BIOS 252 Comprehensive Exam
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWER GRADED A 2025/26
Maintenance of stable internal condition involves continuous monitoring and
regulation - ANSWER Homeostasis
Stimulus, receptor, input, control center, output, effector - ANSWER
What are the feedback components?
produces change in variable - ANSWER stimulus
detects change in environment - ANSWER receptor
information sent along afferent pathway to control center - ANSWER
input
processes the signal and sends instructions - ANSWER control center
information sent along efferent pathway to effector - ANSWER output
,response of effector feeds back to reduce the effect of stimulus and return variable
to homeostasis - ANSWER response
Causes a system to change further in the same direction. - ANSWER
positive feedback loop
labor and blood clotting - ANSWER example of positive feedback loop
Causes a system to change in the opposite direction from which it is moving -
ANSWER negative feedback loop
sweating to cool off - ANSWER example of negative feedback loop
Carpal is distal to the antecubital - ANSWER In terms of direction, what
is the carpal to the antecubital?
anterior - ANSWER in terms of anatomical position, what direction is the
antecubital facing?
Proximal - ANSWER In terms of direction, what is the Axillary to the
antecubital?
Inferior - ANSWER In terms of direction, what is the Popliteal to the
Cephalic (head)?
,Superior - ANSWER In terms of direction, what is the Cephalic(head) to
the Popliteal?
Divides the body into superior and inferior - ANSWER Transverse Plane
divides the body into anterior and posterior - ANSWER Coronal (frontal)
plane
Divides body into left and right - ANSWER Sagittal Plane
unequal left and right - ANSWER Parasagittal Plane
equal left and right - ANSWER Midsagittal
Front - ANSWER Anterior
Front - ANSWER Ventral
Back - ANSWER Posterior
, Back - ANSWER Dorsal
Top - ANSWER Cranial
Bottom - ANSWER Caudal
Top - ANSWER Superior
Bottom - ANSWER Inferior
Closer to the body - ANSWER Proximal
Further from the body - ANSWER Distal
Towards the middle - ANSWER Medial
Further from the middle - ANSWER Lateral
face up - ANSWER Supine
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWER GRADED A 2025/26
Maintenance of stable internal condition involves continuous monitoring and
regulation - ANSWER Homeostasis
Stimulus, receptor, input, control center, output, effector - ANSWER
What are the feedback components?
produces change in variable - ANSWER stimulus
detects change in environment - ANSWER receptor
information sent along afferent pathway to control center - ANSWER
input
processes the signal and sends instructions - ANSWER control center
information sent along efferent pathway to effector - ANSWER output
,response of effector feeds back to reduce the effect of stimulus and return variable
to homeostasis - ANSWER response
Causes a system to change further in the same direction. - ANSWER
positive feedback loop
labor and blood clotting - ANSWER example of positive feedback loop
Causes a system to change in the opposite direction from which it is moving -
ANSWER negative feedback loop
sweating to cool off - ANSWER example of negative feedback loop
Carpal is distal to the antecubital - ANSWER In terms of direction, what
is the carpal to the antecubital?
anterior - ANSWER in terms of anatomical position, what direction is the
antecubital facing?
Proximal - ANSWER In terms of direction, what is the Axillary to the
antecubital?
Inferior - ANSWER In terms of direction, what is the Popliteal to the
Cephalic (head)?
,Superior - ANSWER In terms of direction, what is the Cephalic(head) to
the Popliteal?
Divides the body into superior and inferior - ANSWER Transverse Plane
divides the body into anterior and posterior - ANSWER Coronal (frontal)
plane
Divides body into left and right - ANSWER Sagittal Plane
unequal left and right - ANSWER Parasagittal Plane
equal left and right - ANSWER Midsagittal
Front - ANSWER Anterior
Front - ANSWER Ventral
Back - ANSWER Posterior
, Back - ANSWER Dorsal
Top - ANSWER Cranial
Bottom - ANSWER Caudal
Top - ANSWER Superior
Bottom - ANSWER Inferior
Closer to the body - ANSWER Proximal
Further from the body - ANSWER Distal
Towards the middle - ANSWER Medial
Further from the middle - ANSWER Lateral
face up - ANSWER Supine
