BIO 201- Midterm Exam Study Guide
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Anatomy - CORRECT ANSWER - The study of the body's structure
Physiology - CORRECT ANSWER - The study of the body's functions
Levels of Structural Organization - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Chemical: atoms, DNA
2. Cellular: the smallest independently functioning unit of a living organism
3. Tissue: made up of different cells
4. Organ: cells integrated into tissues that serve a common function
5. System: a group of organs working together
6. Organism
Abdominal Regions - CORRECT ANSWER - Essential for locations
Right Hypochondriac (liver), Epigastric (liver), Left Hypochondriac (stomach)
Right Lumbar (large intestine; ascending colon), Umbilical (small intestine), Left Lumbar (large
intestine; descending colon)
Right Iliac (appendix), Hypogastric (bladder), Left Iliac (sigmoid colon)
Abdominal Quadrants - CORRECT ANSWER - RUQ, LUQ,
RLQ, LLQ
Body Planes - CORRECT ANSWER - Sagittal: left and right
Transverse: up and down
Frontal: front and back
, Posterior Body Cavity - CORRECT ANSWER - Cranial cavity: brain
Spinal cavity: spinal cord, beginning of spinal nerves
Anterior Body Cavity - CORRECT ANSWER - Thoracic Cavity
- Pleural cavity: lungs
- Mediastinum: thymus, esophagus, trachea, pericardial cavity (heart)
Abdominopelvic Cavity
- Abdominal cavity: stomach, spleen, liver & gallbladder, and small intestine
- Pelvic cavity: urinary bladder, ovaries
Serous Membranes - CORRECT ANSWER - Sheets of tissue that cover organs in the
anterior body cavity
- reduce rubbing and friction as organs move
Two Layers of Serous Membranes - CORRECT ANSWER - Parietal: lines the wall of the
body cavity
Visceral: lies directly on the surface of the organ
Serous fluid between the layers
Integumentary System - CORRECT ANSWER - - Enclose internal body structures
- Site of many sensory receptors
(hair, skin, nails)
Skeletal System - CORRECT ANSWER - - Support the weight of the body
- Enable movement
- Protect our internal organs
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Anatomy - CORRECT ANSWER - The study of the body's structure
Physiology - CORRECT ANSWER - The study of the body's functions
Levels of Structural Organization - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Chemical: atoms, DNA
2. Cellular: the smallest independently functioning unit of a living organism
3. Tissue: made up of different cells
4. Organ: cells integrated into tissues that serve a common function
5. System: a group of organs working together
6. Organism
Abdominal Regions - CORRECT ANSWER - Essential for locations
Right Hypochondriac (liver), Epigastric (liver), Left Hypochondriac (stomach)
Right Lumbar (large intestine; ascending colon), Umbilical (small intestine), Left Lumbar (large
intestine; descending colon)
Right Iliac (appendix), Hypogastric (bladder), Left Iliac (sigmoid colon)
Abdominal Quadrants - CORRECT ANSWER - RUQ, LUQ,
RLQ, LLQ
Body Planes - CORRECT ANSWER - Sagittal: left and right
Transverse: up and down
Frontal: front and back
, Posterior Body Cavity - CORRECT ANSWER - Cranial cavity: brain
Spinal cavity: spinal cord, beginning of spinal nerves
Anterior Body Cavity - CORRECT ANSWER - Thoracic Cavity
- Pleural cavity: lungs
- Mediastinum: thymus, esophagus, trachea, pericardial cavity (heart)
Abdominopelvic Cavity
- Abdominal cavity: stomach, spleen, liver & gallbladder, and small intestine
- Pelvic cavity: urinary bladder, ovaries
Serous Membranes - CORRECT ANSWER - Sheets of tissue that cover organs in the
anterior body cavity
- reduce rubbing and friction as organs move
Two Layers of Serous Membranes - CORRECT ANSWER - Parietal: lines the wall of the
body cavity
Visceral: lies directly on the surface of the organ
Serous fluid between the layers
Integumentary System - CORRECT ANSWER - - Enclose internal body structures
- Site of many sensory receptors
(hair, skin, nails)
Skeletal System - CORRECT ANSWER - - Support the weight of the body
- Enable movement
- Protect our internal organs
