AAMI - ANATOMY 1 FINAL QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Scentific discipline that investigates the body's structure and relationship of its parts to
each other. - Answer -Anatomy
Pathalogical Anatomy - Answer -Studies structural changes both micro and
macroscopically in the body resulting from a disease
Pathalogical Anatomy AKA: - Answer -Morbid Anatomy
Physiological Anatomy - Answer -Studies how the body works or Functions of living
things
Physiological Anatomy AKA: - Answer -Physiology
Gross Anatomy - Answer -Study of structures without a microscope or only with the
unaided eye
Gross Anatomy AKA: - Answer -Macro-Scopic Anatomy
Microscopic Anatomy - Answer -Study of a structure with a microscope
Subdivision of Microscopic Anatomy - Answer -Histology - Study of Tissue
Cytology - Study of individual cell structure
Microscopic Anatomy sometimes used interchangeably as a term with - Answer -
Histology
Systemic Anatomy - Answer -Study of the body by individual system
Regional Anatomy - Answer -Study of a particular body region
Describe Anatomical Position (5) - Answer -Standing Erect
Facing Observer
Feet flat on the floor
Upper extremities at sides
Palms facing Anteriorly
Prone - Answer -Anterior Surface down / lying face up
,Supine - Answer -Anterior surface up / lying face down
Anterior - Answer -AKA: Ventral
Closer to the front of the body
Posterior - Answer -AKA: Dorsal
Closer to the back of the body
Medial - Answer -Toward the midline or mediam plane of the body
Lateral - Answer -Location away from the median plane
Superior - Answer -Toward head
Upper part of the body
Away from feet
Superior AKA: (3) - Answer -Cephalad
Cephalic
Cranial
Inferior - Answer -Located toward the tail end or the inferior end of the body or away
from the head
Inferior AKA: - Answer -Caudal
Proximal literally means ______. - Answer -Nearest
Proximal - Answer -Located closer to the point of attachment of a limb to the trunk of
the body.
Closer to the point of origin.
Distal - Answer -Distant, Located farther from the point of attachment to trunk or further
from the point of origin.
Deep - Answer -Away from the surface of the body or toward the inside of the body
Superficial - Answer -Pertaining to something that is near or on the surface of the body
Parietal - Answer -relates to or forming the outer wall of a body cavity
,Visceral - Answer -Pertains to organs; or the covering of an organ
Internal - Answer -within the body: pertaining to the inside of the body, the opposite of
external
External - Answer -Pertaining to the exterior; the opposite of internal
Peripheral - Answer -Located at, or pertaining to, the periphery, or outer suface fo the
body or body part
Occuring away from the center
Central - Answer -Situated at or pertaining to a center or central point
Flexion - Answer -Muscle action that decreases the angle at an articulation
Extension - Answer -Muscle action that increases the angle at an articulation
Abduction - Answer -Muscle action that moves extremity away from the midline of the
body
Adduction - Answer -Muscle action that moves extremity toward the midline of the body
Supination - Answer -Act of rotating forearm so that palm faces superiorly or anteriorly
Pronation - Answer -Act of rotating forearm so that palm faces inferiorly or posteriorly
SAS - Answer -Supination, Anterior, Superior
PIP - Answer -Pronation, Inferior, Posterior
Name six planes in which the body can be divided - Answer -Sagittal
Midsagittal
Parasagittal
Frontal
Horizontal
Oblique
Sagittal Plane - Answer -Vertical plane running through the body and separates right
and left with no distinction between equal and unequal.
, Midsagittal Plane - Answer -Vertical plane that runs through the body directly through
the midline or center.
Divided into equal portions
Parasagittal Plane - Answer -Vertical plane that divides the structure into unequal parts
Midsagittal Plane AKA: - Answer -Median Plane
Frontal Plane - Answer -Divides the body or organ into anterior and posterior portion
Frontal Plane AKA: - Answer -Coronal Plane
Horizontal Plane - Answer -Runs parallel to the ground and divides the body into a
superior or inferior portion.
Horizontal Plane AKA: - Answer -Transverse Plane
Cross-Sectional Plane
Name the 5 body regions. - Answer -Head
Neck or Cervical Region
Trunk or Torso
Upper Extremity or Limbs
Lower Extremity or Limbs
Neck is AKA: - Answer -Cervical Region
Trunk AKA: - Answer -Torso
Head Region is subdivided into_____ or _______; Describe - Answer -Skull or
Cranium: Portion that encloses and protects the brain
Face: anterior aspect of the head. Includes: Eyes, mouth, chin, forehead, cheeks.
Describe the Cervical Region - Answer -Supports Head and attaches it to the trunk of
the body
Describe Torso Region - Answer -Region where the upper and lower extremities are
attached
Scentific discipline that investigates the body's structure and relationship of its parts to
each other. - Answer -Anatomy
Pathalogical Anatomy - Answer -Studies structural changes both micro and
macroscopically in the body resulting from a disease
Pathalogical Anatomy AKA: - Answer -Morbid Anatomy
Physiological Anatomy - Answer -Studies how the body works or Functions of living
things
Physiological Anatomy AKA: - Answer -Physiology
Gross Anatomy - Answer -Study of structures without a microscope or only with the
unaided eye
Gross Anatomy AKA: - Answer -Macro-Scopic Anatomy
Microscopic Anatomy - Answer -Study of a structure with a microscope
Subdivision of Microscopic Anatomy - Answer -Histology - Study of Tissue
Cytology - Study of individual cell structure
Microscopic Anatomy sometimes used interchangeably as a term with - Answer -
Histology
Systemic Anatomy - Answer -Study of the body by individual system
Regional Anatomy - Answer -Study of a particular body region
Describe Anatomical Position (5) - Answer -Standing Erect
Facing Observer
Feet flat on the floor
Upper extremities at sides
Palms facing Anteriorly
Prone - Answer -Anterior Surface down / lying face up
,Supine - Answer -Anterior surface up / lying face down
Anterior - Answer -AKA: Ventral
Closer to the front of the body
Posterior - Answer -AKA: Dorsal
Closer to the back of the body
Medial - Answer -Toward the midline or mediam plane of the body
Lateral - Answer -Location away from the median plane
Superior - Answer -Toward head
Upper part of the body
Away from feet
Superior AKA: (3) - Answer -Cephalad
Cephalic
Cranial
Inferior - Answer -Located toward the tail end or the inferior end of the body or away
from the head
Inferior AKA: - Answer -Caudal
Proximal literally means ______. - Answer -Nearest
Proximal - Answer -Located closer to the point of attachment of a limb to the trunk of
the body.
Closer to the point of origin.
Distal - Answer -Distant, Located farther from the point of attachment to trunk or further
from the point of origin.
Deep - Answer -Away from the surface of the body or toward the inside of the body
Superficial - Answer -Pertaining to something that is near or on the surface of the body
Parietal - Answer -relates to or forming the outer wall of a body cavity
,Visceral - Answer -Pertains to organs; or the covering of an organ
Internal - Answer -within the body: pertaining to the inside of the body, the opposite of
external
External - Answer -Pertaining to the exterior; the opposite of internal
Peripheral - Answer -Located at, or pertaining to, the periphery, or outer suface fo the
body or body part
Occuring away from the center
Central - Answer -Situated at or pertaining to a center or central point
Flexion - Answer -Muscle action that decreases the angle at an articulation
Extension - Answer -Muscle action that increases the angle at an articulation
Abduction - Answer -Muscle action that moves extremity away from the midline of the
body
Adduction - Answer -Muscle action that moves extremity toward the midline of the body
Supination - Answer -Act of rotating forearm so that palm faces superiorly or anteriorly
Pronation - Answer -Act of rotating forearm so that palm faces inferiorly or posteriorly
SAS - Answer -Supination, Anterior, Superior
PIP - Answer -Pronation, Inferior, Posterior
Name six planes in which the body can be divided - Answer -Sagittal
Midsagittal
Parasagittal
Frontal
Horizontal
Oblique
Sagittal Plane - Answer -Vertical plane running through the body and separates right
and left with no distinction between equal and unequal.
, Midsagittal Plane - Answer -Vertical plane that runs through the body directly through
the midline or center.
Divided into equal portions
Parasagittal Plane - Answer -Vertical plane that divides the structure into unequal parts
Midsagittal Plane AKA: - Answer -Median Plane
Frontal Plane - Answer -Divides the body or organ into anterior and posterior portion
Frontal Plane AKA: - Answer -Coronal Plane
Horizontal Plane - Answer -Runs parallel to the ground and divides the body into a
superior or inferior portion.
Horizontal Plane AKA: - Answer -Transverse Plane
Cross-Sectional Plane
Name the 5 body regions. - Answer -Head
Neck or Cervical Region
Trunk or Torso
Upper Extremity or Limbs
Lower Extremity or Limbs
Neck is AKA: - Answer -Cervical Region
Trunk AKA: - Answer -Torso
Head Region is subdivided into_____ or _______; Describe - Answer -Skull or
Cranium: Portion that encloses and protects the brain
Face: anterior aspect of the head. Includes: Eyes, mouth, chin, forehead, cheeks.
Describe the Cervical Region - Answer -Supports Head and attaches it to the trunk of
the body
Describe Torso Region - Answer -Region where the upper and lower extremities are
attached
