Study Guide for Chapter 1 Exam 1.6.22

Question 1

Anatomical Position

Answer 1

Anterior forward with wrists and palms of hands facing forward

Question 2

Superior/Inferior

Answer 2

Top and bottom (cranial and caudal)

Question 3

Anterior/Posterior

Answer 3

Front and back (ventral and dorsal)

Question 4

Proximal/Distal

Answer 4

Proximal = closer to point of attachment to a limb (example: the forearm is proximal to the shoulder)
Distal = farther away from point of attachment
(example: the fingers are distal to the shoulder)

Question 5

Lateral/medial

Answer 5

Lateral = away from the midline and the sides of the body
Medial = closer to the midline 
Intermediate = in between the two

Question 6

Sagittal/Midsagittal/Parasagittal

Answer 6

Sagittal = right and left of the body and runs from top to bottom 
Midsagittal = right and left split from the midline 
Parasagittal = a line that splits right and left but isn't on the midline

Question 7

Frontal/coronal

Answer 7

Splits anterior and posterior (front and back) (ventral and dorsal)

Question 8

Transverse/horizontal

Answer 8

Splits top and bottom (superior and inferior or cranial and caudal)

Question 9

Dorsal cavity

Answer 9

Runs along the back

Major Organ = spine

Question 10

Cranial/spinal

Answer 10

Brain and spinal cord/brain stem

Question 11

Ventral cavities

Answer 11

Includes the thoracic, abdominal, and pelvic cavities

Question 12

Thoracic cavity

Answer 12

heart and lungs

Question 13

Abdominal cavity

Answer 13

stomach, intestines, gallbladder, liver, kidneys

Question 14

Pelvic cavity

Answer 14

urinary track and sex organs