BIO 201 EXAM 1 ASU Questions & Answers 100% Verified
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anatomical position -ANSWER body erect, feet slightly apart, palms facing forward, thumbs pointing away from body
anatomical position importance -ANSWER directional terms are based on it, right and left refer to the body of the person, not the right and left of the viewer
sagittal plane -ANSW...
BIO 201 EXAM 1 ASU Questions & Answers 100% Verified anatomical position -ANSWER body erect, feet slightly apart, palms facing forward, thumbs pointing away from body
anatomical position importance -ANSWER directional terms are based on it, right and left refer to the body of the person, not the right and left of the viewer
sagittal plane -ANSWER divides body into right and left parts
midsagittal plane -ANSWER (median) divides the body into right and left directly on the midline
parasagittal plane -ANSWER divides body into right and left off centered
frontal plane -ANSWER (coronal) divides the body into anterior and posterior, front and back, parts
transverse plane -ANSWER (horizontal) divides the body horizontally into superior and inferior, top and bottom, parts
oblique section -ANSWER results of a cut at an angle other than 90 degrees to the vertical plane
axial region -ANSWER consist of head, neck and trunk
thoracic region -ANSWER above the diaphragm
abdominal region -ANSWER below the diaphragm
right upper quadrant -ANSWER consists of gallbladder
left upper quadrant -ANSWER consists of most of the stomach
right lower quadrant -ANSWER consists of appendix, in appendicitis, there is pain in here
left lower quadrant -ANSWER consists of mostly the large intestine
appendicular region -ANSWER consists of upper and lower limbs dorsal body cavity -ANSWER protects the nervous system, is superior to the ventral body cavity
cranial body cavity -ANSWER encloses the brain
vertebral body cavity -ANSWER encloses the spinal cord
ventral body cavity -ANSWER contains organs in thoracic and abdominopelvic
thoracic cavity -ANSWER divided into two parts by the mediastinum
mediastinum -ANSWER region between the lungs, extends from the base of the neck to
the diaphragm, contains the heart, blood vessels, esophagus, etc.
pericardium -ANSWER two layer membrane enclosing the heart
visceral pericardium -ANSWER inner layer, lines the organs
parietal pericardium -ANSWER outer layer, lines the cavity walls
serous membrane -ANSWER lubricating film of moisture similar to blood serum
pleural cavity -ANSWER lining of the lungs
abdominopelvic cavity -ANSWER contains the abdomen and pelvis, two layered serous membrane called peritoneum
abdominal cavity -ANSWER contains the digestive system and stomach
greater omentum -ANSWER large, apron-like fold of visceral peritoneum that hands down from the stomach
Claudius Galen -ANSWER wrote the most influential anatomy book, a physician to the roman gladiators
Andreas Vesquium -ANSWER broke rules and dissected cadavers, De Humani Corpus Fabrica
anatomy -ANSWER study of structure of body parts and their relationship to one another
physiology -ANSWER study of the function of body parts and how they work to carry out
life-sustaining activities
palpation -ANSWER process of using hands to examine the body
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