General Human Anatomy

Question 1

Anatomical position

Answer 1

•person standing up w/feet flat on floor, arms at their side, palms & face forward

Question 2

Sagittal plane

Answer 2

•passes vertically through body/organ dividing it left & right

Question 3

Median (midsagittal) plane

Answer 3

• divides body/organ into equal halves

* pelvic & head commonly shown w/median plane

Question 4

Frontal (coronal) plane

Answer 4

• perpendicular to sagittal plane

* divides body anterior (front) & posterior (back)

Question 5

Transverse (horizontal) plan

Answer 5

• passes across body/organ perpendicular to long axis
• divides body/organ into superior (upper) & inferior (lower)

•CT scans typically transverse

Question 6

Directional terms

Answer 6

•words that describe location of a structure in relation to another

Question 7

Anterior vs. Posterior

Answer 7

• front

* back

Question 8

Superior vs. Inferior

Answer 8

• upper

* lower

Question 9

Proximal vs. Distal

Answer 9

• close

* far

Question 10

Axial region

Answer 10

• head
• neck (cervical region)
• trunk

Question 11

Trunk

Answer 11

• thoracic region (above diaphragm)

* abdominal region (below diaphragm)

Question 12

Quadrants

Answer 12

• right upper
• left upper: stomach & 10th rib
• right lower
• left lower: anterior superior spine

Question 13

Regions

Answer 13

• hypochondriac
• lumbar
• inguinal
• epigastric
• umbilical
• hypogastric