Download Human Anatomy, Unit 1 Study Guide 1. Explain how anatomy and

Human Anatomy, Unit 1 Study Guide
1. Explain how anatomy and physiology are related.
2. Give an example for each level of structural organization.
3. Name the organ systems of the body and briefly state the major functions of
each system.
4. List the necessary life functions for humans.
5. List the survival needs of the human body.
6. Define homeostasis and describe two examples of its importance.
7. Distinguish the functional components of a homeostatic control mechanism.
8. Distinguish positive and negative feedback and describe an example of each.
9. Describe the anatomical position.
10. Use proper anatomical terminology to describe body
directions and body planes.
11. Locate the major body cavities and their subdivisions and list the chief organs
in each cavity.
12. Describe the physical basis and uses of the major medical imaging tools.
13. List the major energy forms and provide one example of how each energy form is used in the body.
14. How is warm-bloodedness related to faster chemical reactions?
15. List the major elemental composition of the human body.
16. What are the six most abundant elements in living things? Describe a function for each.
17. Distinguish atomic number, atomic mass number, and atomic weight.
18. Distinguish isotopes of an element.
19. What happens when a radioactive isotope decays?
20. Differentiate the products of radioactive decay.
21. When are atoms stable and chemically inert?
22. Distinguish ionic and covalent chemical bonds.
23. Account for the hydrogen bonding between water molecules.
24. Give an human body example of each: synthesis, decomposition, and exchange reactions.
25. Describe how the properties of water are important for human life.
26. Distinguish acids and bases.
27. Sketch and label the pH scale using: a line; the numbers 0, 7, and 13; and the words acid, neutral, and base.
Include one example of an acid, a base, and a neutral solution.
28. How are buffers involved in controlling pH?
29. How are organic polymers formed and digested?
30. Describe the composition, importance ands examples of carbohydrates.
31. Describe the composition, importance ands examples of lipids.
32. Describe the composition, importance and examples of
proteins.
33. How is an enzyme's shape important for its function?
34. How do enzymes speed up chemical reactions?
35. How does DNA specify protein structure?
36. How does ATP shuttle energy with in cells?