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HBS FINAL EXAM FIRST SEMESTER LATEST
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS (100% CORRECT
ANSWERS)
superficial Answer: closer to the surface (eg: the skin)
deep Answer: away from the surface; internal (eg: heart)
superior Answer: closer to the head than the feet
inferior Answer: closer to the feet than the head
proximal Answer: closer to the point of attachment (limbs)
distal Answer: farther from the point of attachment (limbs)
lateral Answer: away from the vertical midline of the body
medial Answer: closer to the midline of the body
cephallic Answer: closer to the head than the butt
caudal Answer: closer to the butt than the head
anterior Answer: front of the body/abdominals (same as ventral)
posterior Answer: back of the body (same as dorsal)
Anatomy Answer: the study of structure
physiology Answer: the study of function
primary system Answer: the first system that acts upon a desired result
secondary system Answer: the second system that acts upon a desired result
anterior in a dog Answer: closer to the mouth
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posterior in a dog Answer: closer to the tail
dorsal in a dog Answer: toward the back
ventral in a dog Answer: closer to the stomach.
Anatomical position Answer: person facing forward with their palms facing out/up.
sutures Answer: Special qualities of the skull, pelvis, and the spine
Smallest to largest Answer: atom, molecule, organelle, cell, tissue, organ, organism
Powers of the soul Answer: imagination, memory, will, intellect, and emotions.
Axial skeleton Answer: the skull, ribs, and spine
appendicular skeleton Answer: the limbs, pelvis and shoulders
Floating ribs Answer: 11-12 not attached to the sternum.
False Ribs Answer: 8-10 indirecly attached to the sternum
true ribs Answer: 1-7 attach directly to the sternum
Five Senses Answer: Sight, Smell, Hearing, Taste, Touch
Differences between a male and female skeleton Answer: Size- male skeleton generally larger
Shape of pelvis- male pelvis longer and narrow; female pelvis broad and shallow
4 types of tissues Answer: epithelial, connective, muscle, nervous
function of the skeleton Answer: support, movement, protection
Types of stem cells Answer: embryonic and adult
adult stem cells Answer: more diseases have been cured with these, and are contained in the
bone marrow, skin, brain, gut, etc.
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HBS FINAL EXAM FIRST SEMESTER LATEST
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS (100% CORRECT
ANSWERS)
superficial Answer: closer to the surface (eg: the skin)
deep Answer: away from the surface; internal (eg: heart)
superior Answer: closer to the head than the feet
inferior Answer: closer to the feet than the head
proximal Answer: closer to the point of attachment (limbs)
distal Answer: farther from the point of attachment (limbs)
lateral Answer: away from the vertical midline of the body
medial Answer: closer to the midline of the body
cephallic Answer: closer to the head than the butt
caudal Answer: closer to the butt than the head
anterior Answer: front of the body/abdominals (same as ventral)
posterior Answer: back of the body (same as dorsal)
Anatomy Answer: the study of structure
physiology Answer: the study of function
primary system Answer: the first system that acts upon a desired result
secondary system Answer: the second system that acts upon a desired result
anterior in a dog Answer: closer to the mouth
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posterior in a dog Answer: closer to the tail
dorsal in a dog Answer: toward the back
ventral in a dog Answer: closer to the stomach.
Anatomical position Answer: person facing forward with their palms facing out/up.
sutures Answer: Special qualities of the skull, pelvis, and the spine
Smallest to largest Answer: atom, molecule, organelle, cell, tissue, organ, organism
Powers of the soul Answer: imagination, memory, will, intellect, and emotions.
Axial skeleton Answer: the skull, ribs, and spine
appendicular skeleton Answer: the limbs, pelvis and shoulders
Floating ribs Answer: 11-12 not attached to the sternum.
False Ribs Answer: 8-10 indirecly attached to the sternum
true ribs Answer: 1-7 attach directly to the sternum
Five Senses Answer: Sight, Smell, Hearing, Taste, Touch
Differences between a male and female skeleton Answer: Size- male skeleton generally larger
Shape of pelvis- male pelvis longer and narrow; female pelvis broad and shallow
4 types of tissues Answer: epithelial, connective, muscle, nervous
function of the skeleton Answer: support, movement, protection
Types of stem cells Answer: embryonic and adult
adult stem cells Answer: more diseases have been cured with these, and are contained in the
bone marrow, skin, brain, gut, etc.
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