Anatomy & Physiology Exam 1 (Chapters 1-
4) questions and answers 2025/2026
Anatomy - answerStudy of body structures
Physiology - answerStudy of how all body structures function
Anterior or Ventral (Anatomical term of direction) - answerFront or belly side
Posterior or Dorsal (Anatomical term of direction) - answerBack side
Superior (Anatomical term of direction) - answerCloser to the head (used for head, neck and trunk)
Inferior (Anatomical term of direction) - answerFarther from the top of the head (used for head, neck
and trunk)
Medial (Anatomical term of direction) - answerToward the midline of the body.
Lateral (Anatomical term of direction) - answerAway from the midline of the body
Bilateral (Anatomical term of direction) - answerRelating to or affecting two sides
Proximal (Anatomical term of direction) - answerCloser to the connection of the body
, Distal (Anatomical term of direction) - answerFarther from the connection of the body
Superficial (Anatomical term of direction) - answerCloser to the surface (used for layered structures)
Deep (Anatomical term of direction) - answerFarther from the surface (used for layered structures)
Right (Anatomical term of direction) - answerOn the body's right side (not the viewer's right side)
Left (Anatomical term of direction) - answerOn the body's left side (not the the viewer's left side)
Axial (Anatomical region) - answerHead, neck and trunk
Abdominal (Anatomical region) - answerBelly
Axillary (Anatomical region) - answerArmpit
Cephalic or Cranial (Anatomical region) - answerHead
Cervical (Anatomical region) - answerNeck
Facial (Anatomical region) - answerFace
Inguinal (Anatomical region) - answerGroin
Pelvic (Anatomical region) - answerLower end of the trunk
Thoracic (Anatomical region) - answerChest
Umbilical (Anatomical region) - answerNaval
4) questions and answers 2025/2026
Anatomy - answerStudy of body structures
Physiology - answerStudy of how all body structures function
Anterior or Ventral (Anatomical term of direction) - answerFront or belly side
Posterior or Dorsal (Anatomical term of direction) - answerBack side
Superior (Anatomical term of direction) - answerCloser to the head (used for head, neck and trunk)
Inferior (Anatomical term of direction) - answerFarther from the top of the head (used for head, neck
and trunk)
Medial (Anatomical term of direction) - answerToward the midline of the body.
Lateral (Anatomical term of direction) - answerAway from the midline of the body
Bilateral (Anatomical term of direction) - answerRelating to or affecting two sides
Proximal (Anatomical term of direction) - answerCloser to the connection of the body
, Distal (Anatomical term of direction) - answerFarther from the connection of the body
Superficial (Anatomical term of direction) - answerCloser to the surface (used for layered structures)
Deep (Anatomical term of direction) - answerFarther from the surface (used for layered structures)
Right (Anatomical term of direction) - answerOn the body's right side (not the viewer's right side)
Left (Anatomical term of direction) - answerOn the body's left side (not the the viewer's left side)
Axial (Anatomical region) - answerHead, neck and trunk
Abdominal (Anatomical region) - answerBelly
Axillary (Anatomical region) - answerArmpit
Cephalic or Cranial (Anatomical region) - answerHead
Cervical (Anatomical region) - answerNeck
Facial (Anatomical region) - answerFace
Inguinal (Anatomical region) - answerGroin
Pelvic (Anatomical region) - answerLower end of the trunk
Thoracic (Anatomical region) - answerChest
Umbilical (Anatomical region) - answerNaval
