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Unit 1 Reading Guide
This reading guide will be completed on your own with the use of the book. It is a part of your notes
however, so be sure to add it to your binder after it has been graded. There is a video that goes along
with this reading guide that you will need to watch to supplement this activity.
1. Define anatomy
2. Define Physiology
3. For each of the following statements, indicate if is relates to the study of anatomy or the study of
physiology.
a. Measuring an organ’s size, shape, and weight ___________________
b. Can be studied in living subjects ___________________
c. Observing a heart in action ___________________
d. Involves dissection ___________________
e. Viewing muscle tissue through a microscope ___________________
f.
Drawing blood and determining blood sugar levels ___________________
g. Mainly studied through observation ___________________
h. Mainly studied through experimentation ___________________
i.
Studying metabolism ___________________
4. Using the key choices, identify the organ system to which the following organs or functions belong.
Insert the correct letter or term in the answer blanks. Answer choices may be used more than once, or
not at all.
a. Cardiovascular
f. Muscular
j. Skeletal
b. Digestive
g. Nervous
k. Urinary
c. Endocrine
h. Reproductive
d. Integumentary
i. Respiratory
e. Lymphatic
_____ 1.
Rids the body of nitrogen-containing wastes
_____ 2.
Is affected by the removal of the thyroid gland
_____ 3.
Provides support and levers on which the muscular system can act
_____ 4.
Protects underlying organs from drying out and mechanical damage
_____ 5.
Produces Vitamin D
_____ 6.
Breaks down foodstuffs into small particles that can be absorbed
_____ 7.
Removes carbon dioxide from the body
_____ 8.
Delivers oxygen and nutrients to body tissues
_____ 9.
Moves the limbs; allows facial expression
_____ 10.
Conserves body water or eliminates excesses
_____ 11.
Provides for conception and child-bearing
_____ 12.
Controls the body with chemicals called hormones
_____ 13.
Responsible for the body’s responsiveness
_____ 14.
Picks up fluid leaked from blood vessels and returns it to blood
_____ 15.
Includes the blood vessels & heart
_____ 16.
Includes the pancreas, pituitary, & adrenal glands
_____ 17.
Includes the kidneys, bladder, & ureters
_____ 18.
Includes the testes, vas deferens, & urethra
_____ 19.
Includes the esophagus, large intestine, & rectum
_____ 20.
Includes the breastbone, vertebral column, & skull
_____ 21.
Includes the brain, nerves, & sensory receptors
Life Functions and Survival Needs
5. What are the 8 life functions? Describe each one briefly
6. What are the 5 survival needs?
7. What is the difference between a life function and a survival need?
8. Match the life function with its corresponding description..
Answer choices may be used more than once, or not at all.
a.
Keeps the body’s internal environment distinct
from the external environment
_______Digestion
b.
Provides new cells for growth and repair
_______Excretion
c.
Occurs when constructive activities occur at a
faster rate than destructive activities
_______Growth
d.
e.
The tuna sandwich you ate at lunch is broken down
into its chemical building blocks
Elimination of carbon dioxide by the lungs and
elimination of nitrogenous wastes by the kidneys
f.
Ability to react to stimuli; a major role of the
nervous system
g.
Walking, throwing a ball, riding a bicycle
h.
All chemical reactions occurring in the body
i.
At the cellular level, membranes; for the whole
organism, the skin
_______Maintenance of
boundaries
_______Metabolism
_______Movement
_______Responsiveness
______Reproduction
.
9.
Identify the survival needs that correspond to the following descriptions. Answers may be used more
than once, or not at all.
a. Appropriate body temperature
b. Atmospheric pressure
c. Nutrients
d. Oxygen
e. Water
_____ 1.
Includes carbohydrates, proteins, fats, and minerals
_____ 2.
Essential for normal operation of the respiratory system and breathing
_____ 3.
Single substance accounting for over 60% of body weight
_____ 4.
Required for the release of energy from foodstuffs
_____ 5.
Provides the basis for body fluids of all types
_____ 6.
When too high or too low, physiological activities cease
10. Select the key choices that identify the following body parts or areas. Enter the appropriate
letter or corresponding term in the answer blanks.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
Abdominal
Antecubital
Axillary
Brachial
Buccal
Cervical
g.
h.
i.
j.
k.
l.
Femoral
Gluteal
Inguinal
Lumbar
Occipitial
Popliteal
_____ 1.
armpit
_____ 2.
thigh region
_____ 3.
buttock area
_____ 4.
neck region
_____ 5.
“belly button” area
_____ 6.
genital area
_____ 7.
anterior part of elbow
_____ 8.
posterior of head
_____ 9.
area where trunk meets thigh
_____ 10.
lower back
_____ 11.
cheek
_____ 12.
anterior part of knee
_____ 13.
Shoulder blade
m.
n.
o.
p.
q.
Patellar
Pubic
Scapular
Sural
Umbilical
Regional Terms: Define the following
terms using their common/everyday
names and write the terms on the body.
1. Abdominal
2. Acromial
3. Antebrachial
4. Antecubital
5. Axillary
6. Brachial
7. Buccal
8. Calcaneal
9. Carpal
10. Cephalic
11. Cervical
12. Coxal
13. Costal
14. Cranial
15. Crural
16. Cubital
17. Digital
18. Dorsum
19. Femoral
20. Frontal
21. Gluteal
Do not write just the term’s number as
this will not help you study!
26. Mental
27. Nasal
28. Occipital
29. Oral
30. Orbital
31. Otic
32. Palmar
33. Patellar
34. Pedal
35. Pelvic
36. Plantar
37. Pollex
38. Popliteal
39. Pubic
40. Scapular
41. Sternal
42. Sural
43. Tarsal
44. Thoracic
45. Umbilical
46. Vertebral
22. Hallux
HINT: Flash cards
23. Inguinal
will really help you to
24. Lumbar
memorize these body
parts!
25. Mammary
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On the following image, you are presented with both the anterior (front-side) and posterior
(back-side) views of a human. (Don’t just label with the letter!). You only need to label each
term once (meaning you do not have to use the term on both views.)
Anterior View
Posterior View
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