anatomical terms

Question 1

what are anatomical terms

Answer 1

precise use of language to define position, direction and location in the body

Question 2

what does superior mean

Answer 2

towards the head or upper part of a structure

Question 3

what does inferior mean

Answer 3

towards the feet, or lower part of a structure

Question 4

what does anterior/ventral mean

Answer 4

nearer to or at the front of the body

Question 5

what does posterior/dorsal mean

Answer 5

nearer to or at the back of the body

Question 6

what does medial mean

Answer 6

nearer to the midline or midsagittal plane

Question 7

what does lateral mean

Answer 7

farther from the body midline or midsagittal plane

Question 8

what does proximal mean

Answer 8

nearer to the attachment of a limb to the trunk; nearer to the point of origin

Question 9

what does distal mean

Answer 9

farther from the attachment of a limb to the trunk; far from the point of origin

Question 10

what does superficial mean

Answer 10

toward or on the body surface

Question 11

what does deep mean

Answer 11

away from the surface of the body

Question 12

what is the sagittal plane

Answer 12

vertical plane that divides the body or organ into left and right sides

Question 13

what is the midsagittal plane

Answer 13

runs through the midline

Question 14

what is the parasagittal plane

Answer 14

divides the body or organ into unequal right and left sides

Question 15

what is the frontal or coronal plane

Answer 15

divides the body or organ into anterior and posterior portions

Question 16

what is the transverse plane

Answer 16

divides body into superior and inferior portions

Question 17

what is a body cavity

Answer 17

spaces within the body that contains, protects, separates and supports internal organs

Question 18

what is the cranial cavity

Answer 18

formed by the cranial bones (skull) and contains the brain

Question 19

what is the vertebral (spinal) canal

Answer 19

formed from the bones of the vertebral column and contains the spinal cord

Question 20

what is the thoracic cavity

Answer 20

the chest cavity which contains the heart, lungs associated blood vessels and respiratory organs

Question 21

what is the abdominopelvic cavity

Answer 21

extends from the diaphragm to the groin

Question 22

how many abdominopelvic regions are there

Answer 22

9

Question 23

how many abdominopelvic quadrants are there

Answer 23

4

Question 24

what are the names of the abdominopelvic quadrants

Answer 24

right upper quadrant (RUQ)
left upper quadrant (LUQ)
right lower quadrant (RLQ)
left lower quadrant (LLQ)