ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY ITEMS TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A A+
◉ Regional Terms. Answer: used to designate specific areas within
major body divisions
◉ Anterior/Ventral Body. Answer:
◉ Posterior/Dorsal Body. Answer:
◉ Sagittal. Answer: a vertical plane that divides the body into right
and left parts
◉ Median Plane (midsagittal plane). Answer: sagittal plane that lies
exactly in the midline
◉ Parasagittal Planes. Answer: all other sagittal planes offset from
the midline
◉ Frontal Planes (Coronal Plane). Answer: like sagittal plane lie
vertically, divide body into anterior and posterior parts
,◉ Transverse/Horizontal Plane. Answer: runs horizontally from
right to left, dividing the body into superior and inferior parts.
(Transverse is perpendicular to long axis of an organ, horizontal is
from front to back)
◉ Oblique Sections. Answer: cuts made diagonally between the
horizontal and the vertical planes
◉ Dorsal Body Cavity. Answer: protects the fragile nervous system
organs, has 2 subdivisions
◉ Cranial Cavity. Answer: in the skull, encases the brain
◉ Vertebral Cavity (Spinal Cavity). Answer: runs within the bony
vertebral column, encloses the delicate spinal cord
◉ Ventral Body Cavity. Answer: the more anterior and larger of the
closed body cavities, has 2 major subdivisions, houses internal
organs called Viscera
◉ Thoracic Cavity. Answer: surrounded by the ribs and muscles of
the chest
, ◉ Pleural Cavities. Answer: lateral subdivision of Thoracic Cavity,
enveloping a lung, and the Medial Mediastinum
◉ Pericardial Cavity. Answer: encloses the heart and also surrounds
the the remaining thoracic organs (esophagus, trachea, and others)
◉ Abdominopelvic Cavity. Answer: seperated from thoracic cavity by
the diaphram, a dome shaped muscle important in breathing. Has
abdominal and pelvic cavities
◉ Abdominal Cavity. Answer: Contains stomach, intestines, spleen,
and liver, and other organs
◉ Pelvic Cavity. Answer: Contains urinary bladder, reproductive
organs, and rectum
◉ Serosa (Serous Membrane). Answer: the walls of the ventral body
cavity and the outer surfaces of the organs it contains are covered by
this thin double layered membrane
◉ Parietal Serosa. Answer: lines internal body walls
◉ Visceral Serosa. Answer: covers the internal organs
SOLUTIONS GRADED A A+
◉ Regional Terms. Answer: used to designate specific areas within
major body divisions
◉ Anterior/Ventral Body. Answer:
◉ Posterior/Dorsal Body. Answer:
◉ Sagittal. Answer: a vertical plane that divides the body into right
and left parts
◉ Median Plane (midsagittal plane). Answer: sagittal plane that lies
exactly in the midline
◉ Parasagittal Planes. Answer: all other sagittal planes offset from
the midline
◉ Frontal Planes (Coronal Plane). Answer: like sagittal plane lie
vertically, divide body into anterior and posterior parts
,◉ Transverse/Horizontal Plane. Answer: runs horizontally from
right to left, dividing the body into superior and inferior parts.
(Transverse is perpendicular to long axis of an organ, horizontal is
from front to back)
◉ Oblique Sections. Answer: cuts made diagonally between the
horizontal and the vertical planes
◉ Dorsal Body Cavity. Answer: protects the fragile nervous system
organs, has 2 subdivisions
◉ Cranial Cavity. Answer: in the skull, encases the brain
◉ Vertebral Cavity (Spinal Cavity). Answer: runs within the bony
vertebral column, encloses the delicate spinal cord
◉ Ventral Body Cavity. Answer: the more anterior and larger of the
closed body cavities, has 2 major subdivisions, houses internal
organs called Viscera
◉ Thoracic Cavity. Answer: surrounded by the ribs and muscles of
the chest
, ◉ Pleural Cavities. Answer: lateral subdivision of Thoracic Cavity,
enveloping a lung, and the Medial Mediastinum
◉ Pericardial Cavity. Answer: encloses the heart and also surrounds
the the remaining thoracic organs (esophagus, trachea, and others)
◉ Abdominopelvic Cavity. Answer: seperated from thoracic cavity by
the diaphram, a dome shaped muscle important in breathing. Has
abdominal and pelvic cavities
◉ Abdominal Cavity. Answer: Contains stomach, intestines, spleen,
and liver, and other organs
◉ Pelvic Cavity. Answer: Contains urinary bladder, reproductive
organs, and rectum
◉ Serosa (Serous Membrane). Answer: the walls of the ventral body
cavity and the outer surfaces of the organs it contains are covered by
this thin double layered membrane
◉ Parietal Serosa. Answer: lines internal body walls
◉ Visceral Serosa. Answer: covers the internal organs
