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Chamberlain University-Illinois
BIOS 252
BIOS 252 Comprehensive Exam Questions
and Answers 2026 Latest Update
Maintenance of stable internal condition involves continuous monitoring
and regulation— Ans: Homeostasis
Stimulus, receptor, input, control center, output, effector— Ans: What are
the feedback components?
produces change in variable— Ans: stimulus
detects change in environment— Ans: receptor
information sent along afferent pathway to control center— Ans: input
processes the signal and sends instructions— Ans: control center
information sent along efferent pathway to effector— Ans: output
response of effector feeds back to reduce the effect of stimulus and return
variable to homeostasis— Ans: response
Causes a system to change further in the same direction.— Ans: positive
feedback loop
labor and blood clotting— Ans: example of positive feedback loop
Causes a system to change in the opposite direction from which it is
moving— Ans: negative feedback loop
sweating to cool off— Ans: example of negative feedback loop
Carpal is distal to the antecubital— Ans: In terms of direction, what is the
carpal to the antecubital?
anterior— Ans: in terms of anatomical position, what direction is the
antecubital facing?
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Proximal— Ans: In terms of direction, what is the Axillary to the
antecubital?
Inferior— Ans: In terms of direction, what is the Popliteal to the Cephalic
(head)?
Superior— Ans: In terms of direction, what is the Cephalic(head) to the
Popliteal?
Divides the body into superior and inferior— Ans: Transverse Plane
divides the body into anterior and posterior— Ans: Coronal (frontal) plane
Divides body into left and right— Ans: Sagittal Plane
unequal left and right— Ans: Parasagittal Plane
equal left and right— Ans: Midsagittal
Front— Ans: Anterior
Front— Ans: Ventral
Back— Ans: Posterior
Back— Ans: Dorsal
Top— Ans: Cranial
Bottom— Ans: Caudal
Top— Ans: Superior
Bottom— Ans: Inferior
Closer to the body— Ans: Proximal
Further from the body— Ans: Distal
Towards the middle— Ans: Medial
Further from the middle— Ans: Lateral
face up— Ans: Supine
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Chamberlain University-Illinois
BIOS 252
BIOS 252 Comprehensive Exam Questions
and Answers 2026 Latest Update
Maintenance of stable internal condition involves continuous monitoring
and regulation— Ans: Homeostasis
Stimulus, receptor, input, control center, output, effector— Ans: What are
the feedback components?
produces change in variable— Ans: stimulus
detects change in environment— Ans: receptor
information sent along afferent pathway to control center— Ans: input
processes the signal and sends instructions— Ans: control center
information sent along efferent pathway to effector— Ans: output
response of effector feeds back to reduce the effect of stimulus and return
variable to homeostasis— Ans: response
Causes a system to change further in the same direction.— Ans: positive
feedback loop
labor and blood clotting— Ans: example of positive feedback loop
Causes a system to change in the opposite direction from which it is
moving— Ans: negative feedback loop
sweating to cool off— Ans: example of negative feedback loop
Carpal is distal to the antecubital— Ans: In terms of direction, what is the
carpal to the antecubital?
anterior— Ans: in terms of anatomical position, what direction is the
antecubital facing?
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Proximal— Ans: In terms of direction, what is the Axillary to the
antecubital?
Inferior— Ans: In terms of direction, what is the Popliteal to the Cephalic
(head)?
Superior— Ans: In terms of direction, what is the Cephalic(head) to the
Popliteal?
Divides the body into superior and inferior— Ans: Transverse Plane
divides the body into anterior and posterior— Ans: Coronal (frontal) plane
Divides body into left and right— Ans: Sagittal Plane
unequal left and right— Ans: Parasagittal Plane
equal left and right— Ans: Midsagittal
Front— Ans: Anterior
Front— Ans: Ventral
Back— Ans: Posterior
Back— Ans: Dorsal
Top— Ans: Cranial
Bottom— Ans: Caudal
Top— Ans: Superior
Bottom— Ans: Inferior
Closer to the body— Ans: Proximal
Further from the body— Ans: Distal
Towards the middle— Ans: Medial
Further from the middle— Ans: Lateral
face up— Ans: Supine
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