WorksheetsIntro to Anatomy Study Guide
Total questions: 41
Worksheet time: 22mins
What is the study of the structure of an organism called?
Physiology
Biology
Anatomy
Chemistry
Which level of organization is the smallest unit of all living things?
Organ
Tissue
Cell
Organism
What is the function of the circulatory system?
Detects impulses from senses
Transports nutrients and gases around the body
Breaks down food and absorbs it
Provides movement for all parts of the body
Which system is responsible for exchanging gases like O2 and CO2?
Digestive
Respiratory
Nervous
Endocrine
What is the highest level of structural organization for an individual?
Cell
Tissue
Organ
Organism
Which necessary life function involves the removal of waste products from the body?
Metabolism
Excretion
Growth
Reproduction
What is the primary purpose of maintaining boundaries in living organisms?
To increase cell size
To sense environmental changes
To let some substances in and keep others out
To produce offspring
Which of the following is a survival need that involves the intake of essential substances for energy and growth?
Oxygen
Nutrients
Normal body temperature
Normal atmospheric pressure
What life function is described as the production of offspring?
Growth
Metabolism
Reproduction
Movement
Which necessary life function involves sensing and reacting to changes in the environment?
Digestion
Responsiveness
Excretion
Growth
What is the standard anatomical position?
Body is straight with feet slightly apart and thumbs pointed away from the body.
Body is bent with feet together and thumbs pointed towards the body.
Body is straight with feet together and thumbs pointed towards the body.
Body is bent with feet slightly apart and thumbs pointed away from the body.
What is the purpose of using anatomical terminology?
To confuse medical professionals.
To discuss parts of the body easily and efficiently.
To make anatomy more complex.
To replace common language.
Which directional term is used to describe a structure closer to the head?
Inferior
Lateral
Superior
Distal
How do directional terms help anatomists?
They make anatomy more difficult to understand.
They help compare the location of one body structure to another.
They are used to name body parts.
They are only used in surgery.
What are the three body planes?
Median, Frontal, Transverse
Sagittal, Coronal, Horizontal
Vertical, Horizontal, Diagonal
Axial, Coronal, Oblique
What are the major body cavities in which the other cavities are found?
Cranial, Thoracic, Abdominal
Dorsal, Ventral
Pelvic, Abdominal, Thoracic
Spinal, Cranial, Pelvic
What membranes are found in the body cavities?
Pleura, Pericardium
Meninges, Serosa
Peritoneum, Meninges
Serosa, Peritoneum
What is the primary function of muscular tissue?
Conducts electrical impulses
Movement of skeleton and food through the digestive tract
Makes up skin and glands
Connects organs together
Which type of tissue is responsible for conducting electrical impulses?
Muscular tissue
Connective tissue
Nervous tissue
Epithelial tissue
What role does the Golgi apparatus play in a cell?
Synthesizes proteins
Converts food into ATP
Transports material in vesicles
Breaks down waste
Which organelle is known as the control center of the cell?
Mitochondria
Nucleus
Lysosomes
Centrioles
What is the function of mitochondria in a cell?
Aid in cell division
Store nutrients and waste
Convert food into ATP
Synthesize proteins
Where is genetic information found in the cell?
Ribosomes
Chromosomes
Golgi apparatus
What is the shape of DNA?
Single helix
Double helix
Triple helix
Quadruple helix
What are the sides of the DNA ladder made of?
Proteins and lipids
Sugars and phosphates
Amino acids and bases
Nucleotides and enzymes
During transcription, DNA is converted into what type of molecule?
tRNA
rRNA
mRNA
DNA
What is the role of tRNA during translation?
It carries amino acids to the ribosome
It transcribes DNA into RNA
It forms the structure of ribosomes
It replicates DNA strands
Why must cells divide?
To decrease in size
To become more efficient
To grow larger
To prevent regular cycles
What happens during mitosis?
One parent cell makes four identical daughter cells
Division of the cytoplasm occurs first
One parent cell makes two identical daughter cells
Chromosomes do not divide
What happens during meiosis?
One parent cell makes two identical daughter cells
Division occurs in somatic cells
One parent cell makes four different daughter cells
Chromosomes do not divide
How does the cell membrane regulate transport?
It is completely impermeable
It allows all substances to pass through
It is a semi-permeable barrier
It requires energy for all transport
What is passive transport?
Movement from low to high concentration
Requires energy
Includes diffusion and osmosis
Involves active transport
What is facilitated diffusion?
Movement without protein channels
Requires energy
Larger molecules are helped across the membrane
Involves endocytosis
What is active transport?
Moves molecules from high to low concentration
Does not require energy
Moves molecules from low to high concentration
Involves passive transport
Which two body cavities are DORSAL body cavities? Select all that apply
thoracic
cranial
abdominopelvic
spinal
Which of the following body cavities are VENTRAL body cavities? Select all that apply
thoracic
cranial
abdominal
pelvic
What is the name of this plane?
Transverse
Sagittal
Midsagittal
Coronal
The plane that passes from front to back and divides the body into right and left portions.
Sagittal (medial)
Transverse (Horizontal)
Frontal (coronal)
The plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior parts:
Sagittal (Medial)
Transverse (Horizontal)
Frontal (Coronal)
