Atlas A - General Orientation to Human Anatomy

Question 1

sagittal plane

Answer 1

passes vertically through the body or an organ divides it into right and left portions

Question 2

median (midsagittal) plane

Answer 2

divides body into equal halfs

Question 3

frontal (coronal) plane

Answer 3

extends vertically but it is perpendicular to the sagittal plane

Question 4

transverse (horizontal) plane

Answer 4

passes across the body of an organ perpendicular to its long axis

Question 5

directional terms

Answer 5

used to describe the location of one structure relative to another

Question 6

ventral

Answer 6

towards the front or belly

Question 7

dorsal

Answer 7

towards the back or the spine

Question 8

anterior

Answer 8

toward the ventral side

Question 9

posterior

Answer 9

toward the dorsal side

Question 10

cephalic

Answer 10

towards the head or superior end

Question 11

rostral

Answer 11

towards the forehead or nose

Question 12

caudal

Answer 12

towards the tail of the inferior end

Question 13

superior

Answer 13

above

Question 14

inferior

Answer 14

below

Question 15

medial

Answer 15

towards the median plane

Question 16

lateral

Answer 16

away from the median plane

Question 17

proximal

Answer 17

closer to the point of attachment or origin

Question 18

distal

Answer 18

farther fro. the point of attachment or origin

Question 19

ipsilateral

Answer 19

on the same side of the body - left or right

Question 20

contralateral

Answer 20

on the opposite side of the body - right or left

Question 21

superficial

Answer 21

closer to the body surface

Question 22

deep

Answer 22

farther from the body surface

Question 23

axial region

Answer 23

consists of the head neck (cervical region), and the trunk

Question 24

appendicular region

Answer 24

consists of the upper and lower limbs

Question 25

associated viscera and membranous lining of the cranial cavity

Answer 25

brain, meninges

Question 26

associated viscera and membranous lining of the vertebral canal

Answer 26

spinal cord, meninges

Question 27

associated viscera and membranous lining of the thoracic cavities - pleural cavities

Answer 27

lungs, pleurae

Question 28

associated viscera and membranous lining of the thoracic cavities - pericardial cavity

Answer 28

heart, pericardium

Question 29

associated viscera and membranous lining of the abdominopelvic cavity - abdominal cavity

Answer 29

difestice organs, spleen, kidneys / peritoneum

Question 30

associated viscera and membranous lining of the abdominopelvic cavity - pelvic cavity

Answer 30

bladder, rectum, reproductive organs / peritoneum