Introductions

Question 1

Sharp bladed instrument used to cut a specimen

Answer 1

Scalpel or Knife

Question 2

cutting tools with two
blades joined in the center
such that the sharp edges of
the blades slip into each
other

Answer 2

Scissors

Question 3

Used in separating tissues,
exploring cavities, tracing
blood vessels and pointing
structures

Answer 3

Probes

Question 4

Used to grasp small
objects, to separate,
point and to pull on
structures

Answer 4

Forceps

Question 5

Useful in measuring
organs and in many
non-dissection lab
activities

Answer 5

Ruler

Question 6

instrument used to
examine objects that are
too small to be seen by
the naked eye.

Answer 6

Microscope

Question 7

Studies the structure of body
parts and their relationships.

Answer 7

Anatomy

Question 8

Study of how the body and its
parts work or function

Answer 8

Physiology

Question 9

Gross or Macroscopic Anatomy

Answer 9

*Large structures
*Can be seen with the naked eye
*Approached of study: Regional
and Systemic Anatomy

Question 10

Large Structures

Answer 10

Gross or Macroscopic Anatomy

Question 11

*Can be seen with the naked eye

Answer 11

Gross or Macroscopic Anatomy

Question 12

*Approached of study: Regional
and Systemic Anatomy

Answer 12

Gross or Macroscopic Anatomy

Question 13

studies all structures and their function in one region ex: abdomen, arm

Answer 13

*Regional Anatomy

Question 14

system by system

Answer 14

Systemic Anatomy and Physiology

Question 15

Study of external structures
as they relate to the
overlying skin surface.

Answer 15

Surface Anatomy

Question 16

are defined as the smallest, structural and functional unit of an organism, which is characteristically microscopic

Answer 16

Cell

Question 17

are defined as the distinct types of material consisting of specialized cells and their products.

Answer 17

Tissue

Question 18

Traces structural changes that occur in the body throughout the
life span.

Answer 18

Developmental Anatomy and Physiology

Question 19

Concerns developmental changes that occur before birth

Answer 19

Embryology

Question 20

Special terminology is used to prevent misunderstanding

Answer 20

The Language of Anatomy

Question 21

Exact term used in Anatomy

Answer 21

Position
Direction
Regions
Structures

Question 22

What is anatomical position of a person

Answer 22

Person stands erect with feet together and eyes forward

Palm face anteriorly with thumbs pointed away from the body

Right and left always refers to sides belonging to the person or specimen being viewed - never to the viewer

Question 23

Animals are different because?

Answer 23

Their ventral is one the inferior side and dorsal in on the superior side

Question 24

anatomical position is placed face-up

Answer 24

Supine position

Question 25

Anatomical position is placed face-up

Answer 25

supine position

Question 26

anatomical postion is palced face-down

Answer 26

prone position

Question 27

combines the posterior and superior

Answer 27

posterosuperior

Question 28

toward the head end or upper part of a structure or the body; above

Answer 28

Superior (cranial or cephalad)

Question 29

away from the head end or toward the lower part of a structure the body; below

Answer 29

Inferior (Caudal)

Question 30

toward or at the front of the body; in front of

Answer 30

Ventral (Anterior)

Question 31

toward or at the backside of the body; behind

Answer 31

Dorsal (Posterior)

Question 32

toward or at the midline of the body; on the inner side of

Answer 32

Medial

Question 33

away from the midline of the body; on the outer side of the body

Answer 33

Lateral

Question 34

between a more medial and a more lateral structure

Answer 34

Intermediate

Question 35

close to the origin of the body part or point of attachment to a limb to the body trunk

Answer 35

Proximal

Question 36

farther from the origin of a body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk

Answer 36

Distal

Question 37

toward or at the body surface

Answer 37

Superficial

Question 38

away from the body surface; more internal

Answer 38

Deep

Question 39

an imaginary line drawn through the body which separates it into sections

Answer 39

body plane

Question 40

A body plane consists of?

Answer 40

Frontal Sagittal Transverse

Question 41

Runs vertically through the body and separates it into right and left parts

Answer 41

Sagittal Plane

Question 42

Runs parallel to the surface of the ground, dividing the body into superior and inferior parts

Answer 42

Transverse Plane

Question 43

Runs vertically from right to left and divides the body into anterior and posterior parts

Answer 43

Frontal Plane

Question 44

Dorsal Body Cavity

Answer 44

Crania Cavity Spinal Cavity

Question 45

What houses the brain?

Answer 45

Cranial Cavity

Question 46

What houses the spinal cord

Answer 46

Spinal Cavity

Question 47

Ventral Body Cavity

Answer 47

Thoracic Cavity Abdominopelvic Cavity

Question 48

What houses heart, lungs, and others?

Answer 48

Thoracic Cavity

Question 49

What houses digestive syystem and most urinary system organs

Answer 49

Abdominopelvic cavity

Question 50

within the rigid skull, contains the brain.

Answer 50

Cranial Cavity

Question 51

which runs within the bony vertebral column, protects the spinal cord.

Answer 51

Vertebral Cavity

Question 52

Divisions of Spinal Cord

Answer 52

Cervical - 7 Thoracic - 12 Lumbar - 5 Sacrum: S - 1

Question 53

Thoracic Cavity

Answer 53

Pleural Cavity Mediastinum

Question 54

Mediastinum

Answer 54

Pericardial Cavity

Question 55

Abdominopelvic cavity

Answer 55

Abdominal CAvity Pelvic CAvity

Question 56

Abdominal Cavity

Answer 56

Stomach Intestines Liver

Question 57

Contains heart

Answer 57

Pericardial cavity

Question 58

Contains lungs

Answer 58

Pleural Cavity

Question 59

Contains digestive viscera

Answer 59

Abdominal Cavity

Question 60

Contains urinary bladder, reproductive organs, and rectume

Answer 60

Pelvic Cavity