MBLEx (2023)
Chapter 6 -
Anatomy &
Physiology(336
questions and
answers)
What is Anatomy? - answer The study of the
structure of the human body.
What is Physiology? - answer The study of the
function of the body.
What is Homeostasis? - answer The existence and
maintenance of a constant internal environment.
,What are Homeostatic Mechanisms? - answer
Mechanisms of the body whose purpose is to return
it to Homeostasis. (Eg; Shivering, Sweating, etc.)
What is Regional Anatomy? - answer The study of
structures in the body broken down into specific
Regions.
What are Directional terms? - answer Terms
describing parts of the body in relation to other
structure(s). They Include: Superior, Inferior,
Anterior, Posterior, Proximal, DIstal, Medial, Lateral,
Deep and Superficial.
What does Superior mean? - answer Above
What does Inferior mean? - answer Below
What does Anterior mean? - answer Front
What does Posterior mean? - answer Back
,What does Proximal mean? - answer Closer to the
Midline
What does Distal mean? - answer Further from the
Midline
What does Medial mean? - answer Middle
What does Lateral mean? - answer Side
What does Deep mean? - answer More Internal
What does Superficial mean? - answer Towards the
Surface
What are the 4 main Body Planes? - answer
Midsagittal, Sagittal, Transverse, and Frontal.
Where is the Midsagittal Plane? - answer (aka
Median Plane) It runs down the center of the body
cutting it in equal left/right halves.
, What is the Sagittal Plane? - answer Any plane
dissecting the body into left/right,bottom/top but
NOT equally.
What is the Transverse Plane? - answer (aka
Horizontal Plane) Any plane that splits the body
into Inferior and Superior portions.
What is the Frontal Plane? - answer (aka Coronal
Plane) The plane splitting the body into Anterior
and Posterior.
What are the 3 Main Body Regions? - answer
Central, Upper Limb, Lower Limb
What makes up the Central Body Region? - answer
The Head, Neck and Trunk.
What are the parts of the Trunk? - answer The
Thorax (Chest), Abdomen and Pelvis.
What is contained in the Thorax? - answer The
Heart, Lungs, Esophagus, Thymus and Major Blood
Vessels.
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