QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
ANATOMY
ORGANIZATION OF THE
BODY
, A large part of beginning the study of anatomy and physiology is learning the specialised words that are
used. This new terminology may seem daunting but the challenge lies in its unfamiliarity rather than its
difficulty of comprehension. You must expect to encounter a lot of new words and be prepared to learn
them over the course of your study. Many of the words contain information as the words are
constructed with a prefix and a suffix or a stem that identifi es the word as referring to a specifi c part of
anatomy or physiology. This sometimes makes the words rather long or unusual.
You should know what the anatomical position of the body is and in what direction the transverse,
sagittal & coronal planes of the body lie. Directional terms such as: proximal/distal; deep/superficial;
superior/inferior; lateral/medial; anterior/posterior; caudal/cephalic allow the location of one
anatomical feature to be placed relative to another. The dorsal and ventral body cavities are located on
different sides of the body and contain different organs. For ease of communication, the abdomen is
divided into nine regions: right hypochondriac, epigastric, left hypochondriac, right lumbar, umbilical,
left lumbar, right inguinal, hypogastric (or pubic), left inguinal regions. You should know the difference
between physiology and anatomy and the definitions of metabolism, anabolism and catabolism.
1 . Which of the listed terms is described by: “All the chemical processes that take place in the
organelles and cytoplasm the cells of the body”?
A. Metabolism
B. Cellular respiration
C. Homeostasis
D. Physiology
Answer is A: The quoted statement is a definition of metabolism
2. Which major organ lies deep to the right hypochondriac region?
A. The stomach
B. The spleen
C. The liver
D. The duodenum
Answer is C: hypochondriac = below the rib cartilage; liver is located mostly on the right side.
3. Which plane of the body divides it into dorsal and ventral regions?
A. Transverse
B. Axial
C. Coronal D. Sagittal
Answer is C: dorsal and ventral = front and back – a coronal section so divides the body into these
sections.
4 . T o which of the following does the “tissue level” of structural organisation refer?
ANSWERS
ANATOMY
ORGANIZATION OF THE
BODY
, A large part of beginning the study of anatomy and physiology is learning the specialised words that are
used. This new terminology may seem daunting but the challenge lies in its unfamiliarity rather than its
difficulty of comprehension. You must expect to encounter a lot of new words and be prepared to learn
them over the course of your study. Many of the words contain information as the words are
constructed with a prefix and a suffix or a stem that identifi es the word as referring to a specifi c part of
anatomy or physiology. This sometimes makes the words rather long or unusual.
You should know what the anatomical position of the body is and in what direction the transverse,
sagittal & coronal planes of the body lie. Directional terms such as: proximal/distal; deep/superficial;
superior/inferior; lateral/medial; anterior/posterior; caudal/cephalic allow the location of one
anatomical feature to be placed relative to another. The dorsal and ventral body cavities are located on
different sides of the body and contain different organs. For ease of communication, the abdomen is
divided into nine regions: right hypochondriac, epigastric, left hypochondriac, right lumbar, umbilical,
left lumbar, right inguinal, hypogastric (or pubic), left inguinal regions. You should know the difference
between physiology and anatomy and the definitions of metabolism, anabolism and catabolism.
1 . Which of the listed terms is described by: “All the chemical processes that take place in the
organelles and cytoplasm the cells of the body”?
A. Metabolism
B. Cellular respiration
C. Homeostasis
D. Physiology
Answer is A: The quoted statement is a definition of metabolism
2. Which major organ lies deep to the right hypochondriac region?
A. The stomach
B. The spleen
C. The liver
D. The duodenum
Answer is C: hypochondriac = below the rib cartilage; liver is located mostly on the right side.
3. Which plane of the body divides it into dorsal and ventral regions?
A. Transverse
B. Axial
C. Coronal D. Sagittal
Answer is C: dorsal and ventral = front and back – a coronal section so divides the body into these
sections.
4 . T o which of the following does the “tissue level” of structural organisation refer?
