NURS 120 – Midterm Exam 2026
Questions and Answers
Levels of Organization - Correct answer-Chemical level, cells, tissues, organs,
organ systems, organism
Body Planes - Correct answer-Sagittal, mid-sagittal, frontal, transverse, oblique
Abdominopelvic regions - Correct answer-
Abdominopelvic Quadrants - Correct answer-
Two body Regions - Correct answer-Axial - Head, spine, ribs
Appendicular - Shoulders, arms, hips, legs
Negative Feedback Loop - Correct answer-Reverses change to maintain
homeostasis (Ex. Thermostat)
Positive Feedback Loop - Correct answer-Increases change to revert back to
homeostasis (Ex. Labour)
Cell Extensions - Correct answer-Microvilli, Cilia, flagella
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, Matrix - Correct answer-Fills space between cells
Epithelial Cells - Correct answer-Squamous, cuboidal, columnar, transitional,
pseudo stratified
Simple ______? - Correct answer-Squamous, cuboidal, columnar
Stratified ______? - Correct answer-Squamous
Loose Fibrous (Areolar, facia) Tissue - Correct answer-- Collagen and elastic fibres
between organs
- Connection and communication
Adipose Tissue - Correct answer-- Triglyceride vesicles
- White fat - Throughout body
- Brown Fat - Within white fat of neck and torso
- Protection, insulation, storage, support, metabolism
Reticular Tissue - Correct answer-- Fine collagen fibres (bone marrow, spleen,
lymph nodes)
- Support of blood producing cells
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Questions and Answers
Levels of Organization - Correct answer-Chemical level, cells, tissues, organs,
organ systems, organism
Body Planes - Correct answer-Sagittal, mid-sagittal, frontal, transverse, oblique
Abdominopelvic regions - Correct answer-
Abdominopelvic Quadrants - Correct answer-
Two body Regions - Correct answer-Axial - Head, spine, ribs
Appendicular - Shoulders, arms, hips, legs
Negative Feedback Loop - Correct answer-Reverses change to maintain
homeostasis (Ex. Thermostat)
Positive Feedback Loop - Correct answer-Increases change to revert back to
homeostasis (Ex. Labour)
Cell Extensions - Correct answer-Microvilli, Cilia, flagella
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, Matrix - Correct answer-Fills space between cells
Epithelial Cells - Correct answer-Squamous, cuboidal, columnar, transitional,
pseudo stratified
Simple ______? - Correct answer-Squamous, cuboidal, columnar
Stratified ______? - Correct answer-Squamous
Loose Fibrous (Areolar, facia) Tissue - Correct answer-- Collagen and elastic fibres
between organs
- Connection and communication
Adipose Tissue - Correct answer-- Triglyceride vesicles
- White fat - Throughout body
- Brown Fat - Within white fat of neck and torso
- Protection, insulation, storage, support, metabolism
Reticular Tissue - Correct answer-- Fine collagen fibres (bone marrow, spleen,
lymph nodes)
- Support of blood producing cells
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