Chap 1: Anatomical Terminology

Question 1

with aging comes….

Answer 1

loss of hair pigments, wrinkles, stiff joints, hypertension in blood pressure, organs shrink, slow metabolism

Question 2

Superior equals ____ and Inferior equals ____

Answer 2

above, below

Question 3

Anterior (Humans)/Ventral (Animals) equals

Answer 3

toward the front

Question 4

Posterior (Humans)/Dorsal (Animals) equals

Answer 4

toward the back

Question 5

Medial is ______ the _____ / Lateral is _____ from _______

Answer 5

toward the midline / away from midline

Question 6

Bilateral equals

Answer 6

paired structure

Question 7

contralateral equals

Answer 7

opposite sides

Question 8

proximal =

Answer 8

close to point of attachment to trunk

Question 9

distal =

Answer 9

farther from point of attachment of trunk

Question 10

superficial =

Answer 10

close to body surface

Question 11

deep =

Answer 11

more internal

Question 12

A sagittal section is a

Answer 12

longitudinal cut the divides body into left and right portions

Question 13

a mid-sagittal section/median section divides….

Answer 13

divides body into equal left and right portions

Question 14

a parasagittal sections is a

Answer 14

sagittal sections lateral to midline; divides body to unequal left and right portions

Question 15

a transverse/horizontal section divides…..

Answer 15

body into superior and inferior portions

Question 16

coronal or frontal section is a

Answer 16

longitudinal cut that divides the body into anterior and posterior portions

Question 17

what are the sections of cylindrical organs?

Answer 17

cross-section, oblique section, longitudinal section

Question 18

a cross section is a

Answer 18

cut across the structure

Question 19

oblique section is an

Answer 19

angular cut

Question 20

a longitudinal section is

Answer 20

a lengthwise cut