Purdue BIOL 203 Exam 1 2026 QUESTIONS AND
WELL-ELABORATED ANSWERS/GUARANTEED
PASS!!
, Who published the first modern anatomy textbook in Latin? - DETAILED ANSWER -Andreas
Vesalius
(De Humani Corporis Fabrica)
what is the Visible human project? - DETAILED ANSWER -a male and a female were imaged with
MRI and CAT scans then embedded with gelatin and cut transversely
Who used the experimental method to deduce the circulation of blood? - DETAILED ANSWER -
William Harvey
What is Life? - DETAILED ANSWER -Higher life forms have the ability to:
move
respond or react toa stimulus
grow
reproduce
respire
digest food
absorb products of digestion
circulate blood
, assimilate food products
excrete unwanted or harmful materials
How much of the human body is fluid? - DETAILED ANSWER -56%
2/3 is intracellular fluid in cells
1/3 is extracellular fluid
Six Factors of Homeostasis - DETAILED ANSWER -body temp
o2 level in blood and tissues
pH of blood and body fluids
salt content
Glucose level in blood
metabolic waste product levels
(blood pressure is regulated to make sure tissues get the blood)
negative feedback loop - DETAILED ANSWER -~normal set temperature
~rise above set point
~skin and brain detect body is too hot
~body takes action by sweating and skin blood vessels dilate
, ~fall back to set point
order of the body - DETAILED ANSWER -atoms (O,H,C,N, etc.)
molecules (water and macromolecules)
cells ( white blood cells, nerve, etc)
tissues (made up of cells)
organs
systems
Hox genes (homeotic genes) - DETAILED ANSWER -determines body pattern of every animal
body
determines development and adult
LAB human and fruit fly
DFD
ANTP
ADB-B
Human body portions - DETAILED ANSWER -Axial
Appendicular
WELL-ELABORATED ANSWERS/GUARANTEED
PASS!!
, Who published the first modern anatomy textbook in Latin? - DETAILED ANSWER -Andreas
Vesalius
(De Humani Corporis Fabrica)
what is the Visible human project? - DETAILED ANSWER -a male and a female were imaged with
MRI and CAT scans then embedded with gelatin and cut transversely
Who used the experimental method to deduce the circulation of blood? - DETAILED ANSWER -
William Harvey
What is Life? - DETAILED ANSWER -Higher life forms have the ability to:
move
respond or react toa stimulus
grow
reproduce
respire
digest food
absorb products of digestion
circulate blood
, assimilate food products
excrete unwanted or harmful materials
How much of the human body is fluid? - DETAILED ANSWER -56%
2/3 is intracellular fluid in cells
1/3 is extracellular fluid
Six Factors of Homeostasis - DETAILED ANSWER -body temp
o2 level in blood and tissues
pH of blood and body fluids
salt content
Glucose level in blood
metabolic waste product levels
(blood pressure is regulated to make sure tissues get the blood)
negative feedback loop - DETAILED ANSWER -~normal set temperature
~rise above set point
~skin and brain detect body is too hot
~body takes action by sweating and skin blood vessels dilate
, ~fall back to set point
order of the body - DETAILED ANSWER -atoms (O,H,C,N, etc.)
molecules (water and macromolecules)
cells ( white blood cells, nerve, etc)
tissues (made up of cells)
organs
systems
Hox genes (homeotic genes) - DETAILED ANSWER -determines body pattern of every animal
body
determines development and adult
LAB human and fruit fly
DFD
ANTP
ADB-B
Human body portions - DETAILED ANSWER -Axial
Appendicular
