ANA 109 UPDATED FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Characteristics of Life - CORRECT ANSWERS Metabolism, Responsiveness, Movement,
Growth, Differentiation, Reproduction
Catabolism - CORRECT ANSWERS Breaking down complex chemicals
Anabolism - CORRECT ANSWERS Building up complex chemicals
5 environmental factors required to sustain life - CORRECT ANSWERS Water, Food,
Oxygen, Heat, Pressure
Homeostasis - CORRECT ANSWERS Ability or tendency of an organism to maintain internal
equilibrium by adjusting its physiological processes
What happens in loss of homeostasis - CORRECT ANSWERS illness or death
Feedback systems - CORRECT ANSWERS most important way of maintaining homeostasis
How does the body communicate homeostatic changes - CORRECT ANSWERS receptor
(monitor), Control Center (evaluate), Effectors (adjust)
Negative feedback - CORRECT ANSWERS keeps variable close to a set point e.g. blood
pressure
,Positive Feedback - CORRECT ANSWERS short lived, leads to greater change in the same
direction. Change produces more change
Anatomical Terminology - CORRECT ANSWERS Orientation and Directional terms
Anatomical Position - CORRECT ANSWERS Standing erect
Supine Position - CORRECT ANSWERS Laying down face up
Prone Position - CORRECT ANSWERS laying down face down
3 main body planes - CORRECT ANSWERS Frontal (front vs. back), Transverse (Up vs.
down), Oblique (cut at a diagonal)
Directional Terms - CORRECT ANSWERS Describe position of one body part relative to
another
What are the body cavities - CORRECT ANSWERS Dorsal and Ventral
What is in the dorsal cavity - CORRECT ANSWERS Cranial cavity and Vertebral Cavity
What is in the ventral cavity - CORRECT ANSWERS Thoracic and Abdominopelvic cavities
What are body cavities lines with - CORRECT ANSWERS serous membrane
, serous membrane - CORRECT ANSWERS smooth membrane consisting of a thin layer of
cells which secrete serous fluid. line and enclose several body cavities, secrete lubricating fluid
to reduce friction
major organs of the body - CORRECT ANSWERS lungs, brain, ears, liver, pancreas, LI, SI,
female parts, male parts, bladder, stomach, spleen, heart
Abdominopelvic regions - CORRECT ANSWERS right hypochondriac, epigastric region, left
hypochondriac, right lumber, umbilical, left lumbar, right inguinal, hypogastric, left inguinal
Right hypochondriac region - CORRECT ANSWERS LI, tip of kidney, SI, liver, gull bladder
Epigastric region - CORRECT ANSWERS duodenum, liver, pancreas, LI, stomach, gull
bladder, SI
Left Hypochondriac region - CORRECT ANSWERS SI, LI, spleen, stomach, kidney
Right Lumbar region - CORRECT ANSWERS kidney, LI, SI
Umbilical region - CORRECT ANSWERS SI
Left Lumbar region - CORRECT ANSWERS Vertabre, kidney, SI, LI, back bones
Right Inguinal region - CORRECT ANSWERS appendix, LI, SI, ovaries, fallopian tubers,
spermatic chord
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Characteristics of Life - CORRECT ANSWERS Metabolism, Responsiveness, Movement,
Growth, Differentiation, Reproduction
Catabolism - CORRECT ANSWERS Breaking down complex chemicals
Anabolism - CORRECT ANSWERS Building up complex chemicals
5 environmental factors required to sustain life - CORRECT ANSWERS Water, Food,
Oxygen, Heat, Pressure
Homeostasis - CORRECT ANSWERS Ability or tendency of an organism to maintain internal
equilibrium by adjusting its physiological processes
What happens in loss of homeostasis - CORRECT ANSWERS illness or death
Feedback systems - CORRECT ANSWERS most important way of maintaining homeostasis
How does the body communicate homeostatic changes - CORRECT ANSWERS receptor
(monitor), Control Center (evaluate), Effectors (adjust)
Negative feedback - CORRECT ANSWERS keeps variable close to a set point e.g. blood
pressure
,Positive Feedback - CORRECT ANSWERS short lived, leads to greater change in the same
direction. Change produces more change
Anatomical Terminology - CORRECT ANSWERS Orientation and Directional terms
Anatomical Position - CORRECT ANSWERS Standing erect
Supine Position - CORRECT ANSWERS Laying down face up
Prone Position - CORRECT ANSWERS laying down face down
3 main body planes - CORRECT ANSWERS Frontal (front vs. back), Transverse (Up vs.
down), Oblique (cut at a diagonal)
Directional Terms - CORRECT ANSWERS Describe position of one body part relative to
another
What are the body cavities - CORRECT ANSWERS Dorsal and Ventral
What is in the dorsal cavity - CORRECT ANSWERS Cranial cavity and Vertebral Cavity
What is in the ventral cavity - CORRECT ANSWERS Thoracic and Abdominopelvic cavities
What are body cavities lines with - CORRECT ANSWERS serous membrane
, serous membrane - CORRECT ANSWERS smooth membrane consisting of a thin layer of
cells which secrete serous fluid. line and enclose several body cavities, secrete lubricating fluid
to reduce friction
major organs of the body - CORRECT ANSWERS lungs, brain, ears, liver, pancreas, LI, SI,
female parts, male parts, bladder, stomach, spleen, heart
Abdominopelvic regions - CORRECT ANSWERS right hypochondriac, epigastric region, left
hypochondriac, right lumber, umbilical, left lumbar, right inguinal, hypogastric, left inguinal
Right hypochondriac region - CORRECT ANSWERS LI, tip of kidney, SI, liver, gull bladder
Epigastric region - CORRECT ANSWERS duodenum, liver, pancreas, LI, stomach, gull
bladder, SI
Left Hypochondriac region - CORRECT ANSWERS SI, LI, spleen, stomach, kidney
Right Lumbar region - CORRECT ANSWERS kidney, LI, SI
Umbilical region - CORRECT ANSWERS SI
Left Lumbar region - CORRECT ANSWERS Vertabre, kidney, SI, LI, back bones
Right Inguinal region - CORRECT ANSWERS appendix, LI, SI, ovaries, fallopian tubers,
spermatic chord
