Anatomical Terms

Question 1

Standard anatomical position

Answer 1

Body erect, feet shoulder-width apart, palms facing forward, level eye gaze

Question 2

Right/left is based on…

Answer 2

…the body being viewed, not the observer’s POV

Question 3

Superior/cranial

Answer 3

Towards head, above

Question 4

Inferior/caudal

Answer 4

Away from head, below

Question 5

Anterior/ventral

Answer 5

Toward the front of the body, forwards

Question 6

Posterior/dorsal

Answer 6

Toward back of the body, backwards

Question 7

Medial

Answer 7

Closer to the midline of the body

Question 8

Lateral

Answer 8

Away from the midline of the body

Question 9

Intermediate

Answer 9

Between a more medial and more lateral structure

Question 10

Proximal

Answer 10

Close to where the limb is attached

Question 11

Distal

Answer 11

Far from where the limb is attached

Question 12

Superficial

Answer 12

Towards the surface of the body

Question 13

Deep

Answer 13

Away from the body’s surface

Question 14

Axial region

Answer 14

Head, neck, trunk

Question 15

Appendicular region

Answer 15

Limbs

Question 16

Sagittal plane

Answer 16

Divides into right/left vertically

Question 17

Midsagittal plane

Answer 17

Equal right/left sides

Question 18

Parasagittal plane

Answer 18

Unequal right/left sides

Question 19

Frontal plane

Answer 19

Divides into anterior/posterior

Question 20

Transverse plane

Answer 20

Makes a cross-section, divides into superior/inferior

Question 21

Oblique plane

Answer 21

Planes that are not sagittal, frontal, or transverse

Question 22

Dorsal cavity

Answer 22

Function: to protect the nervous system
Cranial cavity (brain), vertebral cavity (spinal cord)

Question 23

Ventral cavity

Answer 23

Houses internal organs (collectively called viscera)

Question 24

Thoracic cavity

Answer 24

Has 2 pleural cavities, each surrounds 1 lung, as well as the mediastinum

Question 25

Mediastinum

Answer 25

Contains thoracic organs like esophagus, trachea, as well as pericardial cavity

Question 26

Pericardial cavity

Answer 26

Encloses the heart

Question 27

Abdominopelvic cavity

Answer 27

Contains abdominal and pelvic cavities
Located in lower section of axial region

Question 28

Abdominal cavity

Answer 28

Contains stomach, intestines, liver, spleen

Question 29

Pelvic cavity

Answer 29

Contains urinary bladder, rectum, reproductive organs

Question 30

Membranes in ventral body cavity

Answer 30

Serosa: double layered membranes that secrete serous fluid
Parietal serosa: lines internal body cavity walls
Visceral serosa: covers internal organs (viscera)

Question 31

Pericardium cavity

Answer 31

Serous membrane that contains heart

Question 32

Pleurae

Answer 32

Serous membrane contains lungs

Question 33

Peritoneum

Answer 33

Serous membrane that contains the abdominopelvic cavity

Question 34

Abdominopelvic quadrants

Answer 34

Right upper quadrant (RUQ)
Left upper quadrant (LUQ)
Right lower quadrant (RLQ)
Left lower quadrant (LLQ)

Question 35

Abdominopelvic regions

Answer 35

R.Hypochondriac|Epigastric|L.Hypochondriac
R.Lumbar|Umbilical|L.Lumbar
R.Inguinal|Hypogastric|L.Inguinal

Question 36

Oral cavity

Answer 36

Mouth

Question 37

Digestive cavity

Answer 37

Digestive tract

Question 38

Orbital cavity

Answer 38

Eyes

Question 39

Middle ear cavity

Answer 39

Contains malleus, incus, stapes

Question 40

Synovial cavity

Answer 40

Contains synovial fluid that lubricates joints