BIO 253 Final Exam: Study Guide & Practice Questions

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BIO 253 FINAL EXAM 195 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE

SOLUTIONS.

The study of body structure .......ANSWER......Anatomy

Study of body function .......ANSWER......Physiology

Anatomical position .......ANSWER......

Superior .......ANSWER......Towards the head

Inferior .......ANSWER......Lower or below

Medial .......ANSWER......Toward the midline of the body

Lateral .......ANSWER......Towards the side or away from the

midline

Proximal .......ANSWER......Towards or nearest the trunk of the

body near the point of origin

Distal .......ANSWER......farthest away from trunk of body

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Is the elbow more proximal or distal to the forearm

.......ANSWER......Proximal

Superficial .......ANSWER......Near the surface

Deep .......ANSWER......Further away from surface

Sagittal plane .......ANSWER......Divide body midline into right

and left

Coronal plane .......ANSWER......Divide anterior and posterior

Transverse plane .......ANSWER......Divides body upper and lower

portion

oblique plane .......ANSWER......Diagonal cuts into body

Eukaryotic cells size .......ANSWER......Biggest size

bacterial cell size compared to a virus .......ANSWER......Bigger

than a virus

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What makes up a bacteria .......ANSWER......Cell wall

Is gram positive thin or thick .......ANSWER......Thick

Is gram-negative thin or thick .......ANSWER......Thin

What color stain is gram-positive .......ANSWER......purple

What color stain is gram-negative .......ANSWER......Pink

What makes the cell wall .......ANSWER......Pepidoglycan

What makes up the virus .......ANSWER......The protein coat (

outside cover)

DNA or RNA

What does ubiquitous mean? .......ANSWER......found everywhere

(this is what makes bacteria are)

types of passive transport .......ANSWER......diffusion, osmosis,

facilitated diffusion