Chapter 1: The HUMAN Organism Flashcards
Person standing erect with face and palms forward
Anatomical position
All relational descriptions based on the anatomical position, regardless of body orientation.
Anatomical position
What is the directional term for ‘above’?
Superior
Directional term of ‘below’
Inferior
What is the directional term for ‘front’?
Anterior
Directional term for ‘back’
Posterior
Anterior is also called as what?
Ventral
Posterior is also called as what?
Dorsal
What do you call it when the body part is close to midline?
Medial
What do you call it when the body part is away from midline?
Lateral
Far from point of attachment
Distal
Close to point of attachment
Proximal
Structure close to the surface
Superficial
Structure toward the interior of the body
Deep
What do you call the plane that separates the body into right and left parts?
Sagittal plane
A sagittal plane along the midline that divides the body into equal left and right halves.
Median plane
What do you call the horizontal plane that separates the body into superior and inferior parts?
Transverse plane
It is a vertical plane that separates the body into anterior and posterior parts.
Frontal plane
Upper arm, forearm, wrist, and hand
Which body regions do they belong?
A. Upper limbs
B. Lower limbs
C. Central region
A. Upper limbs
Thigh, lower leg, ankle, and foot
Which body regions do they belong?
A. Upper limbs
B. Lower limbs
C. Central region
B. Lower limbs
Head, neck, trunk
Which body regions do they belong?
A. Upper limbs
B. Lower limbs
C. Central region
C. Central region
In subdivisions of the Abdomen, enumerate the quadrants.
Right-upper quadrant
Left-upper quadrant
Right-lower quadrant
Left-lower quadrant
In subdivisions of the abdomen, enumerate the 9 regions.
Right hypochondriac region
Right lumbar region
Right Iliac region
Epigastric region
Umbilical region
Hypogastric region
Left hypochondriac region
Left lumbar region
Left Iliac region
It is a space within chest wall and diaphragm. It contains the heart, lungs, thymus gland, esophagus, and trachea.
Thoracic Cavity
It is the space between lungs. It contains heart, thymus gland, esophagus, and trachea.
Mediastinum
It is the space between diaphragm and pelvis. It contains stomach, intestines, liver, spleen, pancreas, and kidneys.
Abdominal cavity
It is the space within pelvis. It contains urinary bladder, reproductive organs, part of large intestine.
Pelvic cavity
It surrounds the heart and blood vessels in the pericardial cavity.
Pericardium
What do you call the pericardium that covers the heart?
Visceral pericardium
What do you call the fluid inside the cavity that surrounds the heart?
Pericardial fluid
What pleura covers the lungs?
Visceral pleura
Reduces friction. Adheres lungs to thoracic wall.
Pleural cavity
Lines inner wall of thorax
Parietal pleura