Bio 208 CSULB EXAM 1 (Perlman B.)
Questions with 100% Correct Answers
Anatomy Correct Answer: Study of human body structures
Anatomical position Correct Answer: common frame of reference from which
all body parts and regions are described:
• Body is standing upright; feet are shoulder width apart, with upper limbs at
sides of trunk and head and palms facing forward
• Body is always referred to as if it were in _____________________, even when it's
in another position
• "Right" and "left" always refers to right and left sides of body being described,
not our own
Anterior Correct Answer: refers to front, in humans while posterior refers to back;
can refer to either body as a whole or to a body part
Superior (cranial) Correct Answer: Towards the head end or upper part of a
structure or the body; above
Inferior (cranial) Correct Answer: away from the head end or toward the lower
part of a structure or the body; below
Proximal Correct Answer: Closer to the origin of the body part or the point of
attachment of a limb to the body trunk
Distal Correct Answer: farther from the origin of a body part or the point of
attachment of a limb to the body trunk
Midline Correct Answer: divides body into left and right
,Dorsal Correct Answer: toward the back
Ventral Correct Answer: Toward the belly
superficial Correct Answer: near the surface
deep Correct Answer: Away from the body surface; more internal
sagittal plane Correct Answer: divides body into left and right
midsagittal plane Correct Answer: divides the body into equal right and left
sides
parasagittal plane Correct Answer: Divides body into unequal right and left
sides
frontal plane Correct Answer: divides the body into anterior and posterior
portions
transverse plane Correct Answer: divides the body into superior and inferior
parts
oblique plane Correct Answer: divides body at an angle
Dorsal Body Cavity Correct Answer: largely located on posterior side of body;
subdivided into two cavities
Cranial cavity Correct Answer: within skull; protects brain (communication)
Vertebral (spinal) cavity Correct Answer: within vertebral column; protects spinal
cord (communication)
Ventral Body Cavity Correct Answer: separated into two divisions by diaphragm
, Thoracic cavity and its subdivisions Correct Answer: are superior to diaphragm;
divided into three smaller cavities:
Pleural cavities Correct Answer: each surround
either left or right lung
Mediastinum Correct Answer: between pleural cavities; houses heart, great
vessels = pulmonary trunk and aorta, trachea, and esophagus
Pericardial cavity Correct Answer: within mediastinum; within serous membrane
that surrounds heart
Abdominopelvic cavity and its subdivisions Correct Answer: are inferior to
diaphragm; subdivided into superior abdominal cavity = spans from diaphragm
to bony pelvis and pelvic cavity = area within bony pelvis
• Contains organs from several systems = digestive, lymphatic, reproductive,
and urinary
Pleural membranes Correct Answer: • Consist of outer parietal pleura (follow
contours of thoracic wall)
and inner visceral pleura (runs along surface of lungs)
Pericardial membranes Correct Answer: • Consist of outer parietal pericardium
= separates heart from
mediastinum and inner visceral pericardium
-Space created by pericardial membranes forms pericardial cavity
Peritoneal membranes Correct Answer: =surrounds some of abdominal organs
Questions with 100% Correct Answers
Anatomy Correct Answer: Study of human body structures
Anatomical position Correct Answer: common frame of reference from which
all body parts and regions are described:
• Body is standing upright; feet are shoulder width apart, with upper limbs at
sides of trunk and head and palms facing forward
• Body is always referred to as if it were in _____________________, even when it's
in another position
• "Right" and "left" always refers to right and left sides of body being described,
not our own
Anterior Correct Answer: refers to front, in humans while posterior refers to back;
can refer to either body as a whole or to a body part
Superior (cranial) Correct Answer: Towards the head end or upper part of a
structure or the body; above
Inferior (cranial) Correct Answer: away from the head end or toward the lower
part of a structure or the body; below
Proximal Correct Answer: Closer to the origin of the body part or the point of
attachment of a limb to the body trunk
Distal Correct Answer: farther from the origin of a body part or the point of
attachment of a limb to the body trunk
Midline Correct Answer: divides body into left and right
,Dorsal Correct Answer: toward the back
Ventral Correct Answer: Toward the belly
superficial Correct Answer: near the surface
deep Correct Answer: Away from the body surface; more internal
sagittal plane Correct Answer: divides body into left and right
midsagittal plane Correct Answer: divides the body into equal right and left
sides
parasagittal plane Correct Answer: Divides body into unequal right and left
sides
frontal plane Correct Answer: divides the body into anterior and posterior
portions
transverse plane Correct Answer: divides the body into superior and inferior
parts
oblique plane Correct Answer: divides body at an angle
Dorsal Body Cavity Correct Answer: largely located on posterior side of body;
subdivided into two cavities
Cranial cavity Correct Answer: within skull; protects brain (communication)
Vertebral (spinal) cavity Correct Answer: within vertebral column; protects spinal
cord (communication)
Ventral Body Cavity Correct Answer: separated into two divisions by diaphragm
, Thoracic cavity and its subdivisions Correct Answer: are superior to diaphragm;
divided into three smaller cavities:
Pleural cavities Correct Answer: each surround
either left or right lung
Mediastinum Correct Answer: between pleural cavities; houses heart, great
vessels = pulmonary trunk and aorta, trachea, and esophagus
Pericardial cavity Correct Answer: within mediastinum; within serous membrane
that surrounds heart
Abdominopelvic cavity and its subdivisions Correct Answer: are inferior to
diaphragm; subdivided into superior abdominal cavity = spans from diaphragm
to bony pelvis and pelvic cavity = area within bony pelvis
• Contains organs from several systems = digestive, lymphatic, reproductive,
and urinary
Pleural membranes Correct Answer: • Consist of outer parietal pleura (follow
contours of thoracic wall)
and inner visceral pleura (runs along surface of lungs)
Pericardial membranes Correct Answer: • Consist of outer parietal pericardium
= separates heart from
mediastinum and inner visceral pericardium
-Space created by pericardial membranes forms pericardial cavity
Peritoneal membranes Correct Answer: =surrounds some of abdominal organs
