Basics

Question 1

What are the abdominopelvic regions? Be able to name them from right to left, top to bottom

Answer 1

Right hypochondriac region
Epigastric region
Left hypochondriac region
Right lumbar region
Umbilical region
Left lumbar region
Right inguinal (iliac) region
Hypogastric region
Left inguinal (iliac) region

Question 2

What are the abdominopelvic quadrants?

Answer 2

Right Upper Quadrant (RUQ)
Left Upper Quadrant (LUQ)
Right Lower Quadrant (RLQ)
Left Lower Quadrant (LLQ)

Question 3

What organs are in the RUQ?

Answer 3

Right lobe of liver, gallbladder, right kidney, portions of stomach, small and large intestines

Question 4

What organs are in the LUQ?

Answer 4

Left lobe of liver, stomach, pancreas, left kidney, spleen, portions of large intestine

Question 5

What organs are in the RLQ?

Answer 5

Cecum, appendix, portions of small intestines, right female ovary, right male spermatic cord, right ureter

Question 6

What organs are in the LLQ?

Answer 6

most of the small intestine and portions of large intestine, left ureter, left female ovary, left spermatic cord

Question 7

The body part furthest away from point of attachment is ____.

Answer 7

dorsal

Question 8

The body part closest away from point of attachment is _____.

Answer 8

proximal

Question 9

A plane that divides the body into left and right halves is a(n) _____ plane.

Answer 9

sagittal

Question 10

A plane that divides the body into superior and inferior is a(n) _____ plane.

Answer 10

transverse

Question 11

A plane that divides the body into front and back is a(n) _____ plane.

Answer 11

frontal or coronal

Question 12

A plane that is cut at an angle is a(n)_____ plane.

Answer 12

oblique

Question 13

What does the dorsal body cavity contain?

Answer 13

cranial and vertebral cavities

Question 14

What does the ventral body cavity contain?

Answer 14

thoracic cavity, abdominal cavity, and pelvic cavity

Question 15

What separates the thoracic and abdominal cavities?

Answer 15

diaphragm

Question 16

The thoracic cavity is divided into what?

Answer 16

Pleural cavity and mediastinum

Question 17

What cavity does the heart sit in?

Answer 17

pericardial cavity

Question 18

The side of the membrane that contacts the inner organ is the ____ layer and the outer layer that contacts the body walls is the _____.

Answer 18

visceral, pleural

Question 19

Another term for a partial or completely collapsed lung is______.

Answer 19

atelectasis

Question 20

The pericardium is a _____ membrane whose function is to__________________.

Answer 20

serous; provide lubrication fluid and cushioning

Question 21

What are all the organ systems?

Answer 21

integumentary 
skeletal
muscular 
nervous
endocrine
cardiovascular
lymphatic
respiratory
digestive
urinary
reproductive

Question 22

How many organ systems are there?

Answer 22

11