Chapter 4: Body Structure

Question 1

Plane

Answer 1

an imaginary surface that divides the body

Question 2

Anatomical Position

Answer 2

the posture of a person as a position of reference, person stands erect, facing forward, arms at the sides of the body, palms facing forward, and feet parallel to each other.

Question 3

coronal (frontal) plane

Answer 3

cuts through the shoulders

Question 4

transverse (horizontal) plane

Answer 4

cuts through the waist

Question 5

midsagittal (median) plane

Answer 5

divides the body into right and left halves

Question 6

abduction

Answer 6

movement away from the midsagittal plane of the body or one of its parts

Question 7

adduction

Answer 7

movement toward the midsagittal plane of the body

Question 8

medial

Answer 8

pertaining to the midline of the body or structure

Question 9

lateral

Answer 9

pertaining to a side

Question 10

superior (cephalad)

Answer 10

toward the head or upper portion of a structure

Question 11

inferior (caudal)

Answer 11

away from the head, or toward the tail or lower part of a structure

Question 12

proximal

Answer 12

nearer to the center (trunk of the body) or to the point of attachment to the body

Question 13

distal

Answer 13

further from the center (trunk of the body) or from the point of attachment to the body

Question 14

anterior (ventral)

Answer 14

front of the body

Question 15

posterior (dorsal)

Answer 15

back of the body

Question 16

parietal

Answer 16

pertaining to the outer wall of the body cavity

Question 17

visceral

Answer 17

pertaining to the viscera, or internal organs, especially the abdomen organs

Question 18

prone

Answer 18

lying on the abdomen, face down

Question 19

supine

Answer 19

lying horizontally on the back, face up

Question 20

inversion

Answer 20

turning inward or inside out

Question 21

eversion

Answer 21

turning outward

Question 22

palmar

Answer 22

pertaining to the palm of the hand

Question 23

plantar

Answer 23

pertaining to the sole of the foot

Question 24

superficial

Answer 24

toward the surface of the body (external)

Question 25

deep

Answer 25

away from the surface of the body (internal)

Question 26

RUQ

Answer 26

right upper quadrant

Question 27

LUQ

Answer 27

left upper quadrant

Question 28

RLQ

Answer 28

right Lower quadrant

Question 29

LLQ

Answer 29

left lower quadrant

Question 30

RUQ contains…

Answer 30

right lobe of the liver, gallbladder, part of the pancreas, past of the small and large intestines

Question 31

LUQ contains…

Answer 31

left lobe the liver, stomach, spleen, part of the pancreas, part of the small and large intestines

Question 32

RLQ contains…

Answer 32

part of the small and large intestines, appendix, right ovary, right fallopian tube, right ureter

Question 33

LLQ contains..

Answer 33

part of the small and large intestines, left ovary, left fallopian tube, left ureter

Question 34

Two main cavities of the body are…

Answer 34

dorsal Cavity and the ventral cavity

Question 35

dorsal Cavity contains _______ cavities

Answer 35

cranial cavity and the spinal cavity

Question 36

ventral Cavity contains _______ cavities

Answer 36

abdomino pelvic cavity and the thoracic cavity