BSC 2093 Test 1 (IRSC) Questions and
Correct Answers.
organization - Answer atoms, cells, tissue, organ, organ systems, organism
tissue groups - Answer epithelial, connective, muscle, nervous
integumentary system - Answer protects against environmental hazards, helps control body
temperature
skeletal system - Answer provides support, protects tissues, stores minerals, forms blood
cells
muscular system - Answer provides movement, provides support, generates heat
nervous system - Answer directs immediate responses to stimuli, usually by coordinating the
activities of other organ systems
endocrine system - Answer Consists of glands that control many of the body's activities by
producing hormones
cardiovascular system - Answer transports cells and dissolved materials in the bloodstream,
including nutrients, wastes, and gases
lymphatic system - Answer defends against infection and disease
respiratory system - Answer delivers air to sites where gas exchange occurs between the air
and circulating blood
digestive system - Answer processes food and absorbs nutrients
urinary system - Answer eliminates excess water, salts, and wastes, controls pH
reproductive system - Answer produces sex cells and hormones, supports embryonic
development from fertilization to birth
, homeostatic regulation - Answer adjustment of physiological systems to preserve
homeostasis in environments that are often inconsistent, unpredictable, and dangerous
homeostasis - Answer
receptor - Answer sensor, sensitive to a particular environment change or stimulus
control center - Answer receives and processes the information supplied by the receptor
effector - Answer responds to these commands by opposing the stimulus
negative feedback - Answer a corrective mechanism that opposes or negates a variation
from normal limits
positive feedback - Answer mechanism that increases a deviation from normal limits after an
initial stimulus
anatomical position - Answer standing erect, hands are at the sides with palms facing
forward, and feet together
abdominopelvic quadrants - Answer
abdominopelvic regions - Answer
superior - Answer above (at a higher level in the human body)
inferior - Answer below (at a lower level in the human body)
proximal - Answer toward the point of attachment of a limb to the trunk
distal - Answer away from the point of attachment of a limb to the trunk
superficial - Answer at, near, or relatively close to the body surface
deep - Answer toward the interior of the body, farther from the surface
Correct Answers.
organization - Answer atoms, cells, tissue, organ, organ systems, organism
tissue groups - Answer epithelial, connective, muscle, nervous
integumentary system - Answer protects against environmental hazards, helps control body
temperature
skeletal system - Answer provides support, protects tissues, stores minerals, forms blood
cells
muscular system - Answer provides movement, provides support, generates heat
nervous system - Answer directs immediate responses to stimuli, usually by coordinating the
activities of other organ systems
endocrine system - Answer Consists of glands that control many of the body's activities by
producing hormones
cardiovascular system - Answer transports cells and dissolved materials in the bloodstream,
including nutrients, wastes, and gases
lymphatic system - Answer defends against infection and disease
respiratory system - Answer delivers air to sites where gas exchange occurs between the air
and circulating blood
digestive system - Answer processes food and absorbs nutrients
urinary system - Answer eliminates excess water, salts, and wastes, controls pH
reproductive system - Answer produces sex cells and hormones, supports embryonic
development from fertilization to birth
, homeostatic regulation - Answer adjustment of physiological systems to preserve
homeostasis in environments that are often inconsistent, unpredictable, and dangerous
homeostasis - Answer
receptor - Answer sensor, sensitive to a particular environment change or stimulus
control center - Answer receives and processes the information supplied by the receptor
effector - Answer responds to these commands by opposing the stimulus
negative feedback - Answer a corrective mechanism that opposes or negates a variation
from normal limits
positive feedback - Answer mechanism that increases a deviation from normal limits after an
initial stimulus
anatomical position - Answer standing erect, hands are at the sides with palms facing
forward, and feet together
abdominopelvic quadrants - Answer
abdominopelvic regions - Answer
superior - Answer above (at a higher level in the human body)
inferior - Answer below (at a lower level in the human body)
proximal - Answer toward the point of attachment of a limb to the trunk
distal - Answer away from the point of attachment of a limb to the trunk
superficial - Answer at, near, or relatively close to the body surface
deep - Answer toward the interior of the body, farther from the surface
