Bio: Body Regions + Directional Terms

Question 1

superior

Answer 1

above

Question 2

inferior

Answer 2

below

Question 3

anterior

Answer 3

front

Question 4

posterior

Answer 4

back

Question 5

medial

Answer 5

toward midline

Question 6

lateral

Answer 6

away from midline

Question 7

ventral

Answer 7

belly

Question 8

dorsal

Answer 8

back

Question 9

proximal

Answer 9

near the trunk

Question 10

distal

Answer 10

away from trunk

Question 11

superficial

Answer 11

toward body surface

Question 12

deep

Answer 12

away from body surface

Question 13

cephalad/cranial

Answer 13

head

Question 14

caudal

Answer 14

tail

Question 15

dorsal cavity

Answer 15

cranial, vertebral

Question 16

ventral cavity

Answer 16

thoracic, abdominopelvic

Question 17

thoracic cavity

Answer 17

• superior to diaphragm
• contains heart and lungs
• pleural and pericardial cavity

Question 18

abdominopelvic cavity

Answer 18

• inferior to diaphragm
• contains digestive organs, urinary bladder, reproductive organs, rectum
• peritoneal cavity

Question 19

parietal serosa

Answer 19

membrane on cavity wall

Question 20

visceral serosa

Answer 20

membrane on organs

Question 21

pericardial cavity

Answer 21

surrounds heart, filled with serous fluid, allows heart to beat with minimal friction

Question 22

oral cavity

Answer 22

mouth

Question 23

nasal cavity

Answer 23

nose

Question 24

orbital cavity

Answer 24

eyes

Question 25

flexion

Answer 25

decreasing angle

Question 26

extension

Answer 26

increasing angle

Question 27

elevation

Answer 27

upward

Question 28

depression

Answer 28

downward

Question 29

abduction

Answer 29

away from

Question 30

adduction

Answer 30

toward

Question 31

suppination

Answer 31

palms forward

Question 32

pronation

Answer 32

palms backward

Question 33

circumflexion

Answer 33

around

Question 34

inversion

Answer 34

inward

Question 35

eversion

Answer 35

outward

Question 36

Which organs are located in the RUQ (right upper quadrant)

Answer 36

• liver
• kidney
• colon
• pancreas
• bladder

Question 37

Which organs are located in the LUQ (lower upper quadrant)

Answer 37

• liver
• spleen
• kidney
• colon
• pancreas

Question 38

Which organs are located in the RLQ (right lower quadrant)?

Answer 38

• colon
• small intestine
• major artery
• ureter
• appendix

Question 39

Which organs are located in the LLQ (left lower quadrant)?

Answer 39

• colon
• small intestine
• major artery
• ureter

Question 40

anatomical position

Answer 40

individual facing forward, arms by the sides with palms facing anteriorly, and lower limbs parallel

Question 41

median plane

Answer 41

divides body into right and left halves

Question 42

sagittal plane

Answer 42

vertical planes parallel to median plane

Question 43

frontal (coronal) plane

Answer 43

splits body into front and back

Question 44

transverse plane

Answer 44

passes through in horizontal slices

Question 45

bilateral

Answer 45

both sides

Question 46

unilateral

Answer 46

one side

Question 47

ipsilateral

Answer 47

same side

Question 48

contralateral

Answer 48

opposite side