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Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 16mins

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Class
Date
1.

What is anatomy?

a)

The study of plants

b)

The study of diseases of the human body

c)

The study of functions of living organisms

d)

The study of the form and structure of the parts of an organism.

2.

What is physiology?

a)

The study of plants

b)

The study of diseases of the human body

c)

The study of functions of living organisms

d)

The study of the form and structure of the parts of an organism.

3.

Put in order from most simple to most complex:

a)

Atoms, Molecules, cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, human body.

b)

Cells, Molecules, Atoms, tissues, organs, organ systems, human body.

c)

Molecules, Atoms, cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, human body.

d)

Atoms, cells, Molecules, tissues, organs, organ systems, human body.

4.

One function of cells is to provide ATP to body tissues.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Human cells do the following: (select all that are correct)

a)

take in food and oxygen

b)

eliminate waste

c)

move and adapt to the environment

d)

Use photosynthesis

e)

perform special functions/each cell has a job

6.

Mitosis results in egg and sperm cells

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Mitosis is the process that results in cell replication and cell turn over

a)

True

b)

False

8.

What is the body's ability to regulate its internal environment?

a)

metabolism

b)

homeostasis

c)

digestion

d)

sweating

9.

What is the term used to describe chemical reactions constantly going on within the body's cells that result in growth, repair, energy release, use of food and secretions?

a)

metabolism

b)

homeostasis

c)

digestion

d)

sweating

10.

Most homeostasis works on this system where conditions exceed a "set point" limit and trigger a reaction to restore the condition.

a)

positive feedback system

b)

negative feedback system

11.

Define anabolism.

a)

buildup of complex materials from simpler ones such as food and oxygen

b)

breakdown/changing of complex materials into simpler ones. Release of energy and carbon dioxide

12.

Define catabolism.

a)

buildup of complex materials from simpler ones such as food and oxygen

b)

breakdown/changing of complex materials into simpler ones. Release of energy and carbon dioxide

13.

Tissue type: Covers the interior and exterior body surfaces. It forms a protective barrier. Found in the lining of blood vessels, lining of respiratory system, lining of digestive tract, outer skin covering.

a)

Epithelial

b)

Nervous

c)

Connective

d)

Muscle

14.

Tissue type: Provides support for the body and connects its parts. Found: bone, cartilage, tendons, ligaments, fat, blood and lymph.

a)

Epithelial

b)

Nervous

c)

Connective

d)

Muscle

15.

Tissue Type: Receives and transmits nerve impulses throughout the body. Found: Brain, spinal cord, nerves

a)

Epithelial

b)

Nervous

c)

Connective

d)

Muscle

16.

Tissue Type: Composed of cells that can contract. Enables movement. Found: attached to bones for movement, found in organs (example heart) and the arteries and veins.

a)

Epithelial

b)

Nervous

c)

Connective

d)

Muscle

17.

Name this plane

a)

Sagittal

b)

Coronal

c)

Transverse

18.

Which plane divides the body into front and back?

a)

Sagittal

b)

Coronal

c)

Transverse

19.

Which plane divides the body into top and bottom portions?

a)

Sagittal

b)

Coronal

c)

Transverse

20.

Midsagittal divides the body into equal parts, right and left

a)

True

b)

False

21.

Which organ is in the thoracic cavity?

a)

Heart

b)

stomach

c)

bladder

d)

brain

22.

What structure separates the thoracic from abdominal cavity?

a)

stomach

b)

intestines

c)

liver

d)

diaphragm

23.

Which organ is in the pelvic cavity?

a)

heart

b)

bladder

c)

liver

d)

lungs

24.

Meiosis

a)

Sexual reproduction (4 different daughter cells)

b)

Asexual reproduction

(2 identical daughter cells)

25.

Front/in front of

a)

Cranial

b)

Caudal

c)

Dorsal/posterior

d)

Ventral/Anterior

26.

Skull or head end

a)

Cranial

b)

Caudal

c)

Ventral/Anterior

d)

Dorsal/Posterior

27.

Tail or tail end

a)

Cranial

b)

Caudal

c)

Anterior/Ventral

d)

Posterior/Dorsal

28.

Toward the midline

a)

Lateral

b)

Medial

c)

Superior

d)

Inferior

29.

Upper or above

a)

Lateral

b)

Medial

c)

Superior

d)

Inferior

30.

Farther from the point of attachment

a)

Proximal

b)

Distal

c)

Superficial

d)

Deep

31.

Toward the surface

a)

Proximal

b)

Distal

c)

Superficial

d)

Deep