Chapter 1:Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology
Questions and Answers 2025
3 Sectional Planes - ans1-Transverse Plane-Head to Foot axis of the body dividing the body into SUPERIOR (top)
AND INFERIOR (bottom) portions. (cross section)
2-Frontal Plane or Coronal Plane-Side to Side axis of the body dividing the body into ANTERIOR (back) AND
POSTERIOR (front) portions.
3-Sagittal Plane-Front to Back axis of the body dividing the body into LEFT AND RIGHT portions.
MIDSAGITTAL SECTION- divided body in even portions left and right (Note that a midsagittal section does not
cut through the legs)
4 Abdominopelvic Quadrants - ans1-Right Upper Quadrant
2-Left Upper Quadrant
3-Right Lower Quadrant
4-Left Lower Quadrant
6 Levels of Oragnization - ans1-Chemical (or molecular) Atoms
2-Cellular
3-Tissues
4-Organs
5-Organs System
6-Organism
9 Abdominopelvic Regions - ans1-Umbilical--center
2-Epigastric--upper center
3-Hypogastric--lower center
4-5 Right and Left Hypochondriac--upper
6-7 Right and Left Lumbar--center
, 8-9 Right and Left Inguinal--lower
Anatomical Directions - ansSuperior-Above
Inferior-Below
Posterior or Dorsal-Back
Anterior or Ventral-Front
Cranial-Head
Caudal-Butt
Superfical-Body Surface
Deep-Farther from the body surface
Proximal-Toward an attached base
Distal-Away from na attached base
Medial-Toward the body longitudinal axis
Lateral-Away the body longitudinal axis
Anatomical Position - ansHands at the sides with the palms facing forward, and feet together
Anatomy - ansStudy of Structure
Body Cavities - ans1-Protect Organs
2-allow to change in size and shape of an organs (expand or compress)
Cell Physiology - ansStudy of the functions of living cells
Cytology - ansStudy of Cells
Diaphragm - ansA flat muscular sheet divides the ventral body cavity into a superior THORACIC CAVITY
Questions and Answers 2025
3 Sectional Planes - ans1-Transverse Plane-Head to Foot axis of the body dividing the body into SUPERIOR (top)
AND INFERIOR (bottom) portions. (cross section)
2-Frontal Plane or Coronal Plane-Side to Side axis of the body dividing the body into ANTERIOR (back) AND
POSTERIOR (front) portions.
3-Sagittal Plane-Front to Back axis of the body dividing the body into LEFT AND RIGHT portions.
MIDSAGITTAL SECTION- divided body in even portions left and right (Note that a midsagittal section does not
cut through the legs)
4 Abdominopelvic Quadrants - ans1-Right Upper Quadrant
2-Left Upper Quadrant
3-Right Lower Quadrant
4-Left Lower Quadrant
6 Levels of Oragnization - ans1-Chemical (or molecular) Atoms
2-Cellular
3-Tissues
4-Organs
5-Organs System
6-Organism
9 Abdominopelvic Regions - ans1-Umbilical--center
2-Epigastric--upper center
3-Hypogastric--lower center
4-5 Right and Left Hypochondriac--upper
6-7 Right and Left Lumbar--center
, 8-9 Right and Left Inguinal--lower
Anatomical Directions - ansSuperior-Above
Inferior-Below
Posterior or Dorsal-Back
Anterior or Ventral-Front
Cranial-Head
Caudal-Butt
Superfical-Body Surface
Deep-Farther from the body surface
Proximal-Toward an attached base
Distal-Away from na attached base
Medial-Toward the body longitudinal axis
Lateral-Away the body longitudinal axis
Anatomical Position - ansHands at the sides with the palms facing forward, and feet together
Anatomy - ansStudy of Structure
Body Cavities - ans1-Protect Organs
2-allow to change in size and shape of an organs (expand or compress)
Cell Physiology - ansStudy of the functions of living cells
Cytology - ansStudy of Cells
Diaphragm - ansA flat muscular sheet divides the ventral body cavity into a superior THORACIC CAVITY
