Exam 1 Questions and All Correct
Answers (2025-2026) Updated.
Anatomy - Answer the study of the structure and the relationships among structures
Physiology - Answer the study of the functions of those structures.
Cytology - Answer the study of the cell
Histology - Answer the study of the tissues
Embryological Anatomy - Answer developmental anatomy
Invasive Techniques - Answer any type of surgery
Gross Anatomy - Answer also known as macroscopic anatomy
Pituitary Gland - Answer production of hormones
Endocrinology - Answer the study of the organs which produce hormones
Homeostasis - Answer state of the bodies inner balance
Negative Feedback - Answer an opposite response to a stimulus
Positive feedback - Answer when the action of the stimulus is increased
Midsagittal/Median Plane - Answer the plane which divides the body equally into left and
right
, Transverse Plane - Answer the plane which divides the body into cross section
Anatomical Position - Answer the body is standing erect and facing forward, the feet are
together, and the arms are hanging at the sides with the palms facing forward.
Difference between Anterior and Posterior - Answer Anterior is towards the front, Posterior is
towards the back
Difference between Medial and Lateral - Answer Medial is nearer midline, Lateral is farther
from midline
Difference between Prone and Supine - Answer Supine is lying flat with the face and torso
facing up, Prone is lying flat with face and torso facing down
What is the difference between Midsagittal and Parasagittal? - Answer Midsagittal divides
body symmetrically, Parasagittal divides body asymmetrically
The big toe is ___ to small toes - Answer Medial
The head is ___ to the neck - Answer Superior
The elbow is ___ to the forearm - Answer Proximal
Diaphragm - Answer the boundary between the thoracic cavity and the abdominal cavity is
what muscle
In what cavity do you find:
1. Ovaries
2. Spleen
3.Stomach
4.Lung - Answer 1. Pelvic
2. Abdominal