PLTW HBS Final Exam Review
Location on the body where routine blood is drawn from the body? - Answer-Veins in the arm
A basin-shaped structure in the skeleton of many vertebrate that is formed by the pelvic girdle together
with the sacrum and often various coccygeal and caudal vertebrae and that in humans is composed of
the 2 hip bones bounding it on each side and in front while the sacrum and coccyx complete it behind? -
Answer-Pelvis
Longest bone of the upper arm or forelimb extending from the shoulder to the elbow - Answer-Humerus
Differences in DNA sequences on homologous chromosomes that can result in different patterns of
restriction fragment lengths (DNA segments resulting from treatment with restrictioned enzymes)? -
Answer-Restriction Fragment Lengths Polymorphisms (RFLP's)
Situated at or toward the hind part of the body - Answer-Dorsal
A group of subcortical structures (as the hypothalamus, the hippocampus, and the amygdala) of the
brain that are concerned especially with emotion and motivation? - Answer-Limbic System
Either of the pair of sensory nerves that compromise the 2nd pair of cranial nerves, arise from the
ventral part of the diencephalon, form an optic chiasma before passing to the eye and spreading over
the anterior surface of the retina, and conduct visual stimuli to the brain? - Answer-Optic Nerve
A defect of the optical system (as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point
resulting in a blurred and imperfect image? - Answer-Astigmatism
, A restriction enzyme is... - Answer-A protein that recognizes a specific, short nucleotide sequence & cuts
DNA only at that specific site (target sequence)
DNA is__________and will move through the gel toward the _______end of the electrophoresis
chamber - Answer-The molecule that encodes the genetic instructions used in the development and
functioning of all known living organisms and many viruses
Positive
How many floating ribs does the body have in total? - Answer-4 floating ribs
The 4 main groups of tissues are? - Answer-Connective
Epithelial
Muscular
Nervous
The horizontal plane that divides the body into a top half and bottom half? - Answer-Transverse Plane
Biometrics is? - Answer-Science & technology of measuring & statistically analyzing biological data
A patella reflex goes along which reflex arc? - Answer-Monosynaptic
A bone break that pierces or ruptures the skin? - Answer-Compound Fracture
A nerve fiber that carries impulses towards the cell body? - Answer-Neuron (Dendrites)
Inferior lobe of the cerebrum; specific activities include hearing and short term memory - Answer-
Temporal Lobe
Location on the body where routine blood is drawn from the body? - Answer-Veins in the arm
A basin-shaped structure in the skeleton of many vertebrate that is formed by the pelvic girdle together
with the sacrum and often various coccygeal and caudal vertebrae and that in humans is composed of
the 2 hip bones bounding it on each side and in front while the sacrum and coccyx complete it behind? -
Answer-Pelvis
Longest bone of the upper arm or forelimb extending from the shoulder to the elbow - Answer-Humerus
Differences in DNA sequences on homologous chromosomes that can result in different patterns of
restriction fragment lengths (DNA segments resulting from treatment with restrictioned enzymes)? -
Answer-Restriction Fragment Lengths Polymorphisms (RFLP's)
Situated at or toward the hind part of the body - Answer-Dorsal
A group of subcortical structures (as the hypothalamus, the hippocampus, and the amygdala) of the
brain that are concerned especially with emotion and motivation? - Answer-Limbic System
Either of the pair of sensory nerves that compromise the 2nd pair of cranial nerves, arise from the
ventral part of the diencephalon, form an optic chiasma before passing to the eye and spreading over
the anterior surface of the retina, and conduct visual stimuli to the brain? - Answer-Optic Nerve
A defect of the optical system (as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point
resulting in a blurred and imperfect image? - Answer-Astigmatism
, A restriction enzyme is... - Answer-A protein that recognizes a specific, short nucleotide sequence & cuts
DNA only at that specific site (target sequence)
DNA is__________and will move through the gel toward the _______end of the electrophoresis
chamber - Answer-The molecule that encodes the genetic instructions used in the development and
functioning of all known living organisms and many viruses
Positive
How many floating ribs does the body have in total? - Answer-4 floating ribs
The 4 main groups of tissues are? - Answer-Connective
Epithelial
Muscular
Nervous
The horizontal plane that divides the body into a top half and bottom half? - Answer-Transverse Plane
Biometrics is? - Answer-Science & technology of measuring & statistically analyzing biological data
A patella reflex goes along which reflex arc? - Answer-Monosynaptic
A bone break that pierces or ruptures the skin? - Answer-Compound Fracture
A nerve fiber that carries impulses towards the cell body? - Answer-Neuron (Dendrites)
Inferior lobe of the cerebrum; specific activities include hearing and short term memory - Answer-
Temporal Lobe
