Anatomy and Physiology
Exam Study Guide – Practice
Questions with Answers.
Updated 2026
Abdominal Cavity - Ans✔✔-The largest hallow body cavity in humans and many
animals, and holds the bulk of the viscera. It is located below (inferior to) the
thoracic cavity, and above the pelvic cavity.
Abdominopelvic Cavity - Ans✔✔-Division of the anterior (ventral) cavity that
houses the abdominal and pelvic viscera.
Anatomical Position - Ans✔✔-A standard reference position used for describing
location and directions on the human body.
Anatomy - Ans✔✔-Science that studies the form and composition of the the
body's structures.
Anterior Cavity - Ans✔✔-Larger body cavity located anterior to the posterior
(dorsal) body cavity; includes the serous membrane-lined pleural cavities of the
lungs, pericardial cavity of the heart, and peritoneal cavity for the abdominal
and pelvic organs; also referred to as ventral cavity.
, Atom - Ans✔✔-The basic unit that makes up all matter.
Body Plane - Ans✔✔-An imaginary lines drawn through the body to separate
the body into sections.
Caudal - Ans✔✔-Describes a position below or lower than another part of the
body proper; near or toward the tail (in humans, the coccyx, or lowest part of
the spinal column); also refer to as inferior
Cell - Ans✔✔-Smallest independently functioning unit of all organisms; in
animals, it contains cytoplasm, composed of fluid and organelles
Control Center - Ans✔✔-Compares values to their normal range; deviations
cause the activation of an effector
Coronal Section - Ans✔✔-Divides the body into dorsal and ventral (back and
front, or posterior and anterior) portions; also referred to as frontal portion
Cranial - Ans✔✔-Describes a position above or higher than another part of the
body proper; also referred to as superior
Cranial Cavity - Ans✔✔-Division of the posterior (dorsal) cavity that houses the
brain
Cross Section - Ans✔✔-In anatomy, a transverse cut through a structure or
tissue.
Exam Study Guide – Practice
Questions with Answers.
Updated 2026
Abdominal Cavity - Ans✔✔-The largest hallow body cavity in humans and many
animals, and holds the bulk of the viscera. It is located below (inferior to) the
thoracic cavity, and above the pelvic cavity.
Abdominopelvic Cavity - Ans✔✔-Division of the anterior (ventral) cavity that
houses the abdominal and pelvic viscera.
Anatomical Position - Ans✔✔-A standard reference position used for describing
location and directions on the human body.
Anatomy - Ans✔✔-Science that studies the form and composition of the the
body's structures.
Anterior Cavity - Ans✔✔-Larger body cavity located anterior to the posterior
(dorsal) body cavity; includes the serous membrane-lined pleural cavities of the
lungs, pericardial cavity of the heart, and peritoneal cavity for the abdominal
and pelvic organs; also referred to as ventral cavity.
, Atom - Ans✔✔-The basic unit that makes up all matter.
Body Plane - Ans✔✔-An imaginary lines drawn through the body to separate
the body into sections.
Caudal - Ans✔✔-Describes a position below or lower than another part of the
body proper; near or toward the tail (in humans, the coccyx, or lowest part of
the spinal column); also refer to as inferior
Cell - Ans✔✔-Smallest independently functioning unit of all organisms; in
animals, it contains cytoplasm, composed of fluid and organelles
Control Center - Ans✔✔-Compares values to their normal range; deviations
cause the activation of an effector
Coronal Section - Ans✔✔-Divides the body into dorsal and ventral (back and
front, or posterior and anterior) portions; also referred to as frontal portion
Cranial - Ans✔✔-Describes a position above or higher than another part of the
body proper; also referred to as superior
Cranial Cavity - Ans✔✔-Division of the posterior (dorsal) cavity that houses the
brain
Cross Section - Ans✔✔-In anatomy, a transverse cut through a structure or
tissue.
