Body Regions and Locations Flashcards
What term indicates a person whose body is lying down in a horizontal position, on the back, with face upward?
Supine
Which plane of the body divides the body vertically into anterior and posterior portions?
Frontal plane
Which region does the axial portion of the body include?
Neck
The supine and prone positions both indicate the body in what position?
Lying down horizontally
Which position, sometimes called the recumbent position, is on the back, face upward?
Supine
Which position is on the belly, face down?
Prone
A person who’s lying on their left or right side is in the _______ position.
lateral recumbent
In anatomical terminology, which term is used to describe a direction that means ‘toward the head’?
Superior
In anatomical terminology, which term is used to describe a direction that means ‘toward the feet’?
Inferior
The term cephalic, pertaining to the head, is used to mean——
superior
The term caudal, pertaining to the tail, is used to mean
inferior
The lungs are located _______ to the trachea.
inferior
The trachea is located _______ to the lungs.
superior
The _______ plane divides the body vertically into anterior (front) and posterior (back) parts.
frontal
The _______ plane divides the body vertically into unequal right and left parts.
sagittal
The _______ plane divides the body vertically through the median into equal right and left parts.
midsagittal
The _______ plane divides the body horizontally into superior (upper) and inferior (lower) parts.
transverse
A _______ is a hollow place or space within the body or one of its organs.
cavity
The _______ portion includes the head, neck, and torso or trunk.
axial
The _______ portion includes the appendages of the body.
appendicular
The _______ portion contains the dorsal and ventral cavities.
axial
Which cavity is subdivided into the cranial cavity and the spinal cavity?
Dorsal
The _______ cavity houses the brain.
Cranial
Which cavity consists of the vertebral canal?
Spinal
The _______ cavity is divided into the following sections: cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, and coccyx.
spinal
Where are the cervical vertebrae located?
Neck
Where are the thoracic vertebrae located?
Chest
Where are the lumbar vertebrae located?
Loin
Where are the sacral vertebrae located?
Lower back
Where is the coccyx located?
Tailbone
The _______ vertebrae are located in the neck.
cervical
The _______ vertebrae are located in the chest.
thoracic
The _______ vertebrae are located in the loin.
lumbar
The _______ vertebrae are located in the lower back.
sacral
The _______ vertebrae are located in the tailbone.
coccyx
Which cavity is subdivided into the thoracic and abdominal cavities?
Ventral
The _______ cavity is the largest ventral cavity and contains the stomach, intestines, kidneys, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, and spleen.
Abdominopelvic
The _______ is the right upper lateral abdominal region that contains the lower ribs.
right hypochondriac
The _______ region is located above the umbilical region.
epigastric
The _______ region is the left upper lateral abdominal region that contains the lower ribs.
left hypochondriac
The _______ region is the right loin region even with the umbilical region.
right lumbar
The _______ region is the middle region of the abdominal cavity that contains the umbilicus or belly button.
umbilical
The _______ region is the left loin region that is even with the umbilical region.
left lumbar
The _______ region is the right pelvic region.
right iliac
The _______ region is the lower middle region beneath the navel between the right and left iliac regions.
hypogastric
The _______ region is the left pelvic region of the abdominal cavity.
left iliac
The hypogastric _______ is part of the abdominal cavity.
region
The right upper _______ is part of the abdominal cavity.
quadrant
