Module Exam: Anatomy and Physiology 33
Questions and Correct Answers 2023
1. Which of the following planes divides the body into left and right halves?
Sagittal
2. Which directional term means closer to the midline?
Medial
3. Which directional term means toward the side, away from the midline?
Lateral
4. Which directional term refers to a structure that is further away from the
surface?
Deep
5. How many pairs of ribs are in the human body?
12
6. To which vertebrae do the ribs attach?
Thoracic
7. The term for the outer ring of fibrous tissue of the intervertebral disc:
Annulus Fibrosus
8. The noticeable bony prominence on the lateral aspect of the ankle:
Lateral Malleolus
9. The ilium, ischium, and pubis are fused together to form the _____.
Os Coxae
10. Which of the following is not a type of bone cell?
Fibrocyte
11. This term refers to the terminal end of a long bone:
Epiphysis
12. Which of the following ligaments is NOT located in the lower extremit (leg)?
Glenohumeral Ligament
13. The iliofemoral ligament is located in the _____ joint.
Hip
14. The carpometacarpal ligaments are located:
In the wrist and hand
15. Ligaments connect:
Bone to bone
16. The process which hollow visceral organs undergo to propell substances is
called _____.
Peristalsis
17. Cardiac muscle is _____.
Involuntarily controlled
18. The term for a white, flattened, tendinous expansion that serves mainly to
connect a muscle with the skeletal components it moves:
Aponeurosis
19. Which of the following are muscles of the rotator cuff?
All of the above
20. A structure that holds organs or tissues in place:
Questions and Correct Answers 2023
1. Which of the following planes divides the body into left and right halves?
Sagittal
2. Which directional term means closer to the midline?
Medial
3. Which directional term means toward the side, away from the midline?
Lateral
4. Which directional term refers to a structure that is further away from the
surface?
Deep
5. How many pairs of ribs are in the human body?
12
6. To which vertebrae do the ribs attach?
Thoracic
7. The term for the outer ring of fibrous tissue of the intervertebral disc:
Annulus Fibrosus
8. The noticeable bony prominence on the lateral aspect of the ankle:
Lateral Malleolus
9. The ilium, ischium, and pubis are fused together to form the _____.
Os Coxae
10. Which of the following is not a type of bone cell?
Fibrocyte
11. This term refers to the terminal end of a long bone:
Epiphysis
12. Which of the following ligaments is NOT located in the lower extremit (leg)?
Glenohumeral Ligament
13. The iliofemoral ligament is located in the _____ joint.
Hip
14. The carpometacarpal ligaments are located:
In the wrist and hand
15. Ligaments connect:
Bone to bone
16. The process which hollow visceral organs undergo to propell substances is
called _____.
Peristalsis
17. Cardiac muscle is _____.
Involuntarily controlled
18. The term for a white, flattened, tendinous expansion that serves mainly to
connect a muscle with the skeletal components it moves:
Aponeurosis
19. Which of the following are muscles of the rotator cuff?
All of the above
20. A structure that holds organs or tissues in place:
