PRINCIPLES OF ANATOMY AND
PHYSIOLOGY SIXTEENTH EDITION
GERARD J TORTORA EXAM REVIEW
VERIFIED QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
ANSWERS STUDY RESOURCE GRADED A+
⩥ disease
Answer: illness characterized by a recognizable set of signs or
symptoms
⩥ symptoms
Answer: something a patient must tell you/can not be observed
⩥ signs
Answer: objective changes a clinician can observe/measure/see
⩥ epidemiology
Answer: study of why/when/where diseases are transmitted
⩥ pharmacology
Answer: study of the effects and uses of drugs in the treatment of disease
, ⩥ Anatomical position
Answer: subject stands erect facing the observer with the head level and
the eyes facing directly forward, lower limbs parallel and feet are flat on
the floor and directed forward, upper limbs are at sides with the palms
turned forward
⩥ prone
Answer: body laying facedown
⩥ supine
Answer: body laying face up
⩥ Cephalic
Answer: Head
⩥ Cervical
Answer: Neck - supports head & attaches to the trunk
⩥ trunk
Answer: chest, abdomen & pelvis
⩥ cranial
Answer: skull
PHYSIOLOGY SIXTEENTH EDITION
GERARD J TORTORA EXAM REVIEW
VERIFIED QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
ANSWERS STUDY RESOURCE GRADED A+
⩥ disease
Answer: illness characterized by a recognizable set of signs or
symptoms
⩥ symptoms
Answer: something a patient must tell you/can not be observed
⩥ signs
Answer: objective changes a clinician can observe/measure/see
⩥ epidemiology
Answer: study of why/when/where diseases are transmitted
⩥ pharmacology
Answer: study of the effects and uses of drugs in the treatment of disease
, ⩥ Anatomical position
Answer: subject stands erect facing the observer with the head level and
the eyes facing directly forward, lower limbs parallel and feet are flat on
the floor and directed forward, upper limbs are at sides with the palms
turned forward
⩥ prone
Answer: body laying facedown
⩥ supine
Answer: body laying face up
⩥ Cephalic
Answer: Head
⩥ Cervical
Answer: Neck - supports head & attaches to the trunk
⩥ trunk
Answer: chest, abdomen & pelvis
⩥ cranial
Answer: skull