C1 7-10

Question 1

Describe the anatomical position.

Answer 1

Body erect, feet slightly apart, palms face forward, thumbs away from the body

Question 2

Superior

Answer 2

Toward the head, above

Question 3

Inferior

Answer 3

Away from the head, below

Question 4

Ventral/Anterior

Answer 4

Toward or at the front of the body, in front of

Question 5

Dorsal/Posterior

Answer 5

Toward or at the back of the body, behind

Question 6

Medial

Answer 6

Toward or at the midline of the body, on the inner side of

Question 7

Lateral

Answer 7

Away from the midling of the body, on the outer side of

Question 8

Intermediate

Answer 8

Between a more medial and a more lateral structure

Question 9

Proximal

Answer 9

Closer to the origin of the body part of the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk

Question 10

Distal

Answer 10

Farther from the origin of a body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk

Question 11

Superficial

Answer 11

Toward or at the body surface

Question 12

Deep

Answer 12

Away from the body surface, more internal

Question 13

Axial

Answer 13

head, neck, trunk

Question 14

Appendicular

Answer 14

Limbs

Question 15

Sagittal (median/midsagittal) plane

Answer 15

Vertical, divides body into left and right

Question 16

Frontal (coronal) plane

Answer 16

Vertical, divides the body into anterior and posterior

Question 17

Transverse (horizontal) plane

Answer 17

Horzontal, divides the body into superior and inferior

Question 18

Dorsal body cavity

Answer 18

Protects nervous system. Cranial cavity encases the brain, Vertebral/spinal cavity encloses the spine

Question 19

Ventral body cavity

Answer 19

Includes thoracic and abdominopelvic cavity

Question 20

Thoracic cavity

Answer 20

Includes pleural cavity which encases lungs and mediastinum which contains the pericardial cavity which encloses the hear and surrounds remaining thoracic organs (esophagus/trachea)

Question 21

Abdominopelvic cavity

Answer 21

Superior portion is the abdominal cavity (digestive viscera), inferior is the pelvic cavity which contains the bladder, reproductive organs and rectum

Question 22

parietal serosa

Answer 22

lines cavity walls

Question 23

visceral serosa

Answer 23

covers organs

Question 24

parietal pericardium

Answer 24

lines the pericardial cavity

Question 25

visceral pericardium

Answer 25

covers the heart

Question 26

parietal pleurae

Answer 26

lines the thoracic cavity

Question 27

visceral pleurae

Answer 27

covers the lungs

Question 28

parietal peritoneum

Answer 28

lines the abdominopelvic cavity

Question 29

visceral peritoneum

Answer 29

covers most organs in the abdominopelvic cavity

Question 30

RUQ

Answer 30

Liver, gall bladder

Question 31

LUQ

Answer 31

Stomach

Question 32

RLQ

Answer 32

Appendix

Question 33

LLQ

Answer 33

Small and large intestines

Question 34

Regional terms?

Answer 34

Cephalic, cervical, thoracic, abdominal, pubic.

Upper limb, manus, lower limb, pedal