Test #1 Flashcards
Define superior/cranial
Up or toward the head
Define inferior or caudal
Down or toward the feet
Define distal
Away from the center of body or point of origin
Define proximal
Toward the nearest trunk or point of origin in the body
Define lateral
Away from the midline of the body
Define medial
Toward the midline of the body
Define posterior or dorsal
Towards the back of the body
Define anterior or ventral
Towards the front of the body
Define superficial
Away from the center of the body and on the surface such as the skin
Define deep
Towards the center of the body or deep from the surface
The heart is _____________ to the lungs
Medial
The wrist is _________ to the elbow
Distal
The kidneys are ___________ to the spine
Lateral
What is a Midsagittal plane?
Divides the body into right and left sides. A longitudal line that runs down the middle of the body
What is a coronal plane?
Divides the body into anterior and posterior parts. A vertical line that runs down the side of the body
What is a trans plane?
Divides the body horizontally into upper and lower parts
What is an oblique plane?
Any section that is cut that is not a direct coronal, sagittal, or axial plane
What is organ structure orientation?
The way the body components are typically situated inside the body, determined by the long axis of structure
What is located in the dorsal cavity?
Cranial and spinal cavity
What cavities are located in the ventral cavity?
Thoracic cavity, pleural cavities, mediastinal cavity, pericardial cavity, abdominopelvic cavity, abdominal cavity, pelvic cavity
Ventral cavity is subdivided by the___________
Diaphragm
What cavity is superior to the diaphragm and what cavity is inferior?
Thoractic is superior and abdominopelvic is inferior
What is the superior boundary of the abdominal cavity?
Diaphragm
What is the inferior boundary of the abdominal cavity?
Pelvic brim
What is the anterior boundary of the abdominal cavity?
Umbilicus, skin, and muscles
What is the posterior boundary of the abdominal cavity?
The muscles and vertebrae
What is the lateral boundary of the abdominal cavity?
Skin and muscles
What is the crus?
Part of the diaphragm that extends down to the upper lumbar vertebrae, bilaterally
What 3 structures pass through openings from the thoractic cavity into the abdominal cavity?
- aorta (T12)
- inferior vena cava (T8) most anterior
- esophagus (T10)
What is the pelvic brim (linea terminal is)?
division between the abdominal and pelvic cavities
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What is the function of abdominal walls?
Muscles around the organs to protect the abdomen
Where is the femoral artery located?
Halfway between the pubic symphysis and ASIS
What vertebrae are involved in the abdominal region?
Lumbar
What is the name of flat broad tendons?
Aponeurosis
What is the point of aponeurosis?
Joins muscles and the body parts the muscles act upon
What is the order or muscles from deepest to superficial?
Transverse abdominals muscle, internal oblique muscle, external oblique muscle
What is the direction of the external oblique muscle?
Extends downward and medially
What is the direction of the internal oblique muscle?
Extends upward and medially
True or false? The internal oblique muscle is parallel to the external oblique muscle?
False the internal oblique muscle is perpendicular to the external oblique muscle
Where is the rectus abdominus muscle located?
Anteriorly on each side of the central linea alba. It’s long and vertical
What is the linea alba?
A fibrous structure running down the midline.
What is the direction of the psoas muscle?
Passes anterior to the iliac crest of the pelvis