BIOL 203 MIDTERM ACTUAL TEST PAPER
2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
⩥ Which can be revealed through percussion during a medical exam?
Answer: Pockets of fluid, scar tissue, pockets of air
⩥ When a doctor feels for a swollen lymph node, what action is she
using in her exam? Answer: Palpation
⩥ When some bodily changes are detected, responses are activated that
reverse the change, restoring stability and preserving normal body
function. This would be an example of what type of feedback? Answer:
Negative
⩥ In a solution, the more abundant substance that dissolves another
substance is known as what? Answer: Solvent
⩥ The term for the process of carefully separating tissues to reveal
anatomical relationships is Answer: Dissection
⩥ What is a cell or organ that is specialized to detect a stimulus called?
Answer: Receptor
,⩥ Solvency, cohesion, adhesion, hydrogen bonding, chemical reactivity,
and thermal stability are all important properties of Answer: Water
⩥ What is the cell or organ that directly carries out a response to a
stimulus called? Answer: Effector
⩥ What is the act of tapping the body to feel for abnormal resistance or
listen for sounds called? Answer: Percussion
⩥ Taking a pulse by feeling the radial artery is an example of which of
the following? Answer: Palpation
⩥ What is an example of a physiological negative feedback mechanism?
Answer: Body temperature
⩥ Which are the important properties of water that allow it to support
life? Answer: Solvency, chemical reactivity, cohesion
⩥ A structure that carries out a response to a stimulus is called a(n)
Answer: Effector
⩥ Anatomy Answer: The study of body structure
,⩥ Students are studying how the heart pumps blood through the body,
which is its major function. They are studying the ______ of the heart.
Answer: Physiology
⩥ Cytology Answer: Study of he structure and the function of cells
⩥ Physiology Answer: The study of body function
⩥ What feedback mechanism controls the blood pressure? Answer:
Negative feedback
⩥ The ability of water to dissolve other chemicals is ______. Answer:
Solvency
⩥ What is the act of looking at the body called? Answer: Inspection
⩥ What is gross anatomy? Answer: The study of body structures that can
be observed without magnification
⩥ In which of the following does a surgeon learn a procedure on animals
before practicing on humans? Answer: Comparative physiology
⩥ What is a group of organs with a unique collective function called?
Answer: Organ system
, ⩥ What is an anatomical structure that is composed of at least two
different tissue types, has recognizable structural boundaries, and has a
discrete function different from the structures around it called? Answer:
Organ
⩥ Which is an example of a class of tissue? Answer: Connective
⩥ What is a microscopic structure in a cell that carries out individual
functions called? Answer: Organelle
⩥ A molecule of large size and high molecular weight, such as a protein,
is called a(n). Answer: Macromolecule
⩥ The ability to maintain a relatively stable internal environment in spite
of changes in the external environment is known as Answer:
Homeostasis
⩥ Medical mistakes, such as prescribing the wrong dose of medication,
can result from failure to consider Answer: Physical Variation
⩥ What type of equilibrium occurs when there is a set average point and
conditions fluctuate around that point? Answer: Dynamic
2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
⩥ Which can be revealed through percussion during a medical exam?
Answer: Pockets of fluid, scar tissue, pockets of air
⩥ When a doctor feels for a swollen lymph node, what action is she
using in her exam? Answer: Palpation
⩥ When some bodily changes are detected, responses are activated that
reverse the change, restoring stability and preserving normal body
function. This would be an example of what type of feedback? Answer:
Negative
⩥ In a solution, the more abundant substance that dissolves another
substance is known as what? Answer: Solvent
⩥ The term for the process of carefully separating tissues to reveal
anatomical relationships is Answer: Dissection
⩥ What is a cell or organ that is specialized to detect a stimulus called?
Answer: Receptor
,⩥ Solvency, cohesion, adhesion, hydrogen bonding, chemical reactivity,
and thermal stability are all important properties of Answer: Water
⩥ What is the cell or organ that directly carries out a response to a
stimulus called? Answer: Effector
⩥ What is the act of tapping the body to feel for abnormal resistance or
listen for sounds called? Answer: Percussion
⩥ Taking a pulse by feeling the radial artery is an example of which of
the following? Answer: Palpation
⩥ What is an example of a physiological negative feedback mechanism?
Answer: Body temperature
⩥ Which are the important properties of water that allow it to support
life? Answer: Solvency, chemical reactivity, cohesion
⩥ A structure that carries out a response to a stimulus is called a(n)
Answer: Effector
⩥ Anatomy Answer: The study of body structure
,⩥ Students are studying how the heart pumps blood through the body,
which is its major function. They are studying the ______ of the heart.
Answer: Physiology
⩥ Cytology Answer: Study of he structure and the function of cells
⩥ Physiology Answer: The study of body function
⩥ What feedback mechanism controls the blood pressure? Answer:
Negative feedback
⩥ The ability of water to dissolve other chemicals is ______. Answer:
Solvency
⩥ What is the act of looking at the body called? Answer: Inspection
⩥ What is gross anatomy? Answer: The study of body structures that can
be observed without magnification
⩥ In which of the following does a surgeon learn a procedure on animals
before practicing on humans? Answer: Comparative physiology
⩥ What is a group of organs with a unique collective function called?
Answer: Organ system
, ⩥ What is an anatomical structure that is composed of at least two
different tissue types, has recognizable structural boundaries, and has a
discrete function different from the structures around it called? Answer:
Organ
⩥ Which is an example of a class of tissue? Answer: Connective
⩥ What is a microscopic structure in a cell that carries out individual
functions called? Answer: Organelle
⩥ A molecule of large size and high molecular weight, such as a protein,
is called a(n). Answer: Macromolecule
⩥ The ability to maintain a relatively stable internal environment in spite
of changes in the external environment is known as Answer:
Homeostasis
⩥ Medical mistakes, such as prescribing the wrong dose of medication,
can result from failure to consider Answer: Physical Variation
⩥ What type of equilibrium occurs when there is a set average point and
conditions fluctuate around that point? Answer: Dynamic
