L4- Anatomical Position

Question 1

refers to a person standing upright with the face directed forward, the upper limbs hanging to the sides, and the palms of the hands facing forward

Answer 1

anatomical position

Question 2

when lying face up

Answer 2

supine

Question 3

when lying face downward

Answer 3

prone

Question 4

1. toward the body’s right side
2. toward the body’s left side

Answer 4

1. right
2. left

Question 5

1. below (lower)
2. above (higher)

Answer 5

1. inferior
2. superior

Question 6

1. toward the front of the body
2. toward the back of the body

Answer 6

1. anterior (to go before)
2. posterior (posterus, following)

Question 7

1. toward the back (synonymous to anterior)
2. toward the belly (synonymous to posterior)

Answer 7

1. dorsal
2. ventral

Question 8

1. closer to a point of attachment
2. farther from a point of attachment

Answer 8

1. proximal
2. distal

Question 9

1. away from the midline
2. toward the middle or midline of the body

Answer 9

1. lateral
2. medial

Question 10

1. toward or on the surface
2. away from the surface, internal

Answer 10

1. superficial
2. deep

Question 11

two-dimensional surface of a three-dimensional structure that has been cut

Answer 11

section

Question 12

an imaginary two-dimensional surface that passes through the body

Answer 12

plane

Question 13

3 types of plane

Answer 13

1. sagittal plane
2. frontal plane
3. transverse plane

Question 14

the plane that divides the body or an organ vertically into right and left sides

Answer 14

sagittal plane

Question 15

sagittal plane runs directly down the middle of the body

Answer 15

midsagittal or median plane

Question 16

sagittal plane cuts unequal right and left sides

Answer 16

parasagittal plane or longitudinal section

Question 17

plane that divides the body or an organ into an anterior (front) portion and a posterior (rear) portion

Answer 17

frontal plane

Question 18

frontal plane is often referred to as

Answer 18

coronal plane (corona is Latin “crown’)

Question 19

plane that divides the body or organ horizontally into superior (upper) and inferior (lower) portions

Answer 19

transverse plane

Question 20

transverse planes produce images referred as

Answer 20

cross section

Question 21

cut along the length of the organ

Answer 21

longitudinal section

Question 22

cuts completely through an organ, similar to cutting a banana into round pieces

Answer 22

transverse section or cross section

Question 23

cut is made diagonally across the long axis

Answer 23

oblique section

Question 24

enumerate the 9 regions of the abdomen

Answer 24

1. right hypochondriac
2. epigastric region
3. left hypochondriac
4. right lumbar
5. umbilical region
6. left lumbar
7. right iliac
8. hypogastric region
9. left iliac

Question 25

liver,gallbladder, right kidney, small intestine

Answer 25

right hypochondriac

Question 26

stomach, liver, pancreas, duodenum, spleen, adrenal glands

Answer 26

epigastric region

Question 27

spleen, colon, left kidney, pancreas

Answer 27

left hypochondriac

Question 28

gallbladder, liver, right colon

Answer 28

right lumbar

Question 29

umbilicus (navel), parts of the small intestine, Doudenum

Answer 29

umbilical region

Question 30

appendix, cecum

Answer 30

right iliac

Question 31

descending colon, left kidney

Answer 31

left lumbar

Question 32

urinary bladder, sigmoid colon, female reproductive organs

Answer 32

hypogastric region

Question 33

descending colon, sigmoid colon

Answer 33

left iliac

Question 34

quadrants of the abdomen

Answer 34

1. right upper quadrant (RUO)
2. left upper quadrant (LUQ)
3. right lower quadrant (RLQ)
4. left lower quadrant (LLQ)