Intro to Human Anatomy

Question 1

median plane

Answer 1

midsagittal, vertical plane that divides body into right and left halves

Question 2

sagittal plane

Answer 2

any plane parallel to median plane

Question 3

coronal plane

Answer 3

frontal, vertical plane passing at right angles to the median plane, divides body into anterior and posterior

Question 4

horizontal plane

Answer 4

also called axial or transverse, plane that passed through the body parallel to the horizon, divides body into cranial and caudal parts

Question 5

anterior is also called

Answer 5

ventral

Question 6

anterior

Answer 6

nearer to front

Question 7

posterior is also called

Answer 7

dorsal

Question 8

posterior

Answer 8

nearer to the back

Question 9

superior is also called

Answer 9

cranial

Question 10

superior

Answer 10

nearer to the head

Question 11

inferior is also called

Answer 11

caudal

Question 12

inferior

Answer 12

nearer to the feet

Question 13

neuroanatomists use _____ towards eyes and _____ towards spinal cord

Answer 13

rostal, caudal

Question 14

medial

Answer 14

nearer to the median plane

Question 15

lateral

Answer 15

farther from the median plane

Question 16

proximal

Answer 16

nearer to trunk or point of origin

Question 17

distal

Answer 17

farther from trunk or point of origin

Question 18

superfical

Answer 18

nearer to or on the surface

Question 19

deep

Answer 19

farther from the surface

Question 20

origin

Answer 20

proximal (often less mobile) attachment of a muscle

Question 21

insertion

Answer 21

distal (often more mobile) attachment of a muscle

Question 22

ipsilateral

Answer 22

same side of the body

Question 23

contralateral

Answer 23

opposite side of the body

Question 24

flexion

Answer 24

bending or decreasing angle between body parts

Question 25

extension

Answer 25

straightening of increasing the angle between body parts

Question 26

abduction

Answer 26

moving away from the median plane

Question 27

adduction

Answer 27

moving towards the median plane

Question 28

circumduction

Answer 28

circular motions combining flexion, extension, abductions and adductions

Question 29

rotation

Answer 29

moving around the long axis

Question 30

supine

Answer 30

lying face up

Question 31

prone

Answer 31

lying face down

Question 32

anatomic variation

Answer 32

variations in human anatomy that are quite frequent yet still considered normal

Question 33

anomaly

Answer 33

variation that is less frequent (<1%)

Question 34

lymphatic system is important for what

Answer 34

spread of cancer from one region to another

Question 35

how much of body's lymph returns to venous circulatory system

Answer 35

3/4 (2-4 liters/day)

Question 36

what structures does lymph return through

Answer 36

thoracic duct --> abdominal cavity --> thorax --> neck

Question 37

where does lymph drain into

Answer 37

junction of the left subclavian vein and internal jugular vein

Question 38

C5 dermatome

Answer 38

clavicle

Question 39

T4 dermatome

Answer 39

nipple (teat)

Question 40

T7

Answer 40

xiphoid process