HBS EOC : Final Exam Review : PLTW Questions With Complete Solutions

Unit 1: What does Superior mean? correct answer: above Unit 1: What does Inferior mean? correct answer: below What is Skin? Unit 5: Protection correct answer: Skin is an organ that helps the body maintain homestasis What does the Skin do? Unit 5:Protection correct answer: Skin protects the body, and allows us to connect with the outside world. What is the skin made of? Unit 5: Protection correct 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. correct answer: inferior Unit 2: Central Nervous System correct answer: composed of Unit 3: What does adenosine triphosphate (ATP) do? correct answer: It provides the energy needed by the body to maintain homeostasis and functions vital to life. Unit 3: What is anabolism? correct answer: It is the synthesis of small, simple molecules into larger, more complex molecules. Unit 3: What is basal metabolic rate (BMR)? correct 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)? correct answer: It is a measure of body fat based on the height and weight of a human body Unit 3: What is a bolus? correct answer: It is a small mass of chewed food being swallowed Unit 3: What is a calorie? correct answer: It is the amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of one gram of water one °C. Unit 3: What is catabolism? correct answer: It is the breaking down of large, complex molecules into smaller, more simple molecules Unit 3: What does a catalyst do? correct answer: It speeds up or catalyzes a reaction. Unit 3: What is digestion? correct 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? correct answer: It is made up of organs and glands that are responsible for the digestion of food. Unit 3: What is an enzyme? correct 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? correct answer: It moves food from the throat to the stomach. Peripheral nervous system correct 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? correct answer: It stores bile that is produced by the liver. Occipital lobe correct answer: processes vision Temporal lobe correct answer: processes language Unit 1: What does posterior mean? correct answer: to