Question 9

Glands secrete hormones that regulate processes such as growth, reproduction, and nutrient use (metabolism) by body cells?

Answer 9

ENDOCRINE SYSTEM

Question 10

Blood vessels transport blood, which carries oxygen, carbon dioxide, nutrients, wastes, etc. The heart pumps blood?

Answer 10

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM

Question 11

Forms the external body covering and protects deeper tissues from injury. Synthesizes vitamin D, and houses cutaneous (pain, pressure, etc.) receptors, and sweat and oil glands?

Answer 11

INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM

Question 12

Protects and supports body organs, and provides a framework the muscles use to cause movement. Blood cells are formed within bones. Bones store minerals?

Answer 12

SKELETAL SYSTEM

Question 13

Allows manipulation of the environment, locomotion, and facial expression. Maintains posture, and produces heat?

Answer 13

MUSCULAR SYSTEM

Question 14

Picks up fluid leaked from blood vessels and returns it to blood?

Answer 14

LYMPHATIC SYSTEM

Question 15

Keeps blood constantly supplied with oxygen and removes carbon dioxide. These exchanges occur through the walls of the air sacs of the lungs?

Answer 15

RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

Question 16

Breaks down food into absorbable units that enter the blood for distribution to body cells. Indigestible foodstuffs are eliminated as feces?

Answer 16

DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

Question 17

Eliminates nitrogenous wastes from the body. Regulates water, electrolyte, and acid-base balance of the blood?

Answer 17

URINARY SYSTEM

Question 18

Overall function is production of offspring. Testes produce sperm and male sex hormone, and male ducts and glands aid in delivery of sperm to the female reproductive tract?

Answer 18

MALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM

Question 19

Ability of the body to maintain relatively stable internal conditions even though the outside world changes continuously?

Answer 19

HOMEOSTASIS

Question 20

When a signal is bound to its receptor, a specific intracellular signal transduction pathway is triggered which leads to either1) cell fate changes or 2) morphogenetic responses?

Answer 20

NEGATIVE FEEDBACK MECHANISMS

Question 21

Form the basic structure of the membrane?

Answer 21

PHOSPHOLIPIDS

Question 22

Encloses the cell, separating the cytoplasm from the extracellular fluid?

Answer 22

PHYSICAL BARRIER

Question 23

Determines which substances enters or exit the cell?

Answer 23

SELECTIVE PERMEABILITY

Question 24

Plasma membrane proteins interact with specific chemical messengers and relay messages to the cell interior?

Answer 24

COMMUNICATION

Question 25

Cell surface carbohydrates allow cells to recognize each other?

Answer 25

CELL RECOGNITION

Question 26

Diffuse directly through the lipid bilayer (usually small nonpolar molecules that readily dissolve in lipids)?

Answer 26

SIMPLE DIFFUSION

Question 27

Either through a) binding to carrier proteins or 2) through water filled channel proteins?

Answer 27

FACILITATED DIFFUSION

Question 28

Diffusion of a solvent through a membrane?

Answer 28

OSMOSIS

Question 29

Refers to the ability of a solution to change the shape of cells by altering the cells; internal water volume?

Answer 29

TONICITY

Question 30

Have the same concentrations of nonpenetrating solutes as those found in the cells, retain shape, exhibit no net loss or gain of water?

Answer 30

ISOTONIC

Question 31

Higher concentration of nonpenetrating solutes than seen in the cell, lose water, shrivel or crenate?

Answer 31

HYPERTONIC

Question 32

More dilute than cells, cells plump up or lyse?

Answer 32

HYPOTONIC

Question 33

Requires transport proteins that combine specifically and reversibly with the transported substances?

Answer 33

ACTIVE TRANSPORT

Question 34

Also termed as voltage, electrical potential energy resulting from the separation of oppositely charged particles?

Answer 34

MEMBRANE POTENTIAL

Question 35

In which cells come together, touch and recognize one another. Useful in development and immunity?

Answer 35

CONTACT SIGNALING

Question 36

Process in which a ligand (chemical messenger) binds a specific receptor and initiates a response?

Answer 36

CHEMICAL SIGNALING

Question 37

Signals from the nervous system?

Answer 37

NEUROTRANSMITTERS

Question 38

Signals from the endocrine system?

Answer 38

HORMONES

Question 39

Chemicals that act locally and are rapidly destroyed?

Answer 39

PARACRINES

Question 40

Metabolic machinery of the cell that synthesize proteins, generate ATP?

Answer 40

ORGANELLES