ANP 1106 MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS - 100%
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1. What is the standard anatomical position? Standing upright, facing forward,
arms at the sides with palms facing forward, feet slightly apart.
2. What does "superior" mean? Above; toward the head.
3. What does "inferior" mean? Below; toward the feet.
4. What does "anterior" mean? Front; toward the front of the body.
5. What does "posterior" mean? Back; toward the back of the body.
6. What does "medial" mean? Toward the midline of the body.
7. What does "lateral" mean? Away from the midline of the body.
8. What does "proximal" mean? Closer to the point of attachment or origin.
9. What does "distal" mean? Farther from the point of attachment or origin.
10. What does "superficial" mean? Toward or at the body surface.
11. What does "deep" mean? Away from the body surface; more internal.
12. What is a sagittal plane? A vertical plane that divides the body into right
and left parts.
13. What is a midsagittal plane? A sagittal plane that divides the body into
equal right and left halves.
14. What is a frontal (coronal) plane? A vertical plane that divides the body
into anterior and posterior parts.
15. What is a transverse (horizontal) plane? A horizontal plane that divides
the body into superior and inferior parts.
16. What is the dorsal body cavity? Contains the cranial cavity and vertebral
canal; houses the brain and spinal cord.
17. What is the ventral body cavity? Contains the thoracic and
abdominopelvic cavities.
,18. What are the two subdivisions of the ventral cavity? Thoracic cavity and
abdominopelvic cavity.
19. What separates the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities? The
diaphragm.
20. What are the two main regions of the abdominopelvic cavity? Abdominal
cavity and pelvic cavity.
21. What is the mediastinum? The central region of the thoracic cavity;
contains the heart, trachea, esophagus, and major blood vessels.
22. What are the four quadrants of the abdominopelvic cavity? Right upper
quadrant (RUQ), left upper quadrant (LUQ), right lower quadrant (RLQ), left
lower quadrant (LLQ).
23. What are the nine regions of the abdominopelvic cavity? Right
hypochondriac, epigastric, left hypochondriac, right lumbar, umbilical, left
lumbar, right iliac (inguinal), hypogastric (pubic), left iliac (inguinal).
24. What is the cranial cavity? The cavity within the skull that houses the
brain.
25. What is the vertebral canal? The cavity within the vertebral column that
houses the spinal cord.
26. What is the pleural cavity? The space between the parietal and visceral
pleura surrounding each lung.
27. What is the pericardial cavity? The space between the parietal and visceral
pericardium surrounding the heart.
28. What is the peritoneal cavity? The space between the parietal and visceral
peritoneum lining the abdominopelvic cavity.
29. What does "prone" mean? Lying face down.
30. What does "supine" mean? Lying face up.
TOPIC 2: INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM (Questions 31–70)
31. What are the two main layers of the skin? Epidermis and dermis.
, 32. What is the hypodermis (subcutaneous layer)? The layer beneath the
dermis composed mainly of adipose tissue; not technically part of the skin.
33. What type of tissue is the epidermis? Stratified squamous epithelium.
34. What are the five layers of the epidermis from deep to superficial?
Stratum basale, stratum spinosum, stratum granulosum, stratum lucidum,
stratum corneum.
35. Which layer is only present in thick skin? Stratum lucidum.
36. Which layer produces new epidermal cells? Stratum basale (stratum
germinativum).
37. What cell type produces melanin? Melanocytes.
38. What is the function of melanin? Protects DNA from UV radiation damage;
gives skin its color.
39. What are Langerhans cells? Dendritic cells in the epidermis that function
as antigen-presenting cells in immune responses.
40. What are Merkel cells? Touch receptors associated with sensory nerve
endings in the stratum basale.
41. What are the two layers of the dermis? Papillary layer and reticular layer.
42. What type of tissue is the papillary dermis? Loose areolar connective
tissue.
43. What type of tissue is the reticular dermis? Dense irregular connective
tissue.
44. What are dermal papillae? Finger-like projections of the papillary dermis
that interdigitate with epidermal ridges.
45. What are epidermal ridges? Downward projections of the epidermis that
interlock with dermal papillae; form fingerprints.
46. What are the three types of skin? Thin skin (hairy skin), thick skin (hairless
skin), and mucocutaneous skin.
47. Where is thick skin found? Palms of hands and soles of feet.
48. What are the accessory structures of the skin? Hair, nails, sweat glands,
and sebaceous glands.
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1. What is the standard anatomical position? Standing upright, facing forward,
arms at the sides with palms facing forward, feet slightly apart.
2. What does "superior" mean? Above; toward the head.
3. What does "inferior" mean? Below; toward the feet.
4. What does "anterior" mean? Front; toward the front of the body.
5. What does "posterior" mean? Back; toward the back of the body.
6. What does "medial" mean? Toward the midline of the body.
7. What does "lateral" mean? Away from the midline of the body.
8. What does "proximal" mean? Closer to the point of attachment or origin.
9. What does "distal" mean? Farther from the point of attachment or origin.
10. What does "superficial" mean? Toward or at the body surface.
11. What does "deep" mean? Away from the body surface; more internal.
12. What is a sagittal plane? A vertical plane that divides the body into right
and left parts.
13. What is a midsagittal plane? A sagittal plane that divides the body into
equal right and left halves.
14. What is a frontal (coronal) plane? A vertical plane that divides the body
into anterior and posterior parts.
15. What is a transverse (horizontal) plane? A horizontal plane that divides
the body into superior and inferior parts.
16. What is the dorsal body cavity? Contains the cranial cavity and vertebral
canal; houses the brain and spinal cord.
17. What is the ventral body cavity? Contains the thoracic and
abdominopelvic cavities.
,18. What are the two subdivisions of the ventral cavity? Thoracic cavity and
abdominopelvic cavity.
19. What separates the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities? The
diaphragm.
20. What are the two main regions of the abdominopelvic cavity? Abdominal
cavity and pelvic cavity.
21. What is the mediastinum? The central region of the thoracic cavity;
contains the heart, trachea, esophagus, and major blood vessels.
22. What are the four quadrants of the abdominopelvic cavity? Right upper
quadrant (RUQ), left upper quadrant (LUQ), right lower quadrant (RLQ), left
lower quadrant (LLQ).
23. What are the nine regions of the abdominopelvic cavity? Right
hypochondriac, epigastric, left hypochondriac, right lumbar, umbilical, left
lumbar, right iliac (inguinal), hypogastric (pubic), left iliac (inguinal).
24. What is the cranial cavity? The cavity within the skull that houses the
brain.
25. What is the vertebral canal? The cavity within the vertebral column that
houses the spinal cord.
26. What is the pleural cavity? The space between the parietal and visceral
pleura surrounding each lung.
27. What is the pericardial cavity? The space between the parietal and visceral
pericardium surrounding the heart.
28. What is the peritoneal cavity? The space between the parietal and visceral
peritoneum lining the abdominopelvic cavity.
29. What does "prone" mean? Lying face down.
30. What does "supine" mean? Lying face up.
TOPIC 2: INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM (Questions 31–70)
31. What are the two main layers of the skin? Epidermis and dermis.
, 32. What is the hypodermis (subcutaneous layer)? The layer beneath the
dermis composed mainly of adipose tissue; not technically part of the skin.
33. What type of tissue is the epidermis? Stratified squamous epithelium.
34. What are the five layers of the epidermis from deep to superficial?
Stratum basale, stratum spinosum, stratum granulosum, stratum lucidum,
stratum corneum.
35. Which layer is only present in thick skin? Stratum lucidum.
36. Which layer produces new epidermal cells? Stratum basale (stratum
germinativum).
37. What cell type produces melanin? Melanocytes.
38. What is the function of melanin? Protects DNA from UV radiation damage;
gives skin its color.
39. What are Langerhans cells? Dendritic cells in the epidermis that function
as antigen-presenting cells in immune responses.
40. What are Merkel cells? Touch receptors associated with sensory nerve
endings in the stratum basale.
41. What are the two layers of the dermis? Papillary layer and reticular layer.
42. What type of tissue is the papillary dermis? Loose areolar connective
tissue.
43. What type of tissue is the reticular dermis? Dense irregular connective
tissue.
44. What are dermal papillae? Finger-like projections of the papillary dermis
that interdigitate with epidermal ridges.
45. What are epidermal ridges? Downward projections of the epidermis that
interlock with dermal papillae; form fingerprints.
46. What are the three types of skin? Thin skin (hairy skin), thick skin (hairless
skin), and mucocutaneous skin.
47. Where is thick skin found? Palms of hands and soles of feet.
48. What are the accessory structures of the skin? Hair, nails, sweat glands,
and sebaceous glands.
