Anatomy/ Physiology

Question 1

What is the study of the structure and shape of the body and its parts?

Answer 1

Anatomy

Anatomy involves understanding the relationships between different body parts.

Question 2

What is the study of how the body and its parts work or function?

Answer 2

Physiology

Physiology focuses on the processes and functions of the body’s systems.

Question 3

What describes the relationship between anatomy and physiology?

Answer 3

You cannot separate structure and function - they work together to maintain life within the body.

Question 4

What is the anatomical position?

Answer 4

Body in a standing posture with arms at side, palms facing forward, head and feet pointing forward.

Question 5

Define superior.

Answer 5

Toward the head, upper or above.

Question 6

Define inferior.

Answer 6

Toward the feet, lower or below.

Question 7

Define anterior.

Answer 7

Front, in front of.

Question 8

Define posterior.

Answer 8

Back, in back of.

Question 9

Define medial.

Answer 9

Toward the mid-line of the body.

Question 10

Define lateral.

Answer 10

Toward the side of the body.

Question 11

Define proximal.

Answer 11

Toward or nearest the trunk, nearest point of origin.

Question 12

Define distal.

Answer 12

Away from or furthest from the trunk or point of origin of a body part.

Question 13

Define superficial.

Answer 13

Nearer the surface.

Question 14

Define deep.

Answer 14

Further away from the surface of the body.

Question 15

What does prone mean?

Answer 15

The body positioned with the anterior side facing the floor (face down).

Question 16

What does supine mean?

Answer 16

The body positioned with the posterior side facing the floor (face up).

Question 17

What is the term for the anterior body trunk inferior to the ribs?

Answer 17

Abdominal.

Question 18

What is the acromial region?

Answer 18

Point of shoulder.

Question 19

What does antebrachial refer to?

Answer 19

Forearm.

Question 20

What is the antecubital region?

Answer 20

Anterior surface of elbow.

Question 21

What is the axillary area?

Answer 21

Armpit.

Question 22

What does brachial refer to?

Answer 22

Arm.

Question 23

What does buccal refer to?

Answer 23

Cheek area.

Question 24

What does carpal refer to?

Answer 24

Wrist.

Question 25

What is the cervical region?

Answer 25

Neck region.

Question 26

What does coxal refer to?

Answer 26

Hip.

Question 27

What does crural refer to?

Answer 27

Leg.

Question 28

What is the deltoid region?

Answer 28

Curve of shoulder formed by large deltoid muscle.

Question 29

What does digital refer to?

Answer 29

Fingers & Toes.

Question 30

What is the femoral region?

Answer 30

Thigh.

Question 31

What does fibular refer to?

Answer 31

Lateral part of the leg.

Question 32

What does frontal refer to?

Answer 32

Forehead.

Question 33

What is the inguinal area?

Answer 33

Area where thigh meets body/groin.

Question 34

What does mental refer to?

Answer 34

Chin.

Question 35

What does nasal refer to?

Answer 35

Nose area.

Question 36

What does oral refer to?

Answer 36

Mouth.

Question 37

What does orbital refer to?

Answer 37

Eye area.

Question 38

What is the patellar region?

Answer 38

Anterior knee.

Question 39

What does pelvic refer to?

Answer 39

Area overlaying the pelvis anteriorly.

Question 40

What does pubic refer to?

Answer 40

Genital region.

Question 41

What does sternal refer to?

Answer 41

Breastbone area.

Question 42

What does tarsal refer to?

Answer 42

Ankle region.

Question 43

What is the thoracic region?

Answer 43

Chest.

Question 44

What does umbilical refer to?

Answer 44

Naval.

Question 45

What does calcaneal refer to?

Answer 45

Heel of foot.

Question 46

What does cephalic refer to?

Answer 46

Head.

Question 47

What does gluteal refer to?

Answer 47

Buttock.

Question 48

What does lumbar refer to?

Answer 48

Area of back between ribs and hips.

Question 49

What does occipital refer to?

Answer 49

Posterior surface of head or base of skull.

Question 50

What does olecranal refer to?

Answer 50

Posterior surface of elbow.

Question 51

What does popliteal refer to?

Answer 51

Posterior knee area.

Question 52

What does sacral refer to?

Answer 52

Area between hips.

Question 53

What does scapular refer to?

Answer 53

Shoulder blade region.

Question 54

What does sural refer to?

Answer 54

Posterior surface of leg/calf.

Question 55

What does vertebral refer to?

Answer 55

Area of spinal column.

Question 56

What is the thoracic cavity?

Answer 56

Superior to the diaphragm and inferior to the neck (chest cavity).

Question 57

What is the abdominal cavity?

Answer 57

Inferior to the diaphragm and superior to the pelvic cavity.

Question 58

What is the pelvic cavity?

Answer 58

Inferior to the abdominal cavity.

Question 59

What do the abdominal cavity and pelvic cavity together form?

Answer 59

Abdominopelvic cavity.

Question 60

How many regions is the abdominopelvic region split into?

Answer 60

9.

Question 61

List the regions of the abdominopelvic cavity from top to bottom, right to left.

Answer 61

* Right hypochondriac region * Epigastric region * Left hypochondriac region * Right lumbar region * Umbilical region * Left lumbar region * Right iliac (inguinal) region * Hypogastric (pubic) region * Left iliac (inguinal) region