Basic anatomy terms

Question 1

Anterior

Answer 1

toward the front of the body (chest)

Question 2

Posterior

Answer 2

toward the back of the body (spine)

Question 3

Dorsal

Answer 3

1. toward the top of the skull

2. synonymous with anterior for body

Question 4

Ventral

Answer 4

1. toward the bottom of the skull

2. synonymous with posterior side of body

Question 5

Medial

Answer 5

toward the midline of the body

Question 6

lateral

Answer 6

away from the midline of the body

Question 7

Proximal

Answer 7

close to the origin point or trunk

Question 8

Distal

Answer 8

far away from the origin point

Question 9

Superior

Answer 9

above

Question 10

Inferior

Answer 10

below

Question 11

Chepalad (rostral)

Answer 11

toward the head

Question 12

caudal

Answer 12

toward the tail

Question 13

superficial

Answer 13

toward the body surface

ex: skin is superficial to a person’s organs

Question 14

deep

Answer 14

away from body surface

ex: organs are deep to skin

Question 15

ipsilateral

Answer 15

on the same side of the body

Question 16

intermediate

Answer 16

inbetween

Question 17

visceral

Answer 17

used instead of deep, usually refers to organs

Question 18

Palmar

Answer 18

palm side of the hand

Question 19

plantar

Answer 19

the bottom of the foot

Question 20

Sagittal plane/movement of sagittal axis

Answer 20

plane dividing the body into a left and right half/ bending forward or backward

Question 21

Coronal plane/movement on the coronal axis

Answer 21

plane dividing the body into front and back halves/ moving the torso sideways to the left or right

Question 22

Transverse plane/movement on the transverse axis

Answer 22

plane that divides the body into top and bottom halves/ twisting body toward the left or right at the hips

Question 23

Oblique Plane

Answer 23

slanted plane between the horizontal and vertical planes

Question 24

dorsal body cavity

Answer 24

posterior cavity of body

Question 25

ventral body cavity

Answer 25

anterior cavity of the body

Question 26

cranial cavity

Answer 26

houses the brain

Question 27

What two regions does the dorsal cavity contain?

Answer 27

spinal cavity and pelvic cavity

Question 28

What are the two regions of the ventral cavity?

Answer 28

Thoracic cavity, and abdominopelvic cavity

Question 29

What are the two regions of the abdominopelvic cavity?

Answer 29

the abdominal and pelvic cavities

Question 30

what is the oral cavity?

Answer 30

the cavity containing the teeth, tongue, mouth.

Question 31

What is the nasal cavity?

Answer 31

it is the cavity in the nose

Question 32

Orbital cavities

Answer 32

hold the eyes, a left and right

Question 33

middle ear cavities

Answer 33

house the tiny bones of the middle ear

Question 34

Synovian cavities

Answer 34

cavities inside the joint capsules of freely moving joints, such as the hip, knee, elbow and shoulder.

Question 35

What body structures are inside the right upper quadrant (RUQ)?

Answer 35

right lobe of liver, gall bladder, part of the transverse colon, part of pylorus, hepatic flexure, right kidney and duodenum.

Question 36

What body structures are inside the RLQ (right lower quadrant)?

Answer 36

cecum, acending colon, small intestine, appendix, bladder if distended, right ureter, right spermatic duct (male), right ovary and right fallopian tube and the uterus if enlarged (female.)

Question 37

What body structures are in the LUQ (left upper quadrant)?

Answer 37

left lobe of liver, stomach, small intestine, transverse colon, splenic flexure, pancreas, left kidney and spleen.

Question 38

What body structures are located in the LLQ (left lower quadrant)?

Answer 38

small intestine, left ureter, sigmoid flexure, descending colon, bladder (if extended), left spermatic duct (male) and left ovary, left fallopian tube and uterus (if enlarged, female).

Question 39

What are the nine abdominal regions?

Answer 39

1. right hypochondriac 2. Epigastric region 3, left hypochondriac 4. right lumbar (lateral) region 5. Umbilical region 6. left lumbar (lateral) region 7. right iliac (iguinal) region 8. hypogastric (pubic) region 9. left iliac (iguinal) region

Question 40

Abdominal body area

Answer 40

relating to the abdomen

Question 41

antecubital body area

Answer 41

region of the arm at the front of the elbow (crease of the elbow)

Question 42

brachial body area

Answer 42

over the brachial artery (the upper arm)

Question 43

calf body area

Answer 43

relating to the calf

Question 44

femoral body area

Answer 44

related to the femur or thigh

Question 45

inguinal body area

Answer 45

the groin or lower lateral regions of the abdomen

Question 46

lumbar body area

Answer 46

area over the lumbar spine (lower back)

Question 47

popliteal body area

Answer 47

area on the back of the knee (crease of knee)

Question 48

scapular body area

Answer 48

area over the scapula (shoulder blades)

Question 49

Umbilical body area

Answer 49

relating to the central abdominal area near belly button (umbilicus)

Question 50

What structures do the right and left hypochondriac region contain?

Answer 50

Contains the diaphragm, some of the kidneys, right side of the liver, the spleen and part of the pancreas

Question 51

What structures does the epigastric region contain?

Answer 51

contains most of the pancreas, part of the stomach, liver, inferior vena cava, abdominal aorta and duodenum

Question 52

What structure do the right and left lumbar regions contain?

Answer 52

portions of the large and small intestines and kidneys.

Question 53

what structures does the umbilical region contain?

Answer 53

Includes sections of the large and small intestines, inferior vena cava and abdominal aorta

Question 54

What structures do the left and right iliac (inguinal) regions contain?

Answer 54

portions of the large and small intestines

Question 55

What structures does the hypogastric region contain?

Answer 55

Contains parts of the sigmoid colon, the urinary bladder and ureters, the uterus and ovaries (women), and portions of the small intestines

Question 56

buccal body area

Answer 56

of or relating to the mouth