Terms

Question 1

Abdominopelvic Cavity

Answer 1

division of the anterior (ventral) cavity that houses the abdominal and pelvic viscera

Question 2

Anatomical Position

Answer 2

standard reference position used for describing locations and directions on the human body

Question 3

Anterior

Answer 3

describes the front or direction toward the front of the body; also referred to as ventral

Question 4

Anterior Cavity

Answer 4

larger body cavity located anterior to the posterior (dorsal) body cavity; includes the serous membrane-lined pleural cavities for the lungs, pericardial cavity for the heart, and peritoneal cavity for the abdominal and pelvic organs; also referred to as ventral cavity

Question 5

Caudal

Answer 5

describes a position below or lower than another part of the body proper; near or toward the tail (in humans, the coccyx, or lowest part of the spinal column); also referred to as inferior

Question 6

Cranial

Answer 6

describes a position above or higher than another part of the body proper; also referred to as superior

Question 7

Cranial Cavity

Answer 7

division of the posterior (dorsal) cavity that houses the brain

Question 8

Deep

Answer 8

describes a position farther from the surface of the body

Question 9

Distal

Answer 9

describes a position farther from the point of attachment or the trunk of the body

Question 10

Dorsal

Answer 10

describes the back or direction toward the back of the body; also referred to as posterior

Question 11

Dorsal Cavity

Answer 11

posterior body cavity that houses the brain and spinal cord; also referred to the posterior body cavity

Question 12

Frontal Plane

Answer 12

two-dimensional, vertical plane that divides the body or organ into anterior and posterior portions

Question 13

Inferior

Answer 13

describes a position below or lower than another part of the body proper; near or toward the tail (in humans, the coccyx, or lowest part of the spinal column); also referred to as caudal

Question 14

Lateral

Answer 14

describes the side or direction toward the side of the body

Question 15

Medial

Answer 15

describes the middle or direction toward the middle of the body

Question 16

Pericardium

Answer 16

sac that encloses the heart

Question 17

Peritoneum

Answer 17

serous membrane that lines the abdominopelvic cavity and covers the organs found there

Question 18

Plane

Answer 18

imaginary two-dimensional surface that passes through the body

Question 19

Pleura

Answer 19

serous membrane that lines the pleural cavity and covers the lungs

Question 20

Posterior

Answer 20

describes the back or direction toward the back of the body; also referred to as dorsal

Question 21

Posterior Cavity

Answer 21

posterior body cavity that houses the brain and spinal cord; also referred to as dorsal cavity

Question 22

Prone

Answer 22

Face Down

Question 23

Proximal

Answer 23

describes a position nearer to the point of attachment or the trunk of the body