BMS 107 - Chapter 1 Outline & Study Questions in McKinley & O'Laughlin
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  1. Definition of Anatomy - What do each of the following terms mean? - anatomy, cytology, histology, gross anatomy
  2. Structural Organization of the Body: chemical level, cellular level, tissue level, organ level, system level, organismal level
  3. Anatomic Position
  4. Sections and Planes: coronal (frontal) plane, transverse (cross-sectional or horizontal) plane, sagittal (median) plane including midsagittal and parasagittal planes, oblique plane
  5. Anatomic Directions - know all anatomic directional terms listed in Table 1.2

  6. Body Cavities and Membranes: Be able to name at least one organ located within every cavity or other area listed here.
    1. posterior aspect (dorsal cavity)
      1. cranial cavity
      2. vertebral canal - What is the difference between a vertebra, a vertebral foramen, the vertebral column, the vertebral canal, and the spinal cord?
    2. ventral cavity - The _?_ is the partition between the thoracic cavity and the abdominopelvic cavity.
      1. thoracic cavity
        1. mediastinum, which contains the pericardial cavity
        2. right pleural cavity
        3. left pleural cavity
      2. abdominopelvic cavity
        1. abdominal cavity
        2. pelvic cavity
    • What term generally refers to organs in the ventral cavity?
    • The ventral cavity and most viscera are lined by serous membranes, each with a parietal layer and a visceral layer. What serous membranes are associated with the thoracic cavity? What serous membrane is associated with the abdominopelvic cavity?

  7. Abdominopelvic Regions (9)
    • unpaired: epigastric, umbilical, hypogastric
    • paired (R&L): hypochondriac, lumbar, iliac
  8. Abdominopelvic Quadrants (4): right upper quadrant, left lower quadrant, etc.
Chapter 1 Study Questions
    In Textbook, Second Edition
  • What Did You Learn? - 5, 7, 8, 9, 10
  • What Do You Think? - 1
  • Matching - 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 9
  • Multiple Choice - 1, 5, 6, 7
  • Content Review - 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9
At Publisher's Web Site
Simple Multiple Choice - 3, 4, 6, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25
Difficult Multiple Choice - 2, 6, 7, 8, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24
Challenge Yourself - 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10
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January 2009