A & P ATI TEAS 7 EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
Sagittal Plane - Answer-divides the body into left and right parts
coronal plane - Answer-divides body into front and back sections. This plane runs
vertically through the body at right angles to the midline.
transverse plane - Answer-divides the body into upper (superior) and lower (inferior)
halves
Medial - Answer-Toward the midline of the body
Lateral - Answer-away from the midline or further away from the body's midline
Proximal - Answer-Closer to the center of the body
Distal - Answer-Farther away from the center of the body
Anterior - Answer-Refers to the structures in front
Posterior - Answer-Refers to the structures behind
cephalad - Answer-toward the head
Cranial - Answer-is the adjective, meaning of the skull
caudad - Answer-toward the tail (or the inferior portion of the trunk; downward)
Caudal - Answer-Is the adjective, meaning of the hindquarters
Superior - Answer-Means above or closer to the head
Inferior - Answer-Below or closer to the feet
Organs of the right hypochondriac region - Answer-Right kidney, liver, gallbladder, and
small intestine
Organs in the Epigastric region (Epi = on, above) - Answer-Stomach, liver, adrenal
glands, pancreas, spleen, small intestinge
organs in the left hypochondriac region - Answer-Left kidney, spleen, pancreas, and
colon
organs in the right lumbar region - Answer-Ascending colon, liver, gallbladder
, organs in umbilical region - Answer-Small intestine, duodenum, umbilicus
organs in the left lumbar region - Answer-Descending colon, left kidney
organs in the right iliac region - Answer-cecum, appendix
Organs in the Hypogastric region (hypo=below) - Answer-Bladder, female internal
reproductive organs, sigmoid colon
organs in the left iliac region - Answer-descending colon, sigmoid colon
How many quadrants are the abdomen divided in? - Answer-Four quadrants
Identify the four abdominal quadrants - Answer-1. Right upper quadrant
2. Right lower quadrant
3. Left upper quadrant
4. Left lower quadrant
Where is the thoracic cavity located? - Answer-Above the diaphragm and contains the
lungs and the mediastinum, which separates the cavity into a right and left compartment
Where is the abdominopelvic cavity? - Answer-Below the diaphragm to the pelvic floor
What organs includes the abdominal cavity? - Answer-Stomach, liver, gallbladder,
spleen, kidneys, pancreas, large and small intestines
The cavities that are lined with thin serious membranes secrete what? - Answer-It
secretes serous fluid that separates the parietal layer (lining the cavity walls) from the
visceral layer (lining the organs).
The membrane lining the thoracic cavities is referred to as what? - Answer-The parietal
pleura
The pericardial membrane lines which organ? - Answer-The heart
The peritoneal membrane lines which cavity? - Answer-The abdominopelvic cavity
cranial cavity - Answer-contains the brain, 12 cranial nerves, and the pituitary gland
How many layers do the dura mater have? - Answer-Two. The endosteal layer & the
meningeal layer
organs of the respiratory system - Answer-Nose, mouth, nasal cavity, sinuses, pharynx,
larynx, trachea, bronchial tree, and lungs
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