Which describes the anatomic position?
A. The body is upright
B. Palms are facing forward
C. Thumbs point away from the body
D. Feet are flat on the floor
E. All of these apply - (Correct Answer) E. All of these apply
What type of epithelium has the appearance of a group of pillars lined up next to each other?
A. Simple squamous
B. Simple columnar
C. Simple cuboidal
D. Stratified squamous
E. Transitional - (Correct Answer) B. Simple columnar
The term "hallux" refers to the
A. little finger.
B. thumb.
C. great toe.
D. lateral-most toe.
E. middle digit. - (Correct Answer) C. great toe
,The abdominopelvic quadrants are formed by passing one horizontal and one vertical line
through the
A. patellar region.
B. umbilicus.
C. antebrachial region.
D. gluteal region.
E. crural region. - (Correct Answer) B. umbilicus
A _______ plane cuts perpendicularly along the long axis of the body or organ.
A. transverse
B. oblique
C. sagittal
D. coronal
E. frontal - (Correct Answer) A. transverse
What type of tissue would you expect to line the trachea and other respiratory tubes?
A. Muscle tissue
B. Nervous tissue
C. Immune tissue
D. Epithelial tissue
E. Connective tissue - (Correct Answer) D. Epithelial tissue
Suppose you had a congenital disease that prevented collagen from forming in your body.
Which of the tissues would you expect to be most affected?
,A. Epithelial tissue
B. Muscle tissue
C. Nervous tissue
D. Connective tissue
E. All choices would be equally affected. - (Correct Answer) D. Connective tissue
The axillary region is ______ to the pectoral region.
A. lateral
B. medial
C. distal
D. proximal
E. inferior - (Correct Answer) A. lateral
The directional term that means "closest to the point of attachment to the trunk" is
A. distal.
B. proximal.
C. medial.
D. cephalic.
E. dorsal. - (Correct Answer) B. proximal
Which best defines "superficial"?
A. On the inside
, B. On the outside
C. Toward the end of an appendage
D. Close to the attachment of the appendage to the trunk
E. At the head end - (Correct Answer) B. On the outside
The directional term that means "away from the midline of the body" is
A. inferior.
B. superior.
C. medial.
D. lateral.
E. caudal. - (Correct Answer) D. Lateral
With a specimen in the anatomic position, you can best see the mediastinum with a _____ view.
A. midsagittal
B. superior
C. inferior
D. frontal
E. posterior - (Correct Answer) D. frontal
The anatomic term for the foot is
A. pubic.
B. patellar.
C. pes.