Portage Learning Anatomy &
Physiology 2: Module 1 AND 2 Exam
What is the study of the function of the human body?
Correct Answer: Anatomy
Give an example of the organ level of organization in the human body?
Correct Answer: The liver
What is the breakdown of nutrients?
Correct Answer: catabolism
What are the 4 basic tissue types?
Correct Answer: epithelial, connective, muscle, nervous
What are the 3 layers of the skin in order from superficial to deep?
Correct Answer: epidermis, dermis, hypodermis
What anatomical orientation term is used to indicate "toward the back of the body"?
,Correct Answer: dorsal (or posterior)
What anatomical orientation term is used to indicate "toward the lower part of a structure"?
Correct Answer: inferior
What anatomical orientation term is used to indicate "away from the head end"?
Correct Answer: Inferior (or caudal)
What anatomical orientation term is used to indicate "closer to the point of attachment of a
limb"?
Correct Answer: proximal
You are looking at a diagram of a patient standing in anatomical position. On the sheet of paper
containing the diagram, which thumb points to the right side of the paper?
Correct Answer: Left
Are the arms part of the axial or appendicular region of the body?
Correct Answer: Appendicular
A patient is standing in anatomical position. The patient moves his hand to scratch his nose.
What anatomical action term is best used to indicate the motion occurring at his elbow?
Flexion
What anatomical action term is used to indicate "movement away from midline"?
, Correct Answer: Abduction
Describe the position of the epigastric region relative to the umbilical region in anatomical
position terms?
Correct Answer: The epigastric region is superior to the umbilical region.
What organs are contained in the pelvic cavity?
Correct Answer: rectum, sigmoid, urinary bladder, reproductive organs
True or false: the ventral body cavity contains the cranial cavity, the thoracic cavity, and the
abdominal cavity.
Correct Answer: False: the ventral cavity contains the thoracic cavity and the abdominal cavity.
Does not contain the cranial cavity.
The body is divided into superior and inferior sections by what type of plane?
Correct Answer: transverse (or horizontal) plane
A sagittal plane that lies exactly in the midline is referred to as what type of plane?
Correct Answer: median (or midsagittal) plane
Which one of the following is not true of active transport?
Correct Answer: Active transport occurs against the concentration gradient
Physiology 2: Module 1 AND 2 Exam
What is the study of the function of the human body?
Correct Answer: Anatomy
Give an example of the organ level of organization in the human body?
Correct Answer: The liver
What is the breakdown of nutrients?
Correct Answer: catabolism
What are the 4 basic tissue types?
Correct Answer: epithelial, connective, muscle, nervous
What are the 3 layers of the skin in order from superficial to deep?
Correct Answer: epidermis, dermis, hypodermis
What anatomical orientation term is used to indicate "toward the back of the body"?
,Correct Answer: dorsal (or posterior)
What anatomical orientation term is used to indicate "toward the lower part of a structure"?
Correct Answer: inferior
What anatomical orientation term is used to indicate "away from the head end"?
Correct Answer: Inferior (or caudal)
What anatomical orientation term is used to indicate "closer to the point of attachment of a
limb"?
Correct Answer: proximal
You are looking at a diagram of a patient standing in anatomical position. On the sheet of paper
containing the diagram, which thumb points to the right side of the paper?
Correct Answer: Left
Are the arms part of the axial or appendicular region of the body?
Correct Answer: Appendicular
A patient is standing in anatomical position. The patient moves his hand to scratch his nose.
What anatomical action term is best used to indicate the motion occurring at his elbow?
Flexion
What anatomical action term is used to indicate "movement away from midline"?
, Correct Answer: Abduction
Describe the position of the epigastric region relative to the umbilical region in anatomical
position terms?
Correct Answer: The epigastric region is superior to the umbilical region.
What organs are contained in the pelvic cavity?
Correct Answer: rectum, sigmoid, urinary bladder, reproductive organs
True or false: the ventral body cavity contains the cranial cavity, the thoracic cavity, and the
abdominal cavity.
Correct Answer: False: the ventral cavity contains the thoracic cavity and the abdominal cavity.
Does not contain the cranial cavity.
The body is divided into superior and inferior sections by what type of plane?
Correct Answer: transverse (or horizontal) plane
A sagittal plane that lies exactly in the midline is referred to as what type of plane?
Correct Answer: median (or midsagittal) plane
Which one of the following is not true of active transport?
Correct Answer: Active transport occurs against the concentration gradient
