ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Anatomical position - CORRECT ANSWER - person stands erect w/ feet flat on floor and
arms at sides. Palms, eyes, and face forward
Directional terms - CORRECT ANSWER - superior, inferior, medial, lateral, proximal,
distal, superficial, deep, anterior and posterior vs ventral and dorsal
Planes of the body - CORRECT ANSWER - Sagittal (mid, para)
Frontal
Transverse
Sagittal plane - CORRECT ANSWER - divides the body into right and left halves
Frontal (coronal) plane - CORRECT ANSWER - divides the body into front and back
portions
Transverse (horizontal) plane - CORRECT ANSWER - divides body into upper and lower
portions
Body cavities - CORRECT ANSWER - dorsal: cranial and vertebral
ventral: thoracic and abdominopelvic cavity
Axial - CORRECT ANSWER - head, neck, and trunk (thoracic and abdominal)
Appendicular - CORRECT ANSWER - upper and lower limbs
,Brachial - CORRECT ANSWER - arm
Antebrachial - CORRECT ANSWER - forearm
Crural - CORRECT ANSWER - shin
Manual - CORRECT ANSWER -
Pedal - CORRECT ANSWER - foot
Axillary - CORRECT ANSWER - armpit
Frontal - CORRECT ANSWER -
Facial - CORRECT ANSWER - face
Thoracic - CORRECT ANSWER - trunk
Cephalic - CORRECT ANSWER - head
Calcaneal - CORRECT ANSWER - ankle/heel
Cervical - CORRECT ANSWER - neck
Abdominal - CORRECT ANSWER - abdomen
, Pelvic - CORRECT ANSWER - pelvis
Acromial - CORRECT ANSWER - shoulder
Costal - CORRECT ANSWER - ribs
Lumbar - CORRECT ANSWER - lower back
Vertebral - CORRECT ANSWER - spine
Carpal - CORRECT ANSWER - wrist
Patellar - CORRECT ANSWER - knee cap
Popliteal - CORRECT ANSWER - back of knee
Umbilical - CORRECT ANSWER - bellybutton
Tarsal - CORRECT ANSWER - ankle
4 classes of macromolecules - CORRECT ANSWER - lipids, carbohydrates, proteins,
nucleic acids
Carbohydrates - CORRECT ANSWER - monomers: saccarides
mono = 1, di = 2, oligo = 3-50, poly= 50
monosaccharides: glucose, galactose, fructose, ribose, deoxyribose
disaccharides: sucrose, lactose, maltose