Study questions

1. Explain the difference between anatomy and physiology.
Answer: Anatomy is the study of the human body. Physiology is the study of the functions and structures that make up the human body.

2. Please organize the following structures in order from smallest to largest: system, tissue, organ, and cell
Answer: Cell, tissue, organ, system

3. In the term physiology the suffix -logy means what?
Answer: Study of

4. What is the type of membrane that lines all of the passages leading the exterior?
Answer: Mucous Membrane

5. What do you call a mass of cells that all perform the same function?
Answer: tissue

What type of tissue is specialized for the conduction of nerve impulses?
Answer: nerve

The term epidermis contains a prefix and a root term. What is the root in this word and what does it mean? What is the prefix in this word and what does it mean?
Answer:
Pi- upon Derm- skin
1. The term cavity appears frequently in this lesson. What does it mean?
Answer: a hollow space within the body.

2. Name the four main types of tissue and describe their function.
Answer: Epithelial, Connective, Muscle, and Nerves.


A cell is made of __Cytoplasm________________ except for the nucleus, which is made of __________protoplasm________.



3. What type of membrane lines joint cavities and outer surfaces of bones?
Answer: Mucous



4.
What is an organ system?
Answer: when two or more tissues combine their functions.

Name the five types of membranes and where each is located.
Answer: Cutaneous, Mucous, Serous, Fibrous, Fascia

What is the function of the cell membrane? The nucleus?
Answer: cell membrane transports and protects proteins, nucleus stores heredity and genes.