AAMI Anatomy 2 Midterm 146 Questions and Correct Answers The study of anatomy in regard to the structural changes, both microscopically and macroscopically, in the body which occurs as a result of disease - Correct Answer Pathological anatomy or morbid anatomy Studies of functions of living things or how the body works - Correct Answer Physiology or physiological anatomy The study of structures that can be studied with the unaided eye, without the use of a microscope - Correct Answer Gross anatomy or Macroscopic Deals with the study of the structures of the body that can be seen only with the use of a microscope. These structures are so small that they are best studied using a microscope - Correct Answer Microscopic anatomy The study of tissues in the body which can only be effectively studied with the aid of the microscope
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The study of the structure of individual cells - Correct Answer Cytology Where the body is studied by individual systems such as digestion, circulatory, skeletal, or respiratory systems - Correct Answer Systemic Anatomy Will study some particular body region as a separate unit, such as the head, chest, and abdominal areas - Correct Answer Regional anatomy Refers to a subject lying face down or with the anterior surface down - Correct Answer Prone Position Refers to a subject lying face up or with the anterior surface facing up - Correct Answer Supine position Means toward or closer to the front of the body - Correct Answer Anterior or ventral 1 / 2
Means towards or closer to the back of the body - Correct Answer Posterior or dorsal Refers to something which is located towards the midline, or median place of the body - Correct Answer Medial Refers to a location away from the median plane or towards the sides of the body - Correct Answer Lateral
- terms referring to a structure located toward the head or upper part of the body away from the
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feet - Correct Answer Superior, cephalad, cephalic, cranial Refers to a structure that is located toward the tail end or the inferior end of the body; away from the head - Correct Answer Inferior or caudal Something that is located toward or closer to the point of attachment of a limb to the trunk of the body, or closer to the point of origin - Correct Answer Proximal Something that is further away from the point of attachment of a limb to the trunk of the body or farther from the point of origin - Correct Answer Distal The movement that decreases an angle at a joint is called? - Correct Answer Flexion An association of organs that have a common function is referred to as? - Correct Answer System What position is one in when they are lying on their backs? - Correct Answer Supine The part of a structure that is nearer to the point of attachment to the truck of the body is called? - Correct Answer Proximal Another term for the trunk of the body is? - Correct Answer Torso In which cavity would you find the liver? - Correct Answer Abdominal cavity