Atlas

Question 1

lying face down

Answer 1

prone

Question 2

lying face up

Answer 2

supine

Question 3

person is standing upright
feet flat on the floor
arms at the sides
palms & face directed forward is called….

Answer 3

anatomical position

Question 4

implies an actual cut or slice to reveal internal anatomy

Answer 4

section

Question 5

implies an imaginary flat surface passing through the body

Answer 5

plane

Question 6

What are the 3 major anatomical planes?

Answer 6

sagittal
frontal
transverse

Question 7

sagittal plane

Answer 7

passes vertically through the body or an organ & divides into left & right

Question 8

equal left and right half planes vs unequal left and right half planes

Answer 8

median (midsagittal) plane vs parasagittal plane

Question 9

frontal plane

Answer 9

passes vertically and perpendicular to sagittal plane, except it divides the body into anterior & posterior portions

Question 10

transverse plane

Answer 10

passes across the body or an organ perpendicular to its long axis, divides into superior & inferior portions

Question 11

Words that describe the location of one structure relative to another

Answer 11

directional terms

Question 12

toward the front

Answer 12

ventral

Question 13

toward the back or spine

Answer 13

dorsal

Question 14

toward the ventral side

Answer 14

anterior

Question 15

toward the dorsal side

Answer 15

posterior

Question 16

toward the head or superior end

Answer 16

cephalic

Question 17

toward the forehead or nose

Answer 17

rostral

Question 18

toward the tail or inferior end

Answer 18

caudal

Question 19

above

Answer 19

superior

Question 20

below

Answer 20

inferior

Question 21

toward the median plane

Answer 21

medial

Question 22

away from the median plane

Answer 22

lateral

Question 23

closer to the point of attachment

Answer 23

proximal

Question 24

farther from the point of attachment

Answer 24

distal

Question 25

on the same side of the body

Answer 25

ipsilateral

Question 26

on opposite sides of the body

Answer 26

contralateral

Question 27

closer to the body surface

Answer 27

superficial

Question 28

farther from the body surface

Answer 28

deep

Question 29

used to denote the upper surface of the foot & the back of the hand

Answer 29

dorsum

Question 30

what are the 2 major regions of the body & what do they contain?

Answer 30

axial: consists of the head, neck & trunk
appendicular: consists of the upper & lower limbs

Question 31

what are the 2 major cavities?

Answer 31

dorsal

ventral

Question 32

What cavities make up the ventral cavity?

Answer 32

Thoracic cavity

Abdominopelvic cavity

Question 33

What cavities make up the dorsal cavity?

Answer 33

Vertebral cavity

Cranial cavity

Question 34

nasal

Answer 34

nose

Question 35

oral

Answer 35

mouth

Question 36

cervical

Answer 36

neck

Question 37

axillary

Answer 37

armpit

Question 38

mammary

Answer 38

breast

Question 39

brachial

Answer 39

upper arm

Question 40

antecubital

Answer 40

front of the elbow

Question 41

abdominal

Answer 41

abdomen

Question 42

antebrachial

Answer 42

lower arm

Question 43

carpal

Answer 43

wrist

Question 44

manus

Answer 44

hand

Question 45

digital

Answer 45

fingers

Question 46

pubic

Answer 46

genitals

Question 47

crural

Answer 47

lower leg

Question 48

tarsal

Answer 48

ankle

Question 49

orbital

Answer 49

eye socket

Question 50

buccal

Answer 50

cheek

Question 51

mental

Answer 51

chin

Question 52

sternal

Answer 52

breastbone

Question 53

thoracic

Answer 53

chest

Question 54

umbilical

Answer 54

navel

Question 55

inguinal

Answer 55

groin

Question 56

coxal

Answer 56

hip

Question 57

patellar

Answer 57

anterior knee

Question 58

pedal

Answer 58

foot

Question 59

otic

Answer 59

ear

Question 60

occipital

Answer 60

back of head

Question 61

vertebral

Answer 61

spinal column

Question 62

dorsum

Answer 62

back

Question 63

lumbar

Answer 63

lower back

Question 64

sacral

Answer 64

between hips

Question 65

gluteal

Answer 65

buttock

Question 66

perineal

Answer 66

anus to genitalia

Question 67

femoral

Answer 67

thigh

Question 68

popliteal

Answer 68

posterior knee

Question 69

sural

Answer 69

calf

Question 70

plantar

Answer 70

sole

Question 71

the pericardial cavity is located in which cavity?

Answer 71

thoracic cavity

Question 72

how many organ systems does the human body have?what are they?

Answer 72

11:
integumentary 
skeletal
muscular
nervous
endocrine
circulatory
lymphatic
respiratory
urinary
digestive
reproductive