PCC BIO 201 ch.1 EXAM 1 UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
The study of the function of the human body is termed: - CORRECT ANSWER - physiology
A group of similar cells that perform the same function is classified as a ______________. -
CORRECT ANSWER - tissue
Which of the following body systems is most involved in responsiveness? - CORRECT
ANSWER - nervous system
This term refers to the sum of all chemical reactions in the body. - CORRECT ANSWER -
metabolism
During exercise the body cools itself by sweating. Sweating in response to an elevated body
temperature is an example of what process? - CORRECT ANSWER - negative feedback
The nose is ______ to the lip - CORRECT ANSWER - superior
The knee is ______ to the ankle - CORRECT ANSWER - proximal
The thumb is _____ to the little finger. - CORRECT ANSWER - lateral
The sternum, or breastbone, protects the heart and therefore is _______ to the heart. - CORRECT
ANSWER - anterior
While performing a dissection, the students notice that the veins were closer to the skin than the
arteries. Therefore, the veins were to the arteries - CORRECT ANSWER - superficial
, The word cervical pertains to what region of your body? - CORRECT ANSWER - neck
The word orbital pertains to what region of your body? - CORRECT ANSWER - eye
If a patient complained of pain in the antebrachial are, what area would you examine? -
CORRECT ANSWER - forearm
When taking a popliteal pulse you would be feeling what region of the body? - CORRECT
ANSWER - behind the knee
A broken hallux refers specifically to a broken _________. - CORRECT ANSWER - big toe
The _____ plane divides the body into equal right and left halves. - CORRECT ANSWER -
midsagittal (median)
The plane that divides the body into superior and inferior portions is the - CORRECT
ANSWER - transverse
In what plane could you see all of the chambers of the heart? - CORRECT ANSWER - frontal
(coronal)
A leg amputation would require a cut in which plane? - CORRECT ANSWER - transverse
On what plane could you see the heart, lungs, esophagus, and spinal cord all on the same view? -
CORRECT ANSWER - transverse
Which of the following are the 2 major closed body cavities? - CORRECT ANSWER -
ventral and dorsal
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
The study of the function of the human body is termed: - CORRECT ANSWER - physiology
A group of similar cells that perform the same function is classified as a ______________. -
CORRECT ANSWER - tissue
Which of the following body systems is most involved in responsiveness? - CORRECT
ANSWER - nervous system
This term refers to the sum of all chemical reactions in the body. - CORRECT ANSWER -
metabolism
During exercise the body cools itself by sweating. Sweating in response to an elevated body
temperature is an example of what process? - CORRECT ANSWER - negative feedback
The nose is ______ to the lip - CORRECT ANSWER - superior
The knee is ______ to the ankle - CORRECT ANSWER - proximal
The thumb is _____ to the little finger. - CORRECT ANSWER - lateral
The sternum, or breastbone, protects the heart and therefore is _______ to the heart. - CORRECT
ANSWER - anterior
While performing a dissection, the students notice that the veins were closer to the skin than the
arteries. Therefore, the veins were to the arteries - CORRECT ANSWER - superficial
, The word cervical pertains to what region of your body? - CORRECT ANSWER - neck
The word orbital pertains to what region of your body? - CORRECT ANSWER - eye
If a patient complained of pain in the antebrachial are, what area would you examine? -
CORRECT ANSWER - forearm
When taking a popliteal pulse you would be feeling what region of the body? - CORRECT
ANSWER - behind the knee
A broken hallux refers specifically to a broken _________. - CORRECT ANSWER - big toe
The _____ plane divides the body into equal right and left halves. - CORRECT ANSWER -
midsagittal (median)
The plane that divides the body into superior and inferior portions is the - CORRECT
ANSWER - transverse
In what plane could you see all of the chambers of the heart? - CORRECT ANSWER - frontal
(coronal)
A leg amputation would require a cut in which plane? - CORRECT ANSWER - transverse
On what plane could you see the heart, lungs, esophagus, and spinal cord all on the same view? -
CORRECT ANSWER - transverse
Which of the following are the 2 major closed body cavities? - CORRECT ANSWER -
ventral and dorsal
