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A&P Exam 1 (Chapters 1-4) Review Questions and Answers Latest Update, Exams of Nursing

1. What is the difference between anatomy and physiology? -  Anatomy studies structures  -Physiology studies functions 2. What are some of the specialties of anatomy? –  Gross anatomy  Comparative anatomy  Surface anatomy  Regional anatomy  Developmental anatomy 3. What are some of the specialties of physiology? –  Cell physiology  Special (organ) physiology  Systemic physiology  Pathological physiology 4. What organs are found in the thoracic cavity? - ✔✔Heart and lungs 5. What organs are found in the dorsal body cavity? - ✔✔Cranial cavity and spinal cavity 6. What are the pleural and pericardial cavities? - ✔✔Pleural cavity: the potential space between the two pleurae of the lungs.7. Pericardial cavity: the potential space between the parietal pericardium and visceral layer. 10.Weak acids only partially dissociate releasing fewer H (amino acids) 11.What are the four types of chemical bonds formed between atoms? –  Ionic  Covalent  Hydrogen  Hydrophobic

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A&P Exam 1 (Chapters 1-4) Review
Questions
1. What is the difference between anatomy and physiology? -
Anatomy studies structures
-Physiology studies functions
2. What are some of the specialties of anatomy?
Gross anatomy
Comparative anatomy
Surface anatomy
Regional anatomy
Developmental anatomy
3. What are some of the specialties of physiology?
Cell physiology
Special (organ) physiology
Systemic physiology
Pathological physiology
4. What organs are found in the thoracic cavity? - ✔✔Heart and lungs
5. What organs are found in the dorsal body cavity? - ✔✔Cranial cavity and spinal
cavity
6. What are the pleural and pericardial cavities? - ✔✔Pleural cavity: the potential
space between the two pleurae of the lungs.
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  1. What is the difference between anatomy and physiology? -  Anatomy studies structures  - Physiology studies functions
  2. What are some of the specialties of anatomy? –  Gross anatomy  Comparative anatomy  Surface anatomy  Regional anatomy  Developmental anatomy
  3. What are some of the specialties of physiology? –  Cell physiology  Special (organ) physiology  Systemic physiology  Pathological physiology
  4. What organs are found in the thoracic cavity? - ✔✔Heart and lungs
  5. What organs are found in the dorsal body cavity? - ✔✔Cranial cavity and spinal cavity
  6. What are the pleural and pericardial cavities? - ✔✔Pleural cavity: the potential space between the two pleurae of the lungs.
  1. Pericardial cavity: the potential space between the parietal pericardium and visceral layer.
  2. What is the mRNA sequence complimentary to the following DNA sequence: ATTCGGCTTA - ✔✔TAAGCCGAAT
  3. What is the difference between a strong acid and a weak acid? Provide an example of each. - ✔✔Strong acids dissociate completely releasing lots of H (ex: HCl) 10.Weak acids only partially dissociate releasing fewer H (amino acids) 11.What are the four types of chemical bonds formed between atoms? –  Ionic  Covalent  Hydrogen  Hydrophobic 12.Which type of bond is found between the hydrogens and oxygen in H2O? - ✔✔Covalent 13.What is formed when an acid is mixed with a base? - ✔✔They neutralize each other, so you get a neutral pH. 14.The element carbon has an atomic number of 6 and an tonic mass of 12. How many neutrons are found in carbon? - ✔✔ 6
  • Each cell maintains homeostasis at the cellular level (homeostasis at higher levels reflects combined, coordinated action of many cells. 22.What molecule is used by cells to store and transfer information? Where is this molecule stored inside the cell? - ✔✔DNA = Nucleus 23.What molecule is used by cells to power most cellular operations? Where is this molecule produced inside the cell? - ✔✔ATP = Mitochondria 24.List the major membranous organelles found within cells. - ✔✔
  • ER
  • Golgi Apparatus
  • Lysosomes
  • Peroxisomes
  • Mitochondria 25.What six functions characterize all living things? - ✔✔
  • Organization
  • Responsiveness
  • Growth
  • Reproduction
  • Movement
  • Metabolism/Excretion 26.What is homeostasis? - ✔✔A steady state of internal environment of an organism.

27.What is the difference between positive and negative feedback? Give an example of each. - ✔✔Positive feedback enhances change (labor contractions during birth, blood clotting, etc...) 28.Negative feedback resists change (body temperature, insulin, cortisol, etc...) 29.List the major body cavities in the human body -

  • Ventral
  • Pleural
  • Abdominal
  • Pelvic
  • Thoracic
  • Abdominopelvic 30.List the major non-membranous organelles found within cells. –
  • Cytoskeleton
  • Microvilli
  • Centrioles & Cilia
  • Ribosomes
  • Proteasomes 31.What is the transmembrane potential? - ✔✔An unequal distribution of positive/negative ions inside/outside of the cell 32.List a few of the major cell types found in the body - ✔✔RBC's WBC's Platelets

41.What are the six types of epithelial tissue, based of cell shape and layers of cells? –

  • Simple/Stratified Squamos
  • Simple/Stratified Cuboidal
  • Simple/Stratified Columnar 42.Where are some places on the body you might find adipose pads? - ✔✔Behind knees, stomach 43.Bone, blood and cartilage are examples of which tissue type? - ✔✔Connective 44.What are the major differences between skeletal muscle and cardiac muscle? - ✔✔Skeletal - voluntary, used for movement 45.Cardiac - involuntary, pumps blood 46.What are the major differences between skeletal muscle and smooth muscle?
  • ✔✔Skeletal - voluntary, movement 47.Smooth - involuntary, keeping other things moving internally 48.Which of the six types of epithelial tissue most easily permits diffusion? - ✔✔Simple Squamous 49.List the five types of white blood cells (WBC's) found in blood. WBC's are also known as ...? -
  • monocytes o lymphocytes o neutrophils o basophils o Eosinophils 50.WBC's are also known as leukocytes.