BIO 201 Unit 1 Exam
Anatomy - answerStudy of structure
Physiology - answerStudy of how structures function
Skeletal system - answerProtects & supports body organs, provides the framework for
muscles, site of blood cell formation, & stores minerals
Muscular system - answerAllows manipulation of the environment, locomotion, & facial
expression, maintains posture, & produces heat
Nervous system - answerThe fast-acting control system of the body, & responds to
stimuli by activating muscles & glands
Cardiovascular system - answerHeart pumps blood, & blood vessels transports blood
throughout the body
Lymphatic system - answerPicks up fluid leaked from blood vessels & returns it to the
blood, disposes of debris in the lymphatic stream, & houses WBC involved with
immunity
Respiratory system - answerKeeps blood supplied with oxygen & removes CO2
Digestive system - answerBreaks down food into absorbable units that enter the blood,
& eliminates indigestible foodstuffs as feces
Urinary system - answerEliminates nitrogenous wastes from the body, & regulates
water, electrolyte, & pH balance of the blood
Reproductive system - answerProduction of offspring
Endocrine system - answerGlands secrete hormones that regulate processes such as
growth, reproduction, & nutrient use (metabolism) by body cells
Superior - answerAbove
Inferior - answerBelow
Anterior (ventral) - answerIn front of
Posterior (dorsal) - answerBehind
, Medial - answerToward or at the midline of the body
Lateral - answerAway from the midline
Intermediate - answerBetween a more medial & a more lateral structure
Proximal - answerCloser to the origin of the body part or the point of attachment of a
limb to the body trunk
Distal - answerFarther from the origin of a body part or the point of attachment of a limb
to the body trunk
Superficial - answerToward or at the body surface
Deep - answerAway from the body surface
Sagittal plane - answerDivides body vertically into right and left parts
Frontal (coronal) plane - answerDivides body vertically into anterior & posterior parts
(front & back)
Transverse (horizontal) plane - answerDivides body horizontally into superior & inferior
parts (top & bottom)
Dorsal cavity - answerCranial & vertebral cavity
Ventral cavity - answerHouses viscera
Thoracic cavity - answerTwo pleural cavities, mediastinum, pericardial cavity
Pleural cavity - answerSurrounds lung
Mediastinum - answerContains pericardial cavity
Pericardial cavity - answerEncloses heart
Abdominopelvic cavity - answerAbdominal and pelvic cavity
Abdominal cavity - answerContains stomach, intestines, spleen, & liver
Pelvic cavity - answerContains urinary bladder, reproductive organs, & rectum
Maintaining boundaries, movement, responsiveness, digestion, metabolism, excretion,
reproduction, growth - answerNecessary life functions
Anatomy - answerStudy of structure
Physiology - answerStudy of how structures function
Skeletal system - answerProtects & supports body organs, provides the framework for
muscles, site of blood cell formation, & stores minerals
Muscular system - answerAllows manipulation of the environment, locomotion, & facial
expression, maintains posture, & produces heat
Nervous system - answerThe fast-acting control system of the body, & responds to
stimuli by activating muscles & glands
Cardiovascular system - answerHeart pumps blood, & blood vessels transports blood
throughout the body
Lymphatic system - answerPicks up fluid leaked from blood vessels & returns it to the
blood, disposes of debris in the lymphatic stream, & houses WBC involved with
immunity
Respiratory system - answerKeeps blood supplied with oxygen & removes CO2
Digestive system - answerBreaks down food into absorbable units that enter the blood,
& eliminates indigestible foodstuffs as feces
Urinary system - answerEliminates nitrogenous wastes from the body, & regulates
water, electrolyte, & pH balance of the blood
Reproductive system - answerProduction of offspring
Endocrine system - answerGlands secrete hormones that regulate processes such as
growth, reproduction, & nutrient use (metabolism) by body cells
Superior - answerAbove
Inferior - answerBelow
Anterior (ventral) - answerIn front of
Posterior (dorsal) - answerBehind
, Medial - answerToward or at the midline of the body
Lateral - answerAway from the midline
Intermediate - answerBetween a more medial & a more lateral structure
Proximal - answerCloser to the origin of the body part or the point of attachment of a
limb to the body trunk
Distal - answerFarther from the origin of a body part or the point of attachment of a limb
to the body trunk
Superficial - answerToward or at the body surface
Deep - answerAway from the body surface
Sagittal plane - answerDivides body vertically into right and left parts
Frontal (coronal) plane - answerDivides body vertically into anterior & posterior parts
(front & back)
Transverse (horizontal) plane - answerDivides body horizontally into superior & inferior
parts (top & bottom)
Dorsal cavity - answerCranial & vertebral cavity
Ventral cavity - answerHouses viscera
Thoracic cavity - answerTwo pleural cavities, mediastinum, pericardial cavity
Pleural cavity - answerSurrounds lung
Mediastinum - answerContains pericardial cavity
Pericardial cavity - answerEncloses heart
Abdominopelvic cavity - answerAbdominal and pelvic cavity
Abdominal cavity - answerContains stomach, intestines, spleen, & liver
Pelvic cavity - answerContains urinary bladder, reproductive organs, & rectum
Maintaining boundaries, movement, responsiveness, digestion, metabolism, excretion,
reproduction, growth - answerNecessary life functions
