ANPH 1001 - Unit One Exam Questions
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Anatomy - Correct answer-Study of the structure of the body
Physiology - Correct answer-Study of the function of the body
4 basic reference systems - Correct answer-Directions
Planes
Cavities
Structural Units
Superior - Correct answer-upper most or above
Inferior - Correct answer-lower most of below
anterior - Correct answer-(ventral)
towards the front
Posterior - Correct answer-(dorsal)
towards the back
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,Cephalad - Correct answer-(cranial - synonymous to superior)
towards the head
Caudal - Correct answer-(synonymous to inferior )
specifically means towards the tail
Medial - Correct answer-nearest to the midline
Lateral - Correct answer-towards the side or away from the midline
Proximal - Correct answer-nearest to the point of origin or attachment
distal - Correct answer-away from point of attachment or origin
midsagittal plane - Correct answer-(median plan)
vertically divides body into 2 equal halves
Sagittal plane - Correct answer-any plane parallel to midsagittal
another part that doesn't go through mid
aka lateral plane
Horizontal plane (transverse) - Correct answer-dividing body into superior and
inferior portions
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, aka axial plane
Frontal plane - Correct answer-divides anterior (ventral) and posterior (dorsal) at
right angles to the sagittal plane
separate front side from back side
aka coronal plane
Body's 2 main cavities - Correct answer-DORSAL(back) and VENTRAL(front)
Dorsal cavity has... - Correct answer-Cranial cavity - brain
Spinal cavity - spine
Ventral Cavity has... - Correct answer-Thoracic cavity - pericardial cavity (heart) &
Pleural cavities (lungs)
Abdominopelvic cavity - kidneys, stomach, liver, gallbladder, intestines, ovaries,
uterus
Dorsal - Correct answer-Cranial and spine
Ventral - Correct answer-Thoracic and abdominopelvic
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and Answers Graded A+
Anatomy - Correct answer-Study of the structure of the body
Physiology - Correct answer-Study of the function of the body
4 basic reference systems - Correct answer-Directions
Planes
Cavities
Structural Units
Superior - Correct answer-upper most or above
Inferior - Correct answer-lower most of below
anterior - Correct answer-(ventral)
towards the front
Posterior - Correct answer-(dorsal)
towards the back
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,Cephalad - Correct answer-(cranial - synonymous to superior)
towards the head
Caudal - Correct answer-(synonymous to inferior )
specifically means towards the tail
Medial - Correct answer-nearest to the midline
Lateral - Correct answer-towards the side or away from the midline
Proximal - Correct answer-nearest to the point of origin or attachment
distal - Correct answer-away from point of attachment or origin
midsagittal plane - Correct answer-(median plan)
vertically divides body into 2 equal halves
Sagittal plane - Correct answer-any plane parallel to midsagittal
another part that doesn't go through mid
aka lateral plane
Horizontal plane (transverse) - Correct answer-dividing body into superior and
inferior portions
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, aka axial plane
Frontal plane - Correct answer-divides anterior (ventral) and posterior (dorsal) at
right angles to the sagittal plane
separate front side from back side
aka coronal plane
Body's 2 main cavities - Correct answer-DORSAL(back) and VENTRAL(front)
Dorsal cavity has... - Correct answer-Cranial cavity - brain
Spinal cavity - spine
Ventral Cavity has... - Correct answer-Thoracic cavity - pericardial cavity (heart) &
Pleural cavities (lungs)
Abdominopelvic cavity - kidneys, stomach, liver, gallbladder, intestines, ovaries,
uterus
Dorsal - Correct answer-Cranial and spine
Ventral - Correct answer-Thoracic and abdominopelvic
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