DESCRIBING ANATOMIC RELATIONS

Question 1

ANATOMIC POSITION

Answer 1

A. BODY ERECT W/ ARMS AT THE SIDES
B. PALMS TURNED FORWARD

Question 2

DIRECTIONAL TERMS

Answer 2

DESCRIBE RELATIVE POSITIONS ( COMPARED)

Question 3

1. SUPERIOR

Answer 3

A. TOWARD THE HEAD
B. EX. HEART IS SUPERIOR TO THE LIVER

Question 4

2. INFERIOR(CADIAL)

Answer 4

A. TOWARD THE TAIL END OF BODY , BASICALLY THE BOTTOM
B. EX. THE STOMACH IS INFERIOR TO THE LUNGS

Question 5

3. ANTERIOR(VENTRAL)

Answer 5

A. TOWARD FRONT OF BODY
B. THE TRACHEA IS ANTERIOR TO THE ESOPHAGUS

Question 6

4.POSTERIOR(DORSAL)

Answer 6

A. TOWARD BACK OF THE BODY
B.EX. THE RECTUM IS POSTERIOR TO URINARY BLADDER

Question 7

5.MEDIAL

Answer 7

A. NEAR THE MIDLINE OF BODY
B. ex. THE HEART IS MEDIAL TO THE THE LUNGS

Question 8

6. LATERAL

Answer 8

A. FURTHER AWAY FROM THE MIDLINE OF THE BODY (SIDE)
B.EX. THE KIDNEY SAVE LATERAL TO THE SPINE

Question 9

7. PROXIMAL

Answer 9

A.NEAR THE TORSO
B.EX. THE ARM IS PROXIMAL TO THE HAND

Question 10

8.DISTAL

Answer 10

A. FURTHER AWAY FROM THE TORSO
B. EX. THE FINGERS ARE DISTAL TO THE ELBOW

Question 11

9.SUPERFICIAL (EXTERNAL)

Answer 11

A.TOWARD THE SURFACE OF THE BODY
B. EX. THE SKIN IS SUPERFICIAL TO THE MUSCLES

Question 12

10. DEEP ( INTERNAL)

Answer 12

A. DEEP WITHIN THE BODY
B. EX. HEART IS DEEP TO THE RIBCAGE

Question 13

11. PARIETAL

Answer 13

A. OUTER WALLS OF CAVITY
B. EX. THE PARIETAL PERITONEUM= ABDOMEN ASSOCIATED W/ THE WALL OF ABDOMEN

Question 14

12. VISCERAL- SIMILAR TO LINING OF JACKET

Answer 14

A. DIRECT CONVEYING OF ORGAN
B.EX. THE VISCERAL PERITONEUM = ABDOMEN AREA = INNER MEMBRANE SURROUNDING DIGESTIVE ORGANS