WK 1: Human Anatomy

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What is the orientation of the thumbs in the anatomical position?

Pointing upwards

Pointing away from the body (correct)

Pointing downwards

Pointing towards the body

Which region of the body includes the limbs?

Cranial cavity

Vertebral canal

Appendicular region (correct)

Axial region

What is the name of the space that divides the thoracic cavity into two parts?

Mediastinum (correct)

Cranial cavity

Vertebral canal

Abdominal cavity

What is the purpose of the transverse transumbilical plane?

Dividing the body into upper and lower halves Signup and view all the answers

How many regions are defined by 4 planes in the abdominal cavity?

Nine regions Signup and view all the answers

What is the direction of the eyes in the anatomical position?

Looking forward Signup and view all the answers

What is the orientation of the palms in the anatomical position?

Facing forwards Signup and view all the answers

What is the approximate distance from the midline to the midpoint of the clavicles?

9 cm Signup and view all the answers

Which plane passes through the inferior border of the 10th costal cartilage on each side?

Subcostal plane Signup and view all the answers

What is the approximate location of the iliac tubercles in relation to the ASIS?

5 cm posterior to the ASIS Signup and view all the answers

What is the level of the vertebral column that the transpyloric plane typically intersects?

L1 Signup and view all the answers

What is the direction of the pull of gravity on the viscera when an individual is standing erect?

Downward Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following structures is NOT transected by the transpyloric plane?

Hila of the lungs Signup and view all the answers

What is the advantage of using the subcostal and transtubercular planes to divide the body into regions?

They intersect palpable structures Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of anatomists?

Examining the relationships among body parts and individual organs Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the study of the structure of body parts and their relationships?

Anatomy Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the study of the function of body structures?

Physiology Signup and view all the answers

What is the anatomic position of the body?

Standing upright with the feet parallel and flat on the floor Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of understanding anatomical directions and body planes?

To identify the relationships among body parts Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the branch of anatomy that deals with the study of the microscopic structure of tissues?

Histology Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the study of the structure and organization of the body from the molecular level to the entire organism?

Anatomy Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the branch of anatomy that deals with the study of the structure of the body from a global perspective?

Gross anatomy Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the study of the development of body structures from embryonic stages to maturity?

Embryology Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the direction towards the head or upper part of the body?

Superior Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following planes divides the body into left and right halves?

Sagittal plane Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the direction towards the back or posterior part of the body?

Dorsal Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of a proximal anatomical direction?

Towards the elbow from the wrist Signup and view all the answers