Unit 1.2 Body Planes & Directions

Question 1

Anatomy

Answer 1

the study of the structures of the body (names of bones or organs)

Question 2

Physiology

Answer 2

the study of the functions of the structures

Question 3

Anatomical Position

Answer 3

standing, facing forward, arms at their sides, palms facing forwards

Question 4

Frontal Plane (coronal)

Answer 4

vertical plane that divides the body into front and back sections

Question 5

Midsagittal Plane

Answer 5

vertical plane that divides the body into left and right halves

Question 6

Sagittal Plane

Answer 6

vertical plane that divides the body into unequal left and right sections

Question 7

Transverse Plane

Answer 7

horizontal plane that divides the body into superior and inferior sections

Question 8

Ventral

Answer 8

front or belly side

Question 9

Dorsal

Answer 9

back of body or organ

Question 10

Anterior

Answer 10

situated in front

Question 11

Posterior

Answer 11

situated in back

Question 12

Proximal

Answer 12

near the midline or beginning of structure

Question 13

Distal

Answer 13

farthest from the midline or beginning of the structure

Question 14

Medial

Answer 14

toward or near the midline

Question 15

Lateral

Answer 15

away from the midline

Question 16

Superior

Answer 16

above, toward the head

Question 17

Inferior

Answer 17

below, toward the feet

Question 18

Cephalic

Answer 18

toward the head

Question 19

Caudal

Answer 19

toward the lower part of the body

Question 20

Sign

Answer 20

physical evidence of a disease. example: blood coming out of nostril

Question 21

Symptom

Answer 21

evidence that can only be experienced by the patient. example: anxiety, pain, fatigue

Question 22

Diagnosis

Answer 22

process of determining the disease or condition that explains a person’s symptoms and signs

Question 23

Prognosis

Answer 23

predicts the likely or expected development of a disease, including the signs and symptoms will improve or worsen

Question 24

Acute disease

Answer 24

sudden onset of a disease that lasts for a short time

Question 25

Chronic disease

Answer 25

illness that lasts for months, usually more than three months

Question 26

Remission

Answer 26

Disappearance of the signs and symptoms of cancer or other disease, temporary or permanent.

Question 27

Eponym

Answer 27

the person for whom something (disease) is named

Question 28

Cytology

Answer 28

the medical and scientific study of cells

Question 29

Histology

Answer 29

the study of the form of structures seen under the microscope

Question 30

Subjective

Answer 30

cannot be verified (feelings, pain)

Question 31

Objective

Answer 31

can be measured (heart rate, bleeding)