Anatomy Lab 1 Intro to Anatomy

Question 0

When the body is in the anatomical position faced down, the body is said to be in a ________ position.

Answer 0

Prone

Question 1

What is the anatomical position? (General body position, head position, arm position, hand/palm position, leg position, foot/toe position)

Answer 1

Body erect, head forward, arms straight and to your sides, palms forward, legs straight, foot and toe forward.

Question 2

When the body is in the anatomical position laying face up, the body is said to be in a ________ position.

Answer 2

Supine

Question 3

Body regional term for the shoulder

Answer 3

Acromial

Question 4

Body regional term for the inside of elbow

Answer 4

Antecubitis

Question 5

Body regional term for armpit area

Answer 5

Axilla

Question 6

Body regional term for upper arm

Answer 6

Brachium

Question 7

Body regional term for the cheek

Answer 7

Bucca

Question 8

Body regional term for head

Answer 8

Cephalon

Question 9

Body regional term for neck area

Answer 9

Cervicis

Question 10

Body regional terms for the skull

Answer 10

Cranium

Question 11

Body regional term for anterior side of lower leg

Answer 11

Crus

Question 12

Body regional term for toes and fingers

Answer 12

Digits/phalanges

Question 13

Body regional term for facial region / expressions

Answer 13

Facies

Question 14

Body regional term for upper leg

Answer 14

Femoral

Question 15

Body regional term for buttox

Answer 15

Gluteal

Question 16

Body regional term for big toe

Answer 16

Hallux

Question 17

Body regional term for groin area

Answer 17

Inguen

Question 18

Body regional term for lower back

Answer 18

Lumbar

Question 19

Body regional term for chin

Answer 19

Mentis

Question 20

Body regional term for eye

Answer 20

Oculus

Question 21

Body regional term for mouth

Answer 21

Oris

Question 22

Body regional term for ear

Answer 22

Otic or auris

Question 23

Body regional term for palm of hand

Answer 23

Palma

Question 24

Body regional term for sole of foot

Answer 24

Planta

Question 25

Body regional term for thumb

Answer 25

Pollex

Question 26

Body regional term for back of the knee

Answer 26

Popliteus

Question 27

Body regional term for the calf

Answer 27

Sura

Question 28

Body regional term for chest

Answer 28

Thoracis

Question 29

Directional terms for towards the front of the body vs towards the back of the body

Answer 29

Anterior (ventral) is toward the front, Posterior (dorsal) is towards the back

Question 30

Directional terms for towards the head vs towards the feet

Answer 30

Towards the head is superior, towards the feet is inferior

Question 31

Directional terms for towards the median plane vs farther from the medial plane

Answer 31

Medial, lateral

Question 32

Directional terms for towards the surface of the skin vs farther from the surface

Answer 32

Superficial, deep

Question 33

Directional terms for sole of the foot vs top of the foot

Answer 33

Plantar, dorsal (foot)

Question 34

Directional terms for palm of the hand vs back of the hand

Answer 34

Palmar is palm, and dorsal (hand) is back of hand

Question 35

This serous membrane lines the anterior body cavities

Answer 35

Parietal membrane

Question 36

This serous membrane covers organs within anterior body cavities

Answer 36

Visceral membrane

Question 37

Directional term for towards the point of origin vs farther from point of origin

Answer 37

Proximal, distal

Question 38

Name the four body planes and describe them

Answer 38

``` Saggital Plane (divides body into right and left sections, midsaggital means equal sections, parasaggital means unequal sections). Frontal (coronal) Plane (divides body into anterior and posterior). Transverse Plane (divides the body into superior and inferior). Oblique Plane (cuts horizontally like the transverse plane but at an angle so that there are superior or proximal/inferior or distal sections). ```

Question 39

What are the 2 cavities within the dorsal (posterior) cavity? What organs do each of them house?

Answer 39

Cranial cavity (houses brain), spinal cavity (houses spinal cord).

Question 40

The ventral (anterior) cavity is separated into 2 general cavities called the ________ & __________.

Answer 40

Thoracic cavity and abdominopelvic cavity

Question 41

Within the thoracic cavity, what are the 3 types of cavities and what organs are housed within them?

Answer 41

Pleural cavities (houses the lungs so there are two of these cavities), Mediastinum (houses the heart, trachea, esophagus), Pericardial cavity (just houses the heart)

Question 42

Within the abdominopelvic cavity, what are the 2 types of cavities and what organs do they house?

Answer 42

Abdominal cavity (houses the liver, stomach, spleen), Pelvic cavity (houses the bladder, internal reproductive structures)

Question 43

What is a serous membrane and what is its purpose?

Answer 43

A serous membrane is a continuous membranous sheet that secretes a small amount of serous fluid that acts to lubricate and protect the organs within the cavities.

Question 44

Retroperitoneal refers to ___________.

Answer 44

the space located posterior and inferior to the peritoneal cavity

Question 45

Give the specific membrane names: | Covering lungs, lining lungs, covering heart, lining heart, covering abdominal, lining abdominal

Answer 45

Visceral pleura, parietal pleura, visceral pericardium, parietal pericardium, visceral peritoneum, parietal peritoneum