Anatomy and Physiology 1
(exam 1) with 100% correct
answers 2025
anatomy - answer studies the structure of the body parts
and their relationship to one another
physiology - answer studies the function of the body (how
the body parts work and carry out their life sustaining
activities)
gross or macroscopic anatomy - answer study the
anatomical structures that can be see at naked eye
-lungs, kidney, heart
regional anatomy - answer all structures in a particular
region of the body are studied together
systematic anatomy - answer the body structure is studied
system by system
surface anatomy - answer study the internal structures as
they relate to the overlying skin surface
microscopic anatomy - answer study the internal
structures that cannot be seen at naked eye
-cells, tissues
,cytology - answer study the cells of the body
histology - answer study the tissues of the body
developmental anatomy - answer traces the structural
changes that occur during the lifespan
embryology - answer study the developmental changes
that occur before birth
maintain boundaries: plasma membrane - answer
selectively restricts the diffusion of solutes into the cell
intracellular - answer in the cell
extracellular - answer out the cell
-blood plasma, interstitial
, maintaining boundaries: skin - answer maintaining
internal humidity, protection against infections, heat, and
chemicals
movement - answer uses the capacity of the muscular
cells to constrict and the skeletal system to provide
support
responsiveness - answer capacity of the organisms to
sense changes on the environment(stimulus) and respond
to them (nervous and excitable cells)
digestion - answer -performed by the digestive system
-breaking down the food indigested into simpler
compounds the can be absorbed and transported by the
blood
metabolism - answer chemical reactions that occur within
the cell
catabolism - answer breaking down substances into
simpler chemical compounds
anabolism - answer synthesizing more complex
substances, including energy-reaching molecules(ATP)
from simpler chemical compounds
excretion - answer removing waster(excreta) from the
body
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