DMI 403 Test One Review UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Four Anatomical Planes - CORRECT ANSWER - -Transverse/Axial Plane (Divides body
into upper and lower halves Superior/Inferior)
-Sagittal Plane (Divides body into left and right sides)
-Coronal (Divides body into front and back Posterior/Anterior)
-Oblique Plane (Divides Sagittal Plane at a 45 degree angle)
Superior - CORRECT ANSWER - Above, towards the head
Inferior - CORRECT ANSWER - Below, towards the feet
Posterior - CORRECT ANSWER - Towards the back
Anterior - CORRECT ANSWER - Towards the front
Cephalic - CORRECT ANSWER - Towards the head (Cranial, Ophthalmic, Buccal,
Frontal, Otic, Oral)
Cervical - CORRECT ANSWER - Towards the neck
Occipital - CORRECT ANSWER - Towards back of head
Thoracic (Pectoral) - CORRECT ANSWER - Towards the chest (Sternal, Mammary,
Costal)
, External landmarks - CORRECT ANSWER - Visible body landmarks identifying location
of internal structures
External landmarks examples - CORRECT ANSWER - C5 and thyroid cartilage
T1
T2, T3, and jugular notch
T4, T5, and sternal angle
T10 and xiphoid process
L3 and costal margin
L3, L4, and level of umbilicus
L4 and crest of ilium
S1 and anterior superior iliac spine
Coccyx, symphosis pubis, and greater trochanters
Internal landmarks - CORRECT ANSWER - Particularly vascular structures, that can be
located by identifying organs or skeletons
Internal landmarks examples - CORRECT ANSWER - Aortic arch- 2.5 cm below jugular
notch
Aortic bifurcation- L4-L5
Heart Apex- 5th intercostal space
IVC- Inferior vena cava L5
Renal arteries- Anterior to L1
What are the surface landmarks? - CORRECT ANSWER - Vertebral prominens, Mastoid
tip, External auditory meatus(EAM), Nasion, Acanthion, Hyoid bone, Thyroid cartilage, Jugular
notch, Gonion
What are the body cavities? - CORRECT ANSWER - Dorsal and Ventral
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Four Anatomical Planes - CORRECT ANSWER - -Transverse/Axial Plane (Divides body
into upper and lower halves Superior/Inferior)
-Sagittal Plane (Divides body into left and right sides)
-Coronal (Divides body into front and back Posterior/Anterior)
-Oblique Plane (Divides Sagittal Plane at a 45 degree angle)
Superior - CORRECT ANSWER - Above, towards the head
Inferior - CORRECT ANSWER - Below, towards the feet
Posterior - CORRECT ANSWER - Towards the back
Anterior - CORRECT ANSWER - Towards the front
Cephalic - CORRECT ANSWER - Towards the head (Cranial, Ophthalmic, Buccal,
Frontal, Otic, Oral)
Cervical - CORRECT ANSWER - Towards the neck
Occipital - CORRECT ANSWER - Towards back of head
Thoracic (Pectoral) - CORRECT ANSWER - Towards the chest (Sternal, Mammary,
Costal)
, External landmarks - CORRECT ANSWER - Visible body landmarks identifying location
of internal structures
External landmarks examples - CORRECT ANSWER - C5 and thyroid cartilage
T1
T2, T3, and jugular notch
T4, T5, and sternal angle
T10 and xiphoid process
L3 and costal margin
L3, L4, and level of umbilicus
L4 and crest of ilium
S1 and anterior superior iliac spine
Coccyx, symphosis pubis, and greater trochanters
Internal landmarks - CORRECT ANSWER - Particularly vascular structures, that can be
located by identifying organs or skeletons
Internal landmarks examples - CORRECT ANSWER - Aortic arch- 2.5 cm below jugular
notch
Aortic bifurcation- L4-L5
Heart Apex- 5th intercostal space
IVC- Inferior vena cava L5
Renal arteries- Anterior to L1
What are the surface landmarks? - CORRECT ANSWER - Vertebral prominens, Mastoid
tip, External auditory meatus(EAM), Nasion, Acanthion, Hyoid bone, Thyroid cartilage, Jugular
notch, Gonion
What are the body cavities? - CORRECT ANSWER - Dorsal and Ventral
