Bio 201. Human Anatomy and
Physiology. Exam 1
Anatomy - answer Is the science that is concerned with body structures and the
relationships among them
Physiology - answerIs the science that is concerned with the functions of the body parts
Chemical - answerAll atoms and molecules in the body
Cellular - answerAll of the cells in the body
Tissue - answerGroups of cells working together to perform a certain function
Organ - answerGroups of tissue working together to perform a specific function
System - answerSeveral related organs that have a common function
Organism - answerAll body parts functioning together; a single individual
Anatomical Position - answerThe erect position of the body facing forward, feet flat on
the floor, arms at the sides, palms face and eyes facing forward
Superior - answerToward the head or above other structures
Inferior - answerAway from the head or below other structures
Anterior - answerToward the front or belly surface
Posterior - answerToward the back of the body
Medial - answerToward the midline
Lateral - answerAway from the midline
Intermediate - answerBetween two structures
Ipsilateral - answerOn the same side of the body
Contralateral - answerOn the opposite sides of the body
Proximal - answerCloser to the point of attachment
, Distal - answerFarther from the point of attachment
Superficial (external) - answerTowards the body's surface
Deep (internal) - answerAway from the body's surface
Prone - answerLaying facedown
Supine - answerLaying faceup
Body Planes - answerReal or imaginary "slices" of the body used to divide the body for
reference
Sagittal Plane - answerA vertical slice which divides the body into right and left halves
Midsagittal Plane - answerPasses through the midline, divides body into equal right and
left halves
Parasagittal Plane - answerDoesn't pass through the midline, divides the body into
unequal right or left halves
Frontal Plane - answerVerticle slice that divides the body into anterior and posterior
portions
Transverse (Horizontal) Plane - answerA horizontal slice that divides the body or organ
into superior and anterior halves
Oblique Plane - answerA slice which passes through at an angle
Dorsal Body Cavity - answerToward the back of the body. Subdivided into two cavities
Cranial Cavity - answerFormed by the cranial bones and contains the brain
Vertebral (Spinal) Canal - answerFormed by the vertebrae and contains the spinal cord
Meninges - answerMembranes of the dorsal cavity
Ventral Body Cavity - answerToward the front of the body, subdivided into two cavities
Thoracic Cavity - answerThe superior cavity that houses the heart and lungs
Pericardial Cavity - answerA fluid filled space that surrounds the heart
Pleural Cavities - answerFluid filled spaces that surrounds each lung
Physiology. Exam 1
Anatomy - answer Is the science that is concerned with body structures and the
relationships among them
Physiology - answerIs the science that is concerned with the functions of the body parts
Chemical - answerAll atoms and molecules in the body
Cellular - answerAll of the cells in the body
Tissue - answerGroups of cells working together to perform a certain function
Organ - answerGroups of tissue working together to perform a specific function
System - answerSeveral related organs that have a common function
Organism - answerAll body parts functioning together; a single individual
Anatomical Position - answerThe erect position of the body facing forward, feet flat on
the floor, arms at the sides, palms face and eyes facing forward
Superior - answerToward the head or above other structures
Inferior - answerAway from the head or below other structures
Anterior - answerToward the front or belly surface
Posterior - answerToward the back of the body
Medial - answerToward the midline
Lateral - answerAway from the midline
Intermediate - answerBetween two structures
Ipsilateral - answerOn the same side of the body
Contralateral - answerOn the opposite sides of the body
Proximal - answerCloser to the point of attachment
, Distal - answerFarther from the point of attachment
Superficial (external) - answerTowards the body's surface
Deep (internal) - answerAway from the body's surface
Prone - answerLaying facedown
Supine - answerLaying faceup
Body Planes - answerReal or imaginary "slices" of the body used to divide the body for
reference
Sagittal Plane - answerA vertical slice which divides the body into right and left halves
Midsagittal Plane - answerPasses through the midline, divides body into equal right and
left halves
Parasagittal Plane - answerDoesn't pass through the midline, divides the body into
unequal right or left halves
Frontal Plane - answerVerticle slice that divides the body into anterior and posterior
portions
Transverse (Horizontal) Plane - answerA horizontal slice that divides the body or organ
into superior and anterior halves
Oblique Plane - answerA slice which passes through at an angle
Dorsal Body Cavity - answerToward the back of the body. Subdivided into two cavities
Cranial Cavity - answerFormed by the cranial bones and contains the brain
Vertebral (Spinal) Canal - answerFormed by the vertebrae and contains the spinal cord
Meninges - answerMembranes of the dorsal cavity
Ventral Body Cavity - answerToward the front of the body, subdivided into two cavities
Thoracic Cavity - answerThe superior cavity that houses the heart and lungs
Pericardial Cavity - answerA fluid filled space that surrounds the heart
Pleural Cavities - answerFluid filled spaces that surrounds each lung
