BIOS-251: EXAM 1 REVIEW QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
The study of human structure CORRECT ANSWER Anatomy
The study of human function CORRECT ANSWER Physiology
A tendency for organisms to maintain a balanced or constant internal state CORRECT ANSWER
Homeostasis
ABstate of balance CORRECT ANSWER Equilibrium
Consequences of homeostatic imbalance CORRECT ANSWER Illness or death
Thermoregulation Process CORRECT ANSWER
ABfeedback loop in which a system responds to a change by reversing that change, or by decreasing the
rate at which the change is occurring. (Ex. thermoregulation) CORRECT ANSWER
Negative FeedbackBLoop
ABfeedback loop in which a system responds to a change by amplifying that change. (Ex. childbirth)
CORRECT ANSWER Positive Feedback Loop
Changes, occurring within or outside the body, that affect homeostasis CORRECT ANSWER Stimuli
Detects and sends messages to the control center CORRECT ANSWER Receptors
Processes the signal, alerts the effector about the detected change, and gives instructions
CORRECT ANSWER Control Center
An organ or cell that acts in response to a stimulus; handles the issue -BCORRECT ANSWER -Effector
, DividesBa human body into anterior and posterior sections CORRECT ANSWER
Frontal Plane or Coronal Plane
DividesBthe human body into equal left and right sections CORRECT ANSWER Midsagittal Plane
DividesBthe human body in half, creating two sections; top and bottom CORRECT
ANSWER Transverse or Horizontal Plane
Parallel plane next to the midsagittal plane CORRECT ANSWER Parasaggittal Plane
Plane cut at an angle CORRECT ANSWER Oblique
Midline of body CORRECT ANSWER Medial
Away from midline CORRECT ANSWER Lateral
Towards the head CORRECT ANSWER Superior
Towards the feet CORRECT ANSWER Inferior
Closer to the body or point of attachment CORRECT ANSWER Proximal
Away from point of attachment CORRECT ANSWER Distal
Front of the body CORRECT ANSWER Anterior (Ventral)
Back of the body CORRECT ANSWER Posterior (Dorsal)
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
The study of human structure CORRECT ANSWER Anatomy
The study of human function CORRECT ANSWER Physiology
A tendency for organisms to maintain a balanced or constant internal state CORRECT ANSWER
Homeostasis
ABstate of balance CORRECT ANSWER Equilibrium
Consequences of homeostatic imbalance CORRECT ANSWER Illness or death
Thermoregulation Process CORRECT ANSWER
ABfeedback loop in which a system responds to a change by reversing that change, or by decreasing the
rate at which the change is occurring. (Ex. thermoregulation) CORRECT ANSWER
Negative FeedbackBLoop
ABfeedback loop in which a system responds to a change by amplifying that change. (Ex. childbirth)
CORRECT ANSWER Positive Feedback Loop
Changes, occurring within or outside the body, that affect homeostasis CORRECT ANSWER Stimuli
Detects and sends messages to the control center CORRECT ANSWER Receptors
Processes the signal, alerts the effector about the detected change, and gives instructions
CORRECT ANSWER Control Center
An organ or cell that acts in response to a stimulus; handles the issue -BCORRECT ANSWER -Effector
, DividesBa human body into anterior and posterior sections CORRECT ANSWER
Frontal Plane or Coronal Plane
DividesBthe human body into equal left and right sections CORRECT ANSWER Midsagittal Plane
DividesBthe human body in half, creating two sections; top and bottom CORRECT
ANSWER Transverse or Horizontal Plane
Parallel plane next to the midsagittal plane CORRECT ANSWER Parasaggittal Plane
Plane cut at an angle CORRECT ANSWER Oblique
Midline of body CORRECT ANSWER Medial
Away from midline CORRECT ANSWER Lateral
Towards the head CORRECT ANSWER Superior
Towards the feet CORRECT ANSWER Inferior
Closer to the body or point of attachment CORRECT ANSWER Proximal
Away from point of attachment CORRECT ANSWER Distal
Front of the body CORRECT ANSWER Anterior (Ventral)
Back of the body CORRECT ANSWER Posterior (Dorsal)
