Anatomy and Physiology

Question 1

level of organization

Answer 1

atoms / molecules / cells/ tissue level/ organ level

Question 2

supine

Answer 2

lying down face up

Question 3

prone

Answer 3

lying down face down

Question 4

Anterior / ventral

Answer 4

the front, before

Question 5

the front, before

Answer 5

anterior/ ventral

Question 6

the back, behind

Answer 6

posterior / dorsal

Question 7

posterior / dorsal

Answer 7

the back, behind

Question 8

Cranial / cephalic

Answer 8

towards the head

Question 9

superior

Answer 9

above, at a higher level

Question 10

above, at a higher level

Answer 10

superior

Question 11

Inferior

Answer 11

Below, at a lower level

Question 12

below, at a lower level

Answer 12

inferior

Question 13

Medial

Answer 13

toward the body’s longtidunial

Question 14

Lateral

Answer 14

away the body’s longtidunal

Question 15

Proximal

Answer 15

toward an attached base

Question 16

distal

Answer 16

away from an attached base

Question 17

superficial

Answer 17

at near or relatively close to the body surface

Question 18

deep

Answer 18

farther from the body surface

Question 19

frontal/ coronal section

Answer 19

vertical plane that divides body into anterior and posterior portions

Question 20

sagittal plane

Answer 20

vertical plane that divides the body into right and left portions

Question 21

transverse plane

Answer 21

divided body into superior and inferior portions

Question 22

body cavities have two essential functions:

Answer 22

• protect organs from shocks and impacts

- permit significant changes in size and shape of internal organs

Question 23

example of body cavities

Answer 23

1. thoracic cavity
2. carnial cavity
3. spinal cavity
4. abdominopelvic cavity

Question 24

the four type of tissue types are

Answer 24

• epithelial
• connective
• muscular
• nervous