Human Body: Positions, Planes, Quadrants and Regions

Question 1

Components of Anatomical position?

Answer 1

Standing, facing you, arms at their side and palms facing you.

Question 2

What is the Midsagittal Plane?

Answer 2

Lengthwise planes that divides the body into equal left and right sides

Question 3

What is the Sagittal plane?

Answer 3

Divides the body into right and left parts.

Question 4

What is the Frontal plane?

Answer 4

Vertical plane that divides the body into front and back portions.

Question 5

What is the Transverse plane?

Answer 5

Plane that divides the body into upper and lower portions.

Question 6

Ventral position

Answer 6

Front/belly side of the body

Question 7

Anterior position

Answer 7

Situated in the front. Ex. The nose is anterior to the eyes.

Question 8

Superior position

Answer 8

Above; toward the head

Question 9

Cephalic position

Answer 9

Toward the head

Question 10

Proximal position

Answer 10

Only works for limbs. Closer to the attachment on the body.

Question 11

Distal position

Answer 11

Only works for limbs. Farther away from the attachment on the body.

Question 12

Medial position

Answer 12

Toward the midline

Question 13

Dorsal position

Answer 13

The back of the body or organ

Question 14

Posterior position

Answer 14

Situated in the back

Question 15

Inferior position

Answer 15

Lower, toward the feet

Question 16

Caudal position

Answer 16

Toward lower part of body.

Question 17

Lateral position

Answer 17

Away from the midline

Question 18

What are body cavities?

Answer 18

Spaces within the body that contain and protect internal organs/

Question 19

Dorsal cavities contain?

Answer 19

The Cranial and Spinal cavities

Question 20

Cranial cavity contains?

Answer 20

Contains the brain and pituitary gland.

Question 20

Spinal cavity contains?

Answer 20

The nerves and spinal cord.

Question 21

Thoracic cavity contains?

Answer 21

Contains the heart, lungs, esophagus, trachea, bronchial, tubes, thymus, and aorta.

Question 21

Ventral cavities contain?

Answer 21

Thoracic abdominal and pelvic cavities.

Question 22

Abdominal cavity contains?

Answer 22

The stomach, small and large intestine, spleen, pancreas, liver, and gallbladder.

Question 23

The pelvic cavity contains?

Answer 23

Portion of large and small intestine, rectum, urinary bladder, urethra, ureters, uterus and vagina.

Question 24

Abdomen Quadrants:

Answer 24

Remember its the dude across from you so the right upper quadrant is your left. Yeah idk why I included this card but :)

Question 25

The liver, gallbladder, part of the pancreas, part of the small and large intestine.

Answer 25

(RUQ) Right Upper Quadrant

Question 26

Part of the small and large intestine, right ovary and fallopian tube, right ureter and appendix.

Answer 26

(RLQ) Right Lower Quadrant

Question 27

Liver, stomach, spleen, part of the pancreas, part of small and large intestine.

Answer 27

(LUQ) Left Upper Quadrant

Question 28

Part of small and large intestine, left ovary and fallopian tube and the left ureter.

Answer 28

(LLQ) Left Lower Quadrant

Question 29

Abdominalpelvic regions

Answer 29

They’re the same as the quadrants your right is their left and vise versa THINK OF IT AS A GRID.

Question 30

POV: RIGHT UPPER CORNER

Answer 30

Left Hypochondriac

Question 31

POV: UPPER CENTER

Answer 31

Epigastric region

Question 32

POV: LEFT UPPER CORNER

Answer 32

Right Hypochondriac

Question 33

POV: RIGHT MIDDLE

Answer 33

Left Lumbar

Question 34

POV: CENTER MIDDLE

Answer 34

Umbilical

Question 35

POV: LEFT MIDDLE

Answer 35

Right Lumbar

Question 36

POV: RIGHT BOTTOM CORNER

Answer 36

Left Iliac

Question 37

POV: BOTTOM CENTER

Answer 37

Hypogastric

Question 38

POV: BOTTOM LEFT CORNER

Answer 38

Right Iliac