Terminology

Question 1

The navel (belly button) is ______to the breastbone.

Answer 1

inferior

Question 2

The forehead is ______to the nose

Answer 2

superior

Question 3

The breastbone is ______to the spine.

Answer 3

anterior

Question 4

The elbow is ______to the wrist.

Answer 4

proximal

Question 5

The skin is ______to the skeleton.

Answer 5

superficial

Question 6

In which of the following planes would you be viewing a persons body from the SIDE, as in the following CT scan of a human head?

Answer 6

sagital

Question 7

In which body cavity would one find the HEART?

Answer 7

thoracic

Question 8

In which body cavity would one find the small intestine and the stomach?

Answer 8

abdominal

Question 9

The following image is of an MRI looking STRAIGHT DOWN at a cross-section of a human brain. Which plane would this be?

Answer 9

transverse
axial
horizontal

Question 10

In which body cavity would you find the brain?

Answer 10

cranial

Question 11

If a person suffers an internal injury in the Right Upper Quadrant of the abdomen, which of the following organs would NOT likely be involved?

Answer 11

spleen

Question 12

If a person complains of rebound pain in the Right Lower Quadrant of the abdomen, which would be the first organ to look at as a possible source of the pain?

Answer 12

appendix

Question 13

If your friend comes up to you and says, “yo, I got mad pain in my Left Upper Quadrant after a unicorn stabbed me with its horn,” which of the following organs would NOT be one to look into as a possible source of the pain?

Answer 13

gall bladder

Question 14

If a female is complaining of pain in the Left Lower Quadrant, which of the following would be the first one to rule out as a possible source of the pain? (NOTE: “rule out” means that it is a LIKELY source of the pain, so you want to check it first, and if you “rule it out,” it means you showed that it wasn’t actually causing the pain so you can move on to the next likely possible source of pain)

Answer 14

left ovary

Question 15

Acid reflux pain would most likely be felt in which abdominal region?

Answer 15

epigastric

Question 16

A common place in the body for hernias to occur is in the region where the thigh meets the abdomen. What is this region called?

Answer 16

inguinal

Question 17

Pregnant woman commonly suffer hernias at weak points around the belly button. What is this abdominal region called?

Answer 17

umbilical

Question 18

In what part of the body are the AXILLARY lymph nodes located?

Answer 18

armpit

Question 19

In what part of the body is the FEMORAL artery located?

Answer 19

thigh

Question 20

In what part of the body is the BRACHIAL artery located?

Answer 20

arm

Question 21

Which of the 5 senses may be affected by an ORBITAL injury?

Answer 21

vision

Question 22

In what area of the body is a lumbar puncture performed?

Answer 22

lower back

Question 23

What part of the body does a sternum plate protect?

Answer 23

thorax

Question 24

In what part of the body does a cephalic injury occur?

Answer 24

head

Question 25

Anatomy is the structure of boy parts, while ___________ is what they do and how they do it.

Answer 25

physiology

Question 26

The ability to sense changes and react to them is called

Answer 26

responsiveness

Question 27

The process through which we convert oxygen into a source of energy is called

Answer 27

respiration

Question 28

All of the chemical reactions in the body that are necessary to stay alive and healthy is also known as

Answer 28

metabolism

Question 29

The maintenance of a stable internal environment through feedback mechanisms is known as

Answer 29

homeostasis

Question 30

As part of homeostasis, ______________ receive information on what is going on in the body, while ______________ respond to the information, and do what needs to be done to stay alive and healthy.

Answer 30

receptors; effectors

Question 31

The serous membrane surrounding the lungs is called the

Answer 31

pleura

Question 32

The serous membrane surrounding the heart is called the

Answer 32

pericardium

Question 33

The serous membrane surrounding the abdomen is called the

Answer 33

peritoneum

Question 34

An X-Ray is best suited for visualizing:

Answer 34

bone fractures

Question 35

Although more expensive than a CT, a(n) _______ is generally a better option for viewing soft tissues when a clearer image with a higher level of detail is required.

Answer 35

MRI

Question 36

Which of the following scans is special in its ability to visualize metabolic activity, particularly in cancer?

Answer 36

PET scan

Question 37

A scan that uses high frequency sound waves to visualize certain organs, like the heart and gall bladder, or a developing fetus, is called a(n)

Answer 37

Ultrasound