8.4 Anatomic References

Question 1

transverse

Answer 1

horizontal and divides the body into a top half and a bottom half

Question 2

midsagittal

Answer 2

median plane or the midline, vertical and divides the body

into equal right and left halves

Question 3

cranial

Answer 3

body parts toward the head

Question 4

caudal

Answer 4

body parts toward the spine and feet

Question 5

medial

Answer 5

closer to the middle of the body

Question 6

lateral

Answer 6

closer to the outside of the body

Question 7

frontal plane

Answer 7

coronal plane, divides the body into front and back sections

Question 8

anterior, ventral

Answer 8

towards the front of the body

Question 9

dorsal, posterior

Answer 9

towards the back of the body

Question 10

proximal

Answer 10

towards the point of attachment

Question 11

distal

Answer 11

away from the point of attachment

Question 12

anatomical position

Answer 12

body facing front, arms at the sides, palms facing front

Question 13

body planes

Answer 13

imaginary lines drawn through the body

Question 14

body cavities

Answer 14

spaces that contain vital organs

Question 15

dorsal cavity

Answer 15

long, at the back of the body, two sections

Question 16

ventral cavity

Answer 16

located at the front of the body, three sections, abdominal, thoracic, and pelvic

Question 17

cranial cavity

Answer 17

contains the brain

Question 18

spinal cavity

Answer 18

contains the spinal cord

Question 19

thoracic cavity aka chest cavity

Answer 19

contains the heart, lungs, major blood vessels, trachea, esophagus, bronchi

Question 20

diaphragm

Answer 20

muscle that separates the chest cavity from the abdominal cavity