NAS 2 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND EXPECTED ANSWERS
Body Plane: Separating the torso superior to inferior
transverse
Which of the following represents the correct order in
which components interact in a homeostatic control
system?
receptor, control center, effector
Which of the following is the simplest level of
structural organization in the human body?
cellular
Which life process in the body sustains all others?
metabolism
The brain is found in what body cavity?
dorsal cavity
The maintenance of a stable internal environment
within an organism is termed
homeostasis
Which organ system is related to the following
components: pharynx, trachea & lungs?
respiratory
T or F: Most of the major body systems do not
function based on homeostasis.
False
Body Plane: Separating the torso side to side
median
Which of the following applies to the armpit?
, axillary
Body Plane: Separating torso anterior to posterior
frontal
Regional term: upper arm
brachial
Closer to the origin of the body
proximal
T or F: The body contains two major body cavities the
dorsal and ventral cavities.
True
A person facing forward with hands at their sides and
palms forward is said to be in:
anatomical position
The wrist is ______________ to the elbow.
distal
Which of the following applies to the upper leg or
thigh?
femoral
What is the last step of a feedback mechanism?
effector
Body Cavities and Membranes: Reproductive organs
pelvic
The variable representing the result of an
experimental change to a condition.
dependent variable
Which of the following groups conditions remain the
same within an experiment?
control
Toward of at the body surface
superficial
AND EXPECTED ANSWERS
Body Plane: Separating the torso superior to inferior
transverse
Which of the following represents the correct order in
which components interact in a homeostatic control
system?
receptor, control center, effector
Which of the following is the simplest level of
structural organization in the human body?
cellular
Which life process in the body sustains all others?
metabolism
The brain is found in what body cavity?
dorsal cavity
The maintenance of a stable internal environment
within an organism is termed
homeostasis
Which organ system is related to the following
components: pharynx, trachea & lungs?
respiratory
T or F: Most of the major body systems do not
function based on homeostasis.
False
Body Plane: Separating the torso side to side
median
Which of the following applies to the armpit?
, axillary
Body Plane: Separating torso anterior to posterior
frontal
Regional term: upper arm
brachial
Closer to the origin of the body
proximal
T or F: The body contains two major body cavities the
dorsal and ventral cavities.
True
A person facing forward with hands at their sides and
palms forward is said to be in:
anatomical position
The wrist is ______________ to the elbow.
distal
Which of the following applies to the upper leg or
thigh?
femoral
What is the last step of a feedback mechanism?
effector
Body Cavities and Membranes: Reproductive organs
pelvic
The variable representing the result of an
experimental change to a condition.
dependent variable
Which of the following groups conditions remain the
same within an experiment?
control
Toward of at the body surface
superficial
