Anatomical and directional terminology

Question 1

Cephalic

Answer 1

Head

Question 2

Cervical

Answer 2

neck

Question 3

trunk

Answer 3

chest, abdomen and pelvis

Question 4

Thoracic

Answer 4

chest/upper back

Question 5

lumbar

Answer 5

lower back

Question 6

gluteal

Answer 6

buttock

Question 7

Brachial

Answer 7

arm (shoulder to elbow_

Question 8

Antebrachial

Answer 8

Forearm (elbow to wrist)

Question 9

Carpal

Answer 9

wrist

Question 10

Palmar/dorsal

Answer 10

hand (palmer faces forwar)

Question 11

Femoral

Answer 11

thigh (hip to knee)

Question 12

crural

Answer 12

leg (knee to ankle

Question 13

Tarsal

Answer 13

ankle

Question 14

plantar/dorsal

Answer 14

Foot (plantar makes contact with ground)

Question 15

Cranial cavity

Answer 15

formed by cranial bones and contains brain

Question 16

Vertebral cavity

Answer 16

formed by vertebral column and contains spinal cord and the beginnings of spinal nerves

Question 17

Thoracic cavity

Answer 17

chest cavity; contains pleural and pericardial cavities and mediastinum

Question 18

Pleural cavity

Answer 18

a potential space between the layers of the pleura that surrounds a lung

Question 19

Pericardial cavity

Answer 19

a potential space between the layers of the pericardium that surrounds the heart

Question 20

Mediastinum

Answer 20

central portion of thoracic cavity between the lungs; extends from sternum to vertebral column and from first rib to diaphragm; contains heart, thymus, esophagus, trachea, and several large blood vessels

Question 21

Abdominopelvic cavity

Answer 21

subdivided into abdominal and pelvic cavities

Question 22

Abdominal cavity

Answer 22

Contains stomach, intestines, spleen, and liver, and other organs

Question 23

Pelvic cavity

Answer 23

contains urinary bladder, portions of large intestine, and internal organs of reproduction

Question 24

Lateral

Answer 24

further away from the midline of the body

Question 25

Medial

Answer 25

toward the midline of the body

Question 26

Proximal

Answer 26

Closer to the point of attachment (shoulder or hip)

Question 27

Distal

Answer 27

Further away from the point of attachment

Question 28

Superior (cranial)

Answer 28

toward the head

Question 29

Inferior (caudal)

Answer 29

away from the head

Question 30

Posterior (dorsal)

Answer 30

Toward the back of the body

Question 31

Anterior (ventral)

Answer 31

Towards the front

Question 32

SUperficial

Answer 32

toward the surface of the body

Question 33

Deep

Answer 33

Away from the surface of the body

Question 34

Ipsilateral

Answer 34

on the same side of the body

Question 35

Contralateral

Answer 35

on the opposite side of the body

Question 36

Sagittal plane

Answer 36

Vertical plane that divides the body into left and right. Midsagittal means two sides are equal. Parasagittal means unequal

Question 37

Frontal (coronal) plane

Answer 37

vertical plane divides the body into anterior and posterior parts

Question 38

Transverse plane

Answer 38

Horizontal plane that divides the body into superior and inferior parts.