Bio 175 Exam #1 Questions And
Answers 2023 Update
Chapters 1-5
Which term describes the study of the functions of body structures?
a. histology
b.
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c. anatomy
d. physiology
e. endocrinology -Correct Answer-d. physiology
Which term defines a group of cells that work together to perform a particular function?
a. organ
b. compounds
c. organism
d. tissue
e. molecules -Correct Answer-d. tissue
Which of the following is not considered a survival need in humans?
a. atmospheric pressure
b. sunlight
c. temperature
d. nutrients
e. oxygen -Correct Answer-b. sunlight
What is another term for "arm"?
a. cranial
b. carpal
c. cervical
d. brachial
e. ante brachial -Correct Answer-d. brachial
Which of the following statements is most true concerning feedback mechanisms?
a. negative feedback mechanisms tend to increase the original stimulus
b. positive feedback mechanisms always result in excessive damage to the host
c. blood glucose levels are regulated by positive feedback mechanisms
d. most of the body is governed by positive feedback mechanisms
e. negative feedback mechanisms work to prevent sudden severe changes within the
body -Correct Answer-e. negative feedback mechanisms work to prevent sudden
severe changes within the body
_____________ is another name for anterior
a. ventral
b. dorsal
c. posterior
d. caudal
e. superior -Correct Answer-a. ventral
Which feedback system structure provides input to the control center?
a. effector
b. efferent pathway
c. muscle
d. response
e. receptor -Correct Answer-e. receptor
A condition NOT regulated by a negative feedback loop would be:
a. blood pressure
b. body temperature
c. childbirth
d. blood sugar
e. heart rate -Correct Answer-c. childbirth
A transverse cut separates the structure to be viewed as:
a. obliquely to ensure that maximal body tissues are transferred
b. vertically right and left
c. perpendicular to vertical and horizontal planes
d. no answer text provided
e. horizontally superior and inferior
f. diagonally between vertical and horizontal planes -Correct Answer-e. horizontally
superior and inferior
Which of the following would not be a functional characteristic of life processes?
a. movement
b. decay
c. responsiveness
d. differentiation
e. metabolism -Correct Answer-b. decay
Histoloy would best be defined as a study of _________?
a. chemical interactions
b. cells
c. cell chemistry
d. tissues
e. the gross structures of the body -Correct Answer-d. tissues
What is a vertical section through the body, dividing it into anterior and posterior regions
called?
a. median
b. transverse
c. oblique
d.frontal
e. sagittal -Correct Answer-d.frontal
The study of large body structures, visible to the naked eye, such as the heart is called
_______ anatomy
a. pathological
b. developmental
c. gross
d. cellular
e. microscopic -Correct Answer-c. gross
A structure that is composed of two or more tissue types that work together to perform
specific functions for the body is a(n) _______
a. complex cell
b. complex tissue
c. organ system
d.molecular aggregate
e. organ -Correct Answer-e. organ
Which of the following organs or structures most likely represents what would be found
in the lower right quadrant (LRQ)?
a. liver
b. spleen
c. gallbladder
d. appendix
e. stomach -Correct Answer-d. appendix
Which term means toward or at the back of the body or behind the body?
a. lateral
b. anterior
c. distal
d. dorsal
e. ventral -Correct Answer-d. dorsal
The lungs are located in which of the following cavities?
a. thoracic cavity
b. abdominal cavity
c. pelvic cavity
d. cranial cavity
e. vertebral cavity -Correct Answer-a. thoracic cavity
The visceral pleura would represent a serous membrane _______
a. covering individual lungs
b. lining the abdominal cavity
c. covering the heart
d. separating the abdominal region from the pelvic region
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