1.3 Short Answer Questions
1) Describe the terms
proximal
and
distal.
2) Describe the location of the femoral region in relation to the crural region.
3) Describe the location of the brachial region in relation to the pollex.
4) In humans, what term is synonymous with posterior?
5) Clinicians refer to ________ anatomy when locating blood vessels to draw blood, feeling pulses, and avoiding nerves while giving injections.
6) In humans, the region between the anus and the external genitals is the ________ region.
7) The olecranal region is posterior to what region?
8) The head, neck, and trunk comprise the ________ region.
9) What is the anatomical term for the thumb?
10) One could say that the forearm is ________ to the brachial region.
11) Cutting the body along the median plane produces a ________ section
12) One could describe the scalp as being ________ to the skull.
13) A ________ plane separates the body into equal left and right halves.
14) The measurement typically used for structures within a cell is the ________.
15) The ________ system is involved in immunity.