PURDUE UNIVERSITY BIOL 203 EXAM
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,What languages are the majority of anatomical/physiological terms derived from? -
ANSWERGreek and Latin
What was the universal language of science in the 18th century? - ANSWERLatin
Who published the first "modern" anatomy textbook? What was it called? How old was
this person? What was so special about this textbook? - ANSWERAndreas Versalius/
De Humani Corporis Fabrica 1543/ 29/ First to note that without bones, humans would
be blobs
What is the visual human project? - ANSWERA series of cross sections of human
cadavers photographed for medical use
Who was the founder of modern physiology? - ANSWEREnglish physician William
Harvey
What did William Harvey do? - ANSWERDiscovered blood circulation
What is something that ALL life forms can do? - ANSWERReplicate
What are the 10 things that all HIGHER life forms can do? - ANSWERMove, respond to
stimulus, grow, reproduce, respire, digest food, absorb products of digestion, circulate
blood, assimilate food products, excrete unwanted or harmful materials
What are the two important biochemical processes that living creatures carry out? -
ANSWERdegrade molecules to obtain energy and synthesize new molecules for the
bodies structural and functional components
What are the sum of all biochemical processes in the body called? -
ANSWERMetabolism
What are the four things that humans need? - ANSWERFood, water, oxygen, warmth
What is homeostasis? - ANSWERthe ability to maintain a relatively stable internal
environment in an ever-changing outside world
What are the 6 factors under homeostatic control? - ANSWERbody temp, oxygen
levels, acidity of blood/body fluids, salt content, glucose level in the blood, metabolic
waste product levels
What is negative feedback? - ANSWERChanges AWAY from normal provoke changes
in the opposite direction
, T/F Nearly every system in the body uses negative feedback - ANSWERTrue
What four atoms are the most abundant in the body? - ANSWEROxygen, Carbon,
Nitrogen, Hydrogen
Name the order of organization within the body from smallest to largest -
ANSWERatoms-moleucles-cells-tissues-organs-systems
What are HOX genes and what do they do? - ANSWERRegulation genes; tells body
where to grow legs, wings, arms, head; determine body plan, how to turn embryo into
adult
Superior - ANSWERtoward the head
Inferior - ANSWERaway from the head
Anterior - ANSWERfront of the body
Posterior - ANSWERback of body
Medial - ANSWERtoward the midline
Lateral - ANSWERaway from the midline
Proximal - ANSWERCloser to the point of attachment
Distal - ANSWERaway from the point of attachment
superficial - ANSWERnear the surface
deep - ANSWERaway from the surface
central - ANSWERcenter
peripheral - ANSWERedge
sagital section - ANSWERdivides body into left and right
Transverse - ANSWERDivides body into upper and lower parts
Coronal - ANSWERfront and back
acromial - ANSWERshoulder
bracial - ANSWERupper arm
1 REVIEW 100% ACCURATE 2025
,What languages are the majority of anatomical/physiological terms derived from? -
ANSWERGreek and Latin
What was the universal language of science in the 18th century? - ANSWERLatin
Who published the first "modern" anatomy textbook? What was it called? How old was
this person? What was so special about this textbook? - ANSWERAndreas Versalius/
De Humani Corporis Fabrica 1543/ 29/ First to note that without bones, humans would
be blobs
What is the visual human project? - ANSWERA series of cross sections of human
cadavers photographed for medical use
Who was the founder of modern physiology? - ANSWEREnglish physician William
Harvey
What did William Harvey do? - ANSWERDiscovered blood circulation
What is something that ALL life forms can do? - ANSWERReplicate
What are the 10 things that all HIGHER life forms can do? - ANSWERMove, respond to
stimulus, grow, reproduce, respire, digest food, absorb products of digestion, circulate
blood, assimilate food products, excrete unwanted or harmful materials
What are the two important biochemical processes that living creatures carry out? -
ANSWERdegrade molecules to obtain energy and synthesize new molecules for the
bodies structural and functional components
What are the sum of all biochemical processes in the body called? -
ANSWERMetabolism
What are the four things that humans need? - ANSWERFood, water, oxygen, warmth
What is homeostasis? - ANSWERthe ability to maintain a relatively stable internal
environment in an ever-changing outside world
What are the 6 factors under homeostatic control? - ANSWERbody temp, oxygen
levels, acidity of blood/body fluids, salt content, glucose level in the blood, metabolic
waste product levels
What is negative feedback? - ANSWERChanges AWAY from normal provoke changes
in the opposite direction
, T/F Nearly every system in the body uses negative feedback - ANSWERTrue
What four atoms are the most abundant in the body? - ANSWEROxygen, Carbon,
Nitrogen, Hydrogen
Name the order of organization within the body from smallest to largest -
ANSWERatoms-moleucles-cells-tissues-organs-systems
What are HOX genes and what do they do? - ANSWERRegulation genes; tells body
where to grow legs, wings, arms, head; determine body plan, how to turn embryo into
adult
Superior - ANSWERtoward the head
Inferior - ANSWERaway from the head
Anterior - ANSWERfront of the body
Posterior - ANSWERback of body
Medial - ANSWERtoward the midline
Lateral - ANSWERaway from the midline
Proximal - ANSWERCloser to the point of attachment
Distal - ANSWERaway from the point of attachment
superficial - ANSWERnear the surface
deep - ANSWERaway from the surface
central - ANSWERcenter
peripheral - ANSWERedge
sagital section - ANSWERdivides body into left and right
Transverse - ANSWERDivides body into upper and lower parts
Coronal - ANSWERfront and back
acromial - ANSWERshoulder
bracial - ANSWERupper arm
