chapter 3

Question 1

define physiology

Answer 1

the study of the function of body organs

Question 2

define anatomy

Answer 2

the study of the structure of the human body

Question 3

define osteology

Answer 3

the detailed study of bones

Question 4

describe the anatomic position

Answer 4

pt standing erect, arms extended and palms facing forward

Question 5

how many body planes are there

Answer 5

6

Question 6

how does the sagittal plane cut the body

Answer 6

right and left halves

Question 7

how does the midsagittal plane cut the body

Answer 7

equal right and left halves

Question 8

how does the coronal plane cut the body

Answer 8

anterior and posterior halves

Question 9

how does the midcoronal plane cut the body

Answer 9

equal anterior and posterior halves

Question 10

how does the horizontal plane cut the body

Answer 10

superior and inferior halves

Question 11

what two cavities can be found at the torso

Answer 11

abdominal and thoracic

Question 12

what is included in the thoracic cavity

Answer 12

lungs, heart, trachea, esophagus, great vessels

Question 13

what is included in the abdominal cavity

Answer 13

liver, gallbladder, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, stomach, intestines,

Question 14

at what level is the vertebra prominens

Answer 14

C7, T1

Question 15

at what level is the jugular notch at

Answer 15

T2,T3

Question 16

at what level is the sternal angle at

Answer 16

T4,T5

Question 17

at what level is the inferior angle of the scapula at

Answer 17

T7

Question 18

at what level is the xiphoid process at

Answer 18

T9,T10

Question 19

at what level is the iliac crest

Answer 19

L4,L5

Question 20

what are the four body habitus you might encounter

Answer 20

sthenic, asthenic, hyposthenic, hypersthenic

Question 21

what percent of people have a sthenic body habitus

Answer 21

50%

Question 22

what percent of people have a hyposthenic body habitus

Answer 22

35%

Question 23

what percent of people have a asthenic body habitus

Answer 23

10%

Question 24

what percent of people have a hypersthenic body habitus

Answer 24

5%

Question 25

how many bones does the human body have

Answer 25

206

Question 26

what are the two divisions of the skeleton

Answer 26

axial and appendicular

Question 27

how many bones does the axial skeleton have

Answer 27

80

Question 28

how many bones does the appendicular have

Answer 28

126