A&P lecture quizzes #1-4

Correctly list the levels of human structural complexity from the smallest to the largest structural units?

A. atom - molecules - cells - tissues - organs - organ systems

B. atom - molecule - organelles - organisms - organs - organ systems

C. atom - molecule - cells - organisms - organelles - organs - organ systems

D. atom - organelles - cells - organs - tissues - molecules – organism

A

Regional anatomy

Study of all the major body landmarks and the structures within them

Dermatology

The study of the skin

Gerontology

The study of the aging process

Hematology

The study of the blood

The process by which cells chemically break down small food molecules and release chemical energy for the cells use is called__

Respiration

The process by which waste products are eliminated from the cell by diffusion through the cells use membrane is called___

Excretion

gas compromises about .04% (< 1%) of the earth’s atmosphere.

Carbon dioxide

Carbon has an atomic number of 6 and a mass number of 12. How many electrons does carbon need to have added to it in order to have a complete valence shell?

4

In order for an atom to have a neutral (no) charge it must contain ___

The same number of protons and electrons

Two good examples of a colloid would be jelly-o or ___

Cytoplasm

Atoms that lose electrons become negative ions

False