Ch 1: Overview of A&P

Question 1

List the levels of structural organization in order from smallest to largest

Answer 1

chemical, cellular, tissue, organ, organ system, organism

Question 2

list the organ systems

Answer 2

integumentary, skeletal, muscular, nervous, endocrine, cardiovascular, lymphatic, respiratory, digestive, urinary, reproductive

Question 3

define systemic anatomy

Answer 3

looking at individual organ systems

Question 4

define regional anatomy

Answer 4

body can be divided into regions such as back or head and neck

Question 5

define surface anatomy

Answer 5

study the surface markings of the body

Question 6

anatomical position

Answer 6

body is standing upright and feet are shoulder width apart, with upper limbs at sides of trunk and head and palms facing forward

Question 7

anterior refers to?

Answer 7

the front

Question 8

posterior refers to?

Answer 8

the back

Question 9

superior

Answer 9

towards the head

Question 10

whats another name for superior?

Answer 10

cranial

Question 11

whats another name for inferior?

Answer 11

caudal

Question 12

inferior

Answer 12

away from the head or toward the tail

Question 13

proximal

Answer 13

closer to point of origin

Question 14

distal

Answer 14

further away from point of origin

Question 15

medial

Answer 15

closer to midline

Question 16

lateral

Answer 16

farther from midline

Question 17

superficial

Answer 17

structures closer to surface of the body

Question 18

deep

Answer 18

structures farther below the surface

Question 19

what does the axial region consist of?

Answer 19

head, neck, and trunk

Question 20

what does the appendicular region consist of?

Answer 20

upper and lower limbs

Question 21

sagittal plane

Answer 21

divided body or part into right and left sections

Question 22

what are the 2 types of sagittal planes?

Answer 22

midsagittal and parasagittal

Question 23

midsagittal plane

Answer 23

aka median plane
divides into equal right and left parts

Question 24

parasagittal parts

Answer 24

divides into unequal right and left sections

Question 25

frontal plane

Answer 25

divides body or parts into anterior and posterior sections

Question 26

transverse plane

Answer 26

divides body or parts into superior and inferior parts

Question 27

oblique plane

Answer 27

taken at an angle and useful for examining structures such as the knee joint