MOORE, DALLEY, AND AGER: CLINICALLY ORIENTED ANATOMY EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS % CORRECT.
What are the major parts of the body? answer >>>>>>>The head, neck, thorax,
back, abdomen, pelvis/perineum, lower limb, upper limb
What are the regions of the lower limb? answer >>>>>>>1.) Gluteal
2.) Femoral
3.) Knee
4.) Leg
5.) Ankle
6.) Foot
What is clinical anatomy? answer >>>>>>>Clinical anatomy focuses on
anatomical features that may undergo recognizable pathological changes during
an illness.
What is the medial plane? answer >>>>>>>The plane that runs down the body
and cuts it into equal halves
What is the sagittal plane? answer >>>>>>>a vertical plane that divides the body
into right and left parts
What is the median plane of the hand? answer >>>>>>>C
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What is the median plane of the foot? answer >>>>>>>D
What is the frontal plane? answer >>>>>>>The plane that divides body into
anterior and posterior
What is the transverse plane? answer >>>>>>>The plane that divides body into
superior and inferior
What are longitudinal sections? answer >>>>>>>
What are transverse sections? answer >>>>>>>A horizontal cross section of a
body part or limb
What is an oblique section? answer >>>>>>>A section cut width-wise at an angle
What is another name for posterior? answer >>>>>>>Dorsal
What is another name for anterior? answer >>>>>>>Ventral
What does caudal mean? answer >>>>>>>Towards the coccyx or toes
What is used to describe parts of the brain? answer >>>>>>>Rostral - meaning
towards the rostrum