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Bio 201 Exam 1 and Answers
What is gross anatomy - Answers✓✓...branch of anatomy that deals with the structure of
organs and tissues that are visible to the naked eye.
Define embryology, cytology & microscopic anatomy - Answers✓✓...Embryology-
development before birth, Cytology- cells of the body, Microscopic Anatomy- structures to
small to be seen with naked eye
The main component of the cytoplasm - Answers✓✓...Cytosol
What is mitosis - Answers✓✓...cell division that results in two daughter cells each having the
same # and kind of chromosomes as the parent nucleus, typical of ordinary tissue growth.
Role of leptin in the body - Answers✓✓...Leptin regulates energy intake and fat stores so that
weight is maintained within a relatively narrow range. "Leptin is a hormone made by fat cells,
that decrease appetite"
What is an organic molecule - Answers✓✓...are the molecules of life and are built around
chains of carbon atoms that are often quite long.
Some functions of lysosomes - Answers✓✓...they breakdown, degrade and digest safely within
a cell
What type of epithelium would you find dense microvilli( lining intestines and kidney tubules)
- Answers✓✓... simple cubodoidal epithelium
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Where would you find Pseudostratified columnar epithelia - Answers✓✓...ciliated is found in
the trachea and upper respitory tract; non ciliated is found in the male sperm
Major functions of fat - Answers✓✓...provides reserve fuel for cell, insulates against heat loss,
supports and protects organs
What is metabolism - Answers✓✓... either Anabolism- which build larger molucules from
smaller ones ( storage of energy). Catabolism- which breaks down from complex molecules to
simpler ones ( with the release of energy).
What do collagen fibers do for IVDs ( intervertebral discs) - Answers✓✓...they provide
strentgh with there crosslinks which resits being pulled apart, as well as cushoining.
What produces the most ATPs during cellular respiration - Answers✓✓...glucose, and the
electron transport chain
What is a frontal section/cut - Answers✓✓...through torso- divides the body by anterior(front)
and posterior(back)
Improperly digesting nutrients, may indicate a problem of which tissue layer -
Answers✓✓...simple epithelium
When does the body normally use proteins for energy (ATP) - Answers✓✓...When the body is
in starvation mode( doesnt have enough carbohydrate or fat calories for Atp production.