PURDUE BIOL 203 EXAM 1
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
VERIFIED 2025
, who published in latin the first modern anatomy textbook? - ANSWERAndreas Vesalius
(De Humani Corporis Fabrica)
what is the Visible human project? - ANSWERa male and a female were imaged with
MRI and CAT scans then embedded with gelatin and cut transversely
Who used the experimental method to deduce the circulation of blood? -
ANSWERWilliam Harvey
What is Life? - ANSWERHigher life forms have the ability to:
move
respond or react toa stimulus
grow
reproduce
respire
digest food
absorb products of digestion
circulate blood
assimilate food products
excrete unwanted or harmful materials
How much of the human body is fluid? - ANSWER56%
2/3 is intracellular fluid in cells
1/3 is extracellular fluid
Six Factors of Homeostasis - ANSWERbody temp
o2 level in blood and tissues
pH of blood and body fluids
salt content
Glucose level in blood
metabolic waste product levels
(blood pressure is regulated to make sure tissues get the blood)
negative feedback loop - ANSWER~normal set temperature
~rise above set point
~skin and brain detect body is too hot
~body takes action by sweating and skin blood vessels dilate
~fall back to set point
order of the body - ANSWERatoms (O,H,C,N, etc.)
molecules (water and macromolecules)
cells ( white blood cells, nerve, etc)
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
VERIFIED 2025
, who published in latin the first modern anatomy textbook? - ANSWERAndreas Vesalius
(De Humani Corporis Fabrica)
what is the Visible human project? - ANSWERa male and a female were imaged with
MRI and CAT scans then embedded with gelatin and cut transversely
Who used the experimental method to deduce the circulation of blood? -
ANSWERWilliam Harvey
What is Life? - ANSWERHigher life forms have the ability to:
move
respond or react toa stimulus
grow
reproduce
respire
digest food
absorb products of digestion
circulate blood
assimilate food products
excrete unwanted or harmful materials
How much of the human body is fluid? - ANSWER56%
2/3 is intracellular fluid in cells
1/3 is extracellular fluid
Six Factors of Homeostasis - ANSWERbody temp
o2 level in blood and tissues
pH of blood and body fluids
salt content
Glucose level in blood
metabolic waste product levels
(blood pressure is regulated to make sure tissues get the blood)
negative feedback loop - ANSWER~normal set temperature
~rise above set point
~skin and brain detect body is too hot
~body takes action by sweating and skin blood vessels dilate
~fall back to set point
order of the body - ANSWERatoms (O,H,C,N, etc.)
molecules (water and macromolecules)
cells ( white blood cells, nerve, etc)
