Chapter 4 Anatomical Terminology

Question 1

abdominal

Answer 1

pertaining to the abdomen

Question 2

abdominopelvic cavity

Answer 2

cavity below the diaphragm that contains the digestive, urinary and reproductive organs

Question 3

anatomical position

Answer 3

the position assumed when a person is standing erect, legs together, feet pointing forward, eyes looking straight ahead, with arms at the sides, and palms forward

Question 4

anerior

Answer 4

more toward from or belly-side of body (ventral)

Question 5

brachial

Answer 5

pertaining to the arms

Question 6

caudal

Answer 6

more toward feet or tail, or below another structure

Question 7

cephalic

Answer 7

more toward head, or above another structure

Question 8

cranial cavity

Answer 8

inside the skull and contains the brain

Question 9

deep

Answer 9

further away from the surface

Question 10

distal

Answer 10

pertaining to farthest away from beginning of structure

Question 11

dorsal

Answer 11

more toward back or spinal cord side of body (posterior)

Question 12

frontal plane

Answer 12

a vertical plane that runs from side to side; it slices body into anterior and posterior portions

Question 13

inferior

Answer 13

more towards feet or tail, or below another structure

Question 14

meninges

Answer 14

membrane sac that covers the brain and spinal cord

Question 15

pericardium

Answer 15

membrane sac that covers the heart

Question 16

peritoneum

Answer 16

membrane covering the organs of the abdominopelvic cavity

Question 17

pleura

Answer 17

membrane sac that covers the lungs

Question 18

posterior

Answer 18

more toward back or spinal cord side of body (dorsal

Question 19

prone

Answer 19

bosy lying horizontally and facing downward

Question 20

proximal

Answer 20

located nearer to the point of attachment to body

Question 21

sagittal plane

Answer 21

a vertical plane that runs from front to back it slices body into left and right portions

Question 22

spinal cavity

Answer 22

formed by canal through vertebrae; contains the spinal cord

Question 23

superficial

Answer 23

more toward surface of body

Question 24

superior

Answer 24

more toward head, or above another structure

Question 25

supine

Answer 25

body lying horizontally and facing upward

Question 26

thoracic

Answer 26

pertaining to the chest

Question 27

thoracic cavity

Answer 27

cavity created by ribs and diaphragm that contains the heart, lungs, esophagus, trachea, aorta and thymus gland

Question 28

transverse plane

Answer 28

a horizonal plane; slices body into upper and lower portions;

Question 29

trunk

Answer 29

torso

Question 30

upper extremity

Answer 30

arms

Question 31

ventral

Answer 31

more toward front or belly-side of body (anterior)

Question 32

abduction

Answer 32

movement way from midline

Question 33

adduction

Answer 33

movement toward middline

Question 34

flexion

Answer 34

act of bending or being bent

Question 35

extension

Answer 35

movement that brings limbs into or toward a straight condition

Question 36

dorsiflexion

Answer 36

backward bending, as of hand or foot

Question 37

plantar flexion

Answer 37

bending sole of foot; pointing toes downward

Question 38

eversion

Answer 38

turning outward

Question 39

inversion

Answer 39

turning inward

Question 40

pronation

Answer 40

to turn downward or backward as with hand or foot

Question 41

supination

Answer 41

turning the palm or foot upward

Question 42

supination

Answer 42

turning the palm or foot upward

Question 43

elevation

Answer 43

to raise body part, as in shrugging shoulders

Question 44

circumduction

Answer 44

movement in a circular direction from central point; imagine drawing large circles in air

Question 45

opposition

Answer 45

moving thumb away from palm; ability to move thumb into contact with other fingers

Question 46

rotation

Answer 46

moving around central axis