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ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY IN
THE LABORATORY 4TH EDITION
AMERMAN
,Chapter 1
1. Which of the following statements accurately defines anterior?
A) Toward or on the back of the body
B) Toward or on the front of the body
C) Away from the head or toward the tail
D) Toward the body surface; closer to the skin
ANS: B PTS: 1 TOP: Unit 01 Pre-Lab Exercise
2. Which of the following statements accurately defines posterior?
A) Toward or on the back of the body
B) Away from the body surface; further away from the skin
C) Away from the head or toward the tail
D) Toward the body surface; closer to the skin
ANS: A PTS: 1 TOP: Unit 01 Pre-Lab Exercise
3. Which of the following statements accurately defines superior?
A) Away from the body surface; further away from the skin
B) Toward or on the back of the body
C) Away from the head or toward the tail D) Toward the head or away from the tail
ANS: D PTS: 1 TOP: Unit 01 Pre-Lab Exercise
4. Which of the following statements accurately defines inferior? A) Toward the body surface;
closer to the skin
B) Toward or on the back of the body
C) Away from the head or toward the tail
D) Away from the body surface; further away from the skin
ANS: C PTS: 1 TOP: Unit 01 Pre-Lab Exercise
5. Which of the following statements accurately defines proximal? A) Toward the body
surface; closer to the skin B) Away from the head or toward the tail
C) Closer to the point of origin, generally of a limb
D) Toward or on the front of the body
ANS: C PTS: 1 TOP: Unit 01 Pre-Lab Exercise
6. Which of the following statements accurately defines distal?
A) Toward the body surface; closer to the skin
B) Away from the body surface; further away from the skin
C) Closer to the point of origin, generally of a limb
D) Away from the point of origin, generally of a limb
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ANS: D PTS: 1 TOP: Unit 01 Pre-Lab Exercise
7. Which of the following statements accurately defines superficial? A) Toward the body
surface; closer to the skin
B) Away from the head or toward the tail
C) Toward or on the front of the body
D) Away from the body surface; further away from the skin
ANS: A PTS: 1 TOP: Unit 01 Pre-Lab Exercise
8. Which of the following statements accurately defines deep? A) Toward the body surface;
closer to the skin
B) Away from the body surface; further away from the skin
C) Toward the torso of the body
D) Away from the point of origin, generally of a limb
ANS: B PTS: 1 TOP: Unit 01 Pre-Lab Exercise
9. Which of the following statements accurately defines posterior body cavity? A) On the distal
side of the body; contains the heart and lungs
B) On the anterior side of the body; contains the nerves and spine
C) On the inferior side of the body; contains the intestines
D) On the posterior side of the body; contains the cranial and spinal cavities
ANS: D PTS: 1 TOP: Unit 01 Pre-Lab Exercise
10. Which of the following statements accurately defines anterior body cavity?
A) On the anterior side of the body; contains the thoracic and abdominopelvic
cavities
B) On the anterior side of the body; contains the cranial nerves and spine
C) On the inferior side of the body; contains the stomach and intestines
D) On the posterior side of the body; contains the heart and lungs
ANS: A PTS: 1 TOP: Unit 01 Pre-Lab Exercise
11. Which of the following statements accurately defines serous membrane (parietal and
visceral layers)?
A) Double-layered membrane that produces serous fluid to lubricate the organs in the cavity
B) Membrane surrounding the heart
C) Membrane surrounding the lungs
D) Membrane surrounding the abdominopelvic cavity
ANS: A PTS: 1 TOP: Unit 01 Pre-Lab Exercise
12. Which of the following statements accurately defines sagittal plane?
, A) Divides the body into an anterior part and a posterior part; section made parallel to the
body's longitudinal axis
B) Divides the body into right and left parts; section made parallel to the body's longitudinal
axis
C) Divides the body into superior/proximal and inferior/distal parts
D) Divides the body into top and bottom halves; section made through the center of the body
ANS: B PTS: 1 TOP: Unit 01 Pre-Lab Exercise
13. Which of the following statements accurately defines frontal (coronal) plane?
A) Divides the body into an anterior part and a posterior part; section made parallel to the
body's longitudinal axis
B) Divides the body into top and bottom halves; section made perpendicular to the body's
longitudinal axis
C) Divides the body into right and left parts; section made parallel to the body's longitudinal
axis
D) Divides the body into superior and inferior parts; section made parallel to the body's
longitudinal axis
ANS: A PTS: 1 TOP: Unit 01 Pre-Lab Exercise
14. Which of the following statements accurately defines transverse plane?
A) Divides the body into front and back parts; section made perpendicular to the body's
longitudinal axis
B) Divides the body along an angle
C) Divides the body into superior and inferior parts; section made parallel to the body's
longitudinal axis
D) Divides the body into a superior part and an inferior part; section made perpendicular to
the body's longitudinal axis
ANS: D PTS: 1 TOP: Unit 01 Pre-Lab Exercise
ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY IN
THE LABORATORY 4TH EDITION
AMERMAN
,Chapter 1
1. Which of the following statements accurately defines anterior?
A) Toward or on the back of the body
B) Toward or on the front of the body
C) Away from the head or toward the tail
D) Toward the body surface; closer to the skin
ANS: B PTS: 1 TOP: Unit 01 Pre-Lab Exercise
2. Which of the following statements accurately defines posterior?
A) Toward or on the back of the body
B) Away from the body surface; further away from the skin
C) Away from the head or toward the tail
D) Toward the body surface; closer to the skin
ANS: A PTS: 1 TOP: Unit 01 Pre-Lab Exercise
3. Which of the following statements accurately defines superior?
A) Away from the body surface; further away from the skin
B) Toward or on the back of the body
C) Away from the head or toward the tail D) Toward the head or away from the tail
ANS: D PTS: 1 TOP: Unit 01 Pre-Lab Exercise
4. Which of the following statements accurately defines inferior? A) Toward the body surface;
closer to the skin
B) Toward or on the back of the body
C) Away from the head or toward the tail
D) Away from the body surface; further away from the skin
ANS: C PTS: 1 TOP: Unit 01 Pre-Lab Exercise
5. Which of the following statements accurately defines proximal? A) Toward the body
surface; closer to the skin B) Away from the head or toward the tail
C) Closer to the point of origin, generally of a limb
D) Toward or on the front of the body
ANS: C PTS: 1 TOP: Unit 01 Pre-Lab Exercise
6. Which of the following statements accurately defines distal?
A) Toward the body surface; closer to the skin
B) Away from the body surface; further away from the skin
C) Closer to the point of origin, generally of a limb
D) Away from the point of origin, generally of a limb
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ANS: D PTS: 1 TOP: Unit 01 Pre-Lab Exercise
7. Which of the following statements accurately defines superficial? A) Toward the body
surface; closer to the skin
B) Away from the head or toward the tail
C) Toward or on the front of the body
D) Away from the body surface; further away from the skin
ANS: A PTS: 1 TOP: Unit 01 Pre-Lab Exercise
8. Which of the following statements accurately defines deep? A) Toward the body surface;
closer to the skin
B) Away from the body surface; further away from the skin
C) Toward the torso of the body
D) Away from the point of origin, generally of a limb
ANS: B PTS: 1 TOP: Unit 01 Pre-Lab Exercise
9. Which of the following statements accurately defines posterior body cavity? A) On the distal
side of the body; contains the heart and lungs
B) On the anterior side of the body; contains the nerves and spine
C) On the inferior side of the body; contains the intestines
D) On the posterior side of the body; contains the cranial and spinal cavities
ANS: D PTS: 1 TOP: Unit 01 Pre-Lab Exercise
10. Which of the following statements accurately defines anterior body cavity?
A) On the anterior side of the body; contains the thoracic and abdominopelvic
cavities
B) On the anterior side of the body; contains the cranial nerves and spine
C) On the inferior side of the body; contains the stomach and intestines
D) On the posterior side of the body; contains the heart and lungs
ANS: A PTS: 1 TOP: Unit 01 Pre-Lab Exercise
11. Which of the following statements accurately defines serous membrane (parietal and
visceral layers)?
A) Double-layered membrane that produces serous fluid to lubricate the organs in the cavity
B) Membrane surrounding the heart
C) Membrane surrounding the lungs
D) Membrane surrounding the abdominopelvic cavity
ANS: A PTS: 1 TOP: Unit 01 Pre-Lab Exercise
12. Which of the following statements accurately defines sagittal plane?
, A) Divides the body into an anterior part and a posterior part; section made parallel to the
body's longitudinal axis
B) Divides the body into right and left parts; section made parallel to the body's longitudinal
axis
C) Divides the body into superior/proximal and inferior/distal parts
D) Divides the body into top and bottom halves; section made through the center of the body
ANS: B PTS: 1 TOP: Unit 01 Pre-Lab Exercise
13. Which of the following statements accurately defines frontal (coronal) plane?
A) Divides the body into an anterior part and a posterior part; section made parallel to the
body's longitudinal axis
B) Divides the body into top and bottom halves; section made perpendicular to the body's
longitudinal axis
C) Divides the body into right and left parts; section made parallel to the body's longitudinal
axis
D) Divides the body into superior and inferior parts; section made parallel to the body's
longitudinal axis
ANS: A PTS: 1 TOP: Unit 01 Pre-Lab Exercise
14. Which of the following statements accurately defines transverse plane?
A) Divides the body into front and back parts; section made perpendicular to the body's
longitudinal axis
B) Divides the body along an angle
C) Divides the body into superior and inferior parts; section made parallel to the body's
longitudinal axis
D) Divides the body into a superior part and an inferior part; section made perpendicular to
the body's longitudinal axis
ANS: D PTS: 1 TOP: Unit 01 Pre-Lab Exercise
