BIO 100 Practice Exam 1 - Chapter's 1, 2, 3 Questions and Answers 100% Pass

BIO 100 Practice Exam 1 - Chapter's 1, 2, 3 Questions and Answers 100% Pass **What is the study of disease called?** Pathology **What do specialized groups of cells form?** Tissues **What is the study of how the body functions?** Physiology **What are organs composed of?** A combination of various tissues **What forms systems in the body?** Several different parts and organs grouped together for specific functions **What are the basic units of life?** Cells **What is the study of body structures?** Anatomy **Which term indicates nearness to the midsagittal plane?** Medial **Which term describes a part that is away from the midline or toward the side?** Lateral **Which term is used to indicate a part near or toward the point of origin?** Proximal **Which term describes a part that is away from the point of origin?** Distal **What is another term for a horizontal or cross section?** Transverse **What is the central region of the abdomen, just below the breastbone, called?** Epigastric region **What is another name for the navel?** Umbilicus **What is the upper or chest portion of the ventral body cavities called?** Thoracic region **What is the muscular partition between the two ventral body cavities?** Diaphragm **What system includes the hair, nails, and skin?** Integumentary system The bones, joints, and related parts form the ___________. skeletal system The system that rids the body of waste and excess water is the ______ urinary The system of scattered organs that produce hormones is called the ___________. endocrine The system that includes the