BIO 201 ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY -
RIO SALADO CC 2026/27 WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
X-Ray - ANSWER-WIlhelm Rontgen - 1st X-Ray 1895 - 1901 awarded first Nobel
prize for physics
CT - ANSWER-Computed Tomography - 1970's - a computerized axial tomography
(CAT) scanner rotates 360 degrees taking x-rays
MRI - ANSWER-Magnetic Resonance Imaging - a noninvasive imaging technique
(Raymond Damadian 1970's) magnetic fields & Radio waves give off different
signals on cancerous tissues
PET - ANSWER-Positron Emission Tomography - medical imaging technique that
uses radiopharmaceuticals administered to the body
Ultrasonography - ANSWER-imaging technique that uses transmission of high
frequency sound waves into the body to generate an echo that a computer converts
to an image (1940's/1950's)
Anabolism - ANSWER-Assembly of more complex molecules from simpler
molecules
Control Center - ANSWER-compares values to their normal range; deviations cause
the activation of an effector
Effector - ANSWER-Organs that can cause a change in a value
3 Serous Cavities - ANSWER-Plura - encloses pleural cavities (surrounds lungs)
Pericardium - encloses pericardial cavity (surrounds the heart)
Peritoneum - encloses peritoneal cavity (surrounds many organs in abdominopelvic
cavity)
Serous Space (Cavity) - ANSWER-very thin, fluid filled space between the parietal
and visceral layers
Visceral Layer of a Membrane - ANSWER-covers the organs (the viscera)
Parietal Layer of Mambrane - ANSWER-lines the walls of the body cavity
Serous Membrane - ANSWER-thin membrane that covers the walls & organs in the
thoracic & abdominal pelvic cavities
, Abdominal Regions - ANSWER-Right Hypochondriac, Epigastric, Left
Hypochondriac, Right Lumbar, Umbilical Region, Left Lumbar, Right
Iliac,Hypogastric, Left Iliac
Abdominal Quadrants - ANSWER-Right Upper Quadrant (RUQ), Left Upper
Quadrant (LUQ), Right Lower Quadrant (RLQ), Left Lower Quadrant (LLQ)
*Patients right*
Abdominopelvic Cavity - ANSWER-largest cavity in the body - found in the anterior
(ventral) cavity - diaphragm is top and contains abdominal cavity & pelvic cavity
Thoracic Cavity - ANSWER-lungs & heart - found in the anterior (ventral) cavity -
enclosed by ribs & diaphragm is the floor
Spinal Cavity (Vertebral Cavity) - ANSWER-encloses the spinal cord - found in the
posterior (dorsal) cavity
Set Point - ANSWER-physiological value around which the normal range fluctuates
Which organ has primary control over the amount of water in the body? - ANSWER-
Kidneys
Female Reproductive System - ANSWER-Mammary Glands, Ovaries, Uterus
~ produces sex hormones & gametes
~ supports embryo/fetus until birth
~ produces milk for infants
Male Reproductive System - ANSWER-Epididymis, Testes
~ produces sex hormones & gametes
~ delivers gametes to female
Urinary System - ANSWER-Kidneys, Urinary Bladder
~ controls water balance in the body
~ removes wastes from blood & excretes them
Digestive System - ANSWER-Stomach, Liver, Gallbladder, Large Intestines, Small
Intestines
~ processes food for use by the body
~ removes waste from undigested food
Respiratory System - ANSWER-Nasal Passages, Trachea, Lungs
~ removes carbon dioxide from the body
~ delivers oxygen to blood
Cranial Cavity - ANSWER-houses the brain
found in the posterior (dorsal) cavity
What are the 2 largest body compartments? - ANSWER-dorsal (posterior) cavity
ventral (anterior) cavity
RIO SALADO CC 2026/27 WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
X-Ray - ANSWER-WIlhelm Rontgen - 1st X-Ray 1895 - 1901 awarded first Nobel
prize for physics
CT - ANSWER-Computed Tomography - 1970's - a computerized axial tomography
(CAT) scanner rotates 360 degrees taking x-rays
MRI - ANSWER-Magnetic Resonance Imaging - a noninvasive imaging technique
(Raymond Damadian 1970's) magnetic fields & Radio waves give off different
signals on cancerous tissues
PET - ANSWER-Positron Emission Tomography - medical imaging technique that
uses radiopharmaceuticals administered to the body
Ultrasonography - ANSWER-imaging technique that uses transmission of high
frequency sound waves into the body to generate an echo that a computer converts
to an image (1940's/1950's)
Anabolism - ANSWER-Assembly of more complex molecules from simpler
molecules
Control Center - ANSWER-compares values to their normal range; deviations cause
the activation of an effector
Effector - ANSWER-Organs that can cause a change in a value
3 Serous Cavities - ANSWER-Plura - encloses pleural cavities (surrounds lungs)
Pericardium - encloses pericardial cavity (surrounds the heart)
Peritoneum - encloses peritoneal cavity (surrounds many organs in abdominopelvic
cavity)
Serous Space (Cavity) - ANSWER-very thin, fluid filled space between the parietal
and visceral layers
Visceral Layer of a Membrane - ANSWER-covers the organs (the viscera)
Parietal Layer of Mambrane - ANSWER-lines the walls of the body cavity
Serous Membrane - ANSWER-thin membrane that covers the walls & organs in the
thoracic & abdominal pelvic cavities
, Abdominal Regions - ANSWER-Right Hypochondriac, Epigastric, Left
Hypochondriac, Right Lumbar, Umbilical Region, Left Lumbar, Right
Iliac,Hypogastric, Left Iliac
Abdominal Quadrants - ANSWER-Right Upper Quadrant (RUQ), Left Upper
Quadrant (LUQ), Right Lower Quadrant (RLQ), Left Lower Quadrant (LLQ)
*Patients right*
Abdominopelvic Cavity - ANSWER-largest cavity in the body - found in the anterior
(ventral) cavity - diaphragm is top and contains abdominal cavity & pelvic cavity
Thoracic Cavity - ANSWER-lungs & heart - found in the anterior (ventral) cavity -
enclosed by ribs & diaphragm is the floor
Spinal Cavity (Vertebral Cavity) - ANSWER-encloses the spinal cord - found in the
posterior (dorsal) cavity
Set Point - ANSWER-physiological value around which the normal range fluctuates
Which organ has primary control over the amount of water in the body? - ANSWER-
Kidneys
Female Reproductive System - ANSWER-Mammary Glands, Ovaries, Uterus
~ produces sex hormones & gametes
~ supports embryo/fetus until birth
~ produces milk for infants
Male Reproductive System - ANSWER-Epididymis, Testes
~ produces sex hormones & gametes
~ delivers gametes to female
Urinary System - ANSWER-Kidneys, Urinary Bladder
~ controls water balance in the body
~ removes wastes from blood & excretes them
Digestive System - ANSWER-Stomach, Liver, Gallbladder, Large Intestines, Small
Intestines
~ processes food for use by the body
~ removes waste from undigested food
Respiratory System - ANSWER-Nasal Passages, Trachea, Lungs
~ removes carbon dioxide from the body
~ delivers oxygen to blood
Cranial Cavity - ANSWER-houses the brain
found in the posterior (dorsal) cavity
What are the 2 largest body compartments? - ANSWER-dorsal (posterior) cavity
ventral (anterior) cavity
