Body Planes and Body Cavities Quiz review (chapter 7)

Question 1

What are body planes?

Answer 1

Imaginary lines through the body at various parts to separate the body into sections

Question 2

Bilateral

Answer 2

Affect both sides of the body

Question 3

Unilateral

Answer 3

Only affect one side of the body

Question 4

What are three main body planes?

Answer 4

Transverse, Midsagittal, and Frontal

Question 5

Transverse plane

Answer 5

A horizontal plane that divides the body into the top half and a bottom half

Question 6

Transverse body terms are..

Answer 6

Superior & Inferior

Question 7

What is superior?

Answer 7

Body part above other parts

Question 8

What’s inferior?

Answer 8

Body part below other parts

Question 9

What are directional terms related to the Transverse plane?

Answer 9

Cranial & Caudal

Question 10

What’s cranial?

Answer 10

Body parts located near the head

Question 11

What’s caudal?

Answer 11

Body parts located near the sacral region of the spinal column (aka the “tail”)

Question 12

Sagittal plane

Answer 12

A vertical plane that divides the body into left and right sections

Question 13

If sagittal plane runs down the midline of the body and divides into equal halves, it’s called..

Answer 13

Midsagittal or Median planes

Question 14

What are body parts close to the midline or plane?

Answer 14

Medial

Question 15

What are body parts away from the midline or plane?

Answer 15

Lateral

Question 16

Frontal plane (or coronal plane)

Answer 16

A horizontal plane that divides the body into a front and back section

Question 17

What are body parts in front of the plane or body called?

Answer 17

Ventral or Anterior

Question 18

What are body parts on the back of the plane or body called?

Answer 18

Dorsal or Posterior

Question 19

Proximal or Distal

Answer 19

Used to describe the location of the extremities (arms & legs) in relation to the main trunk of the body - The point of reference

Question 20

Body parts close the point of reference is…

Answer 20

Proximal

Question 21

Body parts distant from the point of reference is…

Answer 21

Distal

Question 22

What are terms related to the Proximal plane?

Answer 22

Superficial (or external) & Deep (or internal)

Question 23

What’s superficial?

Answer 23

Structures located near the body surface

Question 24

What’s deep?

Answer 24

structures located away from the body surface

Question 25

What are body cavities?

Answer 25

Spaces within the body that contain vital organs

Question 26

What are the two main cavities?

Answer 26

The Anterior (ventral) & Posterior (dorsal) cavity

Question 27

Thoracic cavity

Answer 27

located in the chest and contains the esophagus, trachea, bronchi, lungs, heart, and large blood vessels

Question 28

Upper Abdominal cavity

Answer 28

located in abdominal area and contains the stomach, small intestine, most of the large intestine, appendix, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, and spleen

Question 29

Lower Abdominal cavity

Answer 29

located in the pelvic area/cavity and contains the urinary bladder, reproductive organs, and the last part of the large intestine

Question 30

Where would the kidneys and adrenal glands be located?

Answer 30

Technically outside the abdominal cavity bc they are behind the peritoneal membrane that lines the cavity (the retroperitoneal space)

Question 31

Orbital cavity

Answer 31

located at the eyes

Question 32

Nasal cavity

Answer 32

located at the nose structures

Question 33

Buccal cavity

Answer 33

located at the mouth for the teeth and tongue

Question 34

Abdominal regions

Answer 34

RUQ, LUQ, RLQ, LLQ

Question 35

Region above the stomach

Answer 35

Epigastric region

Question 36

Region near the umbilicus or belly button

Answer 36

Umbilical region

Question 37

Region below the stomach

Answer 37

Hypograstric region or pelvic

Question 38

Region below the ribs

Answer 38

Hypochondriac region right and left (pt’s left and right)

Question 39

Region near the large bones of spinal cord

Answer 39

Lumbar region right and left (pt’s left and right)

Question 40

Near the groin

Answer 40

Iliac region or inguinal right and left (pt’s left and right)

Question 41

WHATS THE ANATOMICAL POSITION

Answer 41

Facing forward with palms cowards and out and arms forward and out