BIO 201 EXAM 1 -ASU-Test Questions
with Solved Solutions 2026 Update.
anatomical position - Answer body erect, feet slightly apart, palms facing forward, thumbs
pointing away from body
anatomical position importance - Answer directional terms are based on it, right and left refer
to the body of the person, not the right and left of the viewer
sagittal plane - Answer divides body into right and left parts
midsagittal plane - Answer (median) divides the body into right and left directly on the midline
parasagittal plane - Answer divides body into right and left off centered
frontal plane - Answer (coronal) divides the body into anterior and posterior, front and back,
parts
transverse plane - Answer (horizontal) divides the body horizontally into superior and inferior,
top and bottom, parts
oblique section - Answer results of a cut at an angle other than 90 degrees to the vertical
plane
axial region - Answer consist of head, neck and trunk
thoracic region - Answer above the diaphragm
abdominal region - Answer below the diaphragm
right upper quadrant - Answer consists of gallbladder
left upper quadrant - Answer consists of most of the stomach
right lower quadrant - Answer consists of appendix, in appendicitis, there is pain in here
, left lower quadrant - Answer consists of mostly the large intestine
appendicular region - Answer consists of upper and lower limbs
dorsal body cavity - Answer protects the nervous system, is superior to the ventral body cavity
cranial body cavity - Answer encloses the brain
vertebral body cavity - Answer encloses the spinal cord
ventral body cavity - Answer contains organs in thoracic and abdominopelvic
thoracic cavity - Answer divided into two parts by the mediastinum
mediastinum - Answer region between the lungs, extends from the base of the neck to the
diaphragm, contains the heart, blood vessels, esophagus, etc.
pericardium - Answer two layer membrane enclosing the heart
visceral pericardium - Answer inner layer, lines the organs
parietal pericardium - Answer outer layer, lines the cavity walls
serous membrane - Answer lubricating film of moisture similar to blood serum
pleural cavity - Answer lining of the lungs
abdominopelvic cavity - Answer contains the abdomen and pelvis, two layered serous
membrane called peritoneum
abdominal cavity - Answer contains the digestive system and stomach
greater omentum - Answer large, apron-like fold of visceral peritoneum that hands down from
the stomach
with Solved Solutions 2026 Update.
anatomical position - Answer body erect, feet slightly apart, palms facing forward, thumbs
pointing away from body
anatomical position importance - Answer directional terms are based on it, right and left refer
to the body of the person, not the right and left of the viewer
sagittal plane - Answer divides body into right and left parts
midsagittal plane - Answer (median) divides the body into right and left directly on the midline
parasagittal plane - Answer divides body into right and left off centered
frontal plane - Answer (coronal) divides the body into anterior and posterior, front and back,
parts
transverse plane - Answer (horizontal) divides the body horizontally into superior and inferior,
top and bottom, parts
oblique section - Answer results of a cut at an angle other than 90 degrees to the vertical
plane
axial region - Answer consist of head, neck and trunk
thoracic region - Answer above the diaphragm
abdominal region - Answer below the diaphragm
right upper quadrant - Answer consists of gallbladder
left upper quadrant - Answer consists of most of the stomach
right lower quadrant - Answer consists of appendix, in appendicitis, there is pain in here
, left lower quadrant - Answer consists of mostly the large intestine
appendicular region - Answer consists of upper and lower limbs
dorsal body cavity - Answer protects the nervous system, is superior to the ventral body cavity
cranial body cavity - Answer encloses the brain
vertebral body cavity - Answer encloses the spinal cord
ventral body cavity - Answer contains organs in thoracic and abdominopelvic
thoracic cavity - Answer divided into two parts by the mediastinum
mediastinum - Answer region between the lungs, extends from the base of the neck to the
diaphragm, contains the heart, blood vessels, esophagus, etc.
pericardium - Answer two layer membrane enclosing the heart
visceral pericardium - Answer inner layer, lines the organs
parietal pericardium - Answer outer layer, lines the cavity walls
serous membrane - Answer lubricating film of moisture similar to blood serum
pleural cavity - Answer lining of the lungs
abdominopelvic cavity - Answer contains the abdomen and pelvis, two layered serous
membrane called peritoneum
abdominal cavity - Answer contains the digestive system and stomach
greater omentum - Answer large, apron-like fold of visceral peritoneum that hands down from
the stomach
