Anatomy 260 Midterm 2026
Exam Questions and Correct
Answers | New Update
What is physiology? - ANSWER ✔✔the study of how the body
functions and mechanisms in the body
What is microscopic anatomy? - ANSWER ✔✔the study of structures
that cannot be seen without magnification
What is cytology? - ANSWER ✔✔the study of cells
What is histology? - ANSWER ✔✔the study of tissues
What are the levels of organization? (simple to complex) - ANSWER
✔✔chemical/molecular, cell tissue, organ, organ system, organism
,What is anatomical position? - ANSWER ✔✔standing with feet flat on
the floor, arms at side, and palms facing forward
What is supine position? - ANSWER ✔✔lying down, face up
What is prone position? - ANSWER ✔✔lying down, face down
What are the 4 abdominopelvic quadrants? - ANSWER ✔✔Right
upper quadrant (RUQ)
Left upper quadrant (LUQ)
Right lower quadrant (RLQ)
Left lower quadrant (LLQ)
What are the main organs in each of the abdominopelvic quadrants? -
ANSWER ✔✔RUQ : gallbladder
LUQ: stomach
RLQ: appendix
LLQ: intestines
What are the anatomical directions? - ANSWER ✔✔superior: closer
to head
inferior: closer to feet
anterior: closer to front
,posterior: closer to back
medial: closer to middle of the body
lateral: closer to sides of the body
superficial: closer to surface
deep: farther from surface
proximal: near
distal: far
What cut in sectional anatomy separates left and right? - ANSWER
✔✔sagittal cut
What cut in sectional anatomy separates left and right equally? -
ANSWER ✔✔midsagittal cut
What cut in sectional anatomy separates left and right unequally? -
ANSWER ✔✔parasagittal cut
What cut in sectional anatomy separates superior and inferior? -
ANSWER ✔✔transverse cut
What cut in sectional anatomy separates anterior and posterior? -
ANSWER ✔✔frontal cut
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, What cut in sectional anatomy separates tissue at an angle? -
ANSWER ✔✔oblique cut
What is cytoplasm? - ANSWER ✔✔the inner portion of the cell
What is cytosol? - ANSWER ✔✔the fluid inside the cell
What is the plasmalemma(cell membrane, phospholipid bilayer)? -
ANSWER ✔✔the outer membrane of the cell
What are the two categories of organelles? - ANSWER
✔✔nonmembranous and membranous organelles
What are the nonmembranous organelles? - ANSWER
✔✔cytoskeleton, microvilli, cilia, flagella, and ribosomes
What are the membranous organelles? - ANSWER ✔✔mitochondria,
nucleus, endoplasmic reticulum, golgi apparatus, lysosomes, and
peroxisomes
What are the functions of the plasmalemma? - ANSWER ✔✔physical
isolation (separating outside and inside of the cell), permeability
(regulation of exchange with the environment), and cell-to-cell
communication
Exam Questions and Correct
Answers | New Update
What is physiology? - ANSWER ✔✔the study of how the body
functions and mechanisms in the body
What is microscopic anatomy? - ANSWER ✔✔the study of structures
that cannot be seen without magnification
What is cytology? - ANSWER ✔✔the study of cells
What is histology? - ANSWER ✔✔the study of tissues
What are the levels of organization? (simple to complex) - ANSWER
✔✔chemical/molecular, cell tissue, organ, organ system, organism
,What is anatomical position? - ANSWER ✔✔standing with feet flat on
the floor, arms at side, and palms facing forward
What is supine position? - ANSWER ✔✔lying down, face up
What is prone position? - ANSWER ✔✔lying down, face down
What are the 4 abdominopelvic quadrants? - ANSWER ✔✔Right
upper quadrant (RUQ)
Left upper quadrant (LUQ)
Right lower quadrant (RLQ)
Left lower quadrant (LLQ)
What are the main organs in each of the abdominopelvic quadrants? -
ANSWER ✔✔RUQ : gallbladder
LUQ: stomach
RLQ: appendix
LLQ: intestines
What are the anatomical directions? - ANSWER ✔✔superior: closer
to head
inferior: closer to feet
anterior: closer to front
,posterior: closer to back
medial: closer to middle of the body
lateral: closer to sides of the body
superficial: closer to surface
deep: farther from surface
proximal: near
distal: far
What cut in sectional anatomy separates left and right? - ANSWER
✔✔sagittal cut
What cut in sectional anatomy separates left and right equally? -
ANSWER ✔✔midsagittal cut
What cut in sectional anatomy separates left and right unequally? -
ANSWER ✔✔parasagittal cut
What cut in sectional anatomy separates superior and inferior? -
ANSWER ✔✔transverse cut
What cut in sectional anatomy separates anterior and posterior? -
ANSWER ✔✔frontal cut
COPYRIGHT©PROFFKERRYMARTIN 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2026. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE.
PRIVACY STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
, What cut in sectional anatomy separates tissue at an angle? -
ANSWER ✔✔oblique cut
What is cytoplasm? - ANSWER ✔✔the inner portion of the cell
What is cytosol? - ANSWER ✔✔the fluid inside the cell
What is the plasmalemma(cell membrane, phospholipid bilayer)? -
ANSWER ✔✔the outer membrane of the cell
What are the two categories of organelles? - ANSWER
✔✔nonmembranous and membranous organelles
What are the nonmembranous organelles? - ANSWER
✔✔cytoskeleton, microvilli, cilia, flagella, and ribosomes
What are the membranous organelles? - ANSWER ✔✔mitochondria,
nucleus, endoplasmic reticulum, golgi apparatus, lysosomes, and
peroxisomes
What are the functions of the plasmalemma? - ANSWER ✔✔physical
isolation (separating outside and inside of the cell), permeability
(regulation of exchange with the environment), and cell-to-cell
communication
