General anatomy (body part names)

Question 1

Point to the cranium

Answer 1

Skull

Question 2

Point to the cubital fossa

Answer 2

Anterior side of the elbow

Question 3

Point to the patella

Answer 3

Bone on anterior side of knee

Question 4

What is the orbital cavity / orbit?

Answer 4

Cavity in skull surrounding eye

Question 5

Point to the thorax

Answer 5

Tissues + organs surrounding / relating to the chest e.g. lungs, rib cage

Question 6

What is the inguinal area?

Answer 6

Relating to the groin

Question 7

Point to the plantar area?

Answer 7

Relating to the sole / bottom of the foot

Question 8

Point the buccal area?

Answer 8

Relating to the cheek

Question 9

Point to the axillary

Answer 9

Armpit

Question 10

Which body cavity contains the urinary bladder?

Answer 10

Pelvic cavity

Question 11

Name the three main body cavities

Answer 11

• Cranial cavity
• Thoracic cavity
• Abdominopelvic cavity

Question 12

What are the three thoracic cavities?

Answer 12

• Pleural cavity
• Pericardial cavity
• Mediastinum

Question 13

What is the pleural cavity?

Answer 13

The space that lies between the pleura, two thin membranes that line and surround the lungs

Question 14

What is the pericardial cavity?

Answer 14

It surrounds the heart

Question 15

What is the mediastinum?

Answer 15

It is the central part of the thoracic cavity, it contains the heart, thymus, oesophagus, trachea, and several large blood vessels

Question 16

What is the thymus

Answer 16

Small gland in the lymphatic system that makes and trains special white blood cells called T-cells

Question 17

What organs are found in the abdominal cavity?

Answer 17

Stomach, spleen, liver, gallbladder, small intestine, most of the large intestine

Question 18

What organs are found in the pelvic cavity?

Answer 18

Urinary bladder, portions of the large intestine, internal reproductive organs

Question 19

Which muscle separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity?

Answer 19

Diaphragm

Question 20

What organs are found in the upper right quadrant of the abdomen?

Answer 20

Liver, stomach, gallbladder, duodenum, right kidney, pancreas, transverse colon, right adrenal gland, small intestine

Question 21

Which organs are found in the left upper quadrant of the abdomen?

Answer 21

Liver, stomach, left kidney, pancreas, spleen, transverse colon, left adrenal gland, small intestine

Question 22

Which organs can be found in the lower right quadrant of the abdomen?

Answer 22

Large intestine, cecum, appendix, Right ureter, right internal sexual reproductive organs, urinary bladder

Question 23

Which organs can be found in the lower left quadrant of the abdomen?

Answer 23

Small intestine, large intestine, left ureter, sigmoid colon, left internal sexual reproductive organs, urinary bladder

Question 24

Name the horizontal / transverse and vertical planes which separate the four quadrants

Answer 24

Trans-umbilical plane and median plane

Question 25

Name the upper right and left regions of the abdomen

Answer 25

The right and left hypochondriac

Question 26

Name the upper central region of the abdomen

Answer 26

The epigastric region

Question 27

Name the middle right and left regions of the abdomen

Answer 27

The right and left lumbar regions

Question 28

Name the middle central region of the abdomen

Answer 28

The umbilical region

Question 29

Name the lower right and left regions of the abdomen

Answer 29

The right and left iliac regions

Question 30

Name the lower central region of the abdomen

Answer 30

The hypogastric region