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TEAS 7 HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
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TEAS 7 HUMAN ANATOMY ANDPHYSIOLOGY EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
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Sagittal Plane - Answer-Divides the body, or any body part, vertically into and left
sections. Runs parallel to the midline of the body
Coronal(frontal) Plane - Answer-Divides the body, or any body structure, vertically into
front and(anterior and posterior) sections. Runs vertically through the body at right angle
to the midline.
Transverse(horizontal) Plane - Answer-Divides the patient's body into imaginary
upper(superior) and lower(inferior) halves.
Medial - Answer-means nearer to the midline of the body
Lateral - Answer-is the opposite of medial. Refers to structures further away from the
body's midline, at the sides
Proximal - Answer-refers to structures closer to the center of the body
Distal - Answer-Refers to the structures further away from the center of the body
Anterior - Answer-Front body structures
Posterior - Answer-Back body structures
Cephalad or cephalic - Answer-are adverbs meaning towards the head.
Cranial is the skull
Caudad - Answer-Is an adverb meaning towards the tail or posterior.
Caudal means hindquarters
Superior and Inferior - Answer-above, closer the head
below, closer the feet
Abdominal Regions - Answer-Right Hypochondriac- right kidney, liver, gallbladder, and
small intestines
Epigastric- stomach, liver, adrenal glands, pancreas, spleen
Left Hypochondriac- left kidney, spleen, pancreas, colon
Right Lumbar- ascending colon, liver, gallbladder
Umbilical- small intestines, duodenum, umbilicus
Left Lumbar- descending colon, left kidney
Right lilac- cecum, appendix
, Hypogastric- bladder, female internal reproductive organs, sigmoid colon
Left iliac- descending and sigmoid colon
Abdominal Quadrants - Answer-Right upper quadrant- Duodenum, part of the
ascending and transverse colon, hepatic flexure, liver, gallbladder, pancreas(head) right
kidney, and right adrenal gland
Right lower quadrant- cecum, appendix, right ureter, right fallopian tubes, and right
ovary
Left upper quadrant- stomach, liver, pancreas, left kidney, left adrenal gland, splenic
flexure, spleen, part of transverse and descending colon
Left lower quadrant- left ureter, left fallopian tube, left ovary, part of descending colon,
and sigmoid colon
Ventral Cavity - Answer-Thoracic Cavity- is above the diaphragm and contains the lungs
and the mediastinum, which separates the cavity into right and left compartment. The
heart, trachea, esophagus, and thymus gland lie within the mediastinum.
Abdominopelvic cavity- extends below the diaphragm to the pelvic floor, contains the
upper abdominal cavity and the lower pelvic cavity. The organs within the abdominal
cavity include the stomach, liver, gallbladder, spleen, kidneys, pancreas, intestines. The
pelvic cavity, encased in the pelvic bones, contains the internal reproductive organs, the
bladder, and the distal part of the colon.
Dorsal Cavity - Answer-Cranial cavity- encased in cranial bones at the bottom and the
skull cap the top, this cavity contains the brain, the 12 cranial nerves, and the pituitary
gland. The meninges line the cavity and surround the brains and the spinal cord and
contain CSF between the arachnoid mater and pia mater in the subarachnoid space.
The meninges and CSF protect and cushion the dorsal cavity.
Vertebral cavity- contains the vertebrae and the spinal cord. The meninges extend from
the cranial cavity to enclose the vertebral cavity.
Cardiovascular system - Answer-Transport oxygen, nutrients, hormones, ions, and
fluids throughout the body and removes metabolic wastes.
Heart function - Answer-Epicardium-outer layer, which protects the heart and secretes
lubricating serous fluid
Myocardium-middle layer, which contracts to pump blood.
Endocardium- innermost layer, which lines the chambers and valves
Chambers of the heart and their function - Answer-The superior "receiving" chambers
are the atria
Right atrium- receives blood from the vena cava
Left atrium- receives blood from the pulmonary veins
The muscular "discharging" chambers are the ventricles
Right ventricle- pumps blood into the pulmonary trunk
Left Ventricle- pumps blood into the aorta.
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