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Anatomy & Physiology Fundamentals

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  • What is anatomy?

    Anatomy is the study of the structure of body parts and their relationships to one another.

  • What is physiology?

    Physiology is the study of the function of body parts and how they work to carry out life-sustaining activities.

  • What does the principle of complementarity of structure and function mean?

    Function always reflects structure; what a structure can do depends on its specific form.

  • Name the subdivisions of anatomy.

    Gross (macroscopic), regional, system, surface, microscopic (cytology and histology), and developmental anatomy (including embryology).

  • What are the main tools used to study anatomy?

    Observation, manipulation, palpation (feeling organs), auscultation (listening with a stethoscope), and medical imaging (X-ray, CT, MRI, ultrasound).

  • How is physiology subdivided?

    By organ systems, e.g., renal physiology, neurophysiology, cardiovascular physiology, often focusing on cellular or molecular levels.

  • List the levels of structural organization in the human body from simplest to most complex.

    Chemical, cellular, tissue, organ, organ system, and organismal levels.

  • What are the 11 major organ systems of the human body?

    Integumentary, skeletal, muscular, nervous, endocrine, cardiovascular, lymphatic, respiratory, digestive, urinary, reproductive.

  • What is the primary function of the integumentary system?

    External body covering that protects deeper tissues from injury (skin, nails, hair).

  • What is the main role of the skeletal system?

    Supports the body, provides framework for muscles, forms blood cells, and stores minerals.

  • What functions does the muscular system perform?

    Allows movement, maintains posture, produces heat, and enables facial expression.

  • What is the function of the nervous system?

    Fast-acting control system that responds to internal and external changes by activating muscles and glands.

  • What does the endocrine system do?

    Secretes hormones that regulate growth, reproduction, and metabolism.

  • Describe the cardiovascular system's function.

    Transports blood carrying oxygen, carbon dioxide, nutrients, and wastes; the heart pumps blood.

  • What is the role of the lymphatic system?

    Returns leaked fluid to blood, disposes of debris, and houses immune cells for defense.

  • What does the respiratory system do?

    Supplies blood with oxygen and removes carbon dioxide via lung air sacs.

  • What is the digestive system's main function?

    Breaks down food into absorbable units for distribution to cells; eliminates indigestible residues as feces.

  • What are the primary functions of the urinary system?

    Eliminates nitrogenous wastes and regulates water, electrolyte, and acid-base balance of blood.

  • What is the overall function of the reproductive system?

    Produces offspring; males produce sperm and hormones, females produce eggs, hormones, and nourish the newborn.

  • List the necessary life functions all living organisms must perform.

    Maintaining boundaries, movement, responsiveness, digestion, metabolism, excretion, reproduction, and growth.

  • What is homeostasis?

    The maintenance of relatively stable internal conditions despite continuous environmental changes.

  • What are the three components of homeostatic control?

    Receptor (sensor), control center, and effector.

  • How does negative feedback maintain homeostasis?

    Response reduces or shuts off original stimulus, returning variable to its set point.

  • Give an example of negative feedback in the body.

    Regulation of body temperature or blood glucose by insulin.

  • What is positive feedback?

    Response enhances or exaggerates the original stimulus, often producing a cascade effect.

  • Give examples of positive feedback mechanisms.

    Enhancement of labor contractions by oxytocin and platelet plug formation during blood clotting.

  • What is a feedforward (anticipatory) response?

    A response that occurs in anticipation of a change, such as saliva release triggered by the smell of food.

  • What are the survival needs of the human body?

    Nutrients, oxygen, water, normal body temperature, and appropriate atmospheric pressure.

  • Why is oxygen essential for survival?

    It is required for metabolic reactions that release energy from food; survival without it lasts only minutes.

  • What happens if homeostatic imbalance occurs?

    Increased risk of disease, aging changes, less efficient control systems, and possible destructive positive feedback.