Anatomical Languange and Cavities

Question 1

Standing upright, upper limbs at the sides hanging, palms facing forward, feet flat on the ground and facing forward.

Answer 1

Anatomical Position

Question 2

Towards the upper body

Answer 2

Superior

Question 3

towards the lower body

Answer 3

Inferior

Question 4

Front of the body

Answer 4

Anterior

Question 5

Surface of the body

Answer 5

Superficial

Question 5

Back of the body

Answer 5

Posterior

Question 6

Towards the side and away from midline

Answer 6

Lateral

Question 6

Toward the midline

Answer 6

Medial

Question 7

Toward the trunk/origin

Answer 7

Proximal

Question 8

Away from the trunk

Answer 8

Distal

Question 9

Internal/Away from the surface of the body

Answer 9

Deep

Question 10

Lying face upward

Answer 10

Supine

Question 11

Lying face downward

Answer 11

Prone

Question 12

ONE side of the body

Answer 12

Unilateral

Question 13

Involves BOTH sides of the body

Answer 13

Bilateral

Question 14

On the SAME side of the body

Answer 14

Ipsilateral

Question 15

On the OPPOSITE side of the body

Answer 15

Contralateral

Question 16

Imaginary lines that helps divide the body into different section to locate bodily structures.

Answer 16

Body planes

Question 17

It divides the body into right and left directions.

Answer 17

Sagittal plane

Question 18

Sagittal plane that cuts in midline of the body

Answer 18

Midsagittal plane

Question 19

Sagittal plane that have unequal cut of the body

Answer 19

Parasagittal plane

Question 20

It divides body into anterior (front) and posterior (back) section.

Answer 20

Coronal/Frontal plane

Question 21

It divides the body into superior and inferior sections

Answer 21

Transverse plane

Question 22

Portions of the body created by a plane.

Answer 22

Body sections

Question 23

Any plane perpendicular to the transverse.

Answer 23

Longitudinal section

Question 24

Any plane that is not horizontal or vertical.

Answer 24

Oblique section

Question 25

Cut at right angles to the long axis.

Answer 25

Transverse section

Question 26

Body parts that parts of Central region

Answer 26

Head Neck Trunk (Thoracic, Abdominal, Pelvic)

Question 27

Body parts that part of the Upper region/limbs

Answer 27

Arm Forearm Wrist Hand

Question 28

Body parts that part of Lower region/limbs

Answer 28

Thigh Leg Ankle Foot

Question 29

Subdivided into quadrants by two imaginary lines—horizontal & vertical—that intersect at the navel.

Answer 29

Abdomen

Question 29

This is where appendix is located and the pain of acute appendicitis is felt here.

Answer 29

Right-lower quadrant

Question 29

These are the regions of the abdomen

Answer 29

- Right hypochondriac region - Epigastric region - Left hypochondriac region - Right lumbar region - Umbilical region - Left lumbar region - Right iliac region - Hypogastric region - Left iliac region

Question 30

It is surrounded by the rib cage and separated by the muscular diaphragm from the abdominal cavity.

Answer 30

Thoracic cavity

Question 30

Four quadrants in abdomen

Answer 30

- Right-upper - Right-lower - Left upper - Left lower

Question 31

Median partition containing Heart, Thymus, Trachea, Esophagus, Blood vessels & nerves.

Answer 31

Mediastinum

Question 32

It is enclosed by abdominal muscle containing stomach, intestines, liver, spleen, pancreas, and kidney.

Answer 32

Abdominal cavity

Question 33

It's encloses small spaces by pelvic bones and consist of urinary bladder, large intestine, and internal reproductive organs.

Answer 33

Pelvic cavity

Question 34

Lines the trunk cavities and cover the organs within that helps to reduce friction when organs rub against each other.

Answer 34

Serous Membrane

Question 35

The inner part that covers organs

Answer 35

Visceral serous membrane

Question 36

The outer membrane

Answer 36

Parietal serous membrane

Question 37

The visceral __________ covers the heart in pericardial cavity

Answer 37

Pericardium

Question 38

In pleural cavity it is the superior surface of the diaphragm

Answer 38

Parietal Pleura

Question 39

In pleural cavity that covers that lung

Answer 39

Visceral Pleura

Question 40

It covers the many organs of abdominopelvic cavity.

Answer 40

Visceral Peritoneum

Question 41

In peritoneal cavity it is the inferior surface of the diaphragm

Answer 41

Parietal Peritoneum

Question 42

It consists of two layers of peritoneum fused together and provides pathways for nerves and blood vessels to reach organs.

Answer 42

Mesenteries

Question 43

Attach to the body wall which does not have mesenteries and is located “behind” the parietal peritoneum.

Answer 43

Retroperitoneal