BODY PLANS

Question 1

it is when an animal has no shape

Answer 1

asymmetrical

Question 2

it is when an animal cannot be cut into matching halves

Answer 2

asymmetry

Question 3

are animals with have body parts arranged around a cenral axis

Answer 3

radial symmetry

Question 4

it is when teh body p;an can be divided along a plane that splits the animal’s body into right and left sides that are mirror images of each other

Answer 4

bilateral symmetry

Question 5

corals are example of what body plan

Answer 5

asymmetrical

Question 6

jellyfish is an example of what body plan

Answer 6

radial symmetry

Question 7

lobster is an example of what body plan?

Answer 7

bilateral symmetry

Question 8

they are openings witin the body which contain organs, protect organs and allow expansion and contraction

Answer 8

body cavities

Question 9

8 examples of body cavities

Answer 9

cranial cavity
thoracic cavity
abdominal cavity
abdomenopelvic cavity
pelvic cavity
spinal cavity
dorsal cavity
ventral cavity

Question 10

what consists the ventral cavity

Answer 10

thoracic cavity
abdominal cavity
abdomenopelvic cavity

Question 11

what consists of the dorsal cavity

Answer 11

cranial cavity
pelvic cavity
spinal cavity

Question 12

why is it important for healthcare workers to know/use directioal terms?

Answer 12

because they are the universal terms to be used in the field

Question 13

it divides the body or organ vertically into equal right and left parts

Answer 13

median/midsagittal

Question 14

divides the body or organ vertically ino unequal right and left parts

Answer 14

sagittal

Question 15

a vertical plane dividing the body or an organ into front and back sections

Answer 15

frontal/coronal plane

Question 16

medical term for back

Answer 16

posterior

Question 17

medical term for front

Answer 17

anterior

Question 18

a horizontal plane dividing the body or organ into upper and lower sections

Answer 18

transverse plane

Question 19

medical term for upper

Answer 19

superior

Question 20

medical term for lower

Answer 20

inferior

Question 21

what is the line in the middle or in between called

Answer 21

midline

Question 22

means toward the midline at the middle

Answer 22

medial

Question 23

away from the side

Answer 23

medial

Question 24

toward the side of the body

Answer 24

lateral

Question 25

away from the midline

Answer 25

lateral

Question 26

towards or near the trunk of the body

Answer 26

proximal

Question 27

near the point of attachment to the body

Answer 27

proximal

Question 28

“away from”

Answer 28

distal

Question 29

farther from the origin or attachment to the body

Answer 29

distal

Question 30

front, in front of, or toward the front

Answer 30

anterior

Question 31

back, behind, toward the rear

Answer 31

posterior

Question 32

near the upper surface

Answer 32

dorsal

Question 33

toward the back

Answer 33

dorsal

Question 34

toward the bottom

Answer 34

ventral

Question 35

toward the belly

Answer 35

ventral

Question 36

above something

Answer 36

superior

Question 37

lower or below something

Answer 37

inferior

Question 38

refers to the head of the body

Answer 38

cranial

Question 39

it means tail end

Answer 39

caudal