PLTW HBS EOC FINAL EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS
Unit 1: What does Superior mean? - Answer -above
Unit 1: What does Inferior mean? - Answer -below
What is Skin?
Unit 5: Protection - Answer -Skin is an organ that helps the body maintain homestasis
What does the Skin do?
Unit 5:Protection - Answer -Skin protects the body, and allows us to connect with the
outside world.
What is the skin made of?
Unit 5: Protection - Answer -It is made of two layers which are called the dermis and
epidermis and contains organs such as sweat glands and hair follicles
Unit 1: The foot is ___ to the knee. - Answer -inferior
Unit 2: Central Nervous System - Answer -composed of
Unit 3: What does adenosine triphosphate (ATP) do? - Answer -It provides the energy
needed by the body to maintain homeostasis and functions vital to life.
Unit 3: What is anabolism? - Answer -It is the synthesis of small, simple molecules into
larger, more complex molecules.
Unit 3: What is basal metabolic rate (BMR)? - Answer -It is the rate at which the body
uses energy to maintain homeostasis while at rest.
Unit 3: What is body mass index (BMI)? - Answer -It is a measure of body fat based on
the height and weight of a human body
Unit 3: What is a bolus? - Answer -It is a small mass of chewed food being swallowed
Unit 3: What is a calorie? - Answer -It is the amount of energy needed to raise the
temperature of one gram of water one °C.
Unit 3: What is catabolism? - Answer -It is the breaking down of large, complex
molecules into smaller, more simple molecules
Unit 3: What does a catalyst do? - Answer -It speeds up or catalyzes a reaction.
Unit 3: What is digestion? - Answer -It is the process of breaking down food through
chemical and physical means into substances that the body can use to make energy.
, Unit 3: What is the digestive system made up of? - Answer -It is made up of organs and
glands that are responsible for the digestion of food.
Unit 3: What is an enzyme? - Answer -It is a protein that speeds up or catalyzes
reactions and lowers the activation energy needed to start those reactions.
Unit 3: What does the esophagus do? - Answer -It moves food from the throat to the
stomach.
Peripheral nervous system - Answer -portion of the nervous system that is outside of
the brain along with the spinal cord. Connects and sends messages to the central
nervous system.
Unit 3: What does the gallbladder do? - Answer -It stores bile that is produced by the
liver.
Occipital lobe - Answer -processes vision
Temporal lobe - Answer -processes language
Unit 1: What does posterior mean? - Answer -toward the back of the body
Unit 1: The Kidneys are ___ to the intestines. - Answer -posterior
Unit 1: What does medial mean? - Answer -toward the mid-line of the body
Unit 1: The spleen is ____ to the liver. - Answer -lateral
Unit 1: What does Lateral mean? - Answer -away from the mid-line of the body
Unit 1: What does anterior mean? - Answer -toward the front of the body
Unit 1: What does proximal mean? - Answer -closest to the point of origin
Unit 1: What does distal mean? - Answer -farthest from origin
Unit 2: Parietal lobe - Answer -processes touch
Cerebral cortex - Answer -houses the 4 lobes of the brain; 2 hemispheres, most
complex thinking like remembering or interpreting emotions
Limbic system - Answer -Satisfying biological needs, reproduction, memory, and
emotion
Pituitary gland - Answer -Cycles of consciousness thalamus which processes all
sensory info the the cerebral cortex
Unit 1: What does Superior mean? - Answer -above
Unit 1: What does Inferior mean? - Answer -below
What is Skin?
Unit 5: Protection - Answer -Skin is an organ that helps the body maintain homestasis
What does the Skin do?
Unit 5:Protection - Answer -Skin protects the body, and allows us to connect with the
outside world.
What is the skin made of?
Unit 5: Protection - Answer -It is made of two layers which are called the dermis and
epidermis and contains organs such as sweat glands and hair follicles
Unit 1: The foot is ___ to the knee. - Answer -inferior
Unit 2: Central Nervous System - Answer -composed of
Unit 3: What does adenosine triphosphate (ATP) do? - Answer -It provides the energy
needed by the body to maintain homeostasis and functions vital to life.
Unit 3: What is anabolism? - Answer -It is the synthesis of small, simple molecules into
larger, more complex molecules.
Unit 3: What is basal metabolic rate (BMR)? - Answer -It is the rate at which the body
uses energy to maintain homeostasis while at rest.
Unit 3: What is body mass index (BMI)? - Answer -It is a measure of body fat based on
the height and weight of a human body
Unit 3: What is a bolus? - Answer -It is a small mass of chewed food being swallowed
Unit 3: What is a calorie? - Answer -It is the amount of energy needed to raise the
temperature of one gram of water one °C.
Unit 3: What is catabolism? - Answer -It is the breaking down of large, complex
molecules into smaller, more simple molecules
Unit 3: What does a catalyst do? - Answer -It speeds up or catalyzes a reaction.
Unit 3: What is digestion? - Answer -It is the process of breaking down food through
chemical and physical means into substances that the body can use to make energy.
, Unit 3: What is the digestive system made up of? - Answer -It is made up of organs and
glands that are responsible for the digestion of food.
Unit 3: What is an enzyme? - Answer -It is a protein that speeds up or catalyzes
reactions and lowers the activation energy needed to start those reactions.
Unit 3: What does the esophagus do? - Answer -It moves food from the throat to the
stomach.
Peripheral nervous system - Answer -portion of the nervous system that is outside of
the brain along with the spinal cord. Connects and sends messages to the central
nervous system.
Unit 3: What does the gallbladder do? - Answer -It stores bile that is produced by the
liver.
Occipital lobe - Answer -processes vision
Temporal lobe - Answer -processes language
Unit 1: What does posterior mean? - Answer -toward the back of the body
Unit 1: The Kidneys are ___ to the intestines. - Answer -posterior
Unit 1: What does medial mean? - Answer -toward the mid-line of the body
Unit 1: The spleen is ____ to the liver. - Answer -lateral
Unit 1: What does Lateral mean? - Answer -away from the mid-line of the body
Unit 1: What does anterior mean? - Answer -toward the front of the body
Unit 1: What does proximal mean? - Answer -closest to the point of origin
Unit 1: What does distal mean? - Answer -farthest from origin
Unit 2: Parietal lobe - Answer -processes touch
Cerebral cortex - Answer -houses the 4 lobes of the brain; 2 hemispheres, most
complex thinking like remembering or interpreting emotions
Limbic system - Answer -Satisfying biological needs, reproduction, memory, and
emotion
Pituitary gland - Answer -Cycles of consciousness thalamus which processes all
sensory info the the cerebral cortex
