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Midterm Exam Questions With Correct Answers
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anatomy //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔study //of //the //structure //of //an //organism //and //the //relationship //of //its //parts
physiology //- /
/CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔the //study //of //the //function //of //living //organisms //and //their //parts
pathology //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔study //of //disease
levels /
/of /
/organization /
/(chemical /
/to /
/organism //) //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔chemical //level, //tissues, //organs, //organ //system, //and
//the //whole //organism
cells //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔considered //to //be //the //smallest //"living" //units //of //structure
//and //function //in //our //bodies
,tissues //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔organization /
/of //many //cells //that //act //together //to //perform //a //common //function
organs //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔group /
/of /
/several /
/different //kinds //of //tissues //arranged //in //a //way //that //allows //them //to //act //together //as //a //unit
//to //perform //a //special //function
systems //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔organization //of //varying //numbers //and //kinds //of //organs
//arranged /
/in //ways //that //allow //them //to //work //together //to //perform //complex //functions //for //the //body
anatomical /
/position //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔body /
/is /
/in /
/an /
/erect, //or //standing, //posture //with //the //arms //at //the //sides //and //palms //turned //forward. //head
//and //feet //are //straight //and //set //slightly //apart
bilateral /
/symmetry //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔left //and //right //side //of //the //body //mirror //each //other
supine //position //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔body //is //lying //face //upward
,prone //position //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔body //is //lying //face //downward
superior //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔towards //the //head
inferior //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔towards //the //feet
anterior //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔front/ //in //front //of
posterior //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔back/ //in //back //of
medial //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔toward //the //midline //of //the //body
lateral //- /
/CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔towards //the //side //of //the //body //or //away //from //the //midline
proximal //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔toward //or //nearest //the //trunk //of //the //body
distal //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔away //from //or //farthest //from //the //body
superficial //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔near //the //surface
deep //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔farther //away //from //the //body //surface
sagittal //plane //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔divides //the //body //into //left //and //right //parts
, midsagittal //plane //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔divides //the //body //into //two //EQUAL //parts
frontal/ /
/coronal //plane //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔divides //body //into //front //and //back //portions
transverse /
/plane //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔divides //body //into //superior //and //inferior //portions
oblique //planes //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔diagonal //cuts
2 //major //body //cavities? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔dorsal //and //ventral //body //cavities
dorsal //cavities //contain? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔cranial //and //spinal //cavity
ventral //cavities //contain? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔thoracic //and //abdominopelvic //cavities
4 //abdominopelvic //quadrants //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔1 //right //upper //quadrant
2. //right //lower //quadrant
3. //left //upper //quadrant
4. //left //lower //quadrant
9 //abdominopelvic //regions //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔R //& //L //hypochondriac
epigastric //region
R //& //L //lumbar //region //
umbilical //region //
R //& //L //iliac/ //inguinal //region //
hypogastric //region