ANP 1106 Midterm 1 Exam Questions With
Correct Answers
Standard |Anatomical |Position |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |body |erect
- |feet |slightly |apart, |
- |palms |face |forward |with |thumbs |pointing |away |from |body.
Language |of |Anatomy |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-to |describe |body |parts/positions |precisely |& |
with |as |few |words |as |possible
Regional |terms |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-used |to |designate |specific |areas |within |the |axial |or |
appendicular |divisions |of |the |body
Axial |division |of |body |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-head, |neck, |trunk
Appendicular |division |of |body |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-appendages |or |limbs |attached |to |axis
midsagittal |plane |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-vertical |plane |that |divides |body |into |right |& |left |
parts
Parasagittal |plane |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Para |means |around
sagittal |plane |not |exactly |down |the |centerline
anything |off |sagittal |line |is |parasagittal |plane
frontal |plane |(coronal |plane) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |vertical |plane
,- |divides |the |body |into |anterior |& |posterior |parts
Transverse |plane |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-horizontal |plane |from |right |to |left |dividing |body |into
|superior |& |inferior |parts
Transverse |section |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-cross-section
Oblique |section |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |one |that |is |taken |off |a |90 |degree |angle. |All |- |others |
are |taken |at |90 |degrees
- |rarely |used |in |imaging |because |very |difficult |to |interpret
cephalic |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-head
cervical |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-neck |area
thoracic |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-thorax
abdominal |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-stomach
Pelvic-inguinal |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-groin
pubic |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-genital
upper |limb |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-arm |area
manus |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-hand
,lower |limb |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-leg
pedal |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-foot
Dorsal |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Back
Superior |(cranial) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-toward |head/ |upper |part |of |a |structure |or |the |
body; |above
Inferior |(caudal) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-away |from |the |head/ |toward |the |lower |part |of |a |
structure |or |the |body; |below
Anterior |(ventral) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-toward |or |at |the |front |of |the |body; |in |front |of
Posterior |(dorsal) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-toward |or |at |the |back |of |the |body; |behind
ex: |the |heart |is |posterior |to |the |breastbone
Medial |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-toward/ |at |the |midline |of |the |body; |on |the |inner |side |of
Lateral |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-away |from |the |midline |of |body; |on |the |outer |side |of
Intermediate |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-b/w |a |more |medial |and |a |more |lateral |structure
Proximal |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |closer |to |origin |of |body |part
- |point |of |attachment |of |a |limb |to |a |body |trunk
Distal |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |further |from |origin |of |body |part
, - |point |of |attachment |of |a |limb |to |body |trunk
Superficial |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-toward |or |at |the |body |surface |(external)
Deep |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Away |from |the |body |surface; |more |internal
Dorsal |body |cavity |(3) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |protects |fragile |nervous |system
- |cavities |are |continuous |with |one |another
- |brain |and |spinal |cord |covered |by |membrane |called |meniges
Cranial |cavity |and |Vertebral |(spinal) |cavity
Cranial |Cavity |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-enclosed |by |bones |of |the |skull |(houses |the |brain)
Vertebral |(spinal) |cavity |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-enclosed |by |lining |of |vertebrae |(houses |the |
spinal |cord)
Ventral |body |cavity |(2) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |larger; |houses |the |viscera |(more |anterior)
- |2 |major |divisions: |thoracic |and |abdominopelvic
Thoracic |Cavity |(superior) |(3) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |2 |lateral |pleural |(enveloping |the |lung) |
cavities |
- |Medial |mediastinum |containing |central |pericardial |cavity |
| -which |encloses |the |heart
- |surrounds |remaining |organs |(esophagus, |trachea, |etc)
Separation |of |thoracic |and |abdominal |cavities |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-diaphragm
Correct Answers
Standard |Anatomical |Position |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |body |erect
- |feet |slightly |apart, |
- |palms |face |forward |with |thumbs |pointing |away |from |body.
Language |of |Anatomy |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-to |describe |body |parts/positions |precisely |& |
with |as |few |words |as |possible
Regional |terms |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-used |to |designate |specific |areas |within |the |axial |or |
appendicular |divisions |of |the |body
Axial |division |of |body |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-head, |neck, |trunk
Appendicular |division |of |body |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-appendages |or |limbs |attached |to |axis
midsagittal |plane |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-vertical |plane |that |divides |body |into |right |& |left |
parts
Parasagittal |plane |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Para |means |around
sagittal |plane |not |exactly |down |the |centerline
anything |off |sagittal |line |is |parasagittal |plane
frontal |plane |(coronal |plane) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |vertical |plane
,- |divides |the |body |into |anterior |& |posterior |parts
Transverse |plane |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-horizontal |plane |from |right |to |left |dividing |body |into
|superior |& |inferior |parts
Transverse |section |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-cross-section
Oblique |section |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |one |that |is |taken |off |a |90 |degree |angle. |All |- |others |
are |taken |at |90 |degrees
- |rarely |used |in |imaging |because |very |difficult |to |interpret
cephalic |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-head
cervical |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-neck |area
thoracic |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-thorax
abdominal |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-stomach
Pelvic-inguinal |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-groin
pubic |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-genital
upper |limb |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-arm |area
manus |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-hand
,lower |limb |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-leg
pedal |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-foot
Dorsal |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Back
Superior |(cranial) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-toward |head/ |upper |part |of |a |structure |or |the |
body; |above
Inferior |(caudal) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-away |from |the |head/ |toward |the |lower |part |of |a |
structure |or |the |body; |below
Anterior |(ventral) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-toward |or |at |the |front |of |the |body; |in |front |of
Posterior |(dorsal) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-toward |or |at |the |back |of |the |body; |behind
ex: |the |heart |is |posterior |to |the |breastbone
Medial |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-toward/ |at |the |midline |of |the |body; |on |the |inner |side |of
Lateral |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-away |from |the |midline |of |body; |on |the |outer |side |of
Intermediate |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-b/w |a |more |medial |and |a |more |lateral |structure
Proximal |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |closer |to |origin |of |body |part
- |point |of |attachment |of |a |limb |to |a |body |trunk
Distal |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |further |from |origin |of |body |part
, - |point |of |attachment |of |a |limb |to |body |trunk
Superficial |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-toward |or |at |the |body |surface |(external)
Deep |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Away |from |the |body |surface; |more |internal
Dorsal |body |cavity |(3) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |protects |fragile |nervous |system
- |cavities |are |continuous |with |one |another
- |brain |and |spinal |cord |covered |by |membrane |called |meniges
Cranial |cavity |and |Vertebral |(spinal) |cavity
Cranial |Cavity |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-enclosed |by |bones |of |the |skull |(houses |the |brain)
Vertebral |(spinal) |cavity |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-enclosed |by |lining |of |vertebrae |(houses |the |
spinal |cord)
Ventral |body |cavity |(2) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |larger; |houses |the |viscera |(more |anterior)
- |2 |major |divisions: |thoracic |and |abdominopelvic
Thoracic |Cavity |(superior) |(3) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |2 |lateral |pleural |(enveloping |the |lung) |
cavities |
- |Medial |mediastinum |containing |central |pericardial |cavity |
| -which |encloses |the |heart
- |surrounds |remaining |organs |(esophagus, |trachea, |etc)
Separation |of |thoracic |and |abdominal |cavities |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-diaphragm
