Module 6 - Body Structures and Organ Systems

Question 1

Structure of organ systems smallest to largest

Answer 1

Cell -> tissue -> organ -> organ system

Question 2

Superior

Answer 2

AKA cranial. Above or closer to the head

Question 3

Inferior

Answer 3

AKA caudal. Below or closer to the feet

Question 4

Anterior

Answer 4

AKA ventral. Toward the front of the body

Question 5

Posterior

Answer 5

AKA dorsal. Toward the back of the body

Question 6

Medial

Answer 6

Closer to the midline of the body.

Question 7

Lateral

Answer 7

Further from the midline of the body

Question 8

Proximal

Answer 8

Closer to the trunk of the body

Question 9

Distal

Answer 9

Farther away from the trunk

Question 10

Superficial

Answer 10

Closer to the surface of the body

Question 11

Deep

Answer 11

Farther from the body’s surface

Question 12

Sagittal plane, midsagittal

Answer 12

Divides the body into left and right sides. Midsagittal refers to an equal division of left and right sides

Question 13

Transverse plane

Answer 13

Divides the body into upper and lower sections, not necessarily equally

Question 14

Frontal plane

Answer 14

AKA coronal plane, divides the body into anterior and posterio sections

Question 15

Five cavities of the body

Answer 15

Cranial, spinal, thoracic, abdominal, pelvic

Question 16

Cranial cavity

Answer 16

Within the body cranium, houses the meninges (brain)

Question 17

Spinal cavity

Answer 17

A continuation of the cranial cavity as it travels down the midline of the back

Question 18

Thoracic cavity

Answer 18

Within the chest, houses the lungs, heart, and major vessels

Question 19

Abdominal cavity

Answer 19

Within the abdomen, houses several major organs

Question 20

Pelvic cavity

Answer 20

Inferior to the abdominal cavity, houses the bladder

Question 21

Four body quadrants

Answer 21

Divide the abdomen section below the rib cage.

Useful for documenting chief complaint.

Question 22

Nine body regions

Answer 22

Divide the abdomen section below the chest.