Human A&P Chapter 1 Questions and Answers
Anatomy
The scientific discipline that investigates the structure of the body.
Systematic Anatomy
The study of the body by systems.
Ex: Circulatory, Nervous, Skeletal, Muscular, Ect...
Regional Anatomy
The study of the organization of the...
anatomy the scientific discipline that investigate
systematic anatomy the study of the body by system
regional anatomy the study of the organization of
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Human A&P Chapter 1 Questions and
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Anatomy - answer The scientific discipline that investigates the structure of the body.
Systematic Anatomy - answer The study of the body by systems.
Ex: Circulatory, Nervous, Skeletal, Muscular, Ect...
Regional Anatomy - answer The study of the organization of the body by areas.
Ex: Head, abdomen, arm, Ect...
Surface Anatomy - answer The study of external features, which serve as landmarks
for location deeper structures. It provides important information useful in diagnosing
disease.
Ex: Bony projections
Anatomical Imaging - answer Involves the use of x-rays, ultrasound, magnetic
resonance imaging (MRI), and other technologies to create pictures of internal
structures. It provides important information useful in diagnosing disease.
Anatomical Anomalies - answer Structures that are unusual and different from the
normal pattern.
Ex: Some people have 12 fingers.
Physiology - answer The scientific discipline that deals with the processes or
functions of living things.
What are the major goals of physiology? - answer 1. To understand and predict the
body's responses to stimuli.
2. To understand how the body maintains conditions within a narrow range of values in
the presence of a continually changing environment.
Human Physiology - answer The study of a specific organism: the human.
Structural levels of the body - answer 1. Chemical Level
2. Cell Level
3. Tissue Level
4. Organ Level
5. Organ System Level
6. Organism Level
Chemical Level - answer Atoms (tiny building blocks of matter) combine to form
molecules.
, Ex: Water, sugar, fats, proteins, Ect...
Cell Level - answer Molecules form organelles, which make up cells.
Cells - answer The basic structural and functional units of organisms.
Tissue Level - answer Similar cell and surrounding materials make up tissues.
Organ Level - answer Different tissues combine to form organs, which together
perform one or more common functions.
Ex: Urinary Bladder
Organ System Level - answer Organs make up and Organ System.
Ex: Urinary Bladder and Kidneys
Organism Level - answer Organ Systems make up an Organism.
Integumentary System - answer Provides protection, regulates temperature, reduces
water loss, and produces vitamin D precursors.
What does the Integumentary System consist of? - answer Skin, hair, nails, and
sweat glands.
Skeletal System - answer Provides protection and support, allows body movements,
produces blood cells, and stores minerals and fats.
What does the Skeletal System consist of? - answer Bones, associated cartilages,
ligaments, and joints.
Muscular System - answer Produces body movements, maintains posture, and
produces body heat.
What does the Muscular System consist of? - answer Muscles attached to the
skeleton by tendons.
Nervous System - answer A major regulatory system that detects sensations and
controls movements, physiological processes, and intellectual functions.
What does the Nervous System consist of? - answer Brain, spinal cord, nerves, and
sensory receptors.
Endocrine System - answer A major regulatory system that influences metabolism,
growth, reproduction, and many other functions.
What does the Endocrine System consist of? - answer Pituitary Gland,
Hypothalamus, thyroid, and thymus.
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