Intro to the Human Body

Question 1

What is the anatomical position?

Answer 1

Standing, facing forward, arms at side, palms forward

Question 2

What are the terms for the abdominal region?

Answer 2

Abdominal, Antebrachial, Antecubital, Axillary, Brachial, Buccal, Calcaneal, Carpal, Cephalic, Cervical, Cranial, Crural, Cubital, Dorsum, Deltoid/Acromion, Facial, Femoral, Frontal, Gluteal, Hallux, Inguinal, Lumbar, Manual, Mental, Ocular/Orbital, Olecranal, Oral, Palmar, Patellar, Pectoral, Pedal, Pollex, Pelvic, Plantar, Popliteal, Pubic, Sacral, Tarsals, Thoracic, Umbilical

Question 3

List the four abdominal quadrants.

Answer 3

Right upper quadrant, Left upper quadrant, Right lower quadrant, Left lower quadrant

Question 4

What are the directional terms for anterior and posterior?

Answer 4

Anterior/Ventral – towards the front of the body; Posterior/Dorsal – towards the back of the body

Question 5

Fill in the blank: The _______ plane divides the body into superior and inferior sections.

Answer 5

Transverse

Question 6

What are the body cavities?

Answer 6

Dorsal, Ventral, Thoracic, Abdominopelvic

Question 7

What organs are located in the Right Upper Quadrant?

Answer 7

Liver, Gallbladder, Right kidney, Portions of the small and large intestines

Question 8

True or False: The cranial cavity houses the brain.

Answer 8

True

Question 9

Which plane is used for a cut that results in anterior and posterior sections?

Answer 9

Frontal/Coronal

Question 10

What is the term for ‘towards the tail’?

Answer 10

Caudal

Question 11

What are the major organ systems in the human body?

Answer 11

Integumentary, Skeletal, Muscular, Nervous, Endocrine, Cardiovascular, Lymphatic, Respiratory, Digestive, Urinary, Reproductive

Question 12

Fill in the blank: The skin is _____________ to the bones.

Answer 12

Superficial

Question 13

Fill in the blank: The arms are ______________ to the umbilicus region.

Answer 13

Lateral

Question 14

What does the term ‘proximal’ mean?

Answer 14

Closer to the point of attachment

Question 15

What does the term ‘distal’ mean?

Answer 15

Farther from the point of attachment

Question 16

Fill in the blank: A cut through the _____________ plane would result in a right and left section being generated.

Answer 16

Sagittal

Question 17

Fill in the blank: A cut through the _____________ plane would result in an anterior and posterior section being generated.

Answer 17

Frontal

Question 18

What is the significance of the anatomical position?

Answer 18

It provides a standard reference point for anatomical nomenclature.

Question 19

What is the term for ‘towards the midline’?

Answer 19

Medial

Question 20

What is the term for ‘away from the midline’?

Answer 20

Lateral

Question 21

True or False: The pericardial cavity is located within the thoracic cavity.

Answer 21

True

Question 22

What is the name of the cavity that contains the stomach?

Answer 22

Abdominopelvic cavity

Question 23

Fill in the blank: The lungs are ______________ to the ribs.

Answer 23

Deep

Question 24

What does ‘superficial’ refer to in anatomical terms?

Answer 24

Closer to the surface of the body

Question 25

Fill in the blank: The spinal column is _____________ to the sternum.

Answer 25

Posterior

Question 26

What is the term for the back of the elbow?

Answer 26

Olecranal

Question 27

Fill in the blank: The femur is _____________ to the ankle.

Answer 27

Proximal

Question 28

What is the term for ‘towards the head’?

Answer 28

Cranial

Question 29

What does ‘inferior’ mean in anatomical terms?

Answer 29

Below