Anatomy & Physiology Exam 1 (Chapters 1-4) - Q's and A's

Anatomy & Physiology Exam 1 (Chapters 1-4)
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1. Anatomy Study of body structures

2. Physiology Study of how all body structures function

3. Anterior or Ven- Front or belly side
tral (Anatomical
term of direction)

4. Posterior or Dor- Back side
sal (Anatomical
term of direction)

5. Superior Closer to the head (used for head, neck and trunk)
(Anatomical
term of direction)

6. Inferior (Anatom- Farther from the top of the head (used for head, neck and trunk)
ical term of direc-
tion)

7. Medial (Anatomi- Toward the midline of the body.
cal term of direc-
tion)

8. Lateral (Anatomi- Away from the midline of the body
cal term of direc-
tion)

9. Bilateral Relating to or affecting two sides
(Anatomical
term of direction)

10. Closer to the connection of the body



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Proximal
(Anatomical
term of direction)

11. Distal (Anatomi- Farther from the connection of the body
cal term of direc-
tion)

12. Superficial Closer to the surface (used for layered structures)
(Anatomical
term of direction)

13. Deep (Anatomi- Farther from the surface (used for layered structures)
cal term of direc-
tion)

14. Right (Anatomi- On the body's right side (not the viewer's right side)
cal term of direc-
tion)

15. Left (Anatomical On the body's left side (not the the viewer's left side)
term of direction)

16. Axial (Anatomical Head, neck and trunk
region)

17. Abdominal Belly
(Anatomical
region)

18. Axillary (Anatom- Armpit
ical region)

19. Head