Anatomy & Physiology
MIDTERM STUDY GUIDE
2015-16
Your midterm will be comprised of 100 scantron questions.
Completion of this study guide is OPTIONAL. However, completion will help you know what to study.
You will not be allowed to use it on the midterm.
Remember, this is a study guide. To make it useful, complete a few days before the test. Then spend the
last 2 nights before the test to review it.
Chapter 1 HUMAN BODY
1. How is an anatomical study different from a physiological study?
2. What are the 6 levels of organization?
3. Be prepared to match the following body systems to their functions.
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Digestive
Endocrine
Integumentary
Lymphatic
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f.
g.
h.
Muscular
Respiratory
Skeletal
Urinary
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e.
f.
Nervous
Respiratory
Urinary
4. Be prepared to match the following systems to their organs:
a.
b.
c.
Cardiovascular
Digestive
Endocrine
5. What is anatomical position?
6. Know the following landmark regions and how they relate to each other with all directional
terms.
Example: The patellar region is anterior to the popliteal region.
BODY REGIONS
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DIRECTIONAL TERMS
abdominal
antecubital
axillary
brachial
buccal
carpal
deltoid
femoral
frontal
mental
patellar
pelvic
thoracic
tarsal
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Anterior
Deep
Distal
Inferior
Intermediate
Lateral
Medial
Posterior
Proximal
Superficial
Superior
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7. What are the 2 dorsal body cavities? What are the 3 ventral cavities?
8. What are the 3 body planes? How does each separate the body?
Example: Which type of section can be used to separate the thoracic cavity from the abdominopelvic
cavity?
Chapter 3 TISSUES
1. Name the four main types of tissues. In one word, state the function of each type of tissue.
1) ________________________ =
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2) ________________________ =
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3) ________________________ =
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4) ________________________ =
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2. Which tissue type is most abundant and widely distributed throughout the body? __________________
3. Which of the four main types is associated with each characteristic and/or functions?
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Connects, binds and supports structures
Covers the body
Covers the organs inside body cavities
Facial expressions
Generates & transmits nerve impulses
Include tendons & ligaments
Insulates (fat)
Lines the cavities, tubes, ducts and blood vessels
inside the body
Locomotion
Maintains posture
Makes up the brain & spinal cord
 Most abundant & widely distributed tissue
 Movement
 Peristalsis
 Has an apical surface and a basement membrane
 Produces heat
 Protection against microbial invasion
 Protects & cushions organs and tissues
 Pumps blood
 Regulates & controls body functions
 Secretes serous fluids to lubricate structures
 Transports substances (blood)
4. What are the 4 functions of epithelial tissue?
5. What is the difference between SIMPLE and STRATIFIED epithelial cells?
What are the 3 shapes of epithelial cells? (Draw and name below)
6. What are the 2 basic components of connective tissue?
7. What two types of cells make up nervous tissue?
Which of these is conducting? Nonconducting?
8. Identify which of the following is characteristic of
SMOOTH (SM), SKELETAL (SK)AND CARDIAC (C)muscle. (Some may have more than one answer.)
 ____ Found in walls of hollow organs, i.e. stomach
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_____ Involuntary movement
_____ Only found in the heart
_____ Responsible for facial expressions and body movements
_____ Striated
_____ Tapered cells (similar to an eye)
_____ Voluntary movement
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9. What kind of tissue (epithelial, connective, nervous, smooth muscle, skeletal muscle, cardiac muscle)
is found in the
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Blood vessels?
brain & spinal cord?
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stomach?
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ligament?
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heart?
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lining of esophagus?
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bone?
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sweat gland?
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blood?
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fat?
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skin?
Chapter 4 SKIN & BODY MEMBRANES
1. Name the four types of body membranes.
Which are connective? Epithelial?
2. Which of the 4 BODY MEMBRANES
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adapted for absorption and secretion?
dry?
forms two layers: visceral & parietal?
secretes a lubricating fluid?
3. What are the two main layers of skin?
4. What function does the hypodermis serve?
5. What are the 5 layers of the epidermis from superficial to deep?
Which are living? dead? Deteriorating?
Which layer
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Contains melanocytes?
Is a transitional layer of living, dead and dying cells?
Is continuously shed?
Is made of 8-10 layers of living cells?
Is mitotic?
Only found on hands and feet?
6. The dermis is made of two layers: the papillary layer and the reticular layer.
Know the difference between the two in terms of location, components and function.
For instance, which layer…
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composes fingerprints?
contain pain receptors?
contain sweat and oil glands?
contains blood vessels
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8. What are the two types of sudoriferous glands?
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Which one secretes water, salts, and metabolic wastes?
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Which secretes fatty acids and proteins?
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What is the function of each types secretion?
contains deep pressure receptors?
contains touch receptors?
is attached to the epidermis?
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9. What do sebaceous glands secrete?
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What is the function of their secretion? (3 answers)
10. What is hair composed of?
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What are the 3 types of hair shafts and what kind of hair does each form?
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What parts of the body do not contain hair?
11. What are nails composed of?
12. What are the three categories of burns?
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What skin layers are damaged in each?
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What does each look like?
13. What is the Rule of Nines?
14. How is a benign tumor different from one that is malignant?
15. What are the three types of skin cancer?
16. Which type of cancer
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is evaluated by the ABCD rule?
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is least malignant?
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is most common?
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is most deadly?
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metastasized rapidly?