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BME 2800 Midterm 1 Exam Questions With
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Gross anatomy - answer✔Study of structures that can be seen with the naked eye
microscopic anatomy - answer✔deals with structures too small to be seen with the naked eye
Standard Anatomical Position - answer✔Body erect, feet slightly apart, palms facing forward
with thumbs pointing away from body
sagital plane - answer✔divides the body into left and right halves
frontal(coronal) plane - answer✔Divides the body into front and back portions.
transverse (axial) plane - answer✔Divides the body into upper and lower portions
oblique plane - answer✔passes through the body at an angle
superior(cranial) - answer✔toward the head
Inferior - answer✔Lower on the body, farther from the head
anterior(ventral) - answer✔front of the body
posterior(dorsal) - answer✔back of the body
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medial - answer✔Toward the midline of the body
lateral - answer✔away from the midline, toward the sides
intermediate - answer✔in between
proximal - answer✔Closer to the origin of a body part
distal - answer✔farther from the origin of a body part
superficial - answer✔near the surface of the skin
deep - answer✔away from the surface of the skin
Does body position matter when using directional terms? - answer✔No, these terms are
relative depending on the body part being discussed
hyper- - answer✔excessive
hypo- - answer✔under, below
Iso- - answer✔equal
tachy- - answer✔fast, rapid
brady- - answer✔abnormally slow
mono- - answer✔one
uni- - answer✔one sided
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hemi- - answer✔half, partial
micro - answer✔small
macro - answer✔large
abduction(coronal) - answer✔Movement of arms Away From Midline,
adduction(coronal) - answer✔Movement of arms toward Midline
circumduction - answer✔circular motion, (coronal)
Inversion(coronal) - answer✔arms toward midline
eversion(coronal) - answer✔arms turning outward
flexion - answer✔Decreases the angle of a joint, (sagittal)
extension - answer✔increases the angle of a joint, (sagittal)
dorsalflexion - answer✔Movement of foot towards leg, toes pointing up, (sagittal)
plantarflexion - answer✔Ankle movement pointing the foot downward, toes pointing down,
(sagittal)
hyperextention - answer✔Excessive straightening of a body part, increasing angle past normal,
(sagittal)
rotation - answer✔Around body midline for head and spine(axial)
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BME 2800 Midterm 1 Exam Questions With
Correct Answers
Gross anatomy - answer✔Study of structures that can be seen with the naked eye
microscopic anatomy - answer✔deals with structures too small to be seen with the naked eye
Standard Anatomical Position - answer✔Body erect, feet slightly apart, palms facing forward
with thumbs pointing away from body
sagital plane - answer✔divides the body into left and right halves
frontal(coronal) plane - answer✔Divides the body into front and back portions.
transverse (axial) plane - answer✔Divides the body into upper and lower portions
oblique plane - answer✔passes through the body at an angle
superior(cranial) - answer✔toward the head
Inferior - answer✔Lower on the body, farther from the head
anterior(ventral) - answer✔front of the body
posterior(dorsal) - answer✔back of the body
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medial - answer✔Toward the midline of the body
lateral - answer✔away from the midline, toward the sides
intermediate - answer✔in between
proximal - answer✔Closer to the origin of a body part
distal - answer✔farther from the origin of a body part
superficial - answer✔near the surface of the skin
deep - answer✔away from the surface of the skin
Does body position matter when using directional terms? - answer✔No, these terms are
relative depending on the body part being discussed
hyper- - answer✔excessive
hypo- - answer✔under, below
Iso- - answer✔equal
tachy- - answer✔fast, rapid
brady- - answer✔abnormally slow
mono- - answer✔one
uni- - answer✔one sided
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hemi- - answer✔half, partial
micro - answer✔small
macro - answer✔large
abduction(coronal) - answer✔Movement of arms Away From Midline,
adduction(coronal) - answer✔Movement of arms toward Midline
circumduction - answer✔circular motion, (coronal)
Inversion(coronal) - answer✔arms toward midline
eversion(coronal) - answer✔arms turning outward
flexion - answer✔Decreases the angle of a joint, (sagittal)
extension - answer✔increases the angle of a joint, (sagittal)
dorsalflexion - answer✔Movement of foot towards leg, toes pointing up, (sagittal)
plantarflexion - answer✔Ankle movement pointing the foot downward, toes pointing down,
(sagittal)
hyperextention - answer✔Excessive straightening of a body part, increasing angle past normal,
(sagittal)
rotation - answer✔Around body midline for head and spine(axial)
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