quiz 1 getting oriented

Question 1

anatomical position

Answer 1

standing or laying down, feet shoulder length apart, arms down with palms facing forward

Question 2

the five pairs

Answer 2

superior and inferior
ventral and dorsal
medial and lateral
proximal and distal
superficial and deep

Question 3

superior

Answer 3

above

Question 4

inferior

Answer 4

below

Question 5

ventral

Answer 5

front

Question 6

dorsal

Answer 6

back

Question 7

medial

Answer 7

towards the midline

Question 8

lateral

Answer 8

away from the midline

Question 9

proximal

Answer 9

closer to the torso

Question 10

distal

Answer 10

further from the torso

Question 11

proximal and distal are used to only describe what

Answer 11

the limbs

Question 12

superficial

Answer 12

towards the body surface

Question 13

deep

Answer 13

away from the body surface, more internal

Question 14

coronal plane

Answer 14

cuts ventral and dorsal

Question 15

sagittal plane

Answer 15

cuts left side and right side

Question 16

transverse plane

Answer 16

cuts top and bottom

Question 17

what is a cavity

Answer 17

a hollow space

Question 18

what are the two main cavities

Answer 18

the dorsal cavity and the ventral cavity

Question 19

what’s in the dorsal cavity

Answer 19

the cranial cavity which holds the brain

the spinal cavity which holds the spine

Question 20

what’s in the ventral cavity

Answer 20

the thoracic cavity which holds the heart and lungs

the abdominal cavity which holds the stomach, liver and intestines

the pelvic cavity which holds the bladder and reproductive organs

Question 21

midline

Answer 21

the line of symmetry running straight down the body

Question 22

the two parts of the dorsal cavity are

Answer 22

connected

Question 23

how is the thoracic cavity separated from the other two ventral cavities

Answer 23

by the diaphragm

Question 24

are the abdominal and pelvic cavities separated

Answer 24

no