ANATOMY PHYSIOLOGY AND DISEASE AN INTERACTIVE JOURNEY FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS 3RD EDITION ACTUAL TEST PAPER WITH FULLY SOLVED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

ANATOMY PHYSIOLOGY AND DISEASE AN
INTERACTIVE JOURNEY FOR HEALTH
PROFESSIONALS 3RD EDITION ACTUAL
TEST PAPER WITH FULLY SOLVED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

⩥ What is physiology?
Answer: The study of how body structures function.


⩥ What is pathology?
Answer: The study of disease.


⩥ Why is it important to learn normal function before studying
pathology?
Answer: To understand how abnormal function occurs.


⩥ What is the standard anatomical position?
Answer: Standing with arms at the sides, palms facing forward, and head
facing forward.


⩥ What does anterior or ventral mean?
Answer: Front or belly side.

, ⩥ What does posterior or dorsal mean?
Answer: Back side.


⩥ What does superior mean in anatomical terms?
Answer: Closer to the top of the head (used for the axial region).


⩥ What does inferior mean in anatomical terms?
Answer: Farther away from the top of the head (used for the axial
region).


⩥ What does medial mean?
Answer: Toward the midline of the body.


⩥ What does lateral mean?
Answer: Away from the midline of the body.


⩥ What does proximal mean?
Answer: Closer to the connection to the body (used for the appendicular
region).


⩥ What does distal mean?