Ch. 2 Terms Pertaining to the Body as a Whole

Question 1

What are the divisions of the back?

Answer 1

Cervical
Thoracic
Lumbar
Sacral
Coccygeal

Question 2

What are the body cavities?

Answer 2

Cranial
Thoracic 
Abdominal 
Pelvic
Spinal

Question 3

What are the abdominopelvic regions?

Answer 3

right hypochondriac region
epigastric region
left hypochondriac region
right lumbar region
umbilical region 
left lumbar region
right inguinal/iliac region
hypogastric region 
left inguinal/iliac region

Question 4

What are abdominopelvic quadrants?

Answer 4

right upper quadrant (RUQ)
left upper quadrant (LUQ)
right lower quadrant (RLQ)
left lower quadrant (LLQ)

Question 5

Diaphargm

Answer 5

muscle separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities

Question 6

Mediastinum

Answer 6

centrally located space outside of and between the lungs

Question 7

Peritoneum

Answer 7

double-folded membrane surrounding the abdominal cavity

Question 8

Pleura

Answer 8

double-folded membrane surrounding each lung

Question 9

Anterior (ventral)

Answer 9

front side of the body

Question 10

Posterior (dorsal)

Answer 10

back side of the body

Question 11

Deep

Answer 11

away from the surface

Question 12

Superficial

Answer 12

on the surface

Question 13

Proximal

Answer 13

near the point of attachment or near the beginning of the structure

Question 14

Distal

Answer 14

far from the point of attachment or far from the beginning of the structure

Question 15

Inferior

Answer 15

below another structure

Question 16

Caudal

Answer 16

pertaining to the tail or to the lower portion of the body

Question 17

Superior

Answer 17

above another structure

Question 18

Medial

Answer 18

pertaining to the middle, or near the medial plane of the body

Question 19

Lateral

Answer 19

pertaining to the side

Question 20

Supine

Answer 20

lying on the back

Question 21

Prone

Answer 21

lying on the belly

Question 22

Frontal (coronal)

Answer 22

back/front

Question 23

Sagittal (lateral)

Answer 23

left/right

Question 24

Transverse (axial)

Answer 24

top/bottom

Question 25

Anter/o

Answer 25

front

Question 26

Chondr/o

Answer 26

cartilage

Question 27

Chrom/o

Answer 27

colour

Question 28

Coccyg/o

Answer 28

tailbone

Question 29

Crani/o

Answer 29

skull

Question 30

Dors/o

Answer 30

back portion of the body

Question 31

Hist/o

Answer 31

tissue

Question 32

Cervic/o

Answer 32

neck (of the body or of the uterus)

Question 33

Ili/o

Answer 33

ileum; upper part of the pelvic bone

Question 34

Inguin/o

Answer 34

groin

Question 35

Kary/o

Answer 35

nucleus

Question 36

Later/o

Answer 36

side

Question 37

Lumb/o

Answer 37

lower back

Question 38

Poster/o

Answer 38

back, behind

Question 39

Sacr/o

Answer 39

sacrum

Question 40

Thel/o; theli/o

Answer 40

nipple

Question 41

Thorac/o

Answer 41

chest

Question 42

Ventr/o

Answer 42

belly side of the body

Question 43

Viscer/o

Answer 43

internal organs

Question 44

Ana-

Answer 44

up

Question 45

Cata-

Answer 45

down

Question 46

Inter-

Answer 46

between

Question 47

Intra-

Answer 47

within

Question 48

Meta-

Answer 48

change

Question 49

-ism

Answer 49

process, condition

Question 50

-ose

Answer 50

pertaining to, full of

Question 51

-plasm

Answer 51

formation

Question 52

-somes

Answer 52

bodies

Question 53

-type

Answer 53

picture, classification