BIO 168 LECTURE EXAM #1 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
A cell or organ that responds to the directions of the control center in a negative
feedback loop is termed a(n):
A) stimulus
B) regulator
C) effector
D) receptor - Answers -C) Effector
A directional term that means the same as posterior is:
A) Anterior
B) Sagittal
C) Dorsal
D) Ventral - Answers -C) Dorsal
A plane that divides the body into superior and inferior parts is known as a:
A) Midsagittal
B) Frontal
C) Sagittal
D) Transverse - Answers -D) Transverse
Dr. Mitchell performs open heart surgery. The incision he makes through the sternal
region of his patient divides the thoracic cavity into equal left and right parts. This
incision must be made along a:
A) Transverse Plane
B) Sagittal Plan
C) Midsagittal Plane
D) Frontal Plane - Answers -C) Midsagittal
In laboratory, you will study tissues. This area of study is known as:
A) Histology
B) Cytology
C) Physiology
D) Gross Anatomy - Answers -A) Histology
In the anatomical position, the palms are on the:
A) Lateral Surface
B) Posterior Surface
C) Superior Surface
D) Anterior Surface - Answers -D) Anterior Surface
Select the appropriate directional term to complete this sentence: The skeletal muscles
are ________ to the skin.
A) Superficial
B) Inferior
,C) Deep
D) Posterior - Answers -C) Deep
Serous membranes line certain cavities within the:
A) Ventral Cavities
B) Vertebral (Spinal) Cavity
C) Dorsal Cavities
D) Cranial Cavity - Answers -A) Ventral Cavities
Sierra says she learns more from reading the textbook for class than from listening to
lecture. She is most likely a(n):
A) visual learner
B) kinesthetic learner
C) auditory learner
D) tactile learner - Answers -A) Visual Learner
What are the two subcavities of the dorsal body cavity?
A) abdominal and pelvic cavities
B) thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities
C) pleural and pericardial cavities
D) cranial and vertebral (spinal) cavities - Answers -D) cranial and vertebral (spinal)
cavities
What is a major function of the respiratory system?
A) digest food and absorb nutrients into the blood
B) return excess tissue fluid to the cardiovascular system
C) deliver oxygen to the blood and remove carbon dioxide from the body
D) produce vitamin D and retain water - Answers -C) deliver oxygen to the blood and
remove carbon dioxide from the body
What is deep to the visceral pericardium?
A) heart muscle
B) pericardial cavity
C) visceral peritoneum
D) parietal pericardium - Answers -A) heart muscle
What learning modality is engaged when students participate in study groups?
A) kinesthetic learner
B) tactile learner
C) auditory learner
D) visual learner - Answers -A) kinesthetic learner
What results when anabolism occurs more than catabolism in an organism?
A) excretion
B) growth
C) irritability
, D) movement - Answers -B) Growth
When we imagine a person exhibiting the anatomical position, the palms of the hands
are assumed to be facing:
A) to the side
B) backward
C) forward
D) down - Answers -C) Forward
Which of the following illustrates a gradient?
A) equal amounts of something exist in areas that are connected
B) equilibrium or balance between two unconnected areas
C) maintenance of a relatively stable internal environment
D) more of something exists in one area than another and the two areas are connected
- Answers -D) more of something exists in one area than another and the two areas are
connected
Which of the following is the most complex structural level of organization?
A) cellular level
B) organ level
C) chemical level
D) tissue level - Answers -B) organ level
Which region of the abdominopelvic cavity lies between the right and left lumbar
regions?
A) hypogastric region
B) epigastric region
C) umbilical region
D) right lumbar region - Answers -C) umbilical region
Which two organ systems include the pancreas as a component?
A) endocrine and lymphatic systems
B) respiratory and cardiovascular systems
C) digestive and urinary systems
D) digestive and endocrine systems - Answers -D) digestive and endocrine systems
Atoms that satisfy the octet rule are said to be:
A) isotopes
B) ions
C) reactive
D) inert - Answers -D) inert
In a molecule of oxygen gas, the atoms of oxygen share electrons equally with one
another. This statement best describes a(n):
A) nonpolar covalent bond
B) polar covalent bond
A cell or organ that responds to the directions of the control center in a negative
feedback loop is termed a(n):
A) stimulus
B) regulator
C) effector
D) receptor - Answers -C) Effector
A directional term that means the same as posterior is:
A) Anterior
B) Sagittal
C) Dorsal
D) Ventral - Answers -C) Dorsal
A plane that divides the body into superior and inferior parts is known as a:
A) Midsagittal
B) Frontal
C) Sagittal
D) Transverse - Answers -D) Transverse
Dr. Mitchell performs open heart surgery. The incision he makes through the sternal
region of his patient divides the thoracic cavity into equal left and right parts. This
incision must be made along a:
A) Transverse Plane
B) Sagittal Plan
C) Midsagittal Plane
D) Frontal Plane - Answers -C) Midsagittal
In laboratory, you will study tissues. This area of study is known as:
A) Histology
B) Cytology
C) Physiology
D) Gross Anatomy - Answers -A) Histology
In the anatomical position, the palms are on the:
A) Lateral Surface
B) Posterior Surface
C) Superior Surface
D) Anterior Surface - Answers -D) Anterior Surface
Select the appropriate directional term to complete this sentence: The skeletal muscles
are ________ to the skin.
A) Superficial
B) Inferior
,C) Deep
D) Posterior - Answers -C) Deep
Serous membranes line certain cavities within the:
A) Ventral Cavities
B) Vertebral (Spinal) Cavity
C) Dorsal Cavities
D) Cranial Cavity - Answers -A) Ventral Cavities
Sierra says she learns more from reading the textbook for class than from listening to
lecture. She is most likely a(n):
A) visual learner
B) kinesthetic learner
C) auditory learner
D) tactile learner - Answers -A) Visual Learner
What are the two subcavities of the dorsal body cavity?
A) abdominal and pelvic cavities
B) thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities
C) pleural and pericardial cavities
D) cranial and vertebral (spinal) cavities - Answers -D) cranial and vertebral (spinal)
cavities
What is a major function of the respiratory system?
A) digest food and absorb nutrients into the blood
B) return excess tissue fluid to the cardiovascular system
C) deliver oxygen to the blood and remove carbon dioxide from the body
D) produce vitamin D and retain water - Answers -C) deliver oxygen to the blood and
remove carbon dioxide from the body
What is deep to the visceral pericardium?
A) heart muscle
B) pericardial cavity
C) visceral peritoneum
D) parietal pericardium - Answers -A) heart muscle
What learning modality is engaged when students participate in study groups?
A) kinesthetic learner
B) tactile learner
C) auditory learner
D) visual learner - Answers -A) kinesthetic learner
What results when anabolism occurs more than catabolism in an organism?
A) excretion
B) growth
C) irritability
, D) movement - Answers -B) Growth
When we imagine a person exhibiting the anatomical position, the palms of the hands
are assumed to be facing:
A) to the side
B) backward
C) forward
D) down - Answers -C) Forward
Which of the following illustrates a gradient?
A) equal amounts of something exist in areas that are connected
B) equilibrium or balance between two unconnected areas
C) maintenance of a relatively stable internal environment
D) more of something exists in one area than another and the two areas are connected
- Answers -D) more of something exists in one area than another and the two areas are
connected
Which of the following is the most complex structural level of organization?
A) cellular level
B) organ level
C) chemical level
D) tissue level - Answers -B) organ level
Which region of the abdominopelvic cavity lies between the right and left lumbar
regions?
A) hypogastric region
B) epigastric region
C) umbilical region
D) right lumbar region - Answers -C) umbilical region
Which two organ systems include the pancreas as a component?
A) endocrine and lymphatic systems
B) respiratory and cardiovascular systems
C) digestive and urinary systems
D) digestive and endocrine systems - Answers -D) digestive and endocrine systems
Atoms that satisfy the octet rule are said to be:
A) isotopes
B) ions
C) reactive
D) inert - Answers -D) inert
In a molecule of oxygen gas, the atoms of oxygen share electrons equally with one
another. This statement best describes a(n):
A) nonpolar covalent bond
B) polar covalent bond
