BIO 201 EXAM 1 ASU QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
Anatomical position CORRECT ANSWER
body erect, feet slightly apart, palms facing forward, thumbs pointing away from body
Anatomical position importance CORRECT ANSWER
directional terms are based on it, right and left refer to the body of the person, not the right and left
of the viewer
Sagittal plane CORRECT ANSWER divides body into right and left parts
Midsagittal plane CORRECT ANSWER
(median) divides the body into right and left directly on the midline
Parasagittal plane CORRECT ANSWER divides body into right and left off centered
Frontal plane CORRECT ANSWER
(coronal) divides the body into anterior and posterior, front and back, parts
Transverse plane CORRECT ANSWER
(horizontal) divides the body horizontally into superior and inferior, top and bottom, parts
Oblique section CORRECT ANSWER
results of a cut at an angle other than 90 degrees to the vertical plane
Axial region CORRECT ANSWER consist of head, neck and trunk
Thoracic region CORRECT ANSWER above the diaphragm
Abdominal region CORRECT ANSWER below the diaphragm
, Right upper quadrant CORRECT ANSWER consists of gallbladder
Left upper quadrant CORRECT ANSWER consists of most of the stomach
Right lower quadrant CORRECT ANSWER consists of appendix, in appendicitis, there is pain in here
Left lower quadrant CORRECT ANSWER consists of mostly the large intestine
Appendicular region CORRECT ANSWER consists of upper and lower limbs
Dorsal body cavity CORRECT ANSWER
protects the nervous system, is superior to the ventral body cavity
Cranial body cavity CORRECT ANSWER encloses the brain
Vertebral body cavity CORRECT ANSWER encloses the spinal cord
Ventral body cavity CORRECT ANSWER contains organs in thoracic and abdominopelvic
Thoracic cavity CORRECT ANSWER divided into two parts by the mediastinum
Mediastinum CORRECT ANSWER
region between the lungs, extends from the base of the neck to the diaphragm, contains the heart, bl
ood vessels, esophagus, etc.
Pericardium CORRECT ANSWER two layer membrane enclosing the heart
Visceral pericardium CORRECT ANSWER inner layer, lines the organs
Parietal pericardium CORRECT ANSWER outer layer, lines the cavity walls
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
Anatomical position CORRECT ANSWER
body erect, feet slightly apart, palms facing forward, thumbs pointing away from body
Anatomical position importance CORRECT ANSWER
directional terms are based on it, right and left refer to the body of the person, not the right and left
of the viewer
Sagittal plane CORRECT ANSWER divides body into right and left parts
Midsagittal plane CORRECT ANSWER
(median) divides the body into right and left directly on the midline
Parasagittal plane CORRECT ANSWER divides body into right and left off centered
Frontal plane CORRECT ANSWER
(coronal) divides the body into anterior and posterior, front and back, parts
Transverse plane CORRECT ANSWER
(horizontal) divides the body horizontally into superior and inferior, top and bottom, parts
Oblique section CORRECT ANSWER
results of a cut at an angle other than 90 degrees to the vertical plane
Axial region CORRECT ANSWER consist of head, neck and trunk
Thoracic region CORRECT ANSWER above the diaphragm
Abdominal region CORRECT ANSWER below the diaphragm
, Right upper quadrant CORRECT ANSWER consists of gallbladder
Left upper quadrant CORRECT ANSWER consists of most of the stomach
Right lower quadrant CORRECT ANSWER consists of appendix, in appendicitis, there is pain in here
Left lower quadrant CORRECT ANSWER consists of mostly the large intestine
Appendicular region CORRECT ANSWER consists of upper and lower limbs
Dorsal body cavity CORRECT ANSWER
protects the nervous system, is superior to the ventral body cavity
Cranial body cavity CORRECT ANSWER encloses the brain
Vertebral body cavity CORRECT ANSWER encloses the spinal cord
Ventral body cavity CORRECT ANSWER contains organs in thoracic and abdominopelvic
Thoracic cavity CORRECT ANSWER divided into two parts by the mediastinum
Mediastinum CORRECT ANSWER
region between the lungs, extends from the base of the neck to the diaphragm, contains the heart, bl
ood vessels, esophagus, etc.
Pericardium CORRECT ANSWER two layer membrane enclosing the heart
Visceral pericardium CORRECT ANSWER inner layer, lines the organs
Parietal pericardium CORRECT ANSWER outer layer, lines the cavity walls
