Exam with Correct Answers (Graded A+)
Why are the hands supine in the anatomical position? - ANSWER✔
Because there are two bones in the forearm, the radius and ulna which
cross over one another but when they are supine, the bones are
independent of one another
Define elevation - ANSWER✔ The upward movement of a structure
Define depression - ANSWER✔ The downward movement of a structure
Define retraction - ANSWER✔ moving a body part backward and parallel
to the ground
Define protraction - ANSWER✔ moving a body part forward and parallel to
the ground
This body division includes the head, neck, and trunk - ANSWER✔ Axial
division
This is a vertical plane that divides the body into right and left parts -
ANSWER✔ Sagittal plane
These planes lie vertically and divide the body into anterior and posterior
parts - ANSWER✔ Coronal plane and Horizontal plane
A transverse plane divides the body into these two parts - ANSWER✔
Superior and inferior portions
These cuts/sections are made diagonally between the horizontal and
vertical planes - ANSWER✔ Diagonal cuts
This body cavity protects the nervous system - ANSWER✔ Dorsal body
cavity
, This body cavity encases the brain - ANSWER✔ Cranial cavity
This cavity encloses the spinal cord - ANSWER✔ Spinal cavity
The frontal plane is also known as the what plane? - ANSWER✔ Coronal
plane
The ventral body cavity is divided into these two cavities - ANSWER✔
Thoracic cavity and the abdominopelvic cavity
This cavity encloses the heart - ANSWER✔ Pericardial Cavity
The outer surfaces of the organs and body cavities are covered by this
double layered membrane called the - ANSWER✔ Serous membrane
What is pleurisy - ANSWER✔ The inflammation of tissues that line the
lungs and chest cavity
The abdominopelvic region is divided into what four quadrants? -
ANSWER✔ LUQ, LLQ, RUQ, RLQ
This region surrounds the naval - ANSWER✔ Umbilical region
This region houses the pelvis - ANSWER✔ the Pelvic Cavity
This cavity houses the teeth and tongue - ANSWER✔ The buccal cavity
This cavity houses the eyes - ANSWER✔ Orbital cavity
Joints are lined with what? - ANSWER✔ Synovial tissue
This cavity contains the tiny ear bones, name them. - ANSWER✔ The
tympanic cavity; ossicles, the malleus, incus, and the stapes
Explain why active metabolizing cells need to be relatively small -
ANSWER✔ The cell must be able to obtain nutrients and excrete waste at