Review Answers
1. What type of anatomical plane is utilized by CT scans?
a. Coronal
b. Sagittal
c. Midsagittal
*d. Transverse
2. Use a directional term to describe the following: The stomach is _______ to the heart
a. Medial
b. External
*c.Inferior
d. Anterior
3. What is the study of tissues?
a. systemic anatomy
b. cytology
c. surface anatomy
*d. histology
4. Use a directional term to describe to following: The elbow is _______ to the hand?
*a. proximal
b. distal
c. lateral
d. anterior
5. The abdominal cavity is so large it has been partitioned into how many smaller compartments?
a. 7
b. 6
*c.9 [note: these aren't really "compartments," but just regions with artificial lines]
d. 8
6. The space between the serous membrane layers in the abdominopelvic cavity where the lubricating serous fluid is located is called the ________?
a. parietal peritoneum
b. visceral pleura
*c. peritoneal cavity
d. visceral pertitoneum
7. The ventral cavity comes from the space called the ______ that forms during the embryonic development stage.
*a.coelom
b. pleura
c. vertebral canal
d. serous cavity
8. The inferior region in the middle column of the Abdominopelvic Region typically contains part of the small intestine, the urinary bladder, and the sigmoid colon of the large intestine is called which region_________?
a. umbilical region
b. epigastric region
c. right iliac region
*d. hypogastric region
9. Cutting a midsaggital section through the body separates the _______?
a. anterior and postierior portions of the body
b. superior and inferior portions of the body
c. dorsal and ventral portions of the body
*d. right and left halves of the body
10. Which medical imaging techinuqe uses modified x-rays to prepare three-dimensioal cross-sectional "slices" of the body?
a. radiography
b. sonography
c. PET (positorn electron tomography) scan
*d. CT (computed tomography)
11. What type of anatomical plane is utilized by CT scans?
a. Coronal
b. Sagittal
c. Midsagittal
*d. Transverse
12. Use a directional term to describe the following: The stomach is _______ to the heart
a. Medial
b. External
*c. Inferior
d. Anterior
13. This is an optimal state of health
a. histological
b. environmental
*c. homeostasis
d. growth
14. Which is not part of the Abdominopelvic Quadrants?
a. Right upper quadrant
*b. Umbilical region
c. Left lower quadrant
d. Left upper quadrant
15. Anterior is to Posterior as Medial is to _______.
a. Inferior
b. Proximal
c. Distal
*d. Lateral
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