Commonly used Physiological Instruments

Question 1

• Sharp bladed
  instrument used to cut
  a specimen

Answer 1

Scalpel or Knife

Question 2

• cutting tools with two
  blades joined in the center
  such that the sharp edges of
  the blades slip into each
  other

Answer 2

Scissors

Question 3

• Used in separating tissues,
  exploring cavities, tracing
  blood vessels and pointing
  structures

Answer 3

Probes

Question 4

• Used to grasp small
  objects, to separate,
  point and to pull on
  structures

Answer 4

Forceps

Question 5

• Useful in measuring
  organs and in many
  non-dissection lab
  activities

Answer 5

Ruler

Question 6

• instrument used to
  examine objects that are
  too small to be seen by
  the naked eye.

Answer 6

Microscope

Question 7

How are Anatomy and
Physiology related?

Answer 7

A & P inseparable
b e c a u s e f u n c t i o n
always reflects
s t r u c t u r e

Question 8

Studies the structure of body
parts and their relationships.

Answer 8

Anatomy

Question 9

Study of how the body and its
parts work or function

Answer 9

Physiology

Question 10

Large structures

Answer 10

Gross or Macroscopic Anatomy

Question 11

Can be seen with the naked eye

Answer 11

Gross or Macroscopic Anatomy

Question 12

Approached of study: Regional
and Systemic Anatomy

Answer 12

Gross or Macroscopic Anatomy

Question 13

studies all structures and their function inone region ex: abdomen, arm

Answer 13

Regional Anatomy

Question 14

system by system

Answer 14

Systemic Anatomy

Question 15

Study of external structures
as they relate to the
overlying skin surface.

Answer 15

Surface Anatomy

Question 16

Traces structural changes that occur in the body throughout the
life span.

Answer 16

Developmental anatomy

Question 17

concerns
developmental
changes that
occur before birth.

Answer 17

Embryology

Question 18

Special terminology is used to prevent misunderstanding

Answer 18

The Language of Anatomy

Question 19

anatomical position
is placed face-up

Answer 19

supine position

Question 20

anatomical position
is placed face-down

Answer 20

prone position

Question 21

combines the
posterior and
superior

Answer 21

posterosuperior
view

Question 22

toward the head end or upper part of a
structure or the body; above

Answer 22

Superior (cranial or cephalad)

Question 23

away from the head end or toward the
lower part of a structure the body; below

Answer 23

Inferior (caudal)

Question 24

toward or at the front of the body; in front of

Answer 24

Ventral (Anterior)

Question 25

toward or at the backside of the body; behind

Answer 25

Dorsal (Posterior)

Question 26

toward or at the midline of the body; on the inner side of

Answer 26

Medial:

Question 27

away from the midline of the body; on the outer side of the body

Answer 27

Lateral

Question 28

between a more medial and a more lateral structure

Answer 28

Intermediate

Question 29

close to the origin of the body part or point of attachment to a limb to the body trunk

Answer 29

Proximal

Question 30

farther from the origin of a body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk

Answer 30

Distal

Question 31

toward or at the body surface

Answer 31

Superficial

Question 32

away from the body surface; more internal

Answer 32

Deep

Question 33

an imaginary line drawn through the body which separates it into sections

Answer 33

Body Plane

Question 34

Parts of Body Planes

Answer 34

1. Frontal 2. Sagittal 3. Transverse

Question 35

runs vertically through the body and separates it into right and left parts

Answer 35

Sagittal Plane

Question 36

runs parallel to the surface of the ground, dividing the body into superior and inferior parts.

Answer 36

Transverse Plane

Question 37

runs vertically from right to left and divides the body into anterior and posterior parts.

Answer 37

Frontal Plane