anatomic positions

Question 1

upper parts/ surface of the body

Answer 1

superior

Question 2

lower parts/ surface of the body

Answer 2

inferior

Question 3

away from the center of the body

Answer 3

peripheral

Question 4

distance from the surface

Answer 4

deep

Question 5

near the surface

Answer 5

superficial

Question 6

farthest from the trunk/ point of origin

Answer 6

distal

Question 7

nearest the trunk/ point of origin

Answer 7

proximal

Question 8

farthest from the midline

Answer 8

lateral

Question 9

closest to the midline

Answer 9

medial

Question 10

back surface of the body

Answer 10

posterior/dorsal

Question 11

front surface of the body

Answer 11

anterior/ventral

Question 12

2 body cavities

Answer 12

dorsal, ventral

Question 13

2 dorsal cavity’s

Answer 13

cranial, spinal cavity

Question 14

3 ventral cavity’s

Answer 14

thoracic, abdominal, pelvic

Question 15

houses the brain

Answer 15

cranial cavity

Question 16

houses the spinal cord and nerves

Answer 16

spinal cavity

Question 17

houses lungs and heart

Answer 17

thoracic cavity

Question 18

houses stomach, intestines, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, spleen

Answer 18

abdominal cavity

Question 19

houses reproductive structures

Answer 19

pelvic cavity

Question 20

abdominal regions

Answer 20

right upper, right lower, left upper, left lower quadrants

Question 21

the study of body structure

Answer 21

anatomy

Question 22

the study of body function

Answer 22

physiology

Question 23

the study of disease

Answer 23

pathology

Question 24

the study of aging

Answer 24

gerontology