Anatomy and regional terms (body)

Question 1

Viscera

Answer 1

Organ

Question 2

Visceral membrane

Answer 2

Inner membrane closer to the organ

Question 3

Parietal membrane

Answer 3

Outer membrane forming the cavity holding the organ

Question 4

Serous

Answer 4

Serosal fluid - liquid found between the parietal and visceral membranes

Question 5

Anatomy

Answer 5

Study of structure of body parts and their relationships to one another

Question 6

Physiology

Answer 6

Study of function of the body’s structural machinery

Question 7

What is the frontal plane?

Answer 7

Same as the coronal plane, Extends vertically but perpendicular to sagittal plane. divides body into Anterior(Ventral) and Posterior(Dorsal) sections

Question 8

What is the coronal plane?

Answer 8

Same as the frontal plane, Extends vertically but perpendicular to sagittal plane. divides body into Anterior(Ventral) and Posterior(Dorsal) sections

Question 9

What is the median?

Answer 9

The midsagittal plane that divides body straight down the middle separating equally the left and right sides

Question 10

What is the sagittal plane?

Answer 10

Sections the body by a vertical line that divides the body into unequal left and right portions

Question 11

What is the transverse plane?

Answer 11

Sections the body horizontally, perpendicular to its long axis. divides body into superior and inferior portions.

Question 12

How many Organ systems are there?

Answer 12

Eleven, Twelve if Male/Female are separated

Question 13

What are the system(s) of internal communication and integration?

Answer 13

Nervous, Endocrine

Question 14

What are the system(s) of protection, support and movement?

Answer 14

Skeletal, Muscular, Integumentary

Question 15

What are the system(s) of fluid transport?

Answer 15

Circulatory, Lymphatic

Question 16

What are the system(s) of intake and output?

Answer 16

Respiratory, Urinary, and Digestive

Question 17

What are the system(s) of reproduction?

Answer 17

Male reproductive and female reproductive

Question 18

What does the circulatory system do?

Answer 18

Distributes fluid, electrolytes, acid-base balance, nutrients, oxygen, wastes, hormones, heat, immune cells and antibodies

Question 19

What does the digestive system do?

Answer 19

Nutrient breakdown and absorption. Disposal of drugs, toxins, hormones. Cleansing of blood.

Question 20

What does the endocrine system do?

Answer 20

Hormone production, internal chemical communication and coordination

Question 21

What does the integumentary system do?

Answer 21

Protection, water retention, thermoregulation, Vitamin D synthesis, nonverbal communication, cutaneous sensation

Question 22

What does the lymphatic system do?

Answer 22

Recovery of excess fluid, detection of pathogens, production of immune cells, defense against disease

Question 23

What does the muscular system do?

Answer 23

Movement and stability, control of body openings, heat production

Question 24

What does the nervous system do?

Answer 24

Rapid internal communication, coordination, motor control and sensation

Question 25

What does the male reproductive system do?

Answer 25

Production and delivery of sperm, secretion of sex hormones

Question 26

What does the female reproductive system do?

Answer 26

Production and delivery of eggs,fetal development, birth, and lactation, secretion of sex hormones

Question 27

What does the respiratory system do?

Answer 27

Absorption of oxygen, discharge of carbon dioxide acid-base balance, speech

Question 28

What does the skeletal system do?

Answer 28

Support protective enclosure of viscera, blood formation, mineral storage, electrolyte and acid-base balance

Question 29

What does the urinary system do?

Answer 29

Detoxification, Elimination of wastes, regulation of blood volume and pressure, stimulates red blood cell formation. controls fluid, electrolyte, acidbase balance

Question 30

What are the four main body cavities?

Answer 30

Cranial, vertebral canal, thoracic, and abdominopelvic

Question 31

What are the two cavities within the thoracic cavity?

Answer 31

Pleural and pericardial

Question 32

What are the two cavities within the abdominopelvic cavity?

Answer 32

Abdominal and Pelvic

Question 33

What is included within the appendicular region?

Answer 33

Upper and lower extremities

Question 34

What is included within the axial region?

Answer 34

Cephalic, cervical, trunk (thoracic and abdominal)

Question 35

What is the diaphragm?

Answer 35

the muscular sheet in between the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities

Question 36

What is the mediastinum?

Answer 36

The compartment in the thoracic cavity from the base of the neck to the diaphragm.

Question 37

Body regions: Abdominal

Answer 37

Area below the diaphragm

Question 38

Body regions: Acromial

Answer 38

Shoulder

Question 39

Body regions: Antebrachial

Answer 39

Forearm

Question 40

Body regions: Axillary

Answer 40

Armpit

Question 41

Body regions: Brachial

Answer 41

Upper Arm

Question 42

Body regions: Buccal

Answer 42

Cheek

Question 43

Body regions: Calcaneal

Answer 43

Heel of the foot

Question 44

Body regions: Carpal

Answer 44

Wrist

Question 45

Body regions: Cephalic

Answer 45

Head

Question 46

Body regions: Cervical

Answer 46

Neck

Question 47

Body regions: Coxal

Answer 47

Hip

Question 48

Body regions: Cranial

Answer 48

Skull

Question 49

Body regions: Crural

Answer 49

Shin / leg

Question 50

Body regions: Cubital

Answer 50

Elbow

Question 51

Body regions: Antecubital

Answer 51

Inner elbow

Question 52

Body regions: Digital

Answer 52

phalanges

Question 53

Body regions: Dorsum

Answer 53

Upper surface of the foot

Question 54

Body regions: Dorsum of hand

Answer 54

Back of the hand opposite the palm

Question 55

Body regions: Facial

Answer 55

Face

Question 56

Body regions: Femoral

Answer 56

Thigh / upper leg

Question 57

Body regions: Frontal

Answer 57

Forehead

Question 58

Body regions: Gluteal

Answer 58

Buttocks

Question 59

Body regions: Inguinal

Answer 59

Groin

Question 60

Body regions: Interscapular

Answer 60

Between the shoulder blades(scapula)

Question 61

Body regions: Lumbar

Answer 61

Lower back

Question 62

Body regions: Manual

Answer 62

Hand

Question 63

Body regions: Mental

Answer 63

Chin

Question 64

Body regions: Mons Pubis

Answer 64

Pelvic mound/genital area

Question 65

Body regions: Nasal

Answer 65

Nose

Question 66

Body regions: Nuchial

Answer 66

Back of the neck

Question 67

Body regions: Ocular

Answer 67

Eye

Question 68

Body regions: Olecranal

Answer 68

Elbow

Question 69

Body regions: Oral

Answer 69

Mouth

Question 70

Body regions: Otic

Answer 70

Ear

Question 71

Body regions: Auricular

Answer 71

Ear

Question 72

Body regions: Palmar

Answer 72

Palm

Question 73

Body regions: Patellar

Answer 73

Knee

Question 74

Body regions: Pectoral

Answer 74

Lateral area of the chest

Question 75

Body regions: Pedal

Answer 75

Foot

Question 76

Body regions: Perineal

Answer 76

Perineum, area between the pubic and gluteal region

Question 77

Body regions: Plantar Surface

Answer 77

Sole of the foot

Question 78

Body regions: Popliteal

Answer 78

Back of the knee

Question 79

Body regions: Pubic

Answer 79

Pelvic region

Question 80

Body regions: Sacral

Answer 80

(Sacrum) Base of the spine

Question 81

Body regions: Scapular

Answer 81

Shoulder blades

Question 82

Body regions: Sternal

Answer 82

Center of chest, sternum

Question 83

Body regions: Sural

Answer 83

Calf

Question 84

Body regions: Tarsal

Answer 84

Ankle

Question 85

Body regions: Thoracic

Answer 85

Chest

Question 86

Body regions: Umbilical

Answer 86

Navel/bellybutton region

Question 87

Body regions: Vertebral

Answer 87

Spine

Question 88

What is the membrane lining of the abdominal cavity?

Answer 88

Peritoneum

Question 89

What is the membrane lining of the pleural cavity?

Answer 89

Pleurae

Question 90

What is the membrane lining of the pericardial cavity

Answer 90

Pericardium

Question 91

What is the membrane lining of the cranial cavity?

Answer 91

Meninges

Question 92

What is the membrane lining of the pelvic cavity?

Answer 92

Peritoneum

Question 93

What is the membrane lining of the vertebral canal?

Answer 93

Meninges

Question 94

Directional Terms: Anterior

Answer 94

In front (Ventral)

Question 95

Directional Terms: Caudal

Answer 95

Towards the inferior end/ tail/tailbone

Question 96

Directional Terms: Cephalic

Answer 96

Toward the superior end/head

Question 97

Directional Terms: Contralateral

Answer 97

On opposite sides of the body

Question 98

Directional Terms: Deep

Answer 98

Further into the surface

Question 99

Directional Terms: Distal

Answer 99

Further from the point of attachment/origin

Question 100

Directional Terms: Dorsal

Answer 100

Toward the back or spine (Posterior)

Question 101

Directional Terms: Inferior

Answer 101

Below

Question 102

Directional Terms: Ipsilateral

Answer 102

On the same side of the body

Question 103

Directional Terms: Lateral

Answer 103

Away from the median of the body

Question 104

Directional Terms: Medial

Answer 104

Toward the median of the body

Question 105

Directional Terms: Posterior

Answer 105

Toward the back or spine (Dorsal)

Question 106

Directional Terms: Proximal

Answer 106

Closer to the point of attachment/origin

Question 107

Directional Terms: Rostral

Answer 107

Toward the nose or forehead

Question 108

Directional Terms: Superior

Answer 108

Above

Question 109

Directional Terms: Superficial

Answer 109

Closer to the body surface

Question 110

Directional Terms: Ventral

Answer 110

Toward the front (Anterior)

Question 111

Directional Term Practice: The acromion is _______ to the antebrachium.

Answer 111

Proximal / Superior

Question 112

Directional Term Practice: The right dorsum is ________ to the left femoral region.

Answer 112

Contralateral / Distal / Inferior

Question 113

Directional Term Practice: The antecubital region is ______ to the pectoral region.

Answer 113

Lateral