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Exploring Anatomy & Physiology in the Laboratory 4th Edition
by Erin C. Amerman
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Unit 01 Introduction to Anatomical Terms
1. Which of the following statements accurately defines anterior?
A) Toward or on the back of the body
B) Toward or on the front of the body
C) Away from the head or toward the tail
D) Toward the body surface; closer to the skin
ANSWERS: B PTS: 1 TOP: Unit 01 Pre-Lab Exercise
2. Which of the following statements accurately defines posterior?
A) Toward or on the back of the body
B) Away from the body surface; further away from the skin
C) Away from the head or toward the tail
D) Toward the body surface; closer to the skin
ANSWERS: A PTS: 1 TOP: Unit 01 Pre-Lab Exercise
C
3. Which of the following statements accurately defines superior?
A) Away from the body surface; further away from the skin
LE
B) Toward or on the back of the body
C) Away from the head or toward the tail
D) Toward the head or away from the tail
ANSWERS: D PTS: 1 TOP: Unit 01 Pre-Lab Exercise
ST
4. Which of the following statements accurately defines inferior?
A) Toward the body surface; closer to the skin
B) Toward or on the back of the body
C) Away from the head or toward the tail
BE
D) Away from the body surface; further away from the skin
ANSWERS: C PTS: 1 TOP: Unit 01 Pre-Lab Exercise
5. Which of the following statements accurately defines proximal?
A) Toward the body surface; closer to the skin
B) Away from the head or toward the tail
C) Closer to the point of origin, generally of a limb
D) Toward or on the front of the body
ANSWERS: C PTS: 1 TOP: Unit 01 Pre-Lab Exercise
6. Which of the following statements accurately defines distal?
A) Toward the body surface; closer to the skin
B) Away from the body surface; further away from the skin
C) Closer to the point of origin, generally of a limb
D) Away from the point of origin, generally of a limb
ANSWERS: D PTS: 1 TOP: Unit 01 Pre-Lab Exercise
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7. Which of the following statements accurately defines medial?
A) Closer to the midline (imaginary line running down the middle of the body)
B) Away from an imaginary line running around the middle of the body
C) Closer to an imaginary line running around the middle of the body
D) Away from the midline (imaginary line running down the middle of the body)
ANSWERS: A PTS: 1 TOP: Unit 01 Pre-Lab Exercise
8. Which of the following statements accurately defines lateral?
A) Closer to the midline (imaginary line running down the middle of the body)
B) Away from an imaginary line running around the middle of the body
C) Closer to an imaginary line running around the middle of the body
D) Away from the midline (imaginary line running down the middle of the body)
ANSWERS: D PTS: 1 TOP: Unit 01 Pre-Lab Exercise
9. Which of the following statements accurately defines superficial?
A) Toward the body surface; closer to the skin
B) Away from the head or toward the tail
C
C) Toward or on the front of the body
D) Away from the body surface; further away from the skin
ANSWERS: A PTS: 1
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10. Which of the following statements accurately defines deep?
A) Toward the body surface; closer to the skin
B) Away from the body surface; further away from the skin
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C) Toward the torso of the body
D) Away from the point of origin, generally of a limb
ANSWERS: B PTS: 1 TOP: Unit 01 Pre-Lab Exercise
BE
11. Which of the following statements accurately defines cranial cavity?
A) The area encased by the vertebrae which contains the spinal cord and cerebrospinal
fluid
B) The area inferior to the diaphragm that extends into the bony pelvis
C) The area superior to the diaphragm that is encased by the ribs
D) The area encased by the skull which contains the brain and cerebrospinal fluid
ANSWERS: D PTS: 1 TOP: Unit 01 Pre-Lab Exercise
12. Which of the following statements accurately defines vertebral cavity?
A) The area encased by the vertebrae which contains the spinal cord and cerebrospinal
fluid
B) The area inferior to the diaphragm that extends into the bony pelvis
C) The area superior to the diaphragm that is encased by the ribs
D) The area encased by the skull which contains the brain and cerebrospinal fluid
ANSWERS: A PTS: 1 TOP: Unit 01 Pre-Lab Exercise
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13. Which of the following statements accurately defines thoracic cavity?
A) The area encased by the vertebrae which contains the spinal cord and cerebrospinal
fluid
B) The area inferior to the diaphragm that extends into the bony pelvis
C) The area superior to the diaphragm that is encased by the ribs
D) The area encased by the skull which contains the brain and cerebrospinal fluid
ANSWERS: C PTS: 1 TOP: Unit 01 Pre-Lab Exercise
14. Which of the following statements accurately defines abdominopelvic cavity?
A) The area encased by the vertebrae which contains the spinal cord and cerebrospinal
fluid
B) The area inferior to the diaphragm that extends into the bony pelvis
C) The area superior to the diaphragm that is encased by the ribs
D) The area encased by the skull which contains the brain and cerebrospinal fluid
ANSWERS: B PTS: 1 TOP: Unit 01 Pre-Lab Exercise
15. Which of the following statements accurately defines serous membrane (parietal and
C
visceral layers)?
A) Double-layered membrane that produces serous fluid to lubricate the organs in the
cavity LE
B) Membrane surrounding the heart
C) Membrane surrounding the lungs
D) Membrane surrounding the abdominopelvic cavity
ANSWERS: A PTS: 1 TOP: Unit 01 Pre-Lab Exercise
ST
16. Which of the following statements accurately defines midsagittal plane?
A) A section made parallel to the body’s longitudinal axis; divides the body into an
anterior part and a posterior part
BE
B) A section made perpendicular to the body’s longitudinal axis; divides the body into
a superior part and an inferior part
C) A section that divides a body part into unequal right and left parts
D) A section that divides a body part into equal right and left halves
ANSWERS: D PTS: 1 TOP: Unit 01 Pre-Lab Exercise
17. Which of the following statements accurately defines parasagittal plane?
A) A section made parallel to the body’s longitudinal axis; divides the body into an
anterior part and a posterior part
B) A section made perpendicular to the body’s longitudinal axis; divides the body into
a superior part and an inferior part
C) A section that divides a body part into unequal right and left parts
D) A section that divides a body part into equal right and left halves
ANSWERS: C PTS: 1 TOP: Unit 01 Pre-Lab Exercise
18. Which of the following statements accurately defines frontal (coronal) plane?
A) A section made parallel to the body’s longitudinal axis; divides the body into an
anterior part and a posterior part
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Test Bank
Exploring Anatomy & Physiology in the Laboratory 4th Edition
by Erin C. Amerman
All Chapters Covered| Latest Edition
C
LE
ST
BE
1
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Unit 01 Introduction to Anatomical Terms
1. Which of the following statements accurately defines anterior?
A) Toward or on the back of the body
B) Toward or on the front of the body
C) Away from the head or toward the tail
D) Toward the body surface; closer to the skin
ANSWERS: B PTS: 1 TOP: Unit 01 Pre-Lab Exercise
2. Which of the following statements accurately defines posterior?
A) Toward or on the back of the body
B) Away from the body surface; further away from the skin
C) Away from the head or toward the tail
D) Toward the body surface; closer to the skin
ANSWERS: A PTS: 1 TOP: Unit 01 Pre-Lab Exercise
C
3. Which of the following statements accurately defines superior?
A) Away from the body surface; further away from the skin
LE
B) Toward or on the back of the body
C) Away from the head or toward the tail
D) Toward the head or away from the tail
ANSWERS: D PTS: 1 TOP: Unit 01 Pre-Lab Exercise
ST
4. Which of the following statements accurately defines inferior?
A) Toward the body surface; closer to the skin
B) Toward or on the back of the body
C) Away from the head or toward the tail
BE
D) Away from the body surface; further away from the skin
ANSWERS: C PTS: 1 TOP: Unit 01 Pre-Lab Exercise
5. Which of the following statements accurately defines proximal?
A) Toward the body surface; closer to the skin
B) Away from the head or toward the tail
C) Closer to the point of origin, generally of a limb
D) Toward or on the front of the body
ANSWERS: C PTS: 1 TOP: Unit 01 Pre-Lab Exercise
6. Which of the following statements accurately defines distal?
A) Toward the body surface; closer to the skin
B) Away from the body surface; further away from the skin
C) Closer to the point of origin, generally of a limb
D) Away from the point of origin, generally of a limb
ANSWERS: D PTS: 1 TOP: Unit 01 Pre-Lab Exercise
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7. Which of the following statements accurately defines medial?
A) Closer to the midline (imaginary line running down the middle of the body)
B) Away from an imaginary line running around the middle of the body
C) Closer to an imaginary line running around the middle of the body
D) Away from the midline (imaginary line running down the middle of the body)
ANSWERS: A PTS: 1 TOP: Unit 01 Pre-Lab Exercise
8. Which of the following statements accurately defines lateral?
A) Closer to the midline (imaginary line running down the middle of the body)
B) Away from an imaginary line running around the middle of the body
C) Closer to an imaginary line running around the middle of the body
D) Away from the midline (imaginary line running down the middle of the body)
ANSWERS: D PTS: 1 TOP: Unit 01 Pre-Lab Exercise
9. Which of the following statements accurately defines superficial?
A) Toward the body surface; closer to the skin
B) Away from the head or toward the tail
C
C) Toward or on the front of the body
D) Away from the body surface; further away from the skin
ANSWERS: A PTS: 1
LE TOP: Unit 01 Pre-Lab Exercise
10. Which of the following statements accurately defines deep?
A) Toward the body surface; closer to the skin
B) Away from the body surface; further away from the skin
ST
C) Toward the torso of the body
D) Away from the point of origin, generally of a limb
ANSWERS: B PTS: 1 TOP: Unit 01 Pre-Lab Exercise
BE
11. Which of the following statements accurately defines cranial cavity?
A) The area encased by the vertebrae which contains the spinal cord and cerebrospinal
fluid
B) The area inferior to the diaphragm that extends into the bony pelvis
C) The area superior to the diaphragm that is encased by the ribs
D) The area encased by the skull which contains the brain and cerebrospinal fluid
ANSWERS: D PTS: 1 TOP: Unit 01 Pre-Lab Exercise
12. Which of the following statements accurately defines vertebral cavity?
A) The area encased by the vertebrae which contains the spinal cord and cerebrospinal
fluid
B) The area inferior to the diaphragm that extends into the bony pelvis
C) The area superior to the diaphragm that is encased by the ribs
D) The area encased by the skull which contains the brain and cerebrospinal fluid
ANSWERS: A PTS: 1 TOP: Unit 01 Pre-Lab Exercise
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13. Which of the following statements accurately defines thoracic cavity?
A) The area encased by the vertebrae which contains the spinal cord and cerebrospinal
fluid
B) The area inferior to the diaphragm that extends into the bony pelvis
C) The area superior to the diaphragm that is encased by the ribs
D) The area encased by the skull which contains the brain and cerebrospinal fluid
ANSWERS: C PTS: 1 TOP: Unit 01 Pre-Lab Exercise
14. Which of the following statements accurately defines abdominopelvic cavity?
A) The area encased by the vertebrae which contains the spinal cord and cerebrospinal
fluid
B) The area inferior to the diaphragm that extends into the bony pelvis
C) The area superior to the diaphragm that is encased by the ribs
D) The area encased by the skull which contains the brain and cerebrospinal fluid
ANSWERS: B PTS: 1 TOP: Unit 01 Pre-Lab Exercise
15. Which of the following statements accurately defines serous membrane (parietal and
C
visceral layers)?
A) Double-layered membrane that produces serous fluid to lubricate the organs in the
cavity LE
B) Membrane surrounding the heart
C) Membrane surrounding the lungs
D) Membrane surrounding the abdominopelvic cavity
ANSWERS: A PTS: 1 TOP: Unit 01 Pre-Lab Exercise
ST
16. Which of the following statements accurately defines midsagittal plane?
A) A section made parallel to the body’s longitudinal axis; divides the body into an
anterior part and a posterior part
BE
B) A section made perpendicular to the body’s longitudinal axis; divides the body into
a superior part and an inferior part
C) A section that divides a body part into unequal right and left parts
D) A section that divides a body part into equal right and left halves
ANSWERS: D PTS: 1 TOP: Unit 01 Pre-Lab Exercise
17. Which of the following statements accurately defines parasagittal plane?
A) A section made parallel to the body’s longitudinal axis; divides the body into an
anterior part and a posterior part
B) A section made perpendicular to the body’s longitudinal axis; divides the body into
a superior part and an inferior part
C) A section that divides a body part into unequal right and left parts
D) A section that divides a body part into equal right and left halves
ANSWERS: C PTS: 1 TOP: Unit 01 Pre-Lab Exercise
18. Which of the following statements accurately defines frontal (coronal) plane?
A) A section made parallel to the body’s longitudinal axis; divides the body into an
anterior part and a posterior part
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