BIO 201 - Anatomy and Physiology
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Anatomy - CORRECT ANSWER - The study of structure of the human body.
Physiology - CORRECT ANSWER - The study of how those structues function
Inspection - CORRECT ANSWER - simply looking at the body's appearance, as in
performing a physical examination or making a clinical diagnosis from surface appearance.
Palpation - CORRECT ANSWER - feeling a structure with the hands, such as palpating a
swollen lymph node or taking a pulse
Auscultation - CORRECT ANSWER - listening to the natural sounds made by the body,
such as heart and lung sounds
percussion - CORRECT ANSWER - when the examiner taps on the body, feels for
abnormal resistance, and listens to the emitted sound for signs of abnormalities such as pockets
of fluid or air.
dissection - CORRECT ANSWER - the careful cutting and separation of tissues to reveal
their relathionships
comparative anatomy - CORRECT ANSWER - the study of more than one species in
order to examine structural similarities and differences and analyze evolutionary trends
exploratory surgery - CORRECT ANSWER - opening the body and taking a look inside to
see what was wrong and what could be done about it
, medical imaging - CORRECT ANSWER - techniques or methods of viewing the inside of
the body without surgery, branch of medicine concerned with imaging is called Radiology
gross anatomy - CORRECT ANSWER - a structure that can be seen with the naked eye -
whether by surface observation, radiology, or dissection
histology - CORRECT ANSWER - taking tissue specimens, thinly slicing and staining
them and then observe them under a microscope. The study of tissues, or groups of cells and
their surrounding extracellular materials.
histopathology - CORRECT ANSWER - the microscopic examination of tissues for signs
of disease
cytology - CORRECT ANSWER - the study of the structure and function of individual
cells
Hippocrates - CORRECT ANSWER - first physician
Aristotle - CORRECT ANSWER - first natural philosopher
Galen - CORRECT ANSWER - actual surgeon to roman gladiators
Vesalius - CORRECT ANSWER - replaced Galen's teachings
Terminologia Anatomica - CORRECT ANSWER - standard naming system that is now
used, was put into effect in 1998
pathology - CORRECT ANSWER - study of incorrect/diseased anatomy
ACTUAL UPDATED Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Anatomy - CORRECT ANSWER - The study of structure of the human body.
Physiology - CORRECT ANSWER - The study of how those structues function
Inspection - CORRECT ANSWER - simply looking at the body's appearance, as in
performing a physical examination or making a clinical diagnosis from surface appearance.
Palpation - CORRECT ANSWER - feeling a structure with the hands, such as palpating a
swollen lymph node or taking a pulse
Auscultation - CORRECT ANSWER - listening to the natural sounds made by the body,
such as heart and lung sounds
percussion - CORRECT ANSWER - when the examiner taps on the body, feels for
abnormal resistance, and listens to the emitted sound for signs of abnormalities such as pockets
of fluid or air.
dissection - CORRECT ANSWER - the careful cutting and separation of tissues to reveal
their relathionships
comparative anatomy - CORRECT ANSWER - the study of more than one species in
order to examine structural similarities and differences and analyze evolutionary trends
exploratory surgery - CORRECT ANSWER - opening the body and taking a look inside to
see what was wrong and what could be done about it
, medical imaging - CORRECT ANSWER - techniques or methods of viewing the inside of
the body without surgery, branch of medicine concerned with imaging is called Radiology
gross anatomy - CORRECT ANSWER - a structure that can be seen with the naked eye -
whether by surface observation, radiology, or dissection
histology - CORRECT ANSWER - taking tissue specimens, thinly slicing and staining
them and then observe them under a microscope. The study of tissues, or groups of cells and
their surrounding extracellular materials.
histopathology - CORRECT ANSWER - the microscopic examination of tissues for signs
of disease
cytology - CORRECT ANSWER - the study of the structure and function of individual
cells
Hippocrates - CORRECT ANSWER - first physician
Aristotle - CORRECT ANSWER - first natural philosopher
Galen - CORRECT ANSWER - actual surgeon to roman gladiators
Vesalius - CORRECT ANSWER - replaced Galen's teachings
Terminologia Anatomica - CORRECT ANSWER - standard naming system that is now
used, was put into effect in 1998
pathology - CORRECT ANSWER - study of incorrect/diseased anatomy
