Anatomy & Physiology (BIOS 251) Exam 1 Review ACTUAL EXAM COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ACCURATE SOLUTION (DETAILED & ELABORATED) |GET IT 100% ACCURATE!! 2025 TEST!!

Anatomy & Physiology (BIOS 251) Exam 1 Review
ACTUAL EXAM COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ACCURATE SOLUTION (DETAILED &
ELABORATED) |GET IT 100% ACCURATE!! 2025 TEST!!
What is Anatomy? - ...(ANSWERS)....The study of body structure



What is Physiology? - ...(ANSWERS)....The study of function



What parts of the body are considered part of the axial region? - ...(ANSWERS)....-
Cephalic (head)

- Cervical (neck)

- Thoracic (chest)

- Abdominal (belly)

- Pelvic (hip)

- Pubic (groin)

*includes all structures except the upper and lower appendages (arms and legs)



What parts of the body are considered part of the appendicular region? -
...(ANSWERS)....- Axillary (armpit)

- Brachial (upper arm)

- Antecubital (forearm)

- Carpal (wrist)

- Palmar (palm)

,- Pollex (thumb)

- Digital or phalangeal (fingers)

- Femoral (thigh)

Patellar (anterior surface of the knee)

- Crural (leg)

Pedal (foot)



What directional term means toward the front or belly? - ...(ANSWERS)....Ventral



What directional term means toward the back or spine? - ...(ANSWERS)....Dorsal



What does anterior mean? - ...(ANSWERS)....towards the front (ventral)



What does posterior mean? - ...(ANSWERS)....towards the back (dorsal)



What does the directional term cephalic mean? - ...(ANSWERS)....toward the
head or superior end



What does the directional term rostral mean? - ...(ANSWERS)....toward the
forehead or nose



What does the directional term caudal mean? - ...(ANSWERS)....toward the tail or
inferior end

, What does the directional term superior mean? - ...(ANSWERS)....above



What does the directional term inferior mean? - ...(ANSWERS)....below



What does the directional term medial mean? - ...(ANSWERS)....Toward the
midline of the body (medial plane)



What does the directional term lateral mean? - ...(ANSWERS)....Away from the
midline of the body



What does the directional term proximal mean? - ...(ANSWERS)....closer to the
point of attachment to origin



What does the directional term distal mean? - ...(ANSWERS)....farther from the
point of attachment or origin



What does the directional term ipsilateral mean? - ...(ANSWERS)....on the same
side of the body (right or left)



What does the directional term contralateral mean? - ...(ANSWERS)....on
opposite sides of the body (right or left)



What does superficial mean? - ...(ANSWERS)....closer to the body surface