Test Bank for The Human Body in Health & Disease | Verified Questions & Answers Study Pack A+ Guaranteed

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‣ Used to describe locations of structual units of the body that, when
grouped together, form a body system . Answer: Reference systems
includes:
Body Planes
Body Directions
Body Cavities
Structual Units


‣ Anatomy . Answer: study of structures of the body


‣ Physiology . Answer: study of functions of the structure of the body


‣ Body Planes . Answer: Imaginary vertical and horizontal lines used to
divide the body into descriptive sections


‣ Midsagittal . Answer: divides the body into equal left and right halves

, ‣ Transverse . Answer: divides the body into superior (upper) and
inferior (lower) portions


‣ Frontal (Coronal) . Answer: divides the body into anterior (front) and
posterior (back) portions


‣ Ventral . Answer: Refers to the front of the organ/body


‣ Dorsal . Answer: Refers to the back of the organ/body


‣ Anterior . Answer: situated in the front


‣ Posterior . Answer: situated in the back


‣ Superior . Answer: above, uppermost, or toward the head


‣ Inferior . Answer: below, lowermost, or toward the feet


‣ Cephalic . Answer: toward the head


‣ Caudal . Answer: toward the lower part of the body


‣ Proximal . Answer: situated nearest the midline of the body structure