Question 1

In anatomical position, the thumbs are in what position in relationship to the hand?

Accepted Answer

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Question 2

The gallbladder is located in the ________ body cavity.

Accepted Answer

The gallbladder is located in the ventral body cavity, specifically within the abdominal cavity, which is part of the larger ventral cavity.

Question 3

You are caring for a patient who has just had open heart surgery. He or she has an incision running straight down the thoracic region so that the surgeon could access the heart. What plane did the surgeon cut along?

Accepted Answer

The sagittal plane divides the body into left and right sections, which aligns with the description of an incision running straight down the thoracic region to access the heart.

Question 4

Which plane of section is being demonstrated in figure (b)?

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Question 5

Which of the following would be the best recording of a patient intake of someone with a laceration on the front of their right forearm?

Accepted Answer

The anterior antebrachial region refers to the front of the forearm, which matches the location of the laceration described.

Question 6

Patient RX has been stabbed in the anterior, medial region of the right femoral region. What is the best description to tell the patient's family where the injury was located?

Accepted Answer

The anterior, medial region of the right femoral region refers to the front mid-region of the right thigh. "Anterior" means front, "medial" means towards the midline, and "femoral region" refers to the thigh.

Question 7

Which organ is found in the left hypochondriac region of the abdominopelvic cavity?

Accepted Answer

The spleen is located in the left hypochondriac region of the abdominopelvic cavity, which is the upper left area of the abdomen.

Question 8

An X-ray shows a bullet located in a patient's right lung. Therefore, it ________.

Accepted Answer

The right lung is located in the thoracic cavity, which is part of the ventral body cavity.

Question 9

In this figure, the plane of section divides the brain into ________ parts.

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Question 10

Where do most people have blood taken when they donate blood?

Accepted Answer

The antecubital region, located at the bend of the elbow, is the most common site for drawing blood due to the accessibility of veins like the median cubital vein.

Question 11

Another term for the ankle is the ________.

Accepted Answer

The ankle is referred to as the tarsal region, as it is composed of the tarsal bones.

Question 12

Which organ is found in the hypogastric region of the abdominopelvic cavity?

Accepted Answer

The urinary bladder is found in the hypogastric region of the abdominopelvic cavity.

Question 13

What is another term for the armpit?

Accepted Answer

The armpit is also known as the axillary region.

Question 14

Your roommate returns from the doctor with a diagnosis of "plantar warts." What part of her body is affected?

Accepted Answer

Plantar warts are a type of wart that typically occur on the soles of the feet.

Question 15

In this figure, the plane of section divides the brain into ________ parts.

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Question 16

The rectum is located in the ________ body cavity.

Accepted Answer

The rectum is located in the pelvic body cavity, which is part of the lower section of the abdominopelvic cavity.

Question 17

The spinal cord is located in the ________ body cavity.

Accepted Answer

The spinal cord is located in the dorsal body cavity, which includes both the cranial cavity (housing the brain) and the vertebral cavity (housing the spinal cord).

Question 18

Patient JT has been stabbed in the anterior spleen. Which phrase best describes the wound location?

Accepted Answer

The spleen is located in the left upper quadrant of the abdomen, inferior to the rib cage.

Question 19

The eye is located in the ________ body cavity.

Accepted Answer

The eye is located in the orbital cavity, which is a bony cavity in the skull that houses the eye.

Question 20

Which plane of section is being demonstrated in figure (a)?

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Quiz 1: Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology

In anatomical position, the thumbs are in what position in relationship to the hand?

The gallbladder is located in the ________ body cavity.

You are caring for a patient who has just had open heart surgery. He or she has an incision running straight down the thoracic region so that the surgeon could access the heart. What plane did the surgeon cut along?

Which plane of section is being demonstrated in figure (b) ?

Which of the following would be the best recording of a patient intake of someone with a laceration on the front of their right forearm?

Patient RX has been stabbed in the anterior, medial region of the right femoral region. What is the best description to tell the patient's family where the injury was located?

Which organ is found in the left hypochondriac region of the abdominopelvic cavity?

An X-ray shows a bullet located in a patient's right lung. Therefore, it ________.

In this figure, the plane of section divides the brain into ________ parts.

Where do most people have blood taken when they donate blood?

Another term for the ankle is the ________.

Which organ is found in the hypogastric region of the abdominopelvic cavity?

What is another term for the armpit?

Your roommate returns from the doctor with a diagnosis of "plantar warts." What part of her body is affected?

In this figure, the plane of section divides the brain into ________ parts.

The rectum is located in the ________ body cavity.

The spinal cord is located in the ________ body cavity.

Patient JT has been stabbed in the anterior spleen. Which phrase best describes the wound location?

The eye is located in the ________ body cavity.

Which plane of section is being demonstrated in figure (a) ?