HAP Unit 1 Test
anatomy - Answer-the study of an organism's parts
physiology - Answer-the study of an organism's function
anatomical position - Answer-natural position, upright with feet, heads and palms at your side, together,
and facing forwards
supine - Answer-facing upwards
prone - Answer-facing downwards
superior - Answer-upper/towards the head; above
inferior - Answer-lower/towards the feet; below
anterior - Answer-front/in front of; belly/towards the belly
posterior - Answer-back/in back of; towards the back
medial - Answer-middle/towards the midline
lateral - Answer-towards the body's side/away from the midline
, proximal - Answer-towards the trunk of the body/ the nearest point of origin
distal - Answer-away from the trunk/the point of origin
superficial - Answer-near the surface; shallow
deep - Answer-far from the surface
sagital plan - Answer-divides the right and left sides
midsagittal plane - Answer-divides the right and left sides equally
frontal plan - Answer-divides into front and back (anterior and posterior) sides; coronal plane
transverse plane - Answer-cross sectional plane; divides into upper and lower portions
ventral - Answer-front, larger cavity; everything on the front side (lungs, heart, liver, etc); split by
diaphragm - thoracic and adominopelvic
thoracic cavity - Answer-chest above the diaphragm; divided into mediastinum and pleural
mediastinum - Answer-heat and trachea cavity
pleural - Answer-lung cavity
anatomy - Answer-the study of an organism's parts
physiology - Answer-the study of an organism's function
anatomical position - Answer-natural position, upright with feet, heads and palms at your side, together,
and facing forwards
supine - Answer-facing upwards
prone - Answer-facing downwards
superior - Answer-upper/towards the head; above
inferior - Answer-lower/towards the feet; below
anterior - Answer-front/in front of; belly/towards the belly
posterior - Answer-back/in back of; towards the back
medial - Answer-middle/towards the midline
lateral - Answer-towards the body's side/away from the midline
, proximal - Answer-towards the trunk of the body/ the nearest point of origin
distal - Answer-away from the trunk/the point of origin
superficial - Answer-near the surface; shallow
deep - Answer-far from the surface
sagital plan - Answer-divides the right and left sides
midsagittal plane - Answer-divides the right and left sides equally
frontal plan - Answer-divides into front and back (anterior and posterior) sides; coronal plane
transverse plane - Answer-cross sectional plane; divides into upper and lower portions
ventral - Answer-front, larger cavity; everything on the front side (lungs, heart, liver, etc); split by
diaphragm - thoracic and adominopelvic
thoracic cavity - Answer-chest above the diaphragm; divided into mediastinum and pleural
mediastinum - Answer-heat and trachea cavity
pleural - Answer-lung cavity
