TEST BANK EXPLORING ANATOMY AND
PHYSIOLOGY IN THE LABORATORY 4 E
ERIN AMERMAN 2026 2027 VERIFIED
ANSWERS ACTUAL UPDATED PRACTICE
QUESTIONS HIGH YIELD STUDY GUIDE
ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY LAB EXAM
PREPARATION GRADED A+ STUDENT
SUCCESS REVIEW
Unit 01 Introduction to Anatomical Terms
h h h h h
1. Whichhofhthehfollowinghstatementshaccuratelyhdefineshanterior?
A) Towardhorhonhthehbackhofhthehbody
B) Towardhorhonhthehfronthofhthehbody
C) Awayhfromhthehheadhorhtowardhthehtail
D) Towardhthehbodyhsurface;hcloserhtohthehskin
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2. Whichhofhthehfollowinghstatementshaccuratelyhdefineshposterior?
A) Towardhorhonhthehbackhofhthehbody
B) Awayhfromhthehbodyhsurface;hfurtherhawayhfromhthehskin
C) Awayhfromhthehheadhorhtowardhthehtail
D) Towardhthehbodyhsurface;hcloserhtohthehskin
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3. Whichhofhthehfollowinghstatementshaccuratelyhdefineshsuperior?
A) Awayhfromhthehbodyhsurface;hfurtherhawayhfromhthehskin
B) Towardhorhonhthehbackhofhthehbody
C) Awayhfromhthehheadhorhtowardhthehtail
, D) Towardhthehheadhorhawayhfromhthehtail
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4. Whichhofhthehfollowinghstatementshaccuratelyhdefineshinferior?
A) Towardhthehbodyhsurface;hcloserhtohthehskin
B) Towardhorhonhthehbackhofhthehbody
C) Awayhfromhthehheadhorhtowardhthehtail
D) Awayhfromhthehbodyhsurface;hfurtherhawayhfromhthehskin
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5. Whichhofhthehfollowinghstatementshaccuratelyhdefineshproximal?
A) Towardhthehbodyhsurface;hcloserhtohthehskin
B) Awayhfromhthehheadhorhtowardhthehtail
C) Closerhtohthehpointhofhorigin,hgenerallyhofhahlimb
D) Towardhorhonhthehfronthofhthehbody
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6. Whichhofhthehfollowinghstatementshaccuratelyhdefineshdistal?
A) Towardhthehbodyhsurface;hcloserhtohthehskin
B) Awayhfromhthehbodyhsurface;hfurtherhawayhfromhthehskin
C) Closerhtohthehpointhofhorigin,hgenerallyhofhahlimb
D) Awayhfromhthehpointhofhorigin,hgenerallyhofhahlimb
ANS:h h D PTS: 1 TOP: Unith01hPre-LabhExercise
7. Whichhofhthehfollowinghstatementshaccuratelyhdefineshmedial?
A) Closerhtohthehmidlineh(imaginaryhlinehrunninghdownhthehmiddlehofhthehbody)
B) Awayhfromhanhimaginaryhlinehrunningharoundhthehmiddlehofhthehbody
C) Closerhtohanhimaginaryhlinehrunningharoundhthehmiddlehofhthehbody
D) Awayhfromhthehmidlineh(imaginaryhlinehrunninghdownhthehmiddlehofhthehbody)h
ANS:h A PTS: 1 TOP: Unith01hPre-LabhExercise
8. Whichhofhthehfollowinghstatementshaccuratelyhdefineshlateral?
A) Closerhtohthehmidlineh(imaginaryhlinehrunninghdownhthehmiddlehofhthehbody)
B) Awayhfromhanhimaginaryhlinehrunningharoundhthehmiddlehofhthehbody
C) Closerhtohanhimaginaryhlinehrunningharoundhthehmiddlehofhthehbody
D) Awayhfromhthehmidlineh(imaginaryhlinehrunninghdownhthehmiddlehofhthehbody)h
ANS:h D PTS: 1 TOP: Unith01hPre-LabhExercise
9. Whichhofhthehfollowinghstatementshaccuratelyhdefineshsuperficial?
A) Towardhthehbodyhsurface;hcloserhtohthehskin
B) Awayhfromhthehheadhorhtowardhthehtail
C) Towardhorhonhthehfronthofhthehbody
D) Awayhfromhthehbodyhsurface;hfurtherhawayhfromhthehskin
, ANS:h h A PTS: 1 TOP: Unith01hPre-LabhExercise
10. Whichhofhthehfollowinghstatementshaccuratelyhdefineshdeep?
A) Towardhthehbodyhsurface;hcloserhtohthehskin
B) Awayhfromhthehbodyhsurface;hfurtherhawayhfromhthehskin
C) Towardhthehtorsohofhthehbody
D) Awayhfromhthehpointhofhorigin,hgenerallyhofhahlimb
ANS:h h B PTS: 1 TOP: Unith01hPre-LabhExercise
11. Whichhofhthehfollowinghstatementshaccuratelyhdefineshcranialhcavity?
A) Thehareahencasedhbyhthehvertebraehwhichhcontainshthehspinalhcordhandhcerebrospinalhf
luid
B) Thehareahinferiorhtohthehdiaphragmhthathextendshintohthehbonyhpelvis
C) Thehareahsuperiorhtohthehdiaphragmhthathishencasedhbyhthehribs
D) Thehareahencasedhbyhthehskullhwhichhcontainshthehbrainhandhcerebrospinalhfluidh
ANS:h D PTS: 1 TOP: Unith01hPre-LabhExercise
12. Whichhofhthehfollowinghstatementshaccuratelyhdefineshvertebralhcavity?
A) Thehareahencasedhbyhthehvertebraehwhichhcontainshthehspinalhcordhandhcerebrospinalhf
luid
B) Thehareahinferiorhtohthehdiaphragmhthathextendshintohthehbonyhpelvis
C) Thehareahsuperiorhtohthehdiaphragmhthathishencasedhbyhthehribs
D) Thehareahencasedhbyhthehskullhwhichhcontainshthehbrainhandhcerebrospinalhfluidh
ANS:h A PTS: 1 TOP: Unith01hPre-LabhExercise
13. Whichhofhthehfollowinghstatementshaccuratelyhdefineshthoracichcavity?
A) Thehareahencasedhbyhthehvertebraehwhichhcontainshthehspinalhcordhandhcerebrospinalhf
luid
B) Thehareahinferiorhtohthehdiaphragmhthathextendshintohthehbonyhpelvis
C) Thehareahsuperiorhtohthehdiaphragmhthathishencasedhbyhthehribs
D) Thehareahencasedhbyhthehskullhwhichhcontainshthehbrainhandhcerebrospinalhfluidh
ANS:h C PTS: 1 TOP: Unith01hPre-LabhExercise
14. Whichhofhthehfollowinghstatementshaccuratelyhdefineshabdominopelvichcavity?
A) Thehareahencasedhbyhthehvertebraehwhichhcontainshthehspinalhcordhandhcerebrospinalhf
luid
B) Thehareahinferiorhtohthehdiaphragmhthathextendshintohthehbonyhpelvis
C) Thehareahsuperiorhtohthehdiaphragmhthathishencasedhbyhthehribs
D) Thehareahencasedhbyhthehskullhwhichhcontainshthehbrainhandhcerebrospinalhfluidh
ANS:h B PTS: 1 TOP: Unith01hPre-LabhExercise
15. Whichhofhthehfollowinghstatementshaccuratelyhdefineshseroushmembraneh(parietalhandh
visceralhlayers)?
, A) Double-
layeredhmembranehthathproduceshseroushfluidhtohlubricatehthehorganshinhthehcavity
B) Membranehsurroundinghthehheart
C) Membranehsurroundinghthehlungs
D) Membranehsurroundinghthehabdominopelvichcavity
ANS:h h A PTS: 1 TOP: Unith01hPre-LabhExercise
16. Whichhofhthehfollowinghstatementshaccuratelyhdefineshmidsagittalhplane?
A) Ahsectionhmadehparallelhtohthehbody’shlongitudinalhaxis;hdivideshthehbodyhintohanha
nteriorhparthandhahposteriorhpart
B) Ahsectionhmadehperpendicularhtohthehbody’shlongitudinalhaxis;hdivideshthehbodyhintoha
hsuperiorhparthandhanhinferiorhpart
C) Ahsectionhthathdivideshahbodyhparthintohunequalhrighthandhlefthparts
D) Ahsectionhthathdivideshahbodyhparthintohequalhrighthandhlefthhalves
ANS:h h D PTS: 1 TOP: Unith01hPre-LabhExercise
17. Whichhofhthehfollowinghstatementshaccuratelyhdefineshparasagittalhplane?
A) Ahsectionhmadehparallelhtohthehbody’shlongitudinalhaxis;hdivideshthehbodyhintohanha
nteriorhparthandhahposteriorhpart
B) Ahsectionhmadehperpendicularhtohthehbody’shlongitudinalhaxis;hdivideshthehbodyhintoha
hsuperiorhparthandhanhinferiorhpart
C) Ahsectionhthathdivideshahbodyhparthintohunequalhrighthandhlefthparts
D) Ahsectionhthathdivideshahbodyhparthintohequalhrighthandhlefthhalves
ANS:h h C PTS: 1 TOP: Unith01hPre-LabhExercise
18. Whichhofhthehfollowinghstatementshaccuratelyhdefineshfrontalh(coronal)hplane?
A) Ahsectionhmadehparallelhtohthehbody’shlongitudinalhaxis;hdivideshthehbodyhintohanha
nteriorhparthandhahposteriorhpart
B) Ahsectionhmadehperpendicularhtohthehbody’shlongitudinalhaxis;hdivideshthehbodyhintoha
hsuperiorhparthandhanhinferiorhpart
C) Ahsectionhthathdivideshahbodyhparthintohunequalhrighthandhlefthparts
D) Ahsectionhthathdivideshahbodyhparthintohequalhrighthandhlefthhalves
ANS:h h A PTS: 1 TOP: Unith01hPre-LabhExercise
19. Whichhofhthehfollowinghstatementshaccuratelyhdefineshtransversehplane?
A) Ahsectionhmadehparallelhtohthehbody’shlongitudinalhaxis;hdivideshthehbodyhintohanha
nteriorhparthandhahposteriorhpart
B) Ahsectionhmadehperpendicularhtohthehbody’shlongitudinalhaxis;hdivideshthehbodyhintoha
hsuperiorhparthandhanhinferiorhpart
C) Ahsectionhthathdivideshahbodyhparthintohunequalhrighthandhlefthparts
D) Ahsectionhthathdivideshahbodyhparthintohequalhrighthandhlefthhalves
ANS:h h B PTS: 1 TOP: Unith01hPre-LabhExercise
PHYSIOLOGY IN THE LABORATORY 4 E
ERIN AMERMAN 2026 2027 VERIFIED
ANSWERS ACTUAL UPDATED PRACTICE
QUESTIONS HIGH YIELD STUDY GUIDE
ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY LAB EXAM
PREPARATION GRADED A+ STUDENT
SUCCESS REVIEW
Unit 01 Introduction to Anatomical Terms
h h h h h
1. Whichhofhthehfollowinghstatementshaccuratelyhdefineshanterior?
A) Towardhorhonhthehbackhofhthehbody
B) Towardhorhonhthehfronthofhthehbody
C) Awayhfromhthehheadhorhtowardhthehtail
D) Towardhthehbodyhsurface;hcloserhtohthehskin
ANS:h h B PTS: 1 TOP: Unith01hPre-LabhExercise
2. Whichhofhthehfollowinghstatementshaccuratelyhdefineshposterior?
A) Towardhorhonhthehbackhofhthehbody
B) Awayhfromhthehbodyhsurface;hfurtherhawayhfromhthehskin
C) Awayhfromhthehheadhorhtowardhthehtail
D) Towardhthehbodyhsurface;hcloserhtohthehskin
ANS:h h A PTS: 1 TOP: Unith01hPre-LabhExercise
3. Whichhofhthehfollowinghstatementshaccuratelyhdefineshsuperior?
A) Awayhfromhthehbodyhsurface;hfurtherhawayhfromhthehskin
B) Towardhorhonhthehbackhofhthehbody
C) Awayhfromhthehheadhorhtowardhthehtail
, D) Towardhthehheadhorhawayhfromhthehtail
ANS:h h D PTS: 1 TOP: Unith01hPre-LabhExercise
4. Whichhofhthehfollowinghstatementshaccuratelyhdefineshinferior?
A) Towardhthehbodyhsurface;hcloserhtohthehskin
B) Towardhorhonhthehbackhofhthehbody
C) Awayhfromhthehheadhorhtowardhthehtail
D) Awayhfromhthehbodyhsurface;hfurtherhawayhfromhthehskin
ANS:h h C PTS: 1 TOP: Unith01hPre-LabhExercise
5. Whichhofhthehfollowinghstatementshaccuratelyhdefineshproximal?
A) Towardhthehbodyhsurface;hcloserhtohthehskin
B) Awayhfromhthehheadhorhtowardhthehtail
C) Closerhtohthehpointhofhorigin,hgenerallyhofhahlimb
D) Towardhorhonhthehfronthofhthehbody
ANS:h h C PTS: 1 TOP: Unith01hPre-LabhExercise
6. Whichhofhthehfollowinghstatementshaccuratelyhdefineshdistal?
A) Towardhthehbodyhsurface;hcloserhtohthehskin
B) Awayhfromhthehbodyhsurface;hfurtherhawayhfromhthehskin
C) Closerhtohthehpointhofhorigin,hgenerallyhofhahlimb
D) Awayhfromhthehpointhofhorigin,hgenerallyhofhahlimb
ANS:h h D PTS: 1 TOP: Unith01hPre-LabhExercise
7. Whichhofhthehfollowinghstatementshaccuratelyhdefineshmedial?
A) Closerhtohthehmidlineh(imaginaryhlinehrunninghdownhthehmiddlehofhthehbody)
B) Awayhfromhanhimaginaryhlinehrunningharoundhthehmiddlehofhthehbody
C) Closerhtohanhimaginaryhlinehrunningharoundhthehmiddlehofhthehbody
D) Awayhfromhthehmidlineh(imaginaryhlinehrunninghdownhthehmiddlehofhthehbody)h
ANS:h A PTS: 1 TOP: Unith01hPre-LabhExercise
8. Whichhofhthehfollowinghstatementshaccuratelyhdefineshlateral?
A) Closerhtohthehmidlineh(imaginaryhlinehrunninghdownhthehmiddlehofhthehbody)
B) Awayhfromhanhimaginaryhlinehrunningharoundhthehmiddlehofhthehbody
C) Closerhtohanhimaginaryhlinehrunningharoundhthehmiddlehofhthehbody
D) Awayhfromhthehmidlineh(imaginaryhlinehrunninghdownhthehmiddlehofhthehbody)h
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9. Whichhofhthehfollowinghstatementshaccuratelyhdefineshsuperficial?
A) Towardhthehbodyhsurface;hcloserhtohthehskin
B) Awayhfromhthehheadhorhtowardhthehtail
C) Towardhorhonhthehfronthofhthehbody
D) Awayhfromhthehbodyhsurface;hfurtherhawayhfromhthehskin
, ANS:h h A PTS: 1 TOP: Unith01hPre-LabhExercise
10. Whichhofhthehfollowinghstatementshaccuratelyhdefineshdeep?
A) Towardhthehbodyhsurface;hcloserhtohthehskin
B) Awayhfromhthehbodyhsurface;hfurtherhawayhfromhthehskin
C) Towardhthehtorsohofhthehbody
D) Awayhfromhthehpointhofhorigin,hgenerallyhofhahlimb
ANS:h h B PTS: 1 TOP: Unith01hPre-LabhExercise
11. Whichhofhthehfollowinghstatementshaccuratelyhdefineshcranialhcavity?
A) Thehareahencasedhbyhthehvertebraehwhichhcontainshthehspinalhcordhandhcerebrospinalhf
luid
B) Thehareahinferiorhtohthehdiaphragmhthathextendshintohthehbonyhpelvis
C) Thehareahsuperiorhtohthehdiaphragmhthathishencasedhbyhthehribs
D) Thehareahencasedhbyhthehskullhwhichhcontainshthehbrainhandhcerebrospinalhfluidh
ANS:h D PTS: 1 TOP: Unith01hPre-LabhExercise
12. Whichhofhthehfollowinghstatementshaccuratelyhdefineshvertebralhcavity?
A) Thehareahencasedhbyhthehvertebraehwhichhcontainshthehspinalhcordhandhcerebrospinalhf
luid
B) Thehareahinferiorhtohthehdiaphragmhthathextendshintohthehbonyhpelvis
C) Thehareahsuperiorhtohthehdiaphragmhthathishencasedhbyhthehribs
D) Thehareahencasedhbyhthehskullhwhichhcontainshthehbrainhandhcerebrospinalhfluidh
ANS:h A PTS: 1 TOP: Unith01hPre-LabhExercise
13. Whichhofhthehfollowinghstatementshaccuratelyhdefineshthoracichcavity?
A) Thehareahencasedhbyhthehvertebraehwhichhcontainshthehspinalhcordhandhcerebrospinalhf
luid
B) Thehareahinferiorhtohthehdiaphragmhthathextendshintohthehbonyhpelvis
C) Thehareahsuperiorhtohthehdiaphragmhthathishencasedhbyhthehribs
D) Thehareahencasedhbyhthehskullhwhichhcontainshthehbrainhandhcerebrospinalhfluidh
ANS:h C PTS: 1 TOP: Unith01hPre-LabhExercise
14. Whichhofhthehfollowinghstatementshaccuratelyhdefineshabdominopelvichcavity?
A) Thehareahencasedhbyhthehvertebraehwhichhcontainshthehspinalhcordhandhcerebrospinalhf
luid
B) Thehareahinferiorhtohthehdiaphragmhthathextendshintohthehbonyhpelvis
C) Thehareahsuperiorhtohthehdiaphragmhthathishencasedhbyhthehribs
D) Thehareahencasedhbyhthehskullhwhichhcontainshthehbrainhandhcerebrospinalhfluidh
ANS:h B PTS: 1 TOP: Unith01hPre-LabhExercise
15. Whichhofhthehfollowinghstatementshaccuratelyhdefineshseroushmembraneh(parietalhandh
visceralhlayers)?
, A) Double-
layeredhmembranehthathproduceshseroushfluidhtohlubricatehthehorganshinhthehcavity
B) Membranehsurroundinghthehheart
C) Membranehsurroundinghthehlungs
D) Membranehsurroundinghthehabdominopelvichcavity
ANS:h h A PTS: 1 TOP: Unith01hPre-LabhExercise
16. Whichhofhthehfollowinghstatementshaccuratelyhdefineshmidsagittalhplane?
A) Ahsectionhmadehparallelhtohthehbody’shlongitudinalhaxis;hdivideshthehbodyhintohanha
nteriorhparthandhahposteriorhpart
B) Ahsectionhmadehperpendicularhtohthehbody’shlongitudinalhaxis;hdivideshthehbodyhintoha
hsuperiorhparthandhanhinferiorhpart
C) Ahsectionhthathdivideshahbodyhparthintohunequalhrighthandhlefthparts
D) Ahsectionhthathdivideshahbodyhparthintohequalhrighthandhlefthhalves
ANS:h h D PTS: 1 TOP: Unith01hPre-LabhExercise
17. Whichhofhthehfollowinghstatementshaccuratelyhdefineshparasagittalhplane?
A) Ahsectionhmadehparallelhtohthehbody’shlongitudinalhaxis;hdivideshthehbodyhintohanha
nteriorhparthandhahposteriorhpart
B) Ahsectionhmadehperpendicularhtohthehbody’shlongitudinalhaxis;hdivideshthehbodyhintoha
hsuperiorhparthandhanhinferiorhpart
C) Ahsectionhthathdivideshahbodyhparthintohunequalhrighthandhlefthparts
D) Ahsectionhthathdivideshahbodyhparthintohequalhrighthandhlefthhalves
ANS:h h C PTS: 1 TOP: Unith01hPre-LabhExercise
18. Whichhofhthehfollowinghstatementshaccuratelyhdefineshfrontalh(coronal)hplane?
A) Ahsectionhmadehparallelhtohthehbody’shlongitudinalhaxis;hdivideshthehbodyhintohanha
nteriorhparthandhahposteriorhpart
B) Ahsectionhmadehperpendicularhtohthehbody’shlongitudinalhaxis;hdivideshthehbodyhintoha
hsuperiorhparthandhanhinferiorhpart
C) Ahsectionhthathdivideshahbodyhparthintohunequalhrighthandhlefthparts
D) Ahsectionhthathdivideshahbodyhparthintohequalhrighthandhlefthhalves
ANS:h h A PTS: 1 TOP: Unith01hPre-LabhExercise
19. Whichhofhthehfollowinghstatementshaccuratelyhdefineshtransversehplane?
A) Ahsectionhmadehparallelhtohthehbody’shlongitudinalhaxis;hdivideshthehbodyhintohanha
nteriorhparthandhahposteriorhpart
B) Ahsectionhmadehperpendicularhtohthehbody’shlongitudinalhaxis;hdivideshthehbodyhintoha
hsuperiorhparthandhanhinferiorhpart
C) Ahsectionhthathdivideshahbodyhparthintohunequalhrighthandhlefthparts
D) Ahsectionhthathdivideshahbodyhparthintohequalhrighthandhlefthhalves
ANS:h h B PTS: 1 TOP: Unith01hPre-LabhExercise
