Chapter 1 - Regions and Directional Terms

Question 1

(Abdominopelvic Quadrants) Right upper quadrant

Answer 1

contains liver

Question 2

(Abdominopelvic Quadrants) Left Upper Quadrant

Answer 2

contains stomach and spleen

Question 3

(Abdominopelvic Quadrants) Left lower Quadrant

Answer 3

contains descending colon

Question 4

(Abdominopelvic Quadrants) Right Lower Quadrant

Answer 4

contains the cecum and ascending colon

Question 5

(Abdominopelvic Regions) Umbilical

Answer 5

Centermost region deep to and surrounding the navel

Question 6

(Abdominopelvic Regions) Epigastic

Answer 6

Superior to the umbilical region

Question 7

(Abdominopelvic Regions) Hypogastric

Answer 7

located inferior to the umbilical region

Question 8

(Abdominopelvic Regions) Right and Left lumbar

Answer 8

lies lateral to the umbilical region

Question 9

(Abdominopelvic Regions) Right and left Iliac (inguinal)

Answer 9

Lateral to the hypogastric region

Question 10

Superior (cranial)

Answer 10

above; toward the head end or upper part of the structure of the body

Question 11

Inferior (caudal)

Answer 11

below; away from the head end or toward the lower part of the structure of the body

Question 12

Anterior (ventral)

Answer 12

toward or at the front of the body

Question 13

Posterior (dorsal)

Answer 13

toward or at the front of the body

Question 14

Medial

Answer 14

toward or at the longitudinal axis of the body

Question 15

Lateral

Answer 15

Away from the longitudinal axis of the body

Question 16

Intermediate

Answer 16

between a more medial and a more lateral structure

Question 17

Promximal

Answer 17

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

Question 18

Distal

Answer 18

farther from the origin of a body part of the point of attachment

Question 19

Superficial (external)

Answer 19

toward or at the body surface

Question 20

Deep (internal)

Answer 20

away from the body surface, more internal

Question 21

Sagittal plane

Answer 21

vertical plane that divides the body into right and left parts

Question 22

Midsagittal (median) Plane

Answer 22

divides the body exactly in the midline

Question 23

Parasagittal plane

Answer 23

all other sagittal panes offset from the midline

Question 24

Frontal (coronal) plane

Answer 24

any pane dividing the body exactly in the midline

Question 25

Transverse (horizontal) Plane

Answer 25

divides body into superior and inferior portions

Question 26

Oblique Plane

Answer 26

cuts made diagonally between the horizontal and vertical plane

Question 27

Dorsal Body Cavity

Answer 27

Composed of two smaller cavities: cranial and vertebral

Question 28

Cranial Cavity

Answer 28

Contains Brain

Question 29

Vertebral Cavity

Answer 29

Contains spinal cord

Question 30

Ventral Body Cavity (coelom)

Answer 30

Houses internal organs of the body collectively called the viscera, divided into two smaller cavities

Question 31

Thoracic Cavity

Answer 31

Contains Pleural cavity, Mediastinum, Pericardial Cavity

Question 32

Pleural Cavity

Answer 32

right and left; contains lungs

Question 33

Mediastinum

Answer 33

space between pleural cavities; contains thymus, lymph vessels, esophagus, trachea and nerves contains pericardial cavity

Question 34

Pericardial Cavity

Answer 34

located in the mediastinum, contains the heart

Question 35

Abdominopelvic Cavity

Answer 35

Contains abdominal and pelvic cavities

Question 36

Abdominal Cavity

Answer 36

contains digestive organs

Question 37

Pelvic Cavity

Answer 37

contains bladder, reproductive organs and rectum

Question 38

(Serous membranes) Meninges

Answer 38

line dorsal body cavity

Question 39

(Serous membranes) Pleura

Answer 39

line the pleural cavity

Question 40

(Serous membranes) Pericardium

Answer 40

lines the pericardial cavity

Question 41

(Serous membranes) Peritoneum

Answer 41

lines abdominal cavity; some organs are retroperitoneal such as the urinary and reproductive organs

Question 42

Nasal Cavity

Answer 42

for the passage of air into the respirator tract

Question 43

Orbital Cavity

Answer 43

area of the skull that houses the eyes

Question 44

Middle Ear Cavity

Answer 44

contains ossicles

Question 45

Synovial Cavity

Answer 45

joint cavities filled with synovial fluid

Question 46

X-ray

Answer 46

projects high energy electromagnetic radiation against an area of the body with a metal plate behind it

Question 47

Computed Tomography (CT)

Answer 47

patient lies on a platform while the computerized axial tomography (CAT) generates multiple xrays as it rotates around the patient

Question 48

Magnetic Resonance Image (MRI)

Answer 48

uses electromagnets and radiowaves to scan patients

Question 49

Positron Emission Tomography (PET)

Answer 49

uses short-lived radioactive contrast that will travel to areas with high metabolic activity such as cancer