Anatomy and Physiology Final Exam Review

The study of the function of the body and body parts is called:

• anatomy

• botany

• physiology

• ecology

Which of the following activities does NOT represent an anatomical study:

• making a section through the heart to observe its interior

• examining the surface of a bone

• viewing muscle tissue through a microscope

• studying how the nerves conduct electrical impulses

Which of the following orientation and directional terms have the same meaning (in humans):

• superior and caudal

• inferior and caudal

• inferior and cephalad

• anterior and ventral

Which of the following orientation terms have opposite meanings (in humans):

• superficial and proximal

• distal and proximal

• medial and distal

• posterior and intermediate

Which of the following is NOT connective tissue:

• bone

• cartilage

• blood

• skeletal muscle

The most important minerals stored in bones are:

• calcium and iron

• sodium and phosphorus

• sodium and potassium

• calcium and phosphorus

Which of the following are bone forming cells:

• osteocytes

• canaliculi

• osteoclasts

• osteoblasts

Which is the correct sequence going from simplest to most complex (levels of structural organization):

• cell; tissue; organ; organ system; organism

• tissue; cell; organ; organ system; organism

• organism; organ system; organ; cell; tissue

• cell; tissue; organ system; organ; organism

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Bone formation can be referred to as:

• osteoporosis

• rickets

• ossification

• osteoarthritis

Osteons are characteristic of:

• articular cartilage

• spongy bone

• compact bone

• yellow marrow