Bio 201 Final Exam Study Guide – GROSSO
questions and answers Graded A+
ANATOMY - ✅✅study of structure
Physiology - ✅✅Study of function
anatomical position - ✅✅erect standing position with arms at the sides and
palms facing forward
Superior - ✅✅above
Inferior - ✅✅below
Posterior - ✅✅back
Dorsal - ✅✅back
Anterior - ✅✅front
Ventral - ✅✅front
Cranial - ✅✅head
,Medial - ✅✅toward the midline
Lateral - ✅✅away from the midline
Proximal - ✅✅Closer to the point of attachment
Distal - ✅✅away from the point of attachment
superficial - ✅✅surface
Deep - ✅✅away from the surface
sagittal plane - ✅✅divides body into left and right
Median Plane (midsagittal plane) - ✅✅divides body into two equal parts (right
and left)
frontal (coronal) plane - ✅✅divides the body into anterior and posterior parts
transverse plane - ✅✅divides the body into superior and inferior parts
dorsal cavity - ✅✅contains the brain and spinal cord
Vertebral Cavity - ✅✅contains the spinal cord
, thoracic cavity - ✅✅contains heart and lungs (contains pleural, pericardial &
mediastinum cavities)
abdominopelvic cavity - ✅✅contains both the abdominal and pelvic cavities
abdominal cavity - ✅✅Contains stomach, intestines, spleen, and liver, and
other organs
pelvic cavity - ✅✅Contains urinary bladder and some reproductive organs
serous membrane (serosa) - ✅✅lines cavities and organs
parietal serosa, visceral serosa - ✅✅Two types of Serous membrane
Parietal Serosa - ✅✅lines cavity walls
visceral serosa - ✅✅lines outside of organs
serous fluid - ✅✅lubricates the organs and allows them glide without friction
pleurisy - ✅✅an inflammation of the pleura that produces sharp chest pain
with each breath
questions and answers Graded A+
ANATOMY - ✅✅study of structure
Physiology - ✅✅Study of function
anatomical position - ✅✅erect standing position with arms at the sides and
palms facing forward
Superior - ✅✅above
Inferior - ✅✅below
Posterior - ✅✅back
Dorsal - ✅✅back
Anterior - ✅✅front
Ventral - ✅✅front
Cranial - ✅✅head
,Medial - ✅✅toward the midline
Lateral - ✅✅away from the midline
Proximal - ✅✅Closer to the point of attachment
Distal - ✅✅away from the point of attachment
superficial - ✅✅surface
Deep - ✅✅away from the surface
sagittal plane - ✅✅divides body into left and right
Median Plane (midsagittal plane) - ✅✅divides body into two equal parts (right
and left)
frontal (coronal) plane - ✅✅divides the body into anterior and posterior parts
transverse plane - ✅✅divides the body into superior and inferior parts
dorsal cavity - ✅✅contains the brain and spinal cord
Vertebral Cavity - ✅✅contains the spinal cord
, thoracic cavity - ✅✅contains heart and lungs (contains pleural, pericardial &
mediastinum cavities)
abdominopelvic cavity - ✅✅contains both the abdominal and pelvic cavities
abdominal cavity - ✅✅Contains stomach, intestines, spleen, and liver, and
other organs
pelvic cavity - ✅✅Contains urinary bladder and some reproductive organs
serous membrane (serosa) - ✅✅lines cavities and organs
parietal serosa, visceral serosa - ✅✅Two types of Serous membrane
Parietal Serosa - ✅✅lines cavity walls
visceral serosa - ✅✅lines outside of organs
serous fluid - ✅✅lubricates the organs and allows them glide without friction
pleurisy - ✅✅an inflammation of the pleura that produces sharp chest pain
with each breath
