Bio 253 Exam 1 with answers
Anatomy - ...,.🔹VERIFIED ANSWER **✔✔Study of the structure of a organism and the
relationships of its parts.
Physiology - ...,.🔹VERIFIED ANSWER **✔✔Study of organisms body functions
anatomical position - ...,.🔹VERIFIED ANSWER **✔✔erect position of the body with the face
directed forward, the arms at the side, and the palms of the hands facing forward, used as a
reference in describing the relation of body parts to one another.
Superior - ...,.🔹VERIFIED ANSWER **✔✔Toward the top of the body
Inferior - ...,.🔹VERIFIED ANSWER **✔✔Toward the bottom of the body
Proximal (describes relative position in a limb or other appendage) - ...,.🔹VERIFIED ANSWER
**✔✔Toward the trunk
Distal - ...,.🔹VERIFIED ANSWER **✔✔Away from the trunk or point of attachment
Lateral - ...,.🔹VERIFIED ANSWER **✔✔Toward the side; away from the midsagittal plane
Medial - ...,.🔹VERIFIED ANSWER **✔✔Toward the midsagittal plane; away from the side
Deep - ...,.🔹VERIFIED ANSWER **✔✔Toward the inside of a part; away from the surface.
Superficial - ...,.🔹VERIFIED ANSWER **✔✔Toward the surface of a part; away from the inside.
, sagittal - ...,.🔹VERIFIED ANSWER **✔✔Any lengthwise plane running front to back and top to
bottom dividing the body or any of its parts into right and left sides.
coronal - ...,.🔹VERIFIED ANSWER **✔✔Any lengthwise plane running from side to side and
top to bottom, dividing the body or any of its parts into anterior and posterior portions
transverse - ...,.🔹VERIFIED ANSWER **✔✔Any crosswise plane that divides the body or any of
its parts into upper and lower parts
oblique plane - ...,.🔹VERIFIED ANSWER **✔✔cut that follows a diagonal plane
What are characteristics of life - ...,.🔹VERIFIED ANSWER **✔✔Responsiveness, conductivity,
growth, respiration, digestion, abortion, secretion, excretion, circulation, and reproduction.
Levels of organization - ...,.🔹VERIFIED ANSWER **✔✔chemical level,organelle level, cellular
level, tissue level, organ level, system level, organism level.
Ventral Body Cavity - ...,.🔹VERIFIED ANSWER **✔✔Contains: Thoracic cavity, Abdominopelvic
cavity
Functions: Provides protection; Allows organ movement; Linings prevent friction
Thoracic Cavity - ...,.🔹VERIFIED ANSWER **✔✔Area: Surrounded by chest wall and diaphragm
Contains: Right/Left pleural cavities, Mediastinum, Pericardial cavity
Right/Left Pleural Cavity - ...,.🔹VERIFIED ANSWER **✔✔Surrounds right/left lung
Anatomy - ...,.🔹VERIFIED ANSWER **✔✔Study of the structure of a organism and the
relationships of its parts.
Physiology - ...,.🔹VERIFIED ANSWER **✔✔Study of organisms body functions
anatomical position - ...,.🔹VERIFIED ANSWER **✔✔erect position of the body with the face
directed forward, the arms at the side, and the palms of the hands facing forward, used as a
reference in describing the relation of body parts to one another.
Superior - ...,.🔹VERIFIED ANSWER **✔✔Toward the top of the body
Inferior - ...,.🔹VERIFIED ANSWER **✔✔Toward the bottom of the body
Proximal (describes relative position in a limb or other appendage) - ...,.🔹VERIFIED ANSWER
**✔✔Toward the trunk
Distal - ...,.🔹VERIFIED ANSWER **✔✔Away from the trunk or point of attachment
Lateral - ...,.🔹VERIFIED ANSWER **✔✔Toward the side; away from the midsagittal plane
Medial - ...,.🔹VERIFIED ANSWER **✔✔Toward the midsagittal plane; away from the side
Deep - ...,.🔹VERIFIED ANSWER **✔✔Toward the inside of a part; away from the surface.
Superficial - ...,.🔹VERIFIED ANSWER **✔✔Toward the surface of a part; away from the inside.
, sagittal - ...,.🔹VERIFIED ANSWER **✔✔Any lengthwise plane running front to back and top to
bottom dividing the body or any of its parts into right and left sides.
coronal - ...,.🔹VERIFIED ANSWER **✔✔Any lengthwise plane running from side to side and
top to bottom, dividing the body or any of its parts into anterior and posterior portions
transverse - ...,.🔹VERIFIED ANSWER **✔✔Any crosswise plane that divides the body or any of
its parts into upper and lower parts
oblique plane - ...,.🔹VERIFIED ANSWER **✔✔cut that follows a diagonal plane
What are characteristics of life - ...,.🔹VERIFIED ANSWER **✔✔Responsiveness, conductivity,
growth, respiration, digestion, abortion, secretion, excretion, circulation, and reproduction.
Levels of organization - ...,.🔹VERIFIED ANSWER **✔✔chemical level,organelle level, cellular
level, tissue level, organ level, system level, organism level.
Ventral Body Cavity - ...,.🔹VERIFIED ANSWER **✔✔Contains: Thoracic cavity, Abdominopelvic
cavity
Functions: Provides protection; Allows organ movement; Linings prevent friction
Thoracic Cavity - ...,.🔹VERIFIED ANSWER **✔✔Area: Surrounded by chest wall and diaphragm
Contains: Right/Left pleural cavities, Mediastinum, Pericardial cavity
Right/Left Pleural Cavity - ...,.🔹VERIFIED ANSWER **✔✔Surrounds right/left lung
