Ch 1- Body Orientation

Question 0

Inferior

Answer 0

Away from head or toward lower part of body (caudal)

Question 1

Superior

Answer 1

Toward the head region or upper part of the body (cranial)

Question 2

Ventral

Answer 2

Toward front of body

Anterior

Question 3

Dorsal

Answer 3

Toward the back of the body

Posterior

Question 4

Medial

Answer 4

Toward the midline of the body

Vertical plane

“Inner side of”

Question 5

Lateral

Answer 5

Away from midline of the body

Outer side of

Question 6

Intermediate

Answer 6

In between a more medial and a more lateral structure

Eg: collar bone is intermediate to breast bone and shoulder

Question 7

Proximal

Answer 7

Closer to origin of body part

Eg: elbow proximal to fingers

Question 8

Distal

Answer 8

Further from origin of body part

Eg: knee is distal to the thigh

Question 9

Superficial

Answer 9

Toward of at body surface

Question 10

Ipsilateral

Answer 10

Same side of body

Question 11

Contralateral

Answer 11

Opposite sides of the body

Question 12

Axial Part

Answer 12

Main axis of the body

Head, neck, throat

Question 13

Appendicular Part

Answer 13

Appendages or limbs

Question 14

Sagittal Plane

Answer 14

Vertical plane; divides the body into right and left halves

Midsagittal plane is right in the middle

Question 15

Frontal Plane

Answer 15

Divides body into front and back halves

Question 16

Transverse Plane

Answer 16

Divides body info superior and inferior halves (top and bottom)

Question 17

Oblique Section

Answer 17

Cuts made diagonally

Question 18

Dorsal Body Cavity

Answer 18

Protects nervous system and organs

Subdivisions: cranial cavity, vertebral cavity (or spinal cavity)

Question 19

Ventral Body Cavity

Answer 19

Two subdivisions:

1) thoracic
2) abdominal pelvic

Question 20

Thoracic Cavity

Answer 20

Surrounded by ribs and chest muscles

Has pleural cavities-surround lungs

Mediastinum-surrounds heart and other organs
(Pericardial activity-encloses heart)

Includes heart/lungs, etc

Question 21

Abdominopelvic Cavity

Answer 21

Separated into abdomal cavity and pelvic cavity

Question 22

Antecubital

Answer 22

Anterior surface of elbow

Question 23

Axillary

Answer 23

Armpit

Question 24

Brachial

Answer 24

The arm

Question 25

Buccal

Answer 25

Cheek

Question 26

Carpal

Answer 26

Wrist

Question 27

Cervical

Answer 27

Neck

Question 28

Coxal

Answer 28

The hip

Question 29

Deltoid

Answer 29

Doubt part of the shoulder

Question 30

Digital

Answer 30

Fingers and toes

Question 31

Femoral

Answer 31

The thigh

Question 32

Fibular

Answer 32

The side of the leg

Question 33

Inguinal

Answer 33

The groin

Question 34

Manus

Answer 34

Hand

Question 35

Orbital

Answer 35

Bony eye socket

Question 36

Patellar

Answer 36

Anterior part of the knee

Question 37

Pubic

Answer 37

Genital region

Question 38

Tarsal

Answer 38

Ankle

Question 39

Thoracic

Answer 39

The chest

Question 40

Pollex

Answer 40

Thumb

Question 41

Hallux

Answer 41

Big toe

Question 42

Crural

Answer 42

Dorsal aspect of the shin

Question 43

Cephalic

Answer 43

The head

Question 44

Femoral

Answer 44

The thigh

Question 45

Fibular

Answer 45

Side of the leg

Question 46

Lumbar

Answer 46

Area of the back between ribs and hips

Question 47

Occipital

Answer 47

Posterior aspect of the head (base of skull

Question 48

Popliteal

Answer 48

Ventral part of the knees

Question 49

Sacral

Answer 49

Between the hips

Question 50

Scapular

Answer 50

Shoulder blade

Question 51

Sural

Answer 51

Posterior surface of the leg (calf)

Question 52

Vertebral

Answer 52

Area of spinal column