A&P 2 LAB 1
PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS | ALREADY GRADED
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1) Lab safety rules - answer - keep area safe and clean
- pathways clear
- keep specimens and equipment secure on table
- don't use equipment not authorized to use
- don't remove equipment or specimens from lab
- specimens and chemicals need to be disposed of properly
- no food or drink in lab
- know where safety equipment is
- protect self from unnecessary hazards
2) anatomical position - answer standing, feet flat, arms at sides,
palms/face/eyes facing forward
3) sagittal plane - answer divides in left and right halves
4) midsagittal plane - answer divides body in equal left and right halves
,5) parasagittal plane - answer divides body in unequal left and right
halves
6) frontal plane - answer divides in front and back halves (anterior and
posterior). Aka coronal plane
7) transverse plane - answer divides in upper and lower halves (superior
and inferior)
8) anterior - answer toward front/belly. Aka ventral position
9) posterior - answer toward back/spine. Aka dorsal position
10) superior - answer above or towards head
11) inferior - answer below or towards feet
12) medial - answer closer to body's midline (vertical midline)
13) lateral - answer further away from midline
14) proximal - answer closer to the point of attachment
15) distal - answer further from point of attachment
16) superficial - answer closer to body surface
, 17) deep - answer further from body surface
18) prone - answer lying on belly/face down
19) supine - answer lying on back/face up
20) axial region - answer head, neck, trunk (waist up)
21) thoracic region - answer any region above diaphragm (part of
trunk)
22) abdominal region - answer below level of diaphragm (part of
trunk)
23) 4 quadrants of abdominal region - answer right upper quadrant,
right lower quadrant, left upper quadrant, left lower quadrant
24) appendicular region - answer upper and lower limbs and girdles
25) brachium - answer shoulder to elbow
26) antebrachium - answer elbow to wrist
27) carpus - answer wrist area
28) manus - answer hand