Comprehensive Anatomy and Physiology Review
for Bio 201 Final Exam UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
What does the prefix 'endo-' mean? - CORRECT ANSWER - Within
What does the prefix 'peri-' mean? - CORRECT ANSWER - Around
What does the prefix 'hyper-' mean? - CORRECT ANSWER - Increased
What does the prefix 'macro' mean? - CORRECT ANSWER - Large
Arrange the following from smallest to largest: organelle, cell, atom, tissue. - CORRECT ANSWER - Atom,
organelle, cell, tissue
What is anatomy? - CORRECT ANSWER - The study of structures of the body
What is percussion in medical examination? - CORRECT ANSWER - Tapping on the body and listening for a
change in pitch indicating a pocket of air or fluid.
What is the plural form of corpus? - CORRECT ANSWER - Corpora
What process controls childbirth and blood clotting? - CORRECT ANSWER - Positive feedback
What is the smallest structural unit that can carry out the basic functions of life? - CORRECT ANSWER - Cell
What does perineurium refer to? - CORRECT ANSWER - Tissues around a nerve
What does myocardium refer to? - CORRECT ANSWER - It is the muscle tissue in the heart.
What is an example of negative feedback control? - CORRECT ANSWER - Blood glucose concentration rises
after a meal, stimulating insulin release.
What is auscultation? - CORRECT ANSWER - Listening to sounds of the body, such as a heartbeat or movement
of air through lungs.
What principle does sweating and panting demonstrate? - CORRECT ANSWER - Homeostasis
What is the plural form of diagnosis? - CORRECT ANSWER - Diagnoses
Why should a medical student observe many cadavers before becoming a surgeon? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Anatomical variation
What type of section passes through parts of the eternal, vertebral, left and right pectoral and left and right scapular
regions? - CORRECT ANSWER - Transverse
How is the brain positioned relative to the skull? - CORRECT ANSWER - Deep
How is the cubital region positioned relative to the carpal region? - CORRECT ANSWER - Proximal
What term refers to the bottom (sole) of the foot? - CORRECT ANSWER - Plantar region
Where is a bruise located if it is on the dorsal surface, superior to the femoral region, and inferior to the lumbar region? -
CORRECT ANSWER - In the gluteal region.
, What type of section passes through parts of the right cheek, right hip, and right foot? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Sagittal
How are the ribs positioned relative to the heart and lungs? - CORRECT ANSWER - Superficial
Which term refers to a region that is proximal to the cubital region? - CORRECT ANSWER - Palmar region.
What does the parietal pleura do? - CORRECT ANSWER - Lines the walls of the thoracic cavity.
What is not a requirement of anatomical position? - CORRECT ANSWER - Forearms and palms prone.
How is the branchial region positioned relative to the pectoral region? - CORRECT ANSWER - Lateral.
What is the chemical signal for sodium? - CORRECT ANSWER - Na.
How many electrons does sodium have? - CORRECT ANSWER - 11.
How many valence electrons does sodium have? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1.
If sodium becomes an ion, does it gain or lose electrons? - CORRECT ANSWER - Lose.
True or False: A substance with a pH of 7 is considered a base. - CORRECT ANSWER - False.
True or False: A substance with a pH of 3 has 10x more hydrogen ions than a substance with a pH of 1. - CORRECT
ANSWER - False.
What is produced in the reaction ADP + phosphate? - CORRECT ANSWER - ATP.
Is the reaction ADP + phosphate endergonic or exergonic? - CORRECT ANSWER - Endergonic.
What type of chemical reaction adds an -OH group and an -H to break a covalent bond? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Hydrolysis.
What type of reaction occurs when 2 amino acids form a dipeptide? - CORRECT ANSWER - Synthesis.
Which of the following is NOT a type of lipid? - CORRECT ANSWER - Glycogen.
Which type of particle has more electrons than protons? - CORRECT ANSWER - Anion.
What is absorbed into the body when starch is digested? - CORRECT ANSWER - Glucose.
What is absorbed into the body when a protein is digested? - CORRECT ANSWER - Amino acids.
What is a cation? - CORRECT ANSWER - Ca++.
What is a hydrophilic substance? - CORRECT ANSWER - A substance that freely dissolves in water.
What organelle is the site of aerobic respiration? - CORRECT ANSWER - Mitochondria.
What organelle synthesizes proteins destined for membranes? - CORRECT ANSWER - Rough Endoplasmic
reticulum.
What organelle contains digestive enzymes? - CORRECT ANSWER - Lysosome.
Where is DNA most likely found in a cell? - CORRECT ANSWER - Nucleus.
What are enzymes in the plasma membrane called? - CORRECT ANSWER - Enzymes.
for Bio 201 Final Exam UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
What does the prefix 'endo-' mean? - CORRECT ANSWER - Within
What does the prefix 'peri-' mean? - CORRECT ANSWER - Around
What does the prefix 'hyper-' mean? - CORRECT ANSWER - Increased
What does the prefix 'macro' mean? - CORRECT ANSWER - Large
Arrange the following from smallest to largest: organelle, cell, atom, tissue. - CORRECT ANSWER - Atom,
organelle, cell, tissue
What is anatomy? - CORRECT ANSWER - The study of structures of the body
What is percussion in medical examination? - CORRECT ANSWER - Tapping on the body and listening for a
change in pitch indicating a pocket of air or fluid.
What is the plural form of corpus? - CORRECT ANSWER - Corpora
What process controls childbirth and blood clotting? - CORRECT ANSWER - Positive feedback
What is the smallest structural unit that can carry out the basic functions of life? - CORRECT ANSWER - Cell
What does perineurium refer to? - CORRECT ANSWER - Tissues around a nerve
What does myocardium refer to? - CORRECT ANSWER - It is the muscle tissue in the heart.
What is an example of negative feedback control? - CORRECT ANSWER - Blood glucose concentration rises
after a meal, stimulating insulin release.
What is auscultation? - CORRECT ANSWER - Listening to sounds of the body, such as a heartbeat or movement
of air through lungs.
What principle does sweating and panting demonstrate? - CORRECT ANSWER - Homeostasis
What is the plural form of diagnosis? - CORRECT ANSWER - Diagnoses
Why should a medical student observe many cadavers before becoming a surgeon? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Anatomical variation
What type of section passes through parts of the eternal, vertebral, left and right pectoral and left and right scapular
regions? - CORRECT ANSWER - Transverse
How is the brain positioned relative to the skull? - CORRECT ANSWER - Deep
How is the cubital region positioned relative to the carpal region? - CORRECT ANSWER - Proximal
What term refers to the bottom (sole) of the foot? - CORRECT ANSWER - Plantar region
Where is a bruise located if it is on the dorsal surface, superior to the femoral region, and inferior to the lumbar region? -
CORRECT ANSWER - In the gluteal region.
, What type of section passes through parts of the right cheek, right hip, and right foot? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Sagittal
How are the ribs positioned relative to the heart and lungs? - CORRECT ANSWER - Superficial
Which term refers to a region that is proximal to the cubital region? - CORRECT ANSWER - Palmar region.
What does the parietal pleura do? - CORRECT ANSWER - Lines the walls of the thoracic cavity.
What is not a requirement of anatomical position? - CORRECT ANSWER - Forearms and palms prone.
How is the branchial region positioned relative to the pectoral region? - CORRECT ANSWER - Lateral.
What is the chemical signal for sodium? - CORRECT ANSWER - Na.
How many electrons does sodium have? - CORRECT ANSWER - 11.
How many valence electrons does sodium have? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1.
If sodium becomes an ion, does it gain or lose electrons? - CORRECT ANSWER - Lose.
True or False: A substance with a pH of 7 is considered a base. - CORRECT ANSWER - False.
True or False: A substance with a pH of 3 has 10x more hydrogen ions than a substance with a pH of 1. - CORRECT
ANSWER - False.
What is produced in the reaction ADP + phosphate? - CORRECT ANSWER - ATP.
Is the reaction ADP + phosphate endergonic or exergonic? - CORRECT ANSWER - Endergonic.
What type of chemical reaction adds an -OH group and an -H to break a covalent bond? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Hydrolysis.
What type of reaction occurs when 2 amino acids form a dipeptide? - CORRECT ANSWER - Synthesis.
Which of the following is NOT a type of lipid? - CORRECT ANSWER - Glycogen.
Which type of particle has more electrons than protons? - CORRECT ANSWER - Anion.
What is absorbed into the body when starch is digested? - CORRECT ANSWER - Glucose.
What is absorbed into the body when a protein is digested? - CORRECT ANSWER - Amino acids.
What is a cation? - CORRECT ANSWER - Ca++.
What is a hydrophilic substance? - CORRECT ANSWER - A substance that freely dissolves in water.
What organelle is the site of aerobic respiration? - CORRECT ANSWER - Mitochondria.
What organelle synthesizes proteins destined for membranes? - CORRECT ANSWER - Rough Endoplasmic
reticulum.
What organelle contains digestive enzymes? - CORRECT ANSWER - Lysosome.
Where is DNA most likely found in a cell? - CORRECT ANSWER - Nucleus.
What are enzymes in the plasma membrane called? - CORRECT ANSWER - Enzymes.
