Body Structure: Key Terms

Question 0

Coronal (frontal) plane of the body

Answer 0

anterior (ventral) and posterior (dorsal) aspects

Question 1

Midsagittal (median) plane of the body

Answer 1

right and left halves

Question 2

Transverse (horizontal) plane of the body

Answer 2

superior and inferior aspects

Question 3

Spine: cervical

Answer 3

neck

C1-C7

Question 4

Spine: thoracic

Answer 4

chest

T1-T12

Question 5

Spine: lumbar

Answer 5

loin

L1-L5

Question 6

Spine: sacral

Answer 6

lower back

the sacrum

Question 7

Spine: coccyx

Answer 7

tailbone

Question 8

Dorsal

Answer 8

toward the head

Question 9

Ventral

Answer 9

toward the feet

Question 10

Body Cavity: Cranial

Answer 10

contains the brain

Question 11

Body Cavity: Spinal

Answer 11

contains the spinal cord

Question 12

Body Cavity: Thoracic

Answer 12

contains the heart, lungs, and associated structures

Question 13

Body Cavity: Abdominopelvic

Answer 13

contains the digestive, excretory, and reproductive organs and structures

Question 14

Body Quadrant: Right Upper (RUQ)

Answer 14

Major Structures: right lobe of liver, gallbladder, part of pancreas, part of small and large intestines

Question 15

Body Quadrant: Left Upper (LUQ)

Answer 15

Major Structures: left lobe of liver, stomach, spleen, part of pancreas, part of small and large intestines

Question 16

Body Quadrant: Right Lower (RLQ)

Answer 16

Major Structures: part of small and large intestines, appendix, right ovary, right Fallopian tube, right ureter

Question 17

Body Quadrant: Left Lower (LLQ)

Answer 17

Major Structures: part of small and large intestines, left ovary, left Fallopian tube, left ureter