UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
What is human anatomy? - CORRECT ANSWER - study of the shape and structure of the
human body and its parts
What is human physiology? - CORRECT ANSWER - the study of the functions, or
workings, of the human body
What are cells? - CORRECT ANSWER - Cells are the basic units of structure and
function in living things
What are tissues of the body? - CORRECT ANSWER - epithelia, connective, muscular,
nervous
what is an organ - CORRECT ANSWER - A group of different tissues that work together
to perform a certain function.
What is a body system? - CORRECT ANSWER - a group of organs that work together to
perform one or more functions
superior/inferior - CORRECT ANSWER - above (closer to head) / below (closer to feet)
anterior/posterior - CORRECT ANSWER - toward the front / back of the body
medial/lateral - CORRECT ANSWER - toward the midline / away from the midline
, superficial/deep - CORRECT ANSWER - toward or at the body surface / away from the
body surface
proximal/distal - CORRECT ANSWER - nearer the trunk or attached end / farther from
the trunk or point of attachment
visceral/parietal - CORRECT ANSWER - refers to internal organs / refers to body cavity
walls.
sagittal plane - CORRECT ANSWER - vertical division of the body into right and left
portions
midsagittal plane - CORRECT ANSWER - divides the body into equal left and right
halves
transverse plane - CORRECT ANSWER - line that divides the body into upper and lower
sections
frontal/coronal plane - CORRECT ANSWER - vertical plane dividing the body or
structure into anterior and posterior portions
cranial (dorsal cavity) - CORRECT ANSWER - contains the brain
spinal (dorsal cavity) - CORRECT ANSWER - contains the spinal cord
dorsal (body cavity) - CORRECT ANSWER - contains the cranial cavity and spinal
column
ventral (body cavity) - CORRECT ANSWER - contains all the structures within the chest
and abdomen