Medical Terminology, Anatomy and Physiology, Life Span Development

Question 1

The inside of a person’s thigh is also known as which aspect of the thigh?

Answer 1

Medial

Question 2

What is another term for the frontal aspect of the body?

Answer 2

Anterior

Question 3

The elbow is which aspect to the wrist?

Answer 3

Proximal

Question 4

What are the abdominal regions created by drawing 2 imaginary lines intersecting at the navel known as?

Answer 4

Abdominal quadrants

Question 5

Define mid-axillary line.

Answer 5

A line drawn from the center of the armpit, extending vertically down the side of the chest.

Question 6

What are the 2 major portions of the skull?

Answer 6

Cranium and face

Question 7

What is another name for the eye socket?

Answer 7

Orbit

Question 8

What are the 2 most easily injured portions of the spine?

Answer 8

Cervical and lumbar

Question 9

What is the inferiormost portion of the sternum?

Answer 9

Xiphoid process

Question 10

Are the carpals part of the lower extremity?

Answer 10

No

Question 11

What is the bone on the thumb side of the forearm?

Answer 11

Radius

Question 12

What type of muscles control the size of the bronchioles in the lungs?

Answer 12

Smooth muscles

Question 13

What structure closes over the trachea to protect it during swallowing?

Answer 13

Epiglottis

Question 14

What respiratory process requires the active use of muscles?

Answer 14

Inhalation

Question 15

What structure receives deoxygenated blood from the body via the vena cavae?

Answer 15

Right atrium

Question 16

What is the strongest and most muscular part of the heart?

Answer 16

Left ventricle

Question 17

A clot cannot form without which blood component?

Answer 17

Platelets

Question 18

What is the pulse palpated on the top of the foot called?

Answer 18

Dorsalis pedis pulse

Question 19

Which organ secretes insulin after a person eats a large meal?

Answer 19

Pancreas

Question 20

Which organ functions as a reservoir for blood that can be used in case of blood loss?

Answer 20

Spleen

Question 21

Do all arteries carry blood away from the heart?

Answer 21

Yes

Question 22

Which blood pressure (diastolic or systolic) is the pressure against the walls of the blood vessels as blood is ejected from the heart and circulates through the body?

Answer 22

Systolic

Question 23

Failure of the liver would result in what?

Answer 23

The inability to detoxify harmful substances in the bloodstream.

Question 24

Which layer of the skin is exposed to the environment?

Answer 24

Epidermis

Question 25

Which is the only moveable bone the face?

Answer 25

Mandible