Lab One

Question 1

Anatomical Position

Answer 1

To be standing erect, looking straight ahead and palms facing forward

Question 2

Anterior (ventral)

Answer 2

Towards the front of the body

Question 3

Posterior (dorsal)

Answer 3

Towards the back of the body

Question 4

Superior (cranial)

Answer 4

Upwards or towards the head

Question 5

Inferior (caudal)

Answer 5

Away from the head or towards the lower part of a structure; below

Question 6

Medial

Answer 6

Towards the midline of the body

➡️⬅️

Question 7

Lateral

Answer 7

Away from the midline of the body

⬅️➡️

Question 8

Proximal

Answer 8

Closer to the body or joint of attachment of a limb to the body trunk

Question 9

Distal

Answer 9

Farther from the origin of a body part to the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk

Question 10

Superficial

Answer 10

Towards the surface of the body

Question 11

Deep

Answer 11

Away from the surface of the body

Question 12

Parietal

Answer 12

Toward the outer wall of a body cavity

Question 13

Visceral

Answer 13

Pertaining to the covering of an organ

Question 14

Midsagittal

Answer 14

A cut from the anterior to the posterior; separating the body into right and left halves

Question 15

Parasagittal

Answer 15

A section parallel to a midsagittal plane

Question 16

Transverse (cross section)

Answer 16

A cut in a horizontal plane separating the body into upper and lower portions

Question 17

Coronal (frontal)

Answer 17

A section through the body which produces a front (anterior) and a back (posterior) portion

Question 18

Cranial

Answer 18

Skull

Question 19

Cephalic

Answer 19

Head

Question 20

Cervical

Answer 20

Neck

Question 21

Axillary

Answer 21

Armpit

Question 22

Brachial

Answer 22

Arm

Question 23

Carpal

Answer 23

Wrist

Question 24

Femoral

Answer 24

Thigh

Question 25

Patellar

Answer 25

Knee

Question 26

Crural

Answer 26

Leg

Question 27

Frontal

Answer 27

Forehead

Question 28

Mental

Answer 28

Chin

Question 29

Buccal

Answer 29

Cheek

Question 30

Pollex

Answer 30

Thumb

Question 31

Coxal

Answer 31

Hips

Question 32

Gluteal

Answer 32

Buttox

Question 33

Plantar

Answer 33

Sole of the foot

Question 34

Calcaneal

Answer 34

Heal of the foot

Question 35

Cranial cavity

Answer 35

Located in the skull, contains the brain

Question 36

Spinal cavity

Answer 36

Continuous with the spinal cavity it runs through the vertebrae, contains the spinal cord

Question 37

Orbital, nasal and buccal cavities

Answer 37

These three are located in the anterior part of the skull. The orbital cavity contains the eye ball, the nasal cavity is behind the nose and the buccal cavity is behind the mouth

Question 38

Thoracic cavity

Answer 38

This cavity is bound by the rib cage and lies superior to the diaphragm

Question 39

Abdominal cavity

Answer 39

This cavity lies inferior to the diaphragm

Question 40

Pelvic cavity

Answer 40

Formed by the hip bones

Question 41

The four quadrants

Answer 41

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

Question 42

The Nine Regions

Answer 42

``` Right hypochondriac Epigastric Left hypochondriac Right lumbar Umbilical Left lumbar Right iliac Hypogastric Left iliac ```

Question 43

Flexion

Answer 43

Brings the two ends of an extremity together

Question 44

Extension

Answer 44

Moves apart the two ends of an extremity

Question 45

Rotation

Answer 45

Used to indicate the revolving of a body part along its axis

Question 46

Circumduction

Answer 46

Movement of the distal end of an extremity in a circle while the proximal end remains stationary

Question 47

Abduction

Answer 47

Movement of the body (part) away from the midline, to take away

Question 48

Adduction

Answer 48

To bring together parts of the body (like bringing arms in)

Question 49

Supination

Answer 49

Rotation of the forearm so that the palm of the hand faces either anteriorly or superiorly (cup soup with hands)

Question 50

Pronation

Answer 50

The movement of the forearm so that the palm of the hand faces down (dropping the soup)

Question 51

Inversion

Answer 51

Moving the sole of the foot medically (toward center)

Question 52

Eversion

Answer 52

Moving the sole of the foot laterally (out facing)

Question 53

Elevation

Answer 53

Movement of jaw upward (closed)

Question 54

Depression

Answer 54

Movement of jaw downward (open)

Question 55

Protraction

Answer 55

Movement of the jaw forward

Question 56

Retraction

Answer 56

Movement of the jaw backward