BIO 106 HUMAN ANATOMY FINAL
EXAM REVIEW - FACE TO FACE AND
ONLINE SECTIONS QUESTIONS &
DETAILED ANSWERS
anatomical position - Correct Answer ✔✔ relative position, eyes front, palms forward,
feet flat
superior - Correct Answer ✔✔ directional term which means up
inferior - Correct Answer ✔✔ directional term which means down
anterior - Correct Answer ✔✔ directional term which means front
posterior - Correct Answer ✔✔ directional term which means back
medial - Correct Answer ✔✔ directional term which means pertaining to the middle
lateral - Correct Answer ✔✔ directional term which means pertaining to the sides
proximal - Correct Answer ✔✔ directional term which means closer to the trunk
distal - Correct Answer ✔✔ directional term which means further from the trunk
coronal plane - Correct Answer ✔✔ refers to a plane that divides the body into
anterior/posterior portions
sagittal plane - Correct Answer ✔✔ refers to a plane that divides the body into divides
into right and left halves
transverse plane - Correct Answer ✔✔ refers to a plane that divides the body into
divides into superior and inferior halves
name the body cavity which contains the brain - Correct Answer ✔✔ cranial cavity
name the body cavity which contains the spinal cord - Correct Answer ✔✔
vertebral/spinal cavity
name the two dorsal body cavities - Correct Answer ✔✔ cranial/spinal cavity
, name the body cavity which contains the heart and lungs - Correct Answer ✔✔ thoracic
cavity
name the body cavity which contains the reproductive organs and urinary bladder -
Correct Answer ✔✔ pelvic cavity
organ which separates the thoracic and abdominal cavity - Correct Answer ✔✔
diaphragm
mechanism which maintains a constant internal operating condition - Correct Answer
✔✔ negative feedback
the study of tissues - Correct Answer ✔✔ histology
tissue sample used for analysis - Correct Answer ✔✔ biopsy
examination of dead tissue to determine the cause of death - Correct Answer ✔✔
autopsy
epithelial tissue which consists of one layer - Correct Answer ✔✔ simple
epithelial tissue which consists of many layers - Correct Answer ✔✔ stratified
epithelial tissue which is falsely stratified - Correct Answer ✔✔ pseudostratified
epithelial cells which are flattened - Correct Answer ✔✔ squamous
epithelial cells which are cube-like - Correct Answer ✔✔ cubodial
epithelial cells which are shaped like columns - Correct Answer ✔✔ columnar
major tissues type found in the human body which lines body cavities and surfaces -
Correct Answer ✔✔ epithelial
major tissue type that connects, supports, binds, or separates other tissues or organs -
Correct Answer ✔✔ connective
major tissue type that contracts enabling movement - Correct Answer ✔✔ muscular
major tissue type that reacts to stimuli and conducts impulses - Correct Answer ✔✔
nervous
accessory organ of the skin that secretes oil - Correct Answer ✔✔ sebaceous gland
accessory organ of the skin that releases sweat through pores - Correct Answer ✔✔
sudoriferous gland
EXAM REVIEW - FACE TO FACE AND
ONLINE SECTIONS QUESTIONS &
DETAILED ANSWERS
anatomical position - Correct Answer ✔✔ relative position, eyes front, palms forward,
feet flat
superior - Correct Answer ✔✔ directional term which means up
inferior - Correct Answer ✔✔ directional term which means down
anterior - Correct Answer ✔✔ directional term which means front
posterior - Correct Answer ✔✔ directional term which means back
medial - Correct Answer ✔✔ directional term which means pertaining to the middle
lateral - Correct Answer ✔✔ directional term which means pertaining to the sides
proximal - Correct Answer ✔✔ directional term which means closer to the trunk
distal - Correct Answer ✔✔ directional term which means further from the trunk
coronal plane - Correct Answer ✔✔ refers to a plane that divides the body into
anterior/posterior portions
sagittal plane - Correct Answer ✔✔ refers to a plane that divides the body into divides
into right and left halves
transverse plane - Correct Answer ✔✔ refers to a plane that divides the body into
divides into superior and inferior halves
name the body cavity which contains the brain - Correct Answer ✔✔ cranial cavity
name the body cavity which contains the spinal cord - Correct Answer ✔✔
vertebral/spinal cavity
name the two dorsal body cavities - Correct Answer ✔✔ cranial/spinal cavity
, name the body cavity which contains the heart and lungs - Correct Answer ✔✔ thoracic
cavity
name the body cavity which contains the reproductive organs and urinary bladder -
Correct Answer ✔✔ pelvic cavity
organ which separates the thoracic and abdominal cavity - Correct Answer ✔✔
diaphragm
mechanism which maintains a constant internal operating condition - Correct Answer
✔✔ negative feedback
the study of tissues - Correct Answer ✔✔ histology
tissue sample used for analysis - Correct Answer ✔✔ biopsy
examination of dead tissue to determine the cause of death - Correct Answer ✔✔
autopsy
epithelial tissue which consists of one layer - Correct Answer ✔✔ simple
epithelial tissue which consists of many layers - Correct Answer ✔✔ stratified
epithelial tissue which is falsely stratified - Correct Answer ✔✔ pseudostratified
epithelial cells which are flattened - Correct Answer ✔✔ squamous
epithelial cells which are cube-like - Correct Answer ✔✔ cubodial
epithelial cells which are shaped like columns - Correct Answer ✔✔ columnar
major tissues type found in the human body which lines body cavities and surfaces -
Correct Answer ✔✔ epithelial
major tissue type that connects, supports, binds, or separates other tissues or organs -
Correct Answer ✔✔ connective
major tissue type that contracts enabling movement - Correct Answer ✔✔ muscular
major tissue type that reacts to stimuli and conducts impulses - Correct Answer ✔✔
nervous
accessory organ of the skin that secretes oil - Correct Answer ✔✔ sebaceous gland
accessory organ of the skin that releases sweat through pores - Correct Answer ✔✔
sudoriferous gland
