Biology Q4 Homework Questions (revised 3/28/18) 20.1 1. How does a Biblical worldview and recognition that others are made in the image of God alter how we treat one another? What are the three levels of behavior? Please describe and give an example for each. 20.2 What is the definition of anatomy? What is the definition of physiology? What are the four types of human tissue? Please describe each of them. 20.3 What makes up the integumentary system? Please explain in several sentences the name and function of each layer of skin. 20.5 What are two types of exocrine glands associated with the skin and how do they function? 20.6 What are the functions of the skeletal system? What are the two basic regions of a long bone? Describe the difference between compact and spongy bone. What is the difference between the support given by bone and the support given by cartilage?
From where do long bones lengthen? 20.7 Describe the classification of joints. What are the types of movable joints and their actions? Explain the difference between ligaments and tendons. What is the difference between open fractures and closed fractures? 20.8 What are the three types and characteristics of muscle tissue? What are the different types of muscle tissue and where are they located in the body? 20.9 How would you describe actin and myosin? Explain their function. What determines the force of a contraction? 20.10 How do skeletal muscles produce movement? Please describe in at least three sentences. 21.1 Name, in order, the structures by or through which a molecule of air passes as it enters the nose and passes to the capillaries of the lungs. What are the functions of the mucous membranes lining the respiratory tract? 21.2
What are the two main phases of breathing and how do the diaphragm and ribs function during each of these phases? How are oxygen and carbon dioxide transported in the blood? What are the effects of carbon monoxide on the body? 21.3 List the respiratory control centers. Tell what they measure and how they affect the rate of breathing. List several harmful effects of tobacco smoke. 21.4 Name and describe the four main functions of the digestive system. What are the four types of teeth in a human s mouth? What prevents the stomach from digesting itself? List several functions of the liver. Why is the colon called the large intestine when it is significantly shorter than the small intestine? 21.5 List the six basic substances normally found in food. What is the difference between a vitamin and a mineral? What are the two main classes of vitamins?
22.1 What are the components of blood? Describe the shape, size, and function of an erythrocyte, a leukocyte, and a platelet. Describe the formation of a blood clot. What is a universal donor and a universal recipient? 22.2 List and describe the three layers of a heart wall from superficial to deep. Name the four valves found in the heart. What causes the heart sounds heard through a stethoscope? 22.3 How is an artery different than a vein? What is the pulse? What is the blood pressure? 22.4 Where does lymph form? What happens to lymph as it passes through lymph nodes? 22.5 How do antibodies react with antigens?
What is the difference between active and passive immunity? What is an autoimmune disease? Describe how HIV attacks the body. 22.6 22.8 List the various organs in the excretory system and describe their function. What is a nephron and how does it function? What are the normal contents of urine? 23.1 What are the two primary control systems of the body? List the three main parts of a neuron and how they work. Draw and label a neuron. 23.2 What are the main divisions of the central nervous system? List the major divisions off the brain and mention what each controls. 23.3 List the five cutaneous receptors. What is accommodation? 23.4
What are the three main divisions of the ear? What is the primary function of the eustachian tube? Describe the process of hearing in the inner ear. 23.5 List and describe the functions of the three main layers of the eye. How is the amount of light that enters the eye regulated? How does the eye focus? What do the lacrimal glands produce and where are they located? What are the two types of photoreceptors in the eye? 24.1 List six characteristics of hormones. Explain how the structure of hormones affects the mode of action on their target cells. 24.2 Compare hyposecretion with hypersecretion. Describe the pituitary gland. What does it produce and what do they control? What action does insulin and glucagon have?