Chapter 2 Study Guide Answers
Section 1: Identify the area or region where each health problem is occurring.
1.
Carpal tunnel – wrist
2.
Inguinal hernia - groin
3.
Plantar wart – sole of foot
4.
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear – front of knee
5.
Posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) tear – back of knee
6.
Broken orbital socket - eye
7.
Sprained tarsal - ankle
8.
Dislocated acromial - shoulder
9.
Bruised antecubital from blood being drawn - elbow
10.
Cervical whiplash neck
11.
Fractured coxal - hip
12.
Otic infection - ear
13.
Sural raises - calf
14.
Dislocated pollex - thumb
15.
Cural splints - shin
Section 2: Use the best directional term to describe the relationship between two regions.
1.
The popliteal is ___distal__________ to the femoral.
2.
The skin is __________superficial___________ to the bones.
3.
The frontal is _________superior___________ to the mental.
4.
The heart is _____________medial_________ to the lungs.
5.
The liver is ________deep_______________ to the skin.
6.
The arms are _____lateral_______________ to the chest.
7.
The sternum is _______anterior__________ to the heart.
8.
The scapular is ____superior_______________ to the abdominal.
9.
The right lumbar is ___superior______________ to the right iguinal (iliac).
10.
The epigastric is ____medial___________ to the right and left hypochondriac regions.

Section 3: Fill in the chart of the body cavities below:
A.
Dorsal body cavity
1.
Cranial cavity
2.
___Spinal (vertebral)________
B.
__Ventral______ body cavity
1.
Thoracic body cavity a.
Mediastinum b.
Pericardial c.
__Pleural_______
2.
Abdominopelvic a.
__Abdominal_______ b.
Pelvic
Section 4: Miscellaneous
1.
Which plane divides the body into right and left parts? ___sagittal______
2.
A midsagittal section of a human organism would pass through what organ? ___heart_______
3.
What is the structure that separates the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities? __diaphragm______
4.
An anatomical term that means the same as ventral? ___anterior____
5.
Which plane divides an organ to inferior and superior parts?
_____transverse (cross)______
6.
A person is lying on the grass gazing at the stars. He is in the
__supine_____ position.
7.
Describe anatomical position. ___standing erect, feet shoulder width apart, thumbs pointing out, palms facing forward_____
8.
Mary, who is 6 months pregnant, goes to her physician for a test to check the development of her fetus. The physician uses a device that emits sound waves to produce an image. What is the test? __ultrasound_____

9.
Joey, had an injury to his knee while playing basketball. The orthopedic wants to see if there is any internal damage. The imaging technique that uses a magnetic field and radio waves to produce views inside the body is the _____MRI__________.
10.
This type of scan uses x-rays to make detailed pictures of structures inside the body. __CT scan________
Section 5: Review of Chapter 1
1.
This type of anatomy traces structural changes throughout life.
___developmental_______ anatomy
2.
A __tissue_____ is a group of similar cells that have a common function.
3.
In a homeostatic feedback mechanism when the response enhances the initial stimulus, the mechanism is called a __positive______ feedback mechanism.
4.
What are the two examples of positive feedback? ___childbirth, blood clotting___________
5.
What are the five survival needs of the body? _water, nutrients, body temperature, atmospheric pressure, oxygen______
6.
Renal physiology is the study of the function of what organs? _kidneys____
7.
Histology would be defined as the study of what structure? __tissues____
8.
Two or more atoms join together to form what organizational structures?
___molecules_______
9.
The third component of a homeostatic feedback loop is the
__effector_______ which provides the means for the control center’s response to the stimulus.
10.
The circulation of blood throughout the body is an example of which necessary life function? __movement______