Chapter 1: The Human Organism

Question 1

anatomical position

Answer 1

person standing erect with the face directed forward, the upper limbs hanging to the sides, and the palms of the hands facing forward

Question 2

supine

Answer 2

person lying face upward

Question 3

prone

Answer 3

person lying face downward

Question 4

superior

Answer 4

up

Question 5

inferior

Answer 5

down

Question 6

anterior

Answer 6

front

Question 7

posterior

Answer 7

back

Question 8

proximal

Answer 8

nearest

Question 9

distal

Answer 9

distant

Question 10

mideal

Answer 10

toward the midline

Question 11

lateral

Answer 11

away from the midline

Question 12

superficial

Answer 12

structure close to the surface of the body

Question 13

deep

Answer 13

structure toward the interior of the body

Question 14

frontal

Answer 14

forehead

Question 15

orbital

Answer 15

eye

Question 16

nasal

Answer 16

nose

Question 17

oral

Answer 17

mouth

Question 18

otic

Answer 18

ear

Question 19

buccal

Answer 19

cheek

Question 20

mental

Answer 20

chin

Question 21

cervical

Answer 21

neck

Question 22

pectoral

Answer 22

chest

Question 23

sternal

Answer 23

breastbone

Question 24

mammary

Answer 24

breast

Question 25

thoracic

Answer 25

thorax

Question 26

clavicular

Answer 26

collarbone

Question 27

axillary

Answer 27

armpit

Question 28

brachial

Answer 28

arm

Question 29

antecubital

Answer 29

front of elbow

Question 30

antebrachial

Answer 30

forearm

Question 31

carpal

Answer 31

wrist

Question 32

plamar

Answer 32

palm

Question 33

digital

Answer 33

fingers

Question 34

manual

Answer 34

hand

Question 35

coxal

Answer 35

hip

Question 36

femoral

Answer 36

thigh

Question 37

patellar

Answer 37

kneecap

Question 38

crural

Answer 38

leg

Question 39

abdominal

Answer 39

abdomen

Question 40

umbilical

Answer 40

navel

Question 41

pelvic

Answer 41

pelvis

Question 42

inguinal

Answer 42

groin

Question 43

pubic

Answer 43

genital

Question 44

talus

Answer 44

ankle

Question 45

dorsum

Answer 45

top of foot

Question 46

digital

Answer 46

toes

Question 47

pedal

Answer 47

foot

Question 48

occipital

Answer 48

base of skull

Question 49

cranial

Answer 49

skull

Question 50

nuchal

Answer 50

back of neck

Question 51

scapular

Answer 51

shoulder blade

Question 52

vertebral

Answer 52

spinal column

Question 53

lumbar

Answer 53

loin

Question 54

dorsal

Answer 54

back

Question 55

acromial

Answer 55

point of shoulder

Question 56

olecranon

Answer 56

point of elbow

Question 57

dorsum

Answer 57

back of hand

Question 58

sacral

Answer 58

between hips

Question 59

gluteal

Answer 59

buttock

Question 60

perineal

Answer 60

perineum

Question 61

popliteal

Answer 61

hollow behind knee

Question 62

sural

Answer 62

calf

Question 63

plantar

Answer 63

sole

Question 64

calcaneal

Answer 64

heel

Question 65

longitudinal section

Answer 65

a cut through the long axis of the organ

Question 66

transverse/cross section

Answer 66

a cut at right angles to the long axis

Question 67

oblique section

Answer 67

a cut is made across the long axis at other than a right angle

Question 68

sagittal plane

Answer 68

runs vertically through the body, separating it into right and left portions; “flight of an arrow”

Question 69

median plane

Answer 69

a sagittal plane that passes through the midline of the body

Question 70

transverse/horizontal plane

Answer 70

parallel to the ground, dividing the body into superior and inferior portions

Question 71

frontal/coronal plane

Answer 71

runs vertically from right to left and divides the body into anterior and posterior parts