BIOS-251: EXAM 1 REVIEW QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2026-2027
The study of human structure - CORRECT ANSWER -Anatomy
The study of human function - CORRECT ANSWER -Physiology
A tendency for organisms to maintain a balanced or constant internal state - CORRECT ANSWER -
Homeostasis
ABstate of balance - CORRECT ANSWER -Equilibrium
Consequences of homeostatic imbalance - CORRECT ANSWER -Illness or death
Thermoregulation Process - CORRECT ANSWER -
ABfeedback loop in which a system responds to a change by reversing that change, or by decreasing the
rate at which the change is occurring. (Ex. thermoregulation) - CORRECT ANSWER -
Negative FeedbackBLoop
ABfeedback loop in which a system responds to a change by amplifying that change. (Ex. childbirth) -
CORRECT ANSWER -Positive Feedback Loop
Changes, occurring within or outside the body, that affect homeostasis - CORRECT ANSWER -Stimuli
Detects and sends messages to the control center - CORRECT ANSWER -Receptors
Processes the signal, alerts the effector about the detected change, and gives instructions -
CORRECT ANSWER -Control Center
An organ or cell that acts in response to a stimulus; handles the issue -BCORRECT ANSWER -Effector
, DividesBa human body into anterior and posterior sections - CORRECT ANSWER -
Frontal Plane or Coronal Plane
DividesBthe human body into equal left and right sections - CORRECT ANSWER -Midsagittal Plane
DividesBthe human body in half, creating two sections; top and bottom - CORRECT ANSWER -
Transverse or Horizontal Plane
Parallel plane next to the midsagittal plane - CORRECT ANSWER -Parasaggittal Plane
Plane cut at an angle - CORRECT ANSWER -Oblique
Midline of body - CORRECT ANSWER -Medial
Away from midline - CORRECT ANSWER -Lateral
Towards the head - CORRECT ANSWER -Superior
Towards the feet - CORRECT ANSWER -Inferior
Closer to the body or point of attachment - CORRECT ANSWER -Proximal
Away from point of attachment - CORRECT ANSWER -Distal
Front of the body - CORRECT ANSWER -Anterior (Ventral)
Back of the body - CORRECT ANSWER -Posterior (Dorsal)
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2026-2027
The study of human structure - CORRECT ANSWER -Anatomy
The study of human function - CORRECT ANSWER -Physiology
A tendency for organisms to maintain a balanced or constant internal state - CORRECT ANSWER -
Homeostasis
ABstate of balance - CORRECT ANSWER -Equilibrium
Consequences of homeostatic imbalance - CORRECT ANSWER -Illness or death
Thermoregulation Process - CORRECT ANSWER -
ABfeedback loop in which a system responds to a change by reversing that change, or by decreasing the
rate at which the change is occurring. (Ex. thermoregulation) - CORRECT ANSWER -
Negative FeedbackBLoop
ABfeedback loop in which a system responds to a change by amplifying that change. (Ex. childbirth) -
CORRECT ANSWER -Positive Feedback Loop
Changes, occurring within or outside the body, that affect homeostasis - CORRECT ANSWER -Stimuli
Detects and sends messages to the control center - CORRECT ANSWER -Receptors
Processes the signal, alerts the effector about the detected change, and gives instructions -
CORRECT ANSWER -Control Center
An organ or cell that acts in response to a stimulus; handles the issue -BCORRECT ANSWER -Effector
, DividesBa human body into anterior and posterior sections - CORRECT ANSWER -
Frontal Plane or Coronal Plane
DividesBthe human body into equal left and right sections - CORRECT ANSWER -Midsagittal Plane
DividesBthe human body in half, creating two sections; top and bottom - CORRECT ANSWER -
Transverse or Horizontal Plane
Parallel plane next to the midsagittal plane - CORRECT ANSWER -Parasaggittal Plane
Plane cut at an angle - CORRECT ANSWER -Oblique
Midline of body - CORRECT ANSWER -Medial
Away from midline - CORRECT ANSWER -Lateral
Towards the head - CORRECT ANSWER -Superior
Towards the feet - CORRECT ANSWER -Inferior
Closer to the body or point of attachment - CORRECT ANSWER -Proximal
Away from point of attachment - CORRECT ANSWER -Distal
Front of the body - CORRECT ANSWER -Anterior (Ventral)
Back of the body - CORRECT ANSWER -Posterior (Dorsal)
