NURS 120 MODULE 1: CHAPTER 1 EXAM (2026) —
COMPREHENSIVE Q&A EDITION | FUNDAMENTALS OF
NURSING FINAL ASSESSMENT
Anatomical position - CORRECT ANSWERS-the standard neutral reference position for the body
—used to describe sites or motions of various body parts; gives meaning to directional terms
Anatomist - CORRECT ANSWERS-professional engaged in the study of the structure of an
organism and the relationships of its parts
Anatomy - CORRECT ANSWERS-the study of the structure of an organism and the relationships
of its parts
Antebrachial - CORRECT ANSWERS-refers to the forearm
Anterior - CORRECT ANSWERS-front or ventral; opposite of posterior or dorsal
Anthropology - CORRECT ANSWERS-science of human origins, culture, characteristics, society,
and beliefs
Appendicular - CORRECT ANSWERS-refers to the upper and lower extremities of the body
Atrophy - CORRECT ANSWERS-wasting away of tissue; decrease in size of a part; sometimes
referred to as disuse atrophy
Axial - CORRECT ANSWERS-relating to the central axis of the body: head, neck, and torso or
trunk
Axillary - CORRECT ANSWERS-relating to the armpit
, Bilateral symmetry - CORRECT ANSWERS-concept of the right and left sides of the body being
approximate mirror images of each other
Brachial - CORRECT ANSWERS-relating to the arm
Buccal - CORRECT ANSWERS-relating to the cheek
Carpal - CORRECT ANSWERS-relating to the wrist
Cell - CORRECT ANSWERS-the basic biological and structural unit of the body consisting of a
nucleus surrounded by cytoplasm and enclosed by a membrane
Cephalic - CORRECT ANSWERS-refers to the head
Cervical - CORRECT ANSWERS-relating to the neck
Chemical level - CORRECT ANSWERS-level of biological organization that includes chemical
particles such as atoms and molecules
Control center - CORRECT ANSWERS-a nervous system structure that acts as an integrating or
regulating mechanism
Levels of organization - CORRECT ANSWERS-groupings of structural components from
microscopic to gross, used as a manner of organizing concepts of biological scale
Lumbar - CORRECT ANSWERS-lower back, between the ribs and the pelvis
Lumbar region - CORRECT ANSWERS-either of the far left and right middle regions of nine
regions of the abdominopelvic cavity, as identified by a "tic-tac-toe" grid laid out over the
abdominopelvic area; located at approximately the same level as the lumbar vertebrae
COMPREHENSIVE Q&A EDITION | FUNDAMENTALS OF
NURSING FINAL ASSESSMENT
Anatomical position - CORRECT ANSWERS-the standard neutral reference position for the body
—used to describe sites or motions of various body parts; gives meaning to directional terms
Anatomist - CORRECT ANSWERS-professional engaged in the study of the structure of an
organism and the relationships of its parts
Anatomy - CORRECT ANSWERS-the study of the structure of an organism and the relationships
of its parts
Antebrachial - CORRECT ANSWERS-refers to the forearm
Anterior - CORRECT ANSWERS-front or ventral; opposite of posterior or dorsal
Anthropology - CORRECT ANSWERS-science of human origins, culture, characteristics, society,
and beliefs
Appendicular - CORRECT ANSWERS-refers to the upper and lower extremities of the body
Atrophy - CORRECT ANSWERS-wasting away of tissue; decrease in size of a part; sometimes
referred to as disuse atrophy
Axial - CORRECT ANSWERS-relating to the central axis of the body: head, neck, and torso or
trunk
Axillary - CORRECT ANSWERS-relating to the armpit
, Bilateral symmetry - CORRECT ANSWERS-concept of the right and left sides of the body being
approximate mirror images of each other
Brachial - CORRECT ANSWERS-relating to the arm
Buccal - CORRECT ANSWERS-relating to the cheek
Carpal - CORRECT ANSWERS-relating to the wrist
Cell - CORRECT ANSWERS-the basic biological and structural unit of the body consisting of a
nucleus surrounded by cytoplasm and enclosed by a membrane
Cephalic - CORRECT ANSWERS-refers to the head
Cervical - CORRECT ANSWERS-relating to the neck
Chemical level - CORRECT ANSWERS-level of biological organization that includes chemical
particles such as atoms and molecules
Control center - CORRECT ANSWERS-a nervous system structure that acts as an integrating or
regulating mechanism
Levels of organization - CORRECT ANSWERS-groupings of structural components from
microscopic to gross, used as a manner of organizing concepts of biological scale
Lumbar - CORRECT ANSWERS-lower back, between the ribs and the pelvis
Lumbar region - CORRECT ANSWERS-either of the far left and right middle regions of nine
regions of the abdominopelvic cavity, as identified by a "tic-tac-toe" grid laid out over the
abdominopelvic area; located at approximately the same level as the lumbar vertebrae
