BIO 201 FINAL EXAM REVIEW
Define metabolism: - answer the chemical processes that occur within a living organism
in order to maintain life.
What is the study of the bodies structure? - answer Anatomy
What is the study of the bodies function? - answer Physiology
Your ankle is ____ to your thigh? - answer Distal
The elbow is ____ to the wrist? – answer Proximal
If you were to get hurt in the popliteal area, where would the Dr. need to check? -
answer Knee
What plane divides the body into left and halves? - answer Sagittal plane
A broken leg would be damage to what division of the body? - answerAppendicular
Name the 2 major closed body cavities: - answerDorsal (posterior) cavity and the
Ventral (anterior) cavity
The term ____ refers to the internal layer of internal organ. - answerVisceral
The term_____ refers to the the external layer or area toward the body cavity wall. -
answer...
List the order of the body organization: - answerCell, tissue, organ, organ system, and
organism.
Cell division occurs in which layer of the epidermis? - answerStratum Basale
What is the main role of keratin? - answerTo give the skin strength and elasticity.
Which layer of the epidermis is found only in thick skin? - answerStratum Lucidum
The skin plays a role in the production of _____, which is produced by the dermis. -
answer...
What is a more common name for the sudoriferous gland? - answerSweat gland
(eccrine)
, Does sebum provide protection against harmful bacteria? - answerYes
The main type of sweat gland plays a role in what body regulation? -
answerTemperature
What protein is found in our hair and nails? - answerKeratin
What smooth muscle is associated with your hair? - answerArrector pilli
When someone gains weight, they gain inches due to accumulation of fat in which layer
of the skin? - answerHypodermis
Which abdominal quadrant your appendix located in? - answerRight lower quadrant
Which tissue type is found where there would be a lot of friction? - answerStratified
Squamous Epithelium
A tissue with a large number of collagen fibers organized parallel to each other would
most likely be found in? - answerTendon
A tissue that covers a surface, is one cell layer thick, and is composed of flat cells. -
answerSimple Squamous Epithelium
Fibrocartilage is found where? - answerBetween vertebrae
What is the function of melanin in the skin? - answerProtect the skin from ultraviolet light
Is actually part of the fibrous layer of the eye: - answerCornea/Sclera
Layer of the eye that contains blood vessels: - answerVascular tunic
What do you call the area where the optic nerve leaves the eye? - answerOptic Disc
Which layer of the eye is responsible for vision? - answerRetina
In which order does light enter the eye through these structures: 1)Vitreous humor,
2)Aqueous humor, 3)Lens, 4)Cornea? - answerCornea, Aqueous humor, Lens, Vitreous
humor
Which photoreceptor works in allowing for color vision and visual acuity? -
answerCones
Which photoreceptor works in black and white vision and in low light? - answerRods
What happens to the pupil as you look at near objects? - answerConstrict
Define metabolism: - answer the chemical processes that occur within a living organism
in order to maintain life.
What is the study of the bodies structure? - answer Anatomy
What is the study of the bodies function? - answer Physiology
Your ankle is ____ to your thigh? - answer Distal
The elbow is ____ to the wrist? – answer Proximal
If you were to get hurt in the popliteal area, where would the Dr. need to check? -
answer Knee
What plane divides the body into left and halves? - answer Sagittal plane
A broken leg would be damage to what division of the body? - answerAppendicular
Name the 2 major closed body cavities: - answerDorsal (posterior) cavity and the
Ventral (anterior) cavity
The term ____ refers to the internal layer of internal organ. - answerVisceral
The term_____ refers to the the external layer or area toward the body cavity wall. -
answer...
List the order of the body organization: - answerCell, tissue, organ, organ system, and
organism.
Cell division occurs in which layer of the epidermis? - answerStratum Basale
What is the main role of keratin? - answerTo give the skin strength and elasticity.
Which layer of the epidermis is found only in thick skin? - answerStratum Lucidum
The skin plays a role in the production of _____, which is produced by the dermis. -
answer...
What is a more common name for the sudoriferous gland? - answerSweat gland
(eccrine)
, Does sebum provide protection against harmful bacteria? - answerYes
The main type of sweat gland plays a role in what body regulation? -
answerTemperature
What protein is found in our hair and nails? - answerKeratin
What smooth muscle is associated with your hair? - answerArrector pilli
When someone gains weight, they gain inches due to accumulation of fat in which layer
of the skin? - answerHypodermis
Which abdominal quadrant your appendix located in? - answerRight lower quadrant
Which tissue type is found where there would be a lot of friction? - answerStratified
Squamous Epithelium
A tissue with a large number of collagen fibers organized parallel to each other would
most likely be found in? - answerTendon
A tissue that covers a surface, is one cell layer thick, and is composed of flat cells. -
answerSimple Squamous Epithelium
Fibrocartilage is found where? - answerBetween vertebrae
What is the function of melanin in the skin? - answerProtect the skin from ultraviolet light
Is actually part of the fibrous layer of the eye: - answerCornea/Sclera
Layer of the eye that contains blood vessels: - answerVascular tunic
What do you call the area where the optic nerve leaves the eye? - answerOptic Disc
Which layer of the eye is responsible for vision? - answerRetina
In which order does light enter the eye through these structures: 1)Vitreous humor,
2)Aqueous humor, 3)Lens, 4)Cornea? - answerCornea, Aqueous humor, Lens, Vitreous
humor
Which photoreceptor works in allowing for color vision and visual acuity? -
answerCones
Which photoreceptor works in black and white vision and in low light? - answerRods
What happens to the pupil as you look at near objects? - answerConstrict
