1st Semester Exam
Honors Human Anatomy & Physiology
*Final exams account for 20% of your semester grade--the grade that is used to calculate your
GPA and class rank. 40% of your semester grade is your 1st quarter grade, while the other 40%
is your 2nd quarter grade.*
*Your 1st semester final exam will consist of 150 Scantron questions. Since this is a Scantron test,
you will need to bring 2 #2 pencils with you to the final and have them sharpened prior to the
1st bell ringing. I will NOT supply you with pencils for this test.*
*This exam is cumulative, meaning it covers material learned for the entire semester. Because of
this vast amount of information, you will be allowed to make a “legal cheat sheet,” which you
should bring with you to the final. This is a 4 x 6 note card (both sides). You will turn in this
card on the day of the final. Everything on the notecard must be in your own writing. Nothing
can be typed. If you print out diagrams for the notecard, they must be unlabeled diagrams that
you have labeled by hand. If any of these rules are not followed, your notecard will be
destroyed.*
*There were a total of 5 unit tests during the semester.
*Here’s the breakdown of number of test questions for each unit, along with some of the major
topics. Note that these are simply the major topics and there are many more questions on the
final exam than topics that appear on this sheet:
Introduction to Anatomy & Physiology--20 questions
--lots of terminology (flashcards?)
--body organization
--body cavities/regions
--body systems (general functions & organs)
--types of tissues (characteristics and examples)
Integumentary System—25 questions
--skin layers
--keratinzation
--melanocytes/ melanoma
-- various accessory organs of the skin, including nails, hair, sebaceous and sweat glands
--skin diagram (label parts)
-- symptoms and causes of several skin conditions, including:
 Rosacea
 Acne vulgaris
 MRSA
 Dandruff
 Impetigo
 Eczema
 Psoriasis
Nervous System & Senses--45 questions
--neuron structure
--neuroglia
--CNS vs. PNS
--action potentials
--neurotransmitter involvement
--match description w/ correct brain lobe or part
--brain diagram
--nervous system disorders (Alzheimer’s, MS, CVA)
--eye structures
--ear structures
--eye diagram (label parts)
--ear diagram (label parts)
Skeletal System--28 questions
--skeletal system diagram (label bones)
--types of bones
--long bone structure
--bone physiology
--types of joints, examples
--appendicular or axial skeleton?
--tendons vs. ligaments
Muscular System --32 questions
--muscular system diagram (label muscles)
--muscle functions/ descriptions (flashcards?)
--muscle structure
--actin vs. myosin
--H zone, I bands, A bands, sarcomere, Z lines
--muscle fiber contraction
--origin vs. insertion
--“Golden Rules” of muscle activity