SERIES BYU CELL 220 EXAM #1 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS | GRADED AND THE LATEST SERIES

2025-2026 SERIES
BYU CELL 220 EXAM #1 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS | GRADED AND THE LATEST
SERIES
gross anatomy


Ans: Study of structures that can be seen with the naked eye


Question: microscopic anatomy


Ans: deals with structures too small to be seen with the naked eye


Question: integumentary system


Ans: encloses internal body structures; site of many sensory receptors


Question: skeletal system


Ans: supports the body and enables movement


Question: muscular system


Ans: enables movement and helps maintain body temperature


Question: nervous system


Ans: detects and processes sensory information and activates bodily responses


Question: endocrine system

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Ans: secretes hormones and regulates bodily processes


Question: cardiovascular system


Ans: delivers oxygen and nutrients to tissues and equalizes temperature in the
body


Question: lymphatic system


Ans: returns fluid to blood and defends against pathogens


Question: respiratory system


Ans: removes carbon dioxide from the body and delivers oxygen to blood


Question: digestive system


Ans: processes food for use by the body and removes wastes from undigested
food


Question: urinary system


Ans: controls water balance in the body and removes wastes from blood and
excretes them


Question: male reproductive system


Ans: produces sex hormones and gametes and delivers gametes to female


Question: female reproductive system

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Ans: produces sex hormones and gametes, supports embryo/fetus until birth, and
produces milk for infant


Question: ventral


Ans: towards the front


Question: dorsal


Ans: towards the back


Question: rostal


Ans: towards the head


Question: cranial


Ans: towards the head


Question: cephalic


Ans: towards the head


Question: caudal


Ans: below


Question: lateral


Ans: away from middle

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Question: medial


Ans: towards middle


Question: proximal


Ans: towards torso (appendages)


Question: distal


Ans: away from torso (appendages)


Question: superficial


Ans: close to surface


Question: deep


Ans: deep to surface


Question: midsagittal (median) plane


Ans: divides the body into an equal left and right side


Question: frontal (coronal) plane


Ans: vertical plane dividing the body or structure into anterior and posterior
portions


Question: transverse plane