Anatomy & Physiology Exam 1 (Chapters 1-4) Questions & Answers Correct 100%

Anatomy - Answer Study of body structures Physiology - Answer Study of how all body structures function Anterior or Ventral (Anatomical term of direction) - Answer Front or belly side Posterior or Dorsal (Anatomical term of direction) - Answer Back side Superior (Anatomical term of direction) - Answer Closer to the head (used for head, neck and trunk) Inferior (Anatomical term of direction) - Answer Farther from the top of the head (used for head, neck and trunk) Medial (Anatomical term of direction) - Answer Toward the midline of the body. Lateral (Anatomical term of direction) - Answer Away from the midline of the body Bilateral (Anatomical term of direction) - Answer Relating to or affecting two sides Proximal (Anatomical term of direction) - Answer Closer to the connection of the body Distal (Anatomical term of direction) - Answer Farther from the connection of the body Superficial (Anatomical term of direction) - Answer Closer to the surface (used for layered structures) Deep (Anatomical term of direction) - Answer Farther from the surface (used for layered structures) Right (Anatomical term of direction) - Answer On the body's right side (not the viewer's right side) Left (Anatomical term of direction) - Answer On the body's left side (not the the viewer's left side) Axial (Anatomical region) - Answer Head, neck and trunk Abdominal (Anatomical region) - Answer Belly Axillary (Anatomical region) - Answer Armpit Cephalic or Cranial (Anatomical region) - Answer Head Cervical (Anatomical region) - Answer Neck Facial (Anatomical region) - Answer Face Inguinal (Anatomical region) - Answer Groin Pelvic (Anatomical region) - Answer Lower end of the trunk Thoracic (Anatomical region) - Answer Chest Umbilical (Anatomical region) - Answer Naval Appendicular (Anatomical region) - Answer Arms and legs Brachial (Anatomical region) - Answer Arm Carpal (Anatomical region) - Answer Wrist Cubital (Anatomical region) - Answer Elbow Femoral (Anatomical region) - Answer Thigh Palmar (Anatomical region) - Answer Palms of the hands Patellar (Anatomical region) - Answer Knee Plantar (Anatomical region) - Answer Soles of the feet Tarsal (Anatomical region) - Answer Ankle Sagittal (Anatomical plane) - Answer Separates right from left. If the plane is exactly down the midline of the body, it is midsaggital. Transverse or Horizontal (Anatomical plane) - Answer Separates top from bottom; commonly called a cross section Frontal or Coronal (Anatomical plane) - Answer Separates anterior from posterior (front from back) Supine (Anatomical plane) - Answer Anterior surface facing up Prone - Answer Anterior surface facing down Dorsal Cavity (Anatomical cavity) - Answer Includes the Cranial and Vertebral Cavities. Cranial Cavity (Anatomical cavity) - Answer Brain Vertebral Cavity (Anatomical cavity) - Answer Spinal Cord Thoracic Cavity (Anatomical cavity) - Answer Includes the Pleural Cavities and Pericardial cavity Pleural Cavities (Anatomical cavity) - Answer Lungs