Anatomical Positions

Question 1

RUQ

Answer 1

right upper quadrant

Question 2

LUQ

Answer 2

left upper quadrantr

Question 3

RLQ

Answer 3

right lower quadrant

Question 4

LLQ

Answer 4

left lower quadrant

Question 5

transverse plane

Answer 5

think “TOP AND TAIL”
upper (SUPERIOR) - top
lower (INFERIOR) - tail

Question 6

sagittal plane

Answer 6

think “SIDE”
halves (left and right) are midsagittal plane

Question 7

median plane

Answer 7

type of sagittal plane

Question 8

coronal plane

Answer 8

think “CROWN”
front (ANTERIOR)
back (POSTERIOR)

Question 9

body tissue

Answer 9

made up of 55-78% of water - depending on patient’s age and sex

Question 10

connective tissue

Answer 10

(e.g. bones, tendons and ligaments) joins/protects organs and keep them in position

Question 11

muscle tissue

Answer 11

contacts/expands to allow movement, pump blood, and other fluids

Question 12

nerve tissue

Answer 12

transmits messages from brain and spinal cord of peripheral parts of body

Question 13

epithelial tissue

Answer 13

skin (integument) covering body and lining inside organs and tracts