PLTW HBS Midterm Exam Questions with Solutions
Anterior - -Situated toward the front of the body
-Deep - -Away from the body surface; more internal
-Directional Terms - -Terms used to explain where one body structure is in relation to
another
-Distal - -Situated away from the point of attachment or origin or a central point; located
away from the center of the body
-Dorsal - -Being or located near, on, or toward the back or posterior part of the human
body
-Identity - -The distinguishing character or personality of an individual
-Inferior - -Situated below and closer to the feet than another and especially another
similar part of an upright body especially of a human being
-Lateral - -Of or relating to the side; especially of a body part
-Medial - -Lying or extending in the middle; especially of a body part
-Posterior - -Situated at or toward the hind part of the body
-Proximal - -Situated next to or near the point of attachment or origin or a central point
-Regional Terms - -Anatomical terms that refer to specific visible landmarks on the surface
of the body
-Superficial - -Of, relating to, or located near the surface
-Superior - -Situated toward the head and further away from the feet than another and
especially another similar part of an upright body especially of a human being
-System - -A group of body organs or structures that together perform one or more vital
functions
-Ventral - -Pertaining to the anterior or front side of the body; opposite of dorsal
-Adipose tissue - -Connective tissue in which fat is stored and which has the cells
distended by droplets of fat
, -Appendicular Skeleton - -Bones of the limbs and limb girdles that are attached to the axial
skeleton
-Axial Skeleton - -The skeleton of the trunk and head
-Tissue - -An integrated group of cells with a common structure and function
-Tibia - -The inner and usually larger of the two bones of the leg between the knee and
ankle that articulates above with the femur and below with the talus -- called also shinbone
-Skull - -The skeleton of the head forming a bony case that encloses and protects the brain
and chief sense organs and supports the jaws
-Pelvis - -A basin-shaped structure in the skeleton of many vertebrates that is formed by
the pelvic girdle together with the sacrum and often various coccygeal and caudal
vertebrae and that in humans is composed of the two hip bones bounding it on each side
and in front while the sacrum and coccyx complete it behind
-Humerus - -The longest bone of the upper arm or forelimb extending from the shoulder
to the elbow
-Forensic Anthropology - -The branch of physical anthropology in which anthropological
data, criteria, and techniques are used to determine the sex, age, genetic population, or
parentage of skeletal or biological materials in questions of civil or criminal law
-Femur - -The proximal bone of the hind or lower limb that is the longest and largest bone
in the human body, extends from the hip to the knee
-Epithelial Tissue - -Sheets of tightly packed cells that line organs and body cavities
-Connective Tissue - -Animal tissue that functions mainly to bind and support other
tissues, having a sparse population of cells scattered through an extracellular matrix
-Agarose - -A polysaccharide obtained from seaweed that is used as the supporting
medium in gel electrophoresis.
-Restriction fragment length polymorphisms (RFLPs) - -Differences in DNA sequence on
homologous chromosomes that can result in different patterns of restriction fragment
lengths (DNA segments resulting from treatment with restriction enzymes).
-Restriction enzyme - -A degradative enzyme that recognizes specific nucleotide
sequences and cuts up DNA.
-Gel electrophoresis - -The separation of nucleic acids or proteins, on the basis of their size
and electrical charge, by measuring their rate of movement through an electrical field in a
gel.
Anterior - -Situated toward the front of the body
-Deep - -Away from the body surface; more internal
-Directional Terms - -Terms used to explain where one body structure is in relation to
another
-Distal - -Situated away from the point of attachment or origin or a central point; located
away from the center of the body
-Dorsal - -Being or located near, on, or toward the back or posterior part of the human
body
-Identity - -The distinguishing character or personality of an individual
-Inferior - -Situated below and closer to the feet than another and especially another
similar part of an upright body especially of a human being
-Lateral - -Of or relating to the side; especially of a body part
-Medial - -Lying or extending in the middle; especially of a body part
-Posterior - -Situated at or toward the hind part of the body
-Proximal - -Situated next to or near the point of attachment or origin or a central point
-Regional Terms - -Anatomical terms that refer to specific visible landmarks on the surface
of the body
-Superficial - -Of, relating to, or located near the surface
-Superior - -Situated toward the head and further away from the feet than another and
especially another similar part of an upright body especially of a human being
-System - -A group of body organs or structures that together perform one or more vital
functions
-Ventral - -Pertaining to the anterior or front side of the body; opposite of dorsal
-Adipose tissue - -Connective tissue in which fat is stored and which has the cells
distended by droplets of fat
, -Appendicular Skeleton - -Bones of the limbs and limb girdles that are attached to the axial
skeleton
-Axial Skeleton - -The skeleton of the trunk and head
-Tissue - -An integrated group of cells with a common structure and function
-Tibia - -The inner and usually larger of the two bones of the leg between the knee and
ankle that articulates above with the femur and below with the talus -- called also shinbone
-Skull - -The skeleton of the head forming a bony case that encloses and protects the brain
and chief sense organs and supports the jaws
-Pelvis - -A basin-shaped structure in the skeleton of many vertebrates that is formed by
the pelvic girdle together with the sacrum and often various coccygeal and caudal
vertebrae and that in humans is composed of the two hip bones bounding it on each side
and in front while the sacrum and coccyx complete it behind
-Humerus - -The longest bone of the upper arm or forelimb extending from the shoulder
to the elbow
-Forensic Anthropology - -The branch of physical anthropology in which anthropological
data, criteria, and techniques are used to determine the sex, age, genetic population, or
parentage of skeletal or biological materials in questions of civil or criminal law
-Femur - -The proximal bone of the hind or lower limb that is the longest and largest bone
in the human body, extends from the hip to the knee
-Epithelial Tissue - -Sheets of tightly packed cells that line organs and body cavities
-Connective Tissue - -Animal tissue that functions mainly to bind and support other
tissues, having a sparse population of cells scattered through an extracellular matrix
-Agarose - -A polysaccharide obtained from seaweed that is used as the supporting
medium in gel electrophoresis.
-Restriction fragment length polymorphisms (RFLPs) - -Differences in DNA sequence on
homologous chromosomes that can result in different patterns of restriction fragment
lengths (DNA segments resulting from treatment with restriction enzymes).
-Restriction enzyme - -A degradative enzyme that recognizes specific nucleotide
sequences and cuts up DNA.
-Gel electrophoresis - -The separation of nucleic acids or proteins, on the basis of their size
and electrical charge, by measuring their rate of movement through an electrical field in a
gel.
