Chapter 6 pg. 130-133

Question 1

body plane: midsagital (median or midline)

Answer 1

passes from the bottom through the center of the body and divides in into equal right and left sides

Question 2

body plane: frontal (coronal)

Answer 2

divides the body from top to bottom through the center and divides in into front and back portions

Question 3

body plane: transverse

Answer 3

divides the body horizontally (crosswise) into top and bottom portions

Question 4

directional term: lateral

Answer 4

away from the center of body (toward the sides)

Question 5

directional term: medial

Answer 5

toward the midline or center of body

Question 6

directional term: anterior (ventral)

Answer 6

toward the front of body

Question 7

directional term: posterior (dorsal)

Answer 7

toward the back of body

Question 8

directional term: inferior

Answer 8

below

Question 9

directional term: superior

Answer 9

above

Question 10

directional term: caudal

Answer 10

closer to the coccyx (lower back)

Question 11

directional term: cephalic (cranial)

Answer 11

closer to the head

Question 12

directional term: deep

Answer 12

farther from the body surface

Question 13

directional term: superficial

Answer 13

near or close to the body surface

Question 14

directional term: distal

Answer 14

farther from reference base point

Question 15

directional term: peripheral

Answer 15

away from the center

Question 16

directional term: proximal

Answer 16

closer to reference point

Question 17

directional term: apex

Answer 17

at the top (highest point)

Question 18

directional term: base

Answer 18

at the bottom (lowest point)

Question 19

body cavity: cranial

Answer 19

located in the skull and contains the brain

Question 20

body cavity: spinal

Answer 20

located within the spinal column and contains the spinal cord

Question 21

body cavity: thoracic

Answer 21

located in the chest and contains the heart, lungs, and major blood vessels

Question 22

body cavity: abdominal

Answer 22

located in the abdomen and contains the stomach, intestines, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, and spleen

Question 23

body cavity: pelvic

Answer 23

located in the lower abdomen and contains the urinary bladder, rectum, and reproductive organs

Question 24

abdominal region: epigastric

Answer 24

“over the stomach”, located just below the sternum

Question 25

abdominal regions: right and left hypochondriac

Answer 25

located below the ribs on either side of the epigastric region

Question 26

abdominal region: umbilical

Answer 26

located around the umbilicus

Question 27

abdominal regions: right and left lumbar

Answer 27

extend anterior and posterior on either side of the umbilical region

Question 28

abdominal region: hypogastric

Answer 28

“below the stomach”, located over the pubic area

Question 29

abdominal regions: right and left iliac

Answer 29

located on either side of the hypogastric region

Question 30

abdominal quadrant: right upper (RUQ)

Answer 30

liver and gallbladder

Question 31

abdominal quadrant: right lower (RLQ)

Answer 31

appendix and some of the female reproductive organs

Question 32

abdominal quadrant: left upper (LUQ)

Answer 32

pancreas, stomach, and spleen

Question 33

abdominal quadrant: left lower (LLQ)

Answer 33

some of the female reproductive organs