APHY 101 MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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Academic Year: 2026/2027.
Duration: 2 Hours.
Total Marks: 70%.
Candidate Instructions:
1) Write your Registration Number on every answer booklet used.
2) Answer ALL questions in Section A and ANY TWO (2) questions in Section B.
3) Read each question carefully before answering.
4) Begin each question on a new page.
5) The marks for each question are indicated in brackets.
6) This paper consists of several printed pages, including this page.
7) Ensure your copy is complete before the examination begins.
8) Unauthorized materials and communication with other candidates are not permitted.
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, Anatomy Answer: examines the structures of body parts
Physiology Answer: examines the functions of body parts, what they do and how they do it
Levels of organization Answer: Subatomic particles, atom, molecule, macromolecule,
organelle, cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism
Metabolism Answer: all of the chemical reactions in an organism that support life
homeostasis Answer: The body's maintenance of a stable internal environment
homeostatic mechanisms Answer: receptors, control center, effectors
receptor Answer: provide information about specific conditions (stimuli) in the internal
environment
control center Answer: set point; a particular value, such as body temperature at 37°C (Celsius)
or 98.6°F (Fahrenheit)
effector Answer: cause responses that alter conditions in the internal environment
negative feedback Answer: If the receptors measure deviations from the set point, effectors are
activated that can return conditions toward normal. As this happens, the deviation from the set
point progressively lessens, and the effectors gradually shut down.
cranial cavity Answer: houses the brain
spinal cavity Answer: houses the spinal cord
thoracic cavity Answer: contains the lungs and heart
abdominal cavity Answer: contains the stomach, liver, spleen, gallbladder, kidneys, and the
small and large intestines.
pelvic cavity Answer: contains the terminal end of the large intestine, the urinary bladder, and
the internal reproductive organs.
serous membranes Answer: line the walls of the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities and fold
back to cover the organs within these cavities. These membranes secrete a slippery serous fluid
that separates the layer lining the wall of the cavity (parietal layer) from the layer covering the
organ (visceral layer).
Aging at a cellular level Answer: Cells mark time too, many approaching the end of a limited
number of predetermined cell divisions as their chromosome tips whittle down. Such cells
reaching the end of their division days may enlarge or die. Some cells may be unable to build
the apparatus that pulls apart replicated chromosomes in a cell on the verge of division.
Impaired cell division slows wound healing, yet at the same time, the inappropriate cell division
that underlies cancer becomes more likely. Certain subcellular functions lose efficiency,
including repair of DNA damage and transport of substances into and out of cells. Aging cells
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LATEST 2026 | WITH INSTANT PDF DOWNLOAD | FROM
QUESTION TO PERFECTION| STUDY WITH CONFIDENCE!
Course Code:
Course Title:
Programme:
Academic Year: 2026/2027.
Duration: 2 Hours.
Total Marks: 70%.
Candidate Instructions:
1) Write your Registration Number on every answer booklet used.
2) Answer ALL questions in Section A and ANY TWO (2) questions in Section B.
3) Read each question carefully before answering.
4) Begin each question on a new page.
5) The marks for each question are indicated in brackets.
6) This paper consists of several printed pages, including this page.
7) Ensure your copy is complete before the examination begins.
8) Unauthorized materials and communication with other candidates are not permitted.
Turn Over.
APPHIA – Crafted with Care and Precision for Academic Excellence.
1
, Anatomy Answer: examines the structures of body parts
Physiology Answer: examines the functions of body parts, what they do and how they do it
Levels of organization Answer: Subatomic particles, atom, molecule, macromolecule,
organelle, cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism
Metabolism Answer: all of the chemical reactions in an organism that support life
homeostasis Answer: The body's maintenance of a stable internal environment
homeostatic mechanisms Answer: receptors, control center, effectors
receptor Answer: provide information about specific conditions (stimuli) in the internal
environment
control center Answer: set point; a particular value, such as body temperature at 37°C (Celsius)
or 98.6°F (Fahrenheit)
effector Answer: cause responses that alter conditions in the internal environment
negative feedback Answer: If the receptors measure deviations from the set point, effectors are
activated that can return conditions toward normal. As this happens, the deviation from the set
point progressively lessens, and the effectors gradually shut down.
cranial cavity Answer: houses the brain
spinal cavity Answer: houses the spinal cord
thoracic cavity Answer: contains the lungs and heart
abdominal cavity Answer: contains the stomach, liver, spleen, gallbladder, kidneys, and the
small and large intestines.
pelvic cavity Answer: contains the terminal end of the large intestine, the urinary bladder, and
the internal reproductive organs.
serous membranes Answer: line the walls of the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities and fold
back to cover the organs within these cavities. These membranes secrete a slippery serous fluid
that separates the layer lining the wall of the cavity (parietal layer) from the layer covering the
organ (visceral layer).
Aging at a cellular level Answer: Cells mark time too, many approaching the end of a limited
number of predetermined cell divisions as their chromosome tips whittle down. Such cells
reaching the end of their division days may enlarge or die. Some cells may be unable to build
the apparatus that pulls apart replicated chromosomes in a cell on the verge of division.
Impaired cell division slows wound healing, yet at the same time, the inappropriate cell division
that underlies cancer becomes more likely. Certain subcellular functions lose efficiency,
including repair of DNA damage and transport of substances into and out of cells. Aging cells
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