A&P 251 FINAL EXAM WITH ANSWERS
anatomy and physiology - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔two
complementary branches of science that deal with the
body's structures and functions
anatomy - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔science of body
structures and relationships
physiology - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔the science of body
functions
gross anatomy - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔the study of
large body structures visible to the naked eye
microscopic anatomy - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔concerns
structures too small to be seen with the naked eye
cytology - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔the study of the cells of
the body
histology - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔the study of tissues
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,developmental anatomy - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔embryology
anatomical position - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔erect
stance, head and feet facing forward, upper extremities
at sides with palms up, lower extremities together
frontal/coronal plane - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔divides
into front(anterior) and back(posterior)
sagittal plane - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔divides the body
into right and left sides
midsagittal - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔divides body into
equal right and left
parasagittal - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔unequal right and
left
transverse plane - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔divides body
into upper(superior) and lower(inferior)
oblique plane - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔plane not parallel
to one of the other planes
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,anterior(ventral) - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔front of body
posterior(dorsal) - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔back of body
superior - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔toward the top of the
body(head)
inferior - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔away from the head
proximal - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔closer to the
attachment to the trunk
distal - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔father from the
attachment to the trunk
lateral - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔farther from the midline
medial - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔closer to the midline
superficial(external) - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔toward
body surface
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, deep(internal) - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔more inside
flexion - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔decreasing the angle
between two structures
extension - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔increasing the angle
between two structures
dorsiflexion - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔ankle flexion
plantar flexion - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔ankle extention
hyperextension - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔extension
beyond the normal limits
abduction - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔to move away from
medial plane
adduction - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔to move toward
medial plane
medial rotation - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔rotation toward
the medial plane
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anatomy and physiology - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔two
complementary branches of science that deal with the
body's structures and functions
anatomy - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔science of body
structures and relationships
physiology - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔the science of body
functions
gross anatomy - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔the study of
large body structures visible to the naked eye
microscopic anatomy - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔concerns
structures too small to be seen with the naked eye
cytology - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔the study of the cells of
the body
histology - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔the study of tissues
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,developmental anatomy - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔embryology
anatomical position - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔erect
stance, head and feet facing forward, upper extremities
at sides with palms up, lower extremities together
frontal/coronal plane - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔divides
into front(anterior) and back(posterior)
sagittal plane - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔divides the body
into right and left sides
midsagittal - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔divides body into
equal right and left
parasagittal - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔unequal right and
left
transverse plane - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔divides body
into upper(superior) and lower(inferior)
oblique plane - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔plane not parallel
to one of the other planes
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,anterior(ventral) - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔front of body
posterior(dorsal) - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔back of body
superior - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔toward the top of the
body(head)
inferior - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔away from the head
proximal - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔closer to the
attachment to the trunk
distal - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔father from the
attachment to the trunk
lateral - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔farther from the midline
medial - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔closer to the midline
superficial(external) - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔toward
body surface
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, deep(internal) - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔more inside
flexion - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔decreasing the angle
between two structures
extension - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔increasing the angle
between two structures
dorsiflexion - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔ankle flexion
plantar flexion - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔ankle extention
hyperextension - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔extension
beyond the normal limits
abduction - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔to move away from
medial plane
adduction - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔to move toward
medial plane
medial rotation - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔rotation toward
the medial plane
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