Chapter 1

Question 1

What are the 4 anatomical positions?

Answer 1

1. Standardized position to study human anatomy
2. Head facing forward
3. Legs/feet shoulder width apart
4. Palms facing ventrally and anteriorly

Question 2

How do you establish Left and right?

Answer 2

We establish using the patients perspective

Question 3

Superior

Answer 3

Toward the head end or upper part of a structure/body

Question 4

Inferior

Answer 4

Away from the head end/ toward lower body

Question 5

Ventral/Anterior

Answer 5

Toward or at the front of the body

Question 6

Dorsal/Posterior

Answer 6

Towards the back of the body

Question 7

Medial

Answer 7

Towards the middle & Seperates the body into L & R halves

Question 8

Lateral

Answer 8

Away from the middle of the body / Outside

Question 9

Contralateral

Answer 9

Opposite sides of the body
Ex: L leg & R arm

Question 10

Ipsilateral

Answer 10

Same side of the body
Ex: R arm & R leg

Question 11

Intermediate

Answer 11

Comparinhg 3 things: Between, medial and lateral structure
Ex: My nose is intermediate of my L & R eyes

Question 12

Proximal

Answer 12

Closer to the origin body
Ex: My elbow is proximal to my wrist

Question 13

Distal

Answer 13

Further away from the origin of body
Ex: My wrist is distal to my elbow

Question 14

Superficial

Answer 14

Towards or at the body surface
Ex: My skin is superficial to my muscles

Question 15

Deep (internal)

Answer 15

Away from the body surface
Ex: My heart is deeper than my skin

Question 16

How many body planes are there and name them?

Answer 16

There are 4:
1. Median/Midsagittal Plane
2. Frontal/Coronal Cuts
3. Transverse/Horizontal
4. Oblique Cut

Question 17

Median/Midsagittal

Answer 17

Median Cut: Equal L & R Halves

Question 18

Frontal/Coronal Cuts

Answer 18

Seperating ventral (anterior) and dorsal (posterior) halves

Question 19

Transverse/Horizontal

Answer 19

Superior and inferior halves

Question 20

Oblique Cuts

Answer 20

Diagnol Cut

Question 21

2 Major body cavities

Answer 21

1. Cranial & Vertebral (located dorsal side)
2. Thoracic, abd, pelvic and abdpelvic cavity
   (located ventral side)

Question 22

What does Visceral organs refer to?

Answer 22

Referred to guts, intestines, etc.

Question 23

What are the abd pelvic quadrants?

Answer 23

Looking at the patients view:
RUQ | LUQ
RLQ | LLQ

Question 24

What are 2 main anatomy regions and what does it include?

Answer 24

1. The axial: head, neck & trunk; it forms the main vertical axid of the body
2. Appendicular: Upper & lower limbs; which attach to the axial region