ANAT 100 MODULE 1 EXAM QUESTIONS ANSWERED CORRECTLY LATEST UPDATE 2026

ANAT 100 MODULE 1 EXAM QUESTIONS ANSWERED CORRECTLY LATEST UPDATE 2026 Anatomy - Answers the study of structure. The parts of an organism are 'cut apart' in order to ascertain their position, relation, structure and function 4 Areas of Anatomy - Answers 1. Histology 2. Gross Anatomy 3. Neuroanatomy 4. Embryology Chemical Level - Answers Atoms and molecules Cellular Level - Answers cells, the smallest living structure Tissue Level - Answers Similar cells that perform specialized functions Organ Level - Answers 2 or more tissues that work together to perform complex functions Organ System Level - Answers related organs that work together to coordinate activities and achieve a common function Organismal Level - Answers all body systems function independantly Gross Anatomy - Answers investigation of the structure of large, visable body parts Superficial Anatomy - Answers superficial anatomical markings and intenral body structures as they relate to the skin covering them Systemic Anatomy - Answers gross anatomy of each body system Pathologic - Answers examines all anatomic changes resulting from disease Radiographic anatomy - Answers relationship as visualized by medical imaging procedures such as ultrasound, MRI or Xray Characteristics of Living Things - Answers organization, metabolism, adaptation, regulation (homoeostasis), growth and development, responsiveness and reproduction Axial Skeleton - Answers More necessary for survival. Includes trunk, head and neck Appendicular Skeleton - Answers limbs and appendages located farther away from the midline of the body Integumentary System - Answers Skin, hair sense receptors, sweat glands Responsible for protection, body temp regulation, site of cutaneous recepetors, synthesizes vitamin D, prevents water loss Skeletal System - Answers Bones and joints Responsible for support and protection, site of blood cell production (hemopoiesis), store of vitamins (calcium and phosphorus) and sit of muscle attachment Muscular System - Answers Muscles Responsible for producing body movement and generating heat when the muscles contract Nervous System - Answers Brain, spinal chord and nerves Controls body movement and other body systems, responds to sensory stimuli. Also consciousness, memory and intelligence Endocrine System - Answers pituitary gland, hypothalamus, thyroid, parathyroid, thymus, adrenals and pancreas Secretes hormones that regulate growth, chemical levels and reproduction Digestive System - Answers Mouth, pharynx, oesophagus, stomach, intestines, rectum, anus and accessory organs Digests food, absorbs nutrients and expells waste products Respiratory System - Answers nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea, brochni, lungs exchange of gases between air in lungs and blood Cardiovascular System - Answers Blood, heart and blood vessels Distributes horemones, nutrients, gases and waste through movement of blood Urinary System - Answers kidneys, ureters, bladder and urethra Concentrates waste products and expells them from the body Lymphatic System - Answers lymph nodes, lymph vessels, thymus, spleen and tonsils transports and filters lymph and initiates an immine response when necessary Reproductive System - Answers Gonads, genital ducts, accessory organs and genitalia Male: transfers sperm into females Female: recieves sperm and is a site of growth and development for fetus Cranial Cavity - Answers Houses Brain Vertebral Canal - Answers bones of the vertebral column leave space that contains spinal chord Abdominal Cavity - Answers In the truck, houses many internal organs Pelvic Cavity - Answers primarily contains reproductive organs, the urinary bladder, the pelvic colon, and the rectum. Plural Cavity - Answers houses the lungs Pericardial Cavity - Answers Houses the heart Mediastinum - Answers contains the heart and its vessels, the esophagus, trachea, phrenic and cardiac nerves, the thoracic duct, thymus and lymph nodes of the central chest. Thoracic Cavity - Answers contains the Mediastinum, the pericardial cavity and the plural cavity ventral cavity - Answers thoracic cavity and abdominopelvic cavity Anatomical Position - Answers Standing upright, with both feet parallel and flat on the floor, head level and looking forward, arms at side of the body with palms supinated forwards to have thumbs pointed away from body. Sagittal Plane - Answers a vertical plane that divides the body into left and right parts Parasagittal Plane - Answers Not equal parts Midsagittal Plane - Answers Equal Parts Frontal (Coronal) Plane - Answers Vertical plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior parts Transverse (horizontal) Plane - Answers divides the body into superior and inferior parts Oblique Plane - Answers passes through the body on an angle longitudinal Plane - Answers any plane perpendicular to the horizontal plane (sagittal and frontal) Superior - Answers Above Inferior - Answers Below Anterior - Answers Front Posterior - Answers Behind Medial - Answers Closer to the midline of body Lateral - Answers Farther away from midline Proximal - Answers closer to origin Distal - Answers away from, father than origin Superficial - Answers closer to surface Deep - Answers farther away from surface Parietal - Answers component of the body walls (muscle, tissue) Visceral - Answers depicts cross section of the intestines and other abdominal organs Caudal - Answers Closer to rear Rostral - Answers Closer to nose or mouth Abdominal Quadrents - Answers 4 Basic Tissues - Answers 1. Epithelial Tissue 2. Connective Tissue 3. Muscular Tissue 4. Nervous Tissue Epithelium - Answers a tissue composed of side by side cells with very little or no intevening intercellular substance 2 Types of Epithelium - Answers 1. Covering 2. Glandular Covering Epithelium - Answers cells that covers the external and internal surfaces. we focus on covering tissue in this class Glandular Epithelium - Answers cells that produce and secrete product such as horemones 4 Characteristics of Epithelium - Answers 1. Cellularity 2. Polarity 3. Attachement 4. Avasculatity Cellularity of Epithelium - Answers adjacent cells are joined by specialized junctions. 4 Types of Junctions - Answers tight junctiona, gap junctios, adhearing junctions and desmosomes Polarity - Answers have an exposed, apical surface that faces the exterior of the body or internal space and a basal surface where it is attached to the underlying issue Attachment - Answers epithelial cells rest on and are attached go basal lamina (basement membrane) aVascularity - Answers epithelial tissue has no direct contact with blood vessels. The cells receive nutrients from the blood vessels in the underlying tissues Regeneration - Answers epithelial cells are renewed constantly Functions of Epithelium - Answers -cover surfaces -protection (skin) -permeability: absorption (digestive system) -sensation (skin) -contractibility and secretion 2 ways to classify epithelium - Answers 1. Cell organization 2. Cell shape Cell organization - Answers Categorizing epithelium by number of layers (simple vs. stratified) Simple Epithilium - Answers Epithelium that is one cell layer thick Stratified Epithelium - Answers two or more cell layers thick. Only the deepest layer is in contact with the basal lamina