GRCC Bi 121 Lab Exam 1 UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Anatomical Position - CORRECT ANSWER - stands upright with the feet parallel and flat on
the floor, the upper limbs are at the sides of the body, and the palms face anteriorly (toward the
front); the head is level, and the eyes look forward toward the observer
Abdominal - CORRECT ANSWER - Abdomen; Region inferior to the thorax (chest) and
superior to the pelvic brim of the hip bones
Antebrachial - CORRECT ANSWER - Forearm; the portion of the upper limb between the
elbow and the wrist
Antecubital - CORRECT ANSWER - FRONT of the elbow (the portion of the upper limb
between the elbow and the wrist)
Axillary - CORRECT ANSWER - Armpit
Brachial - CORRECT ANSWER - Arm; the portion of the upper limb between the shoulder
and the elbow
Buccal - CORRECT ANSWER - Cheek
Carpal - CORRECT ANSWER - Wrist
Deltoid - CORRECT ANSWER - Shoulder
Digital - CORRECT ANSWER - Finger/Toe (also called phalangeal)
,Femoral - CORRECT ANSWER - Thigh
Inguinal - CORRECT ANSWER - Groin (sometimes used to indicate the crease or junction of
the thigh with the trunk)
Mammary - CORRECT ANSWER - Breast
Nasal - CORRECT ANSWER - Nose
Oral - CORRECT ANSWER - Mouth
Orbital - CORRECT ANSWER - Eye
Patellar - CORRECT ANSWER - Kneecap
Pelvic - CORRECT ANSWER - Pelvis; region inferior to the pelvic brim of the hip bones
Vertebral - CORRECT ANSWER - Spinal Column
Pubic - CORRECT ANSWER - Anterior region of the pelvis
Sternal - CORRECT ANSWER - Anterior middle region of the thorax (sternum)
Tarsal - CORRECT ANSWER - Proximal part of the foot and ankle
Thoracic - CORRECT ANSWER - Part of torso superior to thoracic diaphragm; contains the
pectoral, axillary, and sternal regions
, Umbilical - CORRECT ANSWER - Naval
Cephalic - CORRECT ANSWER - Head
Gluteal - CORRECT ANSWER - Buttocks
Lumbar - CORRECT ANSWER - The "small of the back": the inferior part of the back
between the ribs and the pelvis
Occipital - CORRECT ANSWER - Posterior aspect of the head
Popliteal - CORRECT ANSWER - Posterior of the knee
Scapular - CORRECT ANSWER - shoulder blade
Superior - CORRECT ANSWER - Closer to the head i.e. The chest is ....... to the pelvis
Inferior - CORRECT ANSWER - Closer to the feet i.e. The stomach is ....... to the heart
Anterior - CORRECT ANSWER - In front of; toward the front surface i.e. The stomach is
....... to the spinal cord.
Posterior - CORRECT ANSWER - In back of; toward the back surface i.e. The heart is ....... to
the sternum
Medial - CORRECT ANSWER - Toward the mid-line of the body i.e The lungs are ....... to the
shoulders
ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Anatomical Position - CORRECT ANSWER - stands upright with the feet parallel and flat on
the floor, the upper limbs are at the sides of the body, and the palms face anteriorly (toward the
front); the head is level, and the eyes look forward toward the observer
Abdominal - CORRECT ANSWER - Abdomen; Region inferior to the thorax (chest) and
superior to the pelvic brim of the hip bones
Antebrachial - CORRECT ANSWER - Forearm; the portion of the upper limb between the
elbow and the wrist
Antecubital - CORRECT ANSWER - FRONT of the elbow (the portion of the upper limb
between the elbow and the wrist)
Axillary - CORRECT ANSWER - Armpit
Brachial - CORRECT ANSWER - Arm; the portion of the upper limb between the shoulder
and the elbow
Buccal - CORRECT ANSWER - Cheek
Carpal - CORRECT ANSWER - Wrist
Deltoid - CORRECT ANSWER - Shoulder
Digital - CORRECT ANSWER - Finger/Toe (also called phalangeal)
,Femoral - CORRECT ANSWER - Thigh
Inguinal - CORRECT ANSWER - Groin (sometimes used to indicate the crease or junction of
the thigh with the trunk)
Mammary - CORRECT ANSWER - Breast
Nasal - CORRECT ANSWER - Nose
Oral - CORRECT ANSWER - Mouth
Orbital - CORRECT ANSWER - Eye
Patellar - CORRECT ANSWER - Kneecap
Pelvic - CORRECT ANSWER - Pelvis; region inferior to the pelvic brim of the hip bones
Vertebral - CORRECT ANSWER - Spinal Column
Pubic - CORRECT ANSWER - Anterior region of the pelvis
Sternal - CORRECT ANSWER - Anterior middle region of the thorax (sternum)
Tarsal - CORRECT ANSWER - Proximal part of the foot and ankle
Thoracic - CORRECT ANSWER - Part of torso superior to thoracic diaphragm; contains the
pectoral, axillary, and sternal regions
, Umbilical - CORRECT ANSWER - Naval
Cephalic - CORRECT ANSWER - Head
Gluteal - CORRECT ANSWER - Buttocks
Lumbar - CORRECT ANSWER - The "small of the back": the inferior part of the back
between the ribs and the pelvis
Occipital - CORRECT ANSWER - Posterior aspect of the head
Popliteal - CORRECT ANSWER - Posterior of the knee
Scapular - CORRECT ANSWER - shoulder blade
Superior - CORRECT ANSWER - Closer to the head i.e. The chest is ....... to the pelvis
Inferior - CORRECT ANSWER - Closer to the feet i.e. The stomach is ....... to the heart
Anterior - CORRECT ANSWER - In front of; toward the front surface i.e. The stomach is
....... to the spinal cord.
Posterior - CORRECT ANSWER - In back of; toward the back surface i.e. The heart is ....... to
the sternum
Medial - CORRECT ANSWER - Toward the mid-line of the body i.e The lungs are ....... to the
shoulders
