Anatomy and Physiology

Summative Assessment

Questions #1-5 are matching about the organization of life. Match the below words found in the word bank, with the correct definition. Not all words in the word bank will be used.

Word Bank:

  1. Organism
  1. Tissue
  1. Organ System
  1. Cell
  1. Population
  1. Muscle
  1. Human
  1. Organ

  1. ________ The basic unit of structure and function in a living thing.
  2. ________ Group of similar cells that perform the same function.
  3. ________ Group of organs that work together to perform a major function.
  4. ________ An individual living thing that can react to stimuli, reproduce, grow, and maintain homeostasis. It can be a virus, bacterium, protist, fungi, plant, or an animal.
  5. ________ Composed of different kinds of tissue to perform a specific job

Questions #6-36 are multiple choice. Select the best answer and write letter of the correct answer in the space provided on the left.

Circulatory System

  1. _____ What is the main function of the circulatory system?
  1. To keep oxygen moving around your body
  2. To eliminate waste from your body
  3. To transport things around your body
  4. To keep the blood moving around your body
  1. _____ What is the difference between arteries and veins?
  1. Arteries carry blood away from your heart, veins bring blood from your body to your heart.
  2. Veins carry blood away from your heart, arteries bring blood from your body to your heart.
  3. Arteries carry iron rich blood, and veins carry iron poor blood
  4. Veins carry iron rich blood, and arteries carry iron poor blood
  1. _____ What kind of circulatory system do humans have?
  1. Combined
  2. Circulatory
  3. Open
  4. Closed
  1. _____ What is hemoglobin?
  1. A protein that attaches to oxygen, which can then move throughout the body
  2. A carbohydrate that attaches to iron, which can then move throughout the body
  3. A protein that attaches to oxygen, which then stays within the heart
  4. A carbohydrate that attaches to iron, which then stays within the heart

Muscular System

  1. _____ Where is smooth muscle found?
  1. Found in viscera
  2. Found in our brain
  3. Found in our limbs
  4. Found in the heart
  1. _____ What type of energy do muscles use?
  1. ATP
  2. TPS
  3. ASP
  4. PTS
  1. _____ Where is cardiac muscle found?
  1. Found in viscera
  2. Found in our brain
  3. Found in our limbs
  4. Found in the heart
  1. _____ Where is skeletal muscle found?
  1. Found in viscera
  2. Found in our brain
  3. Found in our limbs
  4. Found in the heart
  1. _____ What are muscle fibers?
  1. Short, fat cells that are immobile
  2. Short, fat cells that are able to expand and contract
  3. Long, thin cells that are immobile
  4. Long, thin cells that are able to expand and contract
  1. _____ What are voluntary muscles?
  1. Muscles that you control
  2. Muscles that you do not control
  3. Muscles that you can sometimes control
  4. Muscles that are essential to life

Nervous System

  1. _____ What are the two divisions of the nervous system?
  1. Lateral and main
  2. Central and peripheral
  3. Peripheral and lateral
  4. Main and central
  1. _____ What is the largest part of the human brain?
  1. Thalamus
  2. Hypothalamus
  3. Cerebrum
  4. Cerebellum
  1. _____ What is the cerebellum responsible for?
  1. Memory
  2. Mood
  3. Movement
  4. Breathing
  1. _____ How do neurons communicate?
  1. Gap junction
  2. Dendrite
  3. Synapse
  4. Nerve impulses
  1. _____ What is the gap called between neurons?
  1. Gap junction
  2. Dendrite
  3. Synapse
  4. Neurotransmitter
  1. _____ What is the main job of the spinal cord?
  1. Carry nerve impulses back and forth between the body and the brain
  2. Carry nerve impulses back and forth between the appendages
  3. Carry nerve impulses between each neuron and communicate to the brain
  4. Carry nerve impulses between dendrites and communicate to the brain

Integumentary System

  1. _____ What is hair made of?
  1. Dead keratinized skin cells
  2. Living keratinized skin cells
  3. Dead eponychium skin cells
  4. Living eponychium skin cells
  1. _____ What produces nail growth?
  1. Nail Matrix
  2. Nail Lunula
  3. Epidermis
  4. Dermis
  1. _____ What is the epidermis?
  1. Bottom layer of skin that contains hair follicles, sweat glands, oil glands, and blood vessels.
  2. Bottom layer of skin that contains hair follicles, and produces melanin, which protects us from UV light.
  3. Outside layer of skin that is the first barrier of protection. It is waterproof, and produces melanin.
  4. Middle layer of skin that contains hair follicles, oil, and sweat glands.
  1. _____ What is the dermis?
  1. Bottom layer of skin that contains hair follicles, and produces melanin, which protects us from UV light.
  2. Bottom layer of skin that contains hair follicles, sweat glands, oil glands, and blood vessels.
  3. Outside layer of skin that is the first barrier of protection. It is waterproof, and produces melanin.
  4. Middle layer of skin that contains hair follicles, oil, and sweat glands.

Respiratory System

  1. _____ What is inhalation?
  1. Process of eliminating oxygen
  2. Process of absorbing oxygen
  3. Process of taking in air
  4. Process of blowing out air
  1. _____ What is exhalation?
  1. Process of eliminating oxygen
  2. Process of absorbing oxygen
  3. Process of taking in air
  4. Process of blowing out air
  1. _____ What are the alveoli for?
  1. Brings oxygen to the air sacs
  2. Filters air before it goes to lungs
  3. Where gases are exchanged
  4. Passageway for air
  1. _____ What does the diaphragm do?
  1. Filters air before it goes to lungs
  2. Passageway for air
  3. Allows us to inhale and exhale
  4. Brings oxygen to the air sacs for gas exchange
  1. _____ What is the trachea?
  1. Filters air before it goes to lungs
  2. Also called the throat
  3. The voice box
  4. Passageway for air
  1. _____ What are the bronchioles for?
  1. Passageway for air
  2. Filters air before it goes to lungs
  3. Brings oxygen to the air sacs
  4. Where gases are exchanged

Digestive System

  1. _____ What is the J-shaped bag that stores your food, and breaks it down into tiny pieces?
  1. Colon
  2. Intestine
  3. Mouth
  4. Stomach
  1. _____ Which is shorter the small intestine or the large intestine?
  1. Small intestine
  2. Large Intestine
  1. _____ Which organ absorbs nutrients from your food?
  1. Large Intestine
  2. Esophagus
  3. Stomach
  4. Small Intestine
  1. _____ What is mechanical digestion?
  1. It is when we have enzymatic reactions to air in the digestion of our food.
  2. It is when the food gets to our stomach and begins being broken down by the stomach acid.
  3. It is when we tear, grind, and mash our food.
  4. It is when we cut our food up with a knife and fork before we eat it.
  1. _____ What is chemical digestion?
  1. It is when we cut our food up with a knife and fork before we eat it.
  2. It is when the food gets to our stomach and begins being broken down by the stomach acid.
  3. It is when we have enzymatic reactions to aid in the digestion of our food.
  4. It is when we tear, grind, and mash our food.
  1. _____ Where does food first start to be digested?
  1. Mouth
  2. colon
  3. Intestine
  4. Stomach
  1. What is absorption?
  1. Small nutrient molecules are absorbed by the blood
  2. Small nutrient molecules are absorbed by the stomach
  3. Small nutrient molecules are absorbed by the large intestine
  4. Small nutrient molecules are excreted by the large intestine

Excretory System

  1. _____ How do the kidneys work to help excrete waste from our system?
  1. Kidneys produce cells that are released into your blood to remove waste
  2. Kidneys attract waste with special receptors and then remove the waste
  3. Blood is filtered from your kidneys to remove waste
  4. Kidneys secrete a hormone that seeks and destroys waste from your blood
  1. _____ What two other organs aid your body in excretion?
  1. Brain and Skin
  2. Lungs and Stomach
  3. Heart and stomach
  4. Skin and lungs
  1. _____ What does the urinary bladder do?
  1. Cleans and filters the urine
  2. Excretes urine from the body
  3. Adds nutrients and minerals to the urine
  4. Collects and stores the urine

Question #42 is short answer.

Skeletal System

  1. What are the 5 functions of the skeletal system?

  1. _________________________
  2. _________________________
  3. _________________________
  4. _________________________
  5. _________________________

Questions #43 is short answer on the circulatory system. 

  1. Draw and label a diagram explaining how blood flows through the heart and lungs. Be sure to include the left ventricle, the right ventricle, the right atria, and the left atria of the heart as well as the lungs.

Questions #44 is short answer on the nervous system.

  1. Describe neurons and explain how they carry nerve impulses.

Question #45 is short answer on the digestive system.

  1. You have just eaten lunch, using the figure below, explain, in order, how food is digested as it works its way through your system.

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[1] Digestive System by NIDDK / CK-12 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.