Body Organization

Question 1

Which plane divides the front and backside of the body?

Answer 1

Coronal / Frontal Plane

Question 2

Which plane divides the left and right sides of the body?

Answer 2

Sagittal Plane

Question 3

Which plane divides the top and bottom sections of the body?

Answer 3

Transverse Plane

Question 4

Which plane is always at an angle?

Answer 4

Oblique Plane

Question 5

If a slice is made parallel to the long axis of a structure, what is this called?

Answer 5

A longitudinal section

Question 6

If a slice is made at right angles to the long axis of a structure, what is this called?

Answer 6

Cross-section

Question 7

Superior

Answer 7

Above, toward the top

Question 8

Cranial

Answer 8

Toward the head

Question 9

Inferior

Answer 9

Below, toward the bottom

Question 10

Caudal

Answer 10

Toward the tail

Question 11

Medial

Answer 11

Toward the middle/midline

Question 12

Lateral

Answer 12

Away from the midline

Question 13

Anterior

Answer 13

Toward the front side

Question 14

Ventral

Answer 14

Toward the belly side

Question 15

Posterior

Answer 15

Toward the backside

Question 16

Dorsal

Answer 16

Toward the vertebral side

Question 17

Proximal

Answer 17

Nearer to the trunk (a limb) or the point of origin (an organ)

Question 18

Distal

Answer 18

Further from the trunk (a limb) or the point of origin (an organ)

Question 19

Superficial

Answer 19

Towards the surface of the body

Question 20

Deep

Answer 20

Further away from the surface

Question 21

Orbital

Answer 21

Eye Socket

Question 22

Otic

Answer 22

Ear

Question 23

Nasal

Answer 23

Nose

Question 24

Buccal

Answer 24

Cheek

Question 25

Oral

Answer 25

Mouth

Question 26

Mental

Answer 26

Chin

Question 27

Sternal

Answer 27

Breast bone

Question 28

Axillary

Answer 28

Underarm

Question 29

Brachial

Answer 29

Arm

Question 30

Mammary

Answer 30

Breast

Question 31

Antecubital

Answer 31

Front of elbow

Question 32

Carpal

Answer 32

Wrist

Question 33

Palmar

Answer 33

Palm

Question 34

Digits or Phalanges

Answer 34

Fingers and toes

Question 35

Femoral

Answer 35

Thigh

Question 36

Coxal

Answer 36

Hip

Question 37

Patellar

Answer 37

Kneecap

Question 38

Crural

Answer 38

Leg

Question 39

Tarsal

Answer 39

Ankle

Question 40

Pedal

Answer 40

Foot

Question 41

Pubic

Answer 41

Genitals

Question 42

Inguinal

Answer 42

Groin

Question 43

Pelvic

Answer 43

Pelvis

Question 44

Trunk / Torso

Answer 44

Includes the thoracic, abdominal, and pelvic regions. Begins up by the sternum and ends down by the pubic region.

Question 45

Thoracic

Answer 45

Chest

Question 46

Abdominal

Answer 46

Abdomen

Question 47

Cephalic

Answer 47

Head; Includes the cranial, facial, and cervical regions.

Question 48

Cranial

Answer 48

Skull

Question 49

Facial

Answer 49

Face

Question 50

Cervical

Answer 50

Neck

Question 51

Occipital

Answer 51

Back of skull

Question 52

Acromial

Answer 52

Shoulder

Question 53

Scapular / Scapula

Answer 53

Shoulder blade

Question 54

Dorsum

Answer 54

Back

Question 55

Vertebral

Answer 55

Back bone

Question 56

Olecranal

Answer 56

Back of elbow

Question 57

Lumbar

Answer 57

Low back

Question 58

Sacral

Answer 58

Between hips

Question 59

Manus

Answer 59

Hand

Question 60

Gluteal

Answer 60

Buttocks

Question 61

Popliteal

Answer 61

Back of knee

Question 62

Sural

Answer 62

Calf

Question 63

Lower Extremity

Answer 63

Leg

Question 64

Upper Extremity

Answer 64

Arm

Question 65

Body cavity that is part of the dorsal body cavities, and contains the brain and is protected by meninges.

Answer 65

Cranial Cavity

Question 66

Body cavity that is part of the dorsal body cavities, and contains the spinal cord and is protected by meninges.

Answer 66

Spinal Cavity

Question 67

What two body cavities make up the dorsal body cavities?

Answer 67

Cranial and spinal cavities

Question 68

Which body cavity includes the center of the thoracic cavity, and contains all organs between the lungs?

Answer 68

Mediastinum

Question 69

Which body cavities contain the lungs and are encased by pleura?

Answer 69

Pleural Cavities

Question 70

Which body cavity is in the mediastinum, contains the heart, and is encased by pericardium?

Answer 70

Pericardial Cavity

Question 71

Which body cavity contains digestive organs and is encased by peritoneum?

Answer 71

Abdominal Cavity

Question 72

Which cavity contains the bladder and reproductive organs, is encased by peritoneum, and has no physical partition between abdominal and pelvic cavities?

Answer 72

Pelvic Cavity

Question 73

What separates the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities?

Answer 73

Diaphragm

Question 74

Which cavities make up the ventral body cavities?

Answer 74

Thoracic cavity, abdominopelvic cavity, and the diaphragm

Question 75

What kind of membranes line the ventral body cavities?

Answer 75

Serous membranes

Question 76

How many serous membranes are there? Name them.

Answer 76

3; Peritoneum, pericardium, and the pleura

Question 77

In which body cavity are the pleura and pericardium found?

Answer 77

Thoracic Cavity

Question 78

In which body cavity is the peritoneum found?

Answer 78

Abdominopelvic Cavity

Question 79

Which is the outer layer that lines the wall of the body cavity?

Answer 79

Parietal Layer

Question 80

Which is the inner layer that encases the viscera?

Answer 80

Visceral Layer

Question 81

How many abdominal organs lie outside of the peritoneum, which are they, and what is their position called?

Answer 81

3; The two kidneys, and the pancreas (along with the duodenum and portions of the large intestine); Retroperitoneal

Question 82

What fluid is found between the visceral and parietal layers, and what is its purpose?

Answer 82

Serous fluid; Reduces friction generated by organ movement