Anatomical positions, planes, cavities, quadrants, and regions

Question 1

Anterior

Answer 1

nearer to the front

Question 2

Posterior

Answer 2

nearer to the back

Question 3

Superior

Answer 3

above or uppermost (also referred to as cranial or cephalic)

Question 4

Inferior

Answer 4

below

Question 5

Cephalic

Answer 5

toward the head

Question 6

Caudal

Answer 6

toward the tail end

Question 7

Distal

Answer 7

furthest away from the point of attachment

Question 8

Ventral

Answer 8

belly side or front (anterior)

Question 9

Dorsal

Answer 9

toward the back (posterior)

Question 10

Lateral

Answer 10

toward one side (away from midline)

Question 11

Medial

Answer 11

toward midline

Question 12

Sagittal Plane

Answer 12

splits the body into two unequal left and right halves for forward and backward movement

Question 13

Transverse Plane

Answer 13

splits the body into top and bottom halves for rotational movements

Question 14

Frontal/Coronal Plane

Answer 14

splits the body into front and back halves for sideways movements

Question 15

Midsaggital Plane

Answer 15

splits the body into equal left and right halves for forward and backward movements

Question 16

Dorsal Cavity

Answer 16

cavity in the back of the body that contains the cranial and spinal/vertebral cavities

Question 17

Cranial Cavity

Answer 17

includes the brain

Question 18

Spinal/Vertebral Cavity

Answer 18

includes the spinal cord

Question 19

Ventral Cavity

Answer 19

cavity in the front of the body that contains the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities

Question 20

Thoracic Cavity

Answer 20

includes the trachea, esophagus, heart, and lungs

Question 21

Abdominal Cavity

Answer 21

includes the liver, stomach, pancreas, and intestines

Question 22

Pelvic Cavity

Answer 22

includes the bladder and reproductive organs

Question 23

What is anatomy?

Answer 23

studies the structure of body parts

Question 24

What is physiology?

Answer 24

studies the function of body parts

Question 25

Proximal

Answer 25

closer to attachment of a limb to the trunk/origin of body part

Question 26

Right Hypochondriac Region

Answer 26

includes the right kidney, liver, and gallbladder

Question 27

Right Lumbar Region

Answer 27

includes the ascending colon, small intestine, and right kidney

Question 28

Right Iliac Region

Answer 28

includes the appendix, cecum, and small intestine

Question 29

Epigastric Region

Answer 29

includes the pancreas, small intestine, liver, and stomach

Question 30

Umbilical Region

Answer 30

includes the small intestine and transverse colon

Question 31

Hypogastric Region

Answer 31

contains the uterus, bladder, and small intestine

Question 32

Left Hypochondriac region

Answer 32

includes the left kidney, spleen, and stomach

Question 33

Left Lumbar Region

Answer 33

includes the ascending colon, small intestine, and left kidney

Question 34

Left Iliac Region

Answer 34

includes the ascending colon and small intestine

Question 35

What are the regions of the abdominopelvic region?

Answer 35

right hypochondriac region, right lumbar region, right iliac region, epigastric region, umbilical region, hypogastric region, left hypochondriac region, left lumbar region, and left iliac region

Question 36

Right Upper Quadrant (RUQ)

Answer 36

includes the liver and gallbladder

Question 37

Right Lower Quadrant (RLQ)

Answer 37

includes the appendix

Question 38

Left Upper Quadrant (LUQ)

Answer 38

includes the stomach and spleen

Question 39

Left Lower Quadrant (LLQ)

Answer 39

includes the intestines