Chapter 1.1 Flashcards
The Anatomical Position for the human body is an ______ view with the body _____, while the arms are at the _____and the palms are turned ______?
anterior (front)
erect
sides
forward
What is the reference position which describes body parts and body regions which gives meaning to directional terms?
Anatomical Position
How would you define Anterior in relation to position of body parts?
Front or ‘in front of’
Define term Posterior in relation to position of body parts.
Back or ‘in back of’
Define Superior in relation to position of body parts.
Towards the head
Define Inferior in describing position of body parts.
Towards the feet
Define the term Medial?
Towards the midline of the body
Define the term Lateral?
Towards the side of the body or away from the midline.
Explain the term Proximal?
Towards or nearest to the trunk of the body.
Define Distal?
Away from or farthest from the trunk of the body.
Explain the term Superficial?
Nearer to the Body Surface.
Explain term Deep in relation to position of body parts.
Farther away from the body surface
What are the two main body cavities?
They are the Dorsal Cavity and the Ventral Body Cavity.
The ____ Cavity contains the cranial and vertebral cavities.
Dorsal
The ____ Cavity contains the thoracic and abdomino- pelvic cavities.
.Ventral
What separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominopelvic cavity?
The Diaphragm
Starting from left to right,top to bottom, in anatomical position, name the 9 abdominal regions?
Right hypochondriac Epigastric Left hypochondriac Right lumbar umbilical, Left Lumbar Right iliac hypogastric Left iliac
The ascending colon is found in the Right ____ region?
Lumbar
The small intestine is found in the?
Umbilical region
.The descending colon is situated in the left _____region?
Lumbar
Who is commonly affected by gallbladder disease?
3 F’s - fat, forty and female
the _______ cavity contains lungs,trachea,heart?
Thoracic cavity
What are the two subdivisions of the dorsal cavity and what do they contain.
The cranial cavity which contains the brain which is encased by the skull and the Spinal cavity which contains the spinal cord
What separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominopelvic cavity?
The Diaphragm
What does the Abdominal cavity contain?
Intestines, liver, spleen, stomach, pancreas.
Which region is the liver found in?
Right Hypochondriac region
Which region is the spleen found in?
Left Hypochondriac region
The _____ region contains the stomach?
Epigastric region
The right Iliac region contains?
The cecum
The rectum is found in the _____ region?
Hypogastric
The descending colon is found in the Left _____ region?
Iliac
What organ is found in the lower right quadrant?
The appendix
The _____ is the space and organs between the lungs.
Mediastinum
Divides the body into equal halves?
Midsagittal Plane
Vertical Plane that divides the body into right and left parts?
Sagittal Plane
Horizontal plane that divides the body into superior and inferior parts?.
Transverse Plane
Vertical plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior parts
Frontal Plane
