anatomy exam Flashcards
midsagittal plane
Body passes through the sternum (bone) of the anterior thoracic wall and the vertebrae.
Frontal plane
Divides body front to back
Transverse plane
Divides body into top and bottom portion.
Three bones in the skeleton that could be describe being median in their location?
Ribs,vertebrae, and sacrum
Most medial toe of the foot is called?
Big toe and hallux
The most lateral finger of the hand?
thumb and pollex
Where does the kidney lie to the vertebral column?
Lateral
The stomach lies to the spleen?
Lateral
Where do most small intestine lie in to the kidney?
Anterior
Where does the spinal cord lie to the lungs?
Posterior
Muscular wall that separates the abdomen?
The diaphragm
Regions of the body that the oesophagus passes through?
Neck, thorax, and diaphragm
Four major chemical elements that make up the tissue of the body.
Oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, and carbon.
Four major classes of molecules that make up the tissues of the body are?
Carbohydrates, lipids, proteins and nucleic acid.
Where does the right lung lie to the thoracic diaphragm?
inferior
Where does the small intestines lie to the thoracic diaphragm?
superior
In relation to males, where does the prostate gland lie to the urinary bladder?
inferior
In relation to males, where does the urinary bladder lie to the prostate gland?
Superior
In the lower limb of the fibula of the ——- to the femur of the thigh.
distal
How do distal bones of the fingers differ from the proximal bones of the fingers?
Length and width
What structures were only present in the midsagittal section of the head?
Pharynx, vertebrae, spinal cord
Which structures were only present in the coronal section of the head?
Orbital cavity
Which structures were present in both the midsagittal and coronal section of the head?
Nasal cavity, tongue, brain and hard palate
Three types of cartilage
Elastic cartilage, hyaline cartilage, and fibro cartilage
