Bio 201 questions and answers Graded A+
what is it called when you are facing forward, toes forward, feet sightly apart, and
palms facing outward/ standard reference point - ✅✅Anatomical position
Mucous membrane - ✅✅Lines body cavities open to the exterior; contains
goblet cells that secrete mucus
Serous membrane - ✅✅Double-layered membrane that reduces friction
between organs
Parietal layer - ✅✅Outer serous layer lining the cavity wall
Visceral layer - ✅✅Inner serous layer covering organs
Serous fluid - ✅✅Lubricates and reduces friction between serous layers
Cutaneous membrane - ✅✅Skin; tough protective membrane of stratified
squamous epithelium
Homeostasis - ✅✅Maintaining a stable internal environment
Dynamic equilibrium - ✅✅Ongoing adjustments to maintain homeostasis
Negative feedback - ✅✅Reverses a change to restore normal conditions
, Positive feedback - ✅✅Amplifies a change until an endpoint is reached
Afferent pathway - ✅✅Signal pathway toward the control center
Efferent pathway - ✅✅Signal pathway away from the control center
Superior - ✅✅Toward the head
Inferior - ✅✅Toward the feet
Medial - ✅✅Toward the midline
Lateral - ✅✅Away from the midline
Proximal - ✅✅Closer to point of attachment
Distal - ✅✅Farther from point of attachment
X-ray - ✅✅Best imaging for bones
MRI - ✅✅Best imaging for soft tissues
Atomic number - ✅✅Number of protons
what is it called when you are facing forward, toes forward, feet sightly apart, and
palms facing outward/ standard reference point - ✅✅Anatomical position
Mucous membrane - ✅✅Lines body cavities open to the exterior; contains
goblet cells that secrete mucus
Serous membrane - ✅✅Double-layered membrane that reduces friction
between organs
Parietal layer - ✅✅Outer serous layer lining the cavity wall
Visceral layer - ✅✅Inner serous layer covering organs
Serous fluid - ✅✅Lubricates and reduces friction between serous layers
Cutaneous membrane - ✅✅Skin; tough protective membrane of stratified
squamous epithelium
Homeostasis - ✅✅Maintaining a stable internal environment
Dynamic equilibrium - ✅✅Ongoing adjustments to maintain homeostasis
Negative feedback - ✅✅Reverses a change to restore normal conditions
, Positive feedback - ✅✅Amplifies a change until an endpoint is reached
Afferent pathway - ✅✅Signal pathway toward the control center
Efferent pathway - ✅✅Signal pathway away from the control center
Superior - ✅✅Toward the head
Inferior - ✅✅Toward the feet
Medial - ✅✅Toward the midline
Lateral - ✅✅Away from the midline
Proximal - ✅✅Closer to point of attachment
Distal - ✅✅Farther from point of attachment
X-ray - ✅✅Best imaging for bones
MRI - ✅✅Best imaging for soft tissues
Atomic number - ✅✅Number of protons
