BIOD 151 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025/2026
plane - CORRECT ANSWER✔️ divides body into left and right midsagittal plane -
CORRECT ANSWER✔️ divides the body into equal right and left sides; also known as
the median plane parasagittal plane - CORRECT ANSWER✔️ Divides body into unequal
right and left sides frontal plane - CORRECT ANSWER✔️ Divides the body into front and
back sections (anterior and posterior); also known as the coronal plane transverse
plane - CORRECT ANSWER✔️ divides the body into superior and
inferior parts; also known as the horizontal plane or cross section oblique plane -
CORRECT ANSWER✔️ divides sections of the body at an angle (example knee joint)
posterior body cavity - CORRECT ANSWER✔️ largely on posterior side of body anterior
cavity - CORRECT ANSWER✔️ larger body cavity located on the anterior side of the body
Cranial cavity - CORRECT ANSWER✔️ located within the skull, surrounds and protects the
brain spinal cavity - CORRECT ANSWER✔️ Located within the
vertebral/spinal column and protects the spinal cord
Diaphragm - CORRECT ANSWER✔️ a dome-shaped, muscle the separates two main
divisions of the anterior body cavity thoracic cavity - CORRECT ANSWER✔️ pleural
cavity, pericardial cavity, mediastinum
Pleural cavities - CORRECT ANSWER✔️ contain the right and left lungs located in the serous
membranes (within the serous membrane)
Mediastinum - CORRECT ANSWER✔️ Between the pleural cavity (but not within the
serous membrane) which contains the heart, great blood vessels, trachea(windpipe),
, and esophagus pericardial cavity - CORRECT ANSWER✔️ (within
mediastinum) contains the heart (within a serous membrane) adominopelvic
cavity - CORRECT ANSWER✔️
abdominal cavity and pelvic cavity adominal cavity - CORRECT ANSWER✔️ contains the
digestive, lymphatic, reproductive ,and urinary organ systems peritoneal cavity -
CORRECT ANSWER✔️ an abdominal subcavity found within the serous membrane
RUQ - CORRECT ANSWER✔️ right upper quadrant
LUQ - CORRECT ANSWER✔️ left upper quadrant
RLQ - CORRECT ANSWER✔️ right lower quadrant LLQ - CORRECT ANSWER✔️ left lower
quadrant right and left hypochondriac regions - CORRECT ANSWER✔️ lie below the
cartilage of the ribs epigastric region - CORRECT ANSWER✔️ Between the right and left
hypochondriac regions and superior to the stomach lumbar region - CORRECT
ANSWER✔️ The right and left middle regions located in approximately the same region
as the lumbar vertebrae umbilical region - CORRECT ANSWER✔️ between the right and
left lumbar regions which contains the umbilicus hypogastric region - CORRECT
ANSWER✔️ found between the iliac regions, located below the stomach
Serus membrane - CORRECT ANSWER✔️ Thin sheets of tissue serous fluid - CORRECT
ANSWER✔️ watery, slippery liquid is produced by the cells of the serous membrane and
it primary function is to lubricate organs in the cavity it also prevents friction caused by
movement of the organs found within the membrane visceral layer - CORRECT
ANSWER✔️ in contact with underlying organ parietal layer - CORRECT ANSWER✔️ outer
layer
Pleural membrane - CORRECT ANSWER✔️ surrounds the lungs consist of the parietal
pleura and the visceral
ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025/2026
plane - CORRECT ANSWER✔️ divides body into left and right midsagittal plane -
CORRECT ANSWER✔️ divides the body into equal right and left sides; also known as
the median plane parasagittal plane - CORRECT ANSWER✔️ Divides body into unequal
right and left sides frontal plane - CORRECT ANSWER✔️ Divides the body into front and
back sections (anterior and posterior); also known as the coronal plane transverse
plane - CORRECT ANSWER✔️ divides the body into superior and
inferior parts; also known as the horizontal plane or cross section oblique plane -
CORRECT ANSWER✔️ divides sections of the body at an angle (example knee joint)
posterior body cavity - CORRECT ANSWER✔️ largely on posterior side of body anterior
cavity - CORRECT ANSWER✔️ larger body cavity located on the anterior side of the body
Cranial cavity - CORRECT ANSWER✔️ located within the skull, surrounds and protects the
brain spinal cavity - CORRECT ANSWER✔️ Located within the
vertebral/spinal column and protects the spinal cord
Diaphragm - CORRECT ANSWER✔️ a dome-shaped, muscle the separates two main
divisions of the anterior body cavity thoracic cavity - CORRECT ANSWER✔️ pleural
cavity, pericardial cavity, mediastinum
Pleural cavities - CORRECT ANSWER✔️ contain the right and left lungs located in the serous
membranes (within the serous membrane)
Mediastinum - CORRECT ANSWER✔️ Between the pleural cavity (but not within the
serous membrane) which contains the heart, great blood vessels, trachea(windpipe),
, and esophagus pericardial cavity - CORRECT ANSWER✔️ (within
mediastinum) contains the heart (within a serous membrane) adominopelvic
cavity - CORRECT ANSWER✔️
abdominal cavity and pelvic cavity adominal cavity - CORRECT ANSWER✔️ contains the
digestive, lymphatic, reproductive ,and urinary organ systems peritoneal cavity -
CORRECT ANSWER✔️ an abdominal subcavity found within the serous membrane
RUQ - CORRECT ANSWER✔️ right upper quadrant
LUQ - CORRECT ANSWER✔️ left upper quadrant
RLQ - CORRECT ANSWER✔️ right lower quadrant LLQ - CORRECT ANSWER✔️ left lower
quadrant right and left hypochondriac regions - CORRECT ANSWER✔️ lie below the
cartilage of the ribs epigastric region - CORRECT ANSWER✔️ Between the right and left
hypochondriac regions and superior to the stomach lumbar region - CORRECT
ANSWER✔️ The right and left middle regions located in approximately the same region
as the lumbar vertebrae umbilical region - CORRECT ANSWER✔️ between the right and
left lumbar regions which contains the umbilicus hypogastric region - CORRECT
ANSWER✔️ found between the iliac regions, located below the stomach
Serus membrane - CORRECT ANSWER✔️ Thin sheets of tissue serous fluid - CORRECT
ANSWER✔️ watery, slippery liquid is produced by the cells of the serous membrane and
it primary function is to lubricate organs in the cavity it also prevents friction caused by
movement of the organs found within the membrane visceral layer - CORRECT
ANSWER✔️ in contact with underlying organ parietal layer - CORRECT ANSWER✔️ outer
layer
Pleural membrane - CORRECT ANSWER✔️ surrounds the lungs consist of the parietal
pleura and the visceral
