HSC&A Chapter 5

Question 1

What are the spaces in the body that contains organs?

Answer 1

body cavities

Question 2

Where is the dorsal cavity located?

Answer 2

near the back

Question 3

Where is the ventral cavity located?

Answer 3

near the front

Question 4

What organs are located in the thoracic cavity?

Answer 4

the lungs, heart, major blood vessels, part of the esophagus

Question 5

What organs are located in the abdominopelvic cavity?

Answer 5

the stomach, intestines, pancreas, liver, spleen, gallbladder, kidneys

Question 6

What organs are located in the lower abdominopelvic cavity (pelvic cavity)?

Answer 6

bladder, urethra, reproductive organs, parts of the large intestine, rectum

Question 7

How many body positions are there that may be mentioned in clinical exams and treatments?

Answer 7

eleven

Question 8

What is the position in which the patient faces forward, with the feet parallel and arms hanging at the side, and the palms facing forward?

Answer 8

anatomical position

Question 9

What is the position where the patient lies face down?

Answer 9

prone position

Question 10

What is the position in which the patient lies face up, on the back?

Answer 10

supine position

Question 11

What is the position where the patient is sitting in bed with the head of the bed elevated 45 degrees?

Answer 11

Fowler’s position

Question 12

What is the position where the patient is sitting in bed with the head of the bed elevated 35 degrees?

Answer 12

semi-Fowler’s position

Question 13

What is the position in which the patient is lying on their side?

Answer 13

lateral position

Question 14

What is the position in which the patient is lying flat on his back with the head of the table lowered at 45 degrees?

Answer 14

Trendelenburg position

Question 15

What is the position in which the patient is lying on their left side, with the right leg drawn up high and forward, the left arm along the patient’s back, and the chest resting forward?

Answer 15

Sim’s position

Question 16

What is the position in which the patient is lying on their back with their feet in stirrups and knees are flexed and separated?

Answer 16

lithotomy position

Question 17

What is the position in which the patient rests their body weight on their knees and chest?

Answer 17

knee-chest position

Question 18

What is the position in which the patient is lying on their back with their knees flexed and separated?

Answer 18

dorsal recumbent position

Question 19

What terms are often used to describe movements, the relationship between body parts, or the location of a patient’s symptom or problem?

Answer 19

directional terms

Question 20

Areas closer to the head are described as what?

Answer 20

superior

Question 21

Areas closer to the feet are described as what?

Answer 21

inferior

Question 22

Areas described as distal indicates what?

Answer 22

located the furthest area from the point of attachment

Question 23

Areas described as proximal indicate what?

Answer 23

closer to the point of attachment

Question 24

What are the three commonly identified planes of the body?

Answer 24

sagittal, coronal, and transverse