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