Chapter One: An intro to the Structure/Function of the Body

Question 1

standing, arms at side, palms forward

Answer 1

anatomical position

Question 2

patient is on his/her back

Answer 2

supine

Question 3

patient is on his/her stomach

Answer 3

prone

Question 4

anatomy

Answer 4

study of the internal and external structures of organisms and the relationship of its parts

Question 5

(ventral) toward the front

Answer 5

anterior

Question 6

toward the armpit

Answer 6

axillary

Question 7

right and left sides are mirror images of each other

Answer 7

bilateral symmetry

Question 8

toward the upper arm

Answer 8

brachial

Question 9

a disease that can be spread in many ways (ex. person to person or insect to person)….AKA contagious

Answer 9

communicable

Question 10

opposite sides

Answer 10

contralateral

Question 11

away from the surface

Answer 11

deep

Question 12

away from the trunk (ex. fingers, feet)

Answer 12

distal

Question 13

toward the back

Answer 13

dorsal

Question 14

gives front and back

Answer 14

frontal (coronal)

Question 15

relative constancy of the normal body’s internal environment, despite changes in external environment (“same standing”)

Answer 15

homeostasis

Question 16

toward the feet

Answer 16

inferior

Question 17

same side

Answer 17

ipsilateral

Question 18

toward the side

Answer 18

lateral

Question 19

toward the middle

Answer 19

medial

Question 20

gives equal halves

Answer 20

midsagittal

Question 21

membranes that line cavities

Answer 21

parietal

Question 22

front of the knee

Answer 22

patellar

Question 23

term for membranes in the abdominopelvic cavity

Answer 23

peritoneal

Question 24

study of the functions of organisms and parts

Answer 24

physiology

Question 25

term for membranes in the pleural cavity

Answer 25

pleural

Question 26

back of the knee

Answer 26

popliteal

Question 27

toward the back

Answer 27

posterior (dorsal)

Question 28

toward the trunk (ex. armpit)

Answer 28

proximal

Question 29

near the surface

Answer 29

superficial

Question 30

gives right and left sides

Answer 30

sagittal

Question 31

toward the head

Answer 31

superior

Question 32

• right and left pleural (lungs)
• mediastinum region
• pericardial cavity (within the mediastinum)
• contains the trachea, esophagus, blood vessels, and heart

Answer 32

thoracic

Question 33

gives upper and lower (top and bottom)

Answer 33

transverse

Question 34

toward the front

Answer 34

ventral

Question 35

membranes that cover organs

Answer 35

visceral