PLTW HBS FINAL EXAM REVIEW
Location on the body where routine blood is drawn from the body? - Answer -Veins in
the arm
A basin-shaped structure in the skeleton of many vertebrate that is formed by the pelvic
girdle together with the sacrum and often various coccygeal and caudal vertebrae and
that in humans is composed of the 2 hip bones bounding it on each side and in front
while the sacrum and coccyx complete it behind? - Answer -Pelvis
Longest bone of the upper arm or forelimb extending from the shoulder to the elbow -
Answer -Humerus
Differences in DNA sequences on homologous chromosomes that can result in different
patterns of restriction fragment lengths (DNA segments resulting from treatment with
restrictioned enzymes)? - Answer -Restriction Fragment Lengths Polymorphisms
(RFLP's)
Situated at or toward the hind part of the body - Answer -Dorsal
A group of subcortical structures (as the hypothalamus, the hippocampus, and the
amygdala) of the brain that are concerned especially with emotion and motivation? -
Answer -Limbic System
Either of the pair of sensory nerves that compromise the 2nd pair of cranial nerves,
arise from the ventral part of the diencephalon, form an optic chiasma before passing to
the eye and spreading over the anterior surface of the retina, and conduct visual stimuli
to the brain? - Answer -Optic Nerve
A defect of the optical system (as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a
focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image? - Answer -Astigmatism
A restriction enzyme is... - Answer -A protein that recognizes a specific, short
nucleotide sequence & cuts DNA only at that specific site (target sequence)
DNA is__________and will move through the gel toward the _______end of the
electrophoresis chamber - Answer -The molecule that encodes the genetic instructions
used in the development and functioning of all known living organisms and many
viruses
Positive
How many floating ribs does the body have in total? - Answer -4 floating ribs
The 4 main groups of tissues are? - Answer -Connective
Epithelial
, Muscular
Nervous
Which hormone is released after eating a candy bar to reduce blood sugar levels? -
Answer -Insulin
Injury to this area of the brain will result in loss of consciousness, a decrease in the
ability to problem solve and a loss of self awareness - Answer -Frontal Lobe
What enzyme(s) help break down starch? - Answer -Amylase
The molecule that releases free energy to be used for reactions in the body - Answer -
Adenosine Triphosphate
Secretes digestive enzymes into small intestine, also secretes hormones into blood
circulation. - Answer -Pancreas
Most of the absorption of food molecules takes place here - Answer -Small Intestine
What would help increase your Basal Metabolic rate (BMR)? - Answer -Exercise at
least 30 minutes a day
Eat small frequent meals throughout the day
Tidal volume is the air breathed in and out without conscious effort. Therefore residual
volume is the? - Answer -The volume of air remaining in lungs after maximum
exhalation
The cavity in mammals that holds the lungs and heart - Answer -Thoracic Cavity
Part of the lung where oxygen diffusion into the blood takes place? - Answer -Alveoli
What is the name of the hormone that stimulates reabsorption of water from the
kidneys? - Answer -Anti-diuretic Hormone (ADH)
When you inhale, the diaphragm? - Answer -Contracts and moves inferiorly
The horizontal plane that divides the body into a top half and bottom half? - Answer -
Transverse Plane
Biometrics is? - Answer -Science & technology of measuring & statistically analyzing
biological data
A patella reflex goes along which reflex arc? - Answer -Monosynaptic
A bone break that pierces or ruptures the skin? - Answer -Compound Fracture
Location on the body where routine blood is drawn from the body? - Answer -Veins in
the arm
A basin-shaped structure in the skeleton of many vertebrate that is formed by the pelvic
girdle together with the sacrum and often various coccygeal and caudal vertebrae and
that in humans is composed of the 2 hip bones bounding it on each side and in front
while the sacrum and coccyx complete it behind? - Answer -Pelvis
Longest bone of the upper arm or forelimb extending from the shoulder to the elbow -
Answer -Humerus
Differences in DNA sequences on homologous chromosomes that can result in different
patterns of restriction fragment lengths (DNA segments resulting from treatment with
restrictioned enzymes)? - Answer -Restriction Fragment Lengths Polymorphisms
(RFLP's)
Situated at or toward the hind part of the body - Answer -Dorsal
A group of subcortical structures (as the hypothalamus, the hippocampus, and the
amygdala) of the brain that are concerned especially with emotion and motivation? -
Answer -Limbic System
Either of the pair of sensory nerves that compromise the 2nd pair of cranial nerves,
arise from the ventral part of the diencephalon, form an optic chiasma before passing to
the eye and spreading over the anterior surface of the retina, and conduct visual stimuli
to the brain? - Answer -Optic Nerve
A defect of the optical system (as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a
focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image? - Answer -Astigmatism
A restriction enzyme is... - Answer -A protein that recognizes a specific, short
nucleotide sequence & cuts DNA only at that specific site (target sequence)
DNA is__________and will move through the gel toward the _______end of the
electrophoresis chamber - Answer -The molecule that encodes the genetic instructions
used in the development and functioning of all known living organisms and many
viruses
Positive
How many floating ribs does the body have in total? - Answer -4 floating ribs
The 4 main groups of tissues are? - Answer -Connective
Epithelial
, Muscular
Nervous
Which hormone is released after eating a candy bar to reduce blood sugar levels? -
Answer -Insulin
Injury to this area of the brain will result in loss of consciousness, a decrease in the
ability to problem solve and a loss of self awareness - Answer -Frontal Lobe
What enzyme(s) help break down starch? - Answer -Amylase
The molecule that releases free energy to be used for reactions in the body - Answer -
Adenosine Triphosphate
Secretes digestive enzymes into small intestine, also secretes hormones into blood
circulation. - Answer -Pancreas
Most of the absorption of food molecules takes place here - Answer -Small Intestine
What would help increase your Basal Metabolic rate (BMR)? - Answer -Exercise at
least 30 minutes a day
Eat small frequent meals throughout the day
Tidal volume is the air breathed in and out without conscious effort. Therefore residual
volume is the? - Answer -The volume of air remaining in lungs after maximum
exhalation
The cavity in mammals that holds the lungs and heart - Answer -Thoracic Cavity
Part of the lung where oxygen diffusion into the blood takes place? - Answer -Alveoli
What is the name of the hormone that stimulates reabsorption of water from the
kidneys? - Answer -Anti-diuretic Hormone (ADH)
When you inhale, the diaphragm? - Answer -Contracts and moves inferiorly
The horizontal plane that divides the body into a top half and bottom half? - Answer -
Transverse Plane
Biometrics is? - Answer -Science & technology of measuring & statistically analyzing
biological data
A patella reflex goes along which reflex arc? - Answer -Monosynaptic
A bone break that pierces or ruptures the skin? - Answer -Compound Fracture
