Body Regions and Cavities

Question 1

Head

Answer 1

Face
Skull

Question 2

Neck

Answer 2

Support the head and attaches to trunk

Question 3

Trunk

Answer 3

Chest
Bone
Abdomen
Pelvis

Question 4

Upper Limbs

Answer 4

Attaches to trunk
Arm
Shoulder
Back of the elbow
Armpit
Spinal Column

Question 5

Lower Limbs

Answer 5

Attaches to trunk
Leg
Buttock
Thigh
Ankle
Foot
Sole
Heel
Hollow behind knee

Question 6

Cephalic

Answer 6

situated on or near the head

Question 7

Cervical

Answer 7

related to the neck or to the neck of any organ or structure

Question 8

Regions of the head (cephalic)

Answer 8

frontal
occipital

Question 9

Otic

Answer 9

ears

Question 10

Mental

Answer 10

Chin

Question 11

Buccal

Answer 11

cheeks

Question 12

Scapular and Acromial

Answer 12

Shoulder
Upper part of shoulder

Question 13

Brachial and Antebrachial

Answer 13

Humerus
Ulna and Radius

Question 14

Manus

Answer 14

Fingers and Palm

Question 15

Olecranial and Antecubutal

Answer 15

front of elbow
back of elbow

Question 16

Carpal, Metacarpal and Digital

Answer 16

Top of hand
Middle of hand
Fingers

Question 17

Pollex and Palmar

Answer 17

thumb
palm

Question 18

Thoracic, Abdominal and Pelvic

Answer 18

Rib cage
Abdomen area
Pelvic area

Question 19

Sternal, Mammary/Pectoral Muscles

Answer 19

Sternum
Chest

Question 20

Axillary Muscle

Answer 20

Under the shoulder joint where the arm connects to the shoulder

Question 21

Inguinal Muscle

Answer 21

Connect the muscles of the abdomen to the pelvis

Question 22

Vertebral

Answer 22

Where the vertebral column is

Question 23

Thoracic and Lumbar

Answer 23

Upper part of vertebral
Lower part of vertebral

Question 24

Cervical and Sacral

Answer 24

Above vertebral (neck)
Below vertebral (pelvis)

Question 25

Coxal and Gluteal

Answer 25

Outer muscle of buttocks Inner muscle of buttocks

Question 26

Femoral, Crural, Patellar, Popliteal

Answer 26

Upper muscle (thigh) Lower muscle (leg front) Knee (front) Knee (back)

Question 27

Pedal

Answer 27

foot composed of tarsal, calcaneal, metatarsal, digital, hallux (big foot finger)

Question 28

Fibular Muscle

Answer 28

Lateral Compartment of the leg

Question 29

Sural Muscle

Answer 29

posterior compartment of the leg (calves)

Question 30

Plantar

Answer 30

sole

Question 31

Body Cavities

Answer 31

Spaces within the body that help protect, separate and support internal organs

Question 32

Dorsal Cavity

Answer 32

back portion protects the nervous system consists of cranial cavity and vertebral cavity

Question 33

Cranial Cavity

Answer 33

within the skull and encases the brain

Question 34

Vertebral Cavity

Answer 34

within the vertebral column and encases the spinal cord

Question 35

Ventral Cavity

Answer 35

front portion houses internal organs consists of thoracic and abdominopelvic cavity

Question 36

Thoracic Cavity

Answer 36

Consists of pleural cavity- each houses a lung mediastinum- contains the pericardial cavity and surrounds the remaining organs superior mediastinum- above lungs pericardial cavity- encloses the heart

Question 37

Abdominopelvic Cavity

Answer 37

separated from the superior thoracic cavity by the dome shaped diaphragm composed of abdominal cavity and pelvic cavity

Question 38

Abdominal Cavity

Answer 38

contains the liver, spleen, intestines, stomach and other organs

Question 39

Pelvic Cavity

Answer 39

lies within the pelvis contains the bladder, reproductive organs and rectum

Question 40

Ventral body cavity membranes

Answer 40

Parietal serosa- lines internal body walls Visceral serosa- covers internal organs Serous cavity- fluid

Question 41

oral and digestive cavities

Answer 41

mouth and cavities of the digestive organs

Question 42

nasal cavity

Answer 42

located within and posterior to the nose

Question 43

middle ear

Answer 43

contains ossicles (bones) that transmit sound vibrations

Question 44

synovial

Answer 44

joint cavity

Question 45

orbital

Answer 45

house the eyes

Question 46

Quadrants

Answer 46

vertical and horizontal lines pass through the umbilicus RUQ LUQ RLQ LLQ

Question 47

Abdominopelvic Regions

Answer 47

describe the locations of abdominal and pelvic organs two horizontal and two vertical lines separate the cavity subcostal line (top horizontal) below ribs cage transtubercular line (bottom horizontal) below the top of the hip bone midclavicular lines (two vertical lines) midpoints to clavicles and medial to nipples

Question 48

nine abdominopelvic regions

Answer 48

right and left hypochondriac (cartilage of the ribs) right and left lumbar (middle of abdomen) right and left inguinal (iliac) epigastric and hypogastric (pubic)- middle of iliac regions umbilical