ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY EXAM 1 (CHAPTERS 1-4) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (VERIFIED AND UPDATED)

ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY EXAM 1
(CHAPTERS 1-4) QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS (VERIFIED AND UPDATED)




Anatomy - ANS Study of body structures


Physiology - ANS Study of how all body structures function


Anterior or Ventral (Anatomical term of direction) - ANS Front or belly side


Posterior or Dorsal (Anatomical term of direction) - ANS Back side


Superior (Anatomical term of direction) - ANS Closer to the head (used for head, neck and
trunk)


Inferior (Anatomical term of direction) - ANS Farther from the top of the head (used for head,
neck and trunk)


Medial (Anatomical term of direction) - ANS Toward the midline of the body.


Lateral (Anatomical term of direction) - ANS Away from the midline of the body


Bilateral (Anatomical term of direction) - ANS Relating to or affecting two sides
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, Proximal (Anatomical term of direction) - ANS Closer to the connection of the body


Distal (Anatomical term of direction) - ANS Farther from the connection of the body


Superficial (Anatomical term of direction) - ANS Closer to the surface (used for layered
structures)


Deep (Anatomical term of direction) - ANS Farther from the surface (used for layered
structures)


Right (Anatomical term of direction) - ANS On the body's right side (not the viewer's right
side)


Left (Anatomical term of direction) - ANS On the body's left side (not the the viewer's left
side)


Axial (Anatomical region) - ANS Head, neck and trunk


Abdominal (Anatomical region) - ANS Belly


Axillary (Anatomical region) - ANS Armpit


Cephalic or Cranial (Anatomical region) - ANS Head


Cervical (Anatomical region) - ANS Neck


Facial (Anatomical region) - ANS Face


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