BIOS 251 Midterm Exam

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BIOS 251 Midterm Exam

• Anatomy

–Answer "cutting things up"

• structure of the body and how the parts relate to each other in space
• uses medical terminology where roots, prefixes and suffixes are derived from Greek or

Latin

• Physiology

–Answer "study of nature"

• function of a living organism, how it works and maintains life
• how those anatomical structures function together
• Metabolism

–Answer Sum of all chemical processes that occur in the body

• List basic life processes

–Answer Metabolism, Responsiveness, Movement, Growth, Differentiation, Reproduction

• Homeostasis

–Answer ("sameness" and "standing still") --is a condition of equilibrium in the body's internal environment -maintained by regulatory processes

• Negative feedback

–Answer

• works to oppose change 1 / 3

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• brings condition back to a set point
• Positive feedback

–Answer

• works to enhance change
• brings condition further away from a set point
• Symptoms

–Answer subjective changes in body functions that can't be seen

• Signs

–Answer objective changes that can be measured and observed

• Supine

–Answer face up

• Prone

–Answer face down

• Superior

–Answer Above

• Inferior

–Answer Below

• Anterior (ventral)

–Answer Close to front of the body

• Posterior (dorsal)

–Answer 2 / 3

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Close to the back of the body

• Medial

–Answer Closer to the midline of the body

• Lateral

–Answer Further from midline

• Ipsilateral

–Answer On the same side of the body

• Contralateral

–Answer On opposites sides of the body

• Proximal

–Answer Nearer to the point of attachment

• Distal

–Answer Farther from the point of attachment

• Superficial

–Answer Closer to the surface of the body

• Deep

–Answer Farther from the surface of the body

• Cranial cavity

–Answer -Formed by cranial bones

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