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APHY 101 IVY TECH EXAM 1/ MIDTERM
QUESTIONS WITH COMPL ETE SOLUTIONS
Question : What is the difference between anatomy and
physiology?
Correct answer: Anatomy is the study of structures in the body
and physiology is the study of functions of the body
Question : What are the levels of organization?
Correct answer: subatomic particles, atom, molecule,
macromolecule, organelle, cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism
Question : subatomic particles
Correct answer: electrons, protons, neutrons
Question : atom
Correct answer: hydrogen atom, lithium atom
Question : molecule
Correct answer: water molecule, glucose molecule
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Question : macromolecule
Correct answer: protein molecule, DNA molecule
Question : organelle
Correct answer: mitochondrion, golgi apparatus
Question : cell
Correct answer: muscle cell, nerve cell
Question : tissue
Correct answer: simple squamous epithelium, bone
Question : organ
Correct answer: skin, femur, heart, kidney
Question : organ system
Correct answer: integumentary system, skeletal system,
digestive system
Question : organism
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Correct answer: human
Question : what are the characteristics of life?
Correct answer: movement, responsiveness, growth,
reproduction, respiration, digestion, absorption, circulation, assimilation, excretion
Question : movement
Correct answer: Change in position of the body or of a body
part; motion of an internal organ
Question : responsiveness
Correct answer: Reaction to a change inside or outside the body
Question : growth
Correct answer: increase in body size without change in shape
Question : reproduction
Correct answer: product of new organisms and new cells
Question : respiration
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Correct answer: obtaining oxygen, removing carbon dioxide,
and releasing energy from foods
Question : digestion
Correct answer: Breakdown of food substances into simpler
forms that can be absorbed and used
Question : Absorption
Correct answer: passage of substances through membranes and
into body fluids
Question : circulation
Correct answer: movement of substances in body fluids
Question : Assimilation
Correct answer: changing of absorbed substances into different
chemical forms
Question : Excretion
Correct answer: removal of wastes produced by metabolic
reactions