Unit 1 (Directional terms + Cavity's

Question 1

Superior

Answer 1

refers to the top of the body ⇡

Question 2

Inferior

Answer 2

refers to the bottom of the body ⇣

Question 3

Standard Anatomical Postion

Answer 3

Standing, facing forward, feet flat, holding arm at side, palms facing

Question 4

Prone

Answer 4

Face down, lying on stomach,

Question 5

Supine

Answer 5

lying on your back, face up

Question 6

Trendelenburg

Answer 6

Table or bed is tilted so the head is lower than the feet

Question 7

Fowler’s

Answer 7

45 degree angle

Question 8

Low Fowler’s

Answer 8

30 degree angle

Question 9

High Fowler’s

Answer 9

90 degree angle

Question 10

Anterior/Ventral

Answer 10

Front of the body ( “V” on your collarbone)

Question 11

Posterior/Dorsal

Answer 11

Back of the body (Dolphins dorsal fins on their backs)

Question 12

Cranial/Cephalic

Answer 12

Refers to the head (toward the head of a body)

Question 13

Caudal

Answer 13

Refers to the tail bone or tail end (toward the tail of a body)

Question 14

Medial

Answer 14

Towards the middle of the body

Question 15

Lateral

Answer 15

Towards the side of the body

Question 16

Proximal

Answer 16

refers to the closet point of attachment ex: your shoulder and hip are proximal

Question 17

Distal

Answer 17

refers to the farthest point of attachment ex: your fingers and toes are distal

Question 18

Superficial

Answer 18

On or near the surface
ex: freckles, skin, and hair

Question 19

Deep

Answer 19

on the inside ex: heart, intestines, and surgical incisions

Question 20

Planes

Answer 20

imaginary lines that divide the body

Question 21

Sagittal

Answer 21

left and right

Question 22

Midsagittal

Answer 22

equal left and right partd

Question 23

Frontal/Coronal

Answer 23

Front and Back

Question 24

transverse/horizontal

Answer 24

top and bottom

Question 25

Right upper quadrant

Answer 25

Liver, gallbladder, right kidney, & the right adrenal gland

Question 26

Right lower quadrant

Answer 26

appendix, reproductive organs, right ureter

Question 27

left upper quadrant

Answer 27

stomach, pancreas, left kidney, spleen, and the left adrenal glans

Question 28

left lower quadrant

Answer 28

left ureter, reproductive organs

Question 29

Hypochondriac Regions (L & R)

Answer 29

the prefix “hypo” means below or under
“chondraic” means cartilage ex: the cartilage of the ribs

Question 30

Lumbar Regions (L & R)

Answer 30

lumbar refers the vertebrate in your lower back

Question 31

Iliac Regions (L & R)

Answer 31

curved top of the hip bone is called the iliac crest

Question 32

Middle Column

Answer 32

names after their location relative to the stomach

Question 33

Epigastric region

Answer 33

the prefix “epi” means above or over
“gastric” means stomach or belly

Question 34

Umbilical Region

Answer 34

the umbilical region contains your navel AKA umbilicus

Question 35

Hypogastric Region

Answer 35

“hypo” means below
“gastric” means stomach or belly

Question 36

Dorsal/Posterior Cavity

Answer 36

Cranial + Spinal Cavities

Question 37

Ventral/Anterior Cavity

Answer 37

Thoracic + Abdominal + Pelvic Cavities

Question 38

Thoracic Cavity

Answer 38

heart, lungs, bronchi, trachea, esophagus, and thymus gland

Question 39

Pericardial Cavity

Answer 39

heart

Question 40

Pleural Cavity

Answer 40

lungs

Question 41

Abdominopelvic Cavity

Answer 41

abdominal + pelvic cavities

Question 42

Abdominal Cavity

Answer 42

stomach, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, spleen, large and small intestines, & appendix

Question 43

Pelvic Cavity

Answer 43

urinary bladder, reproductive organs & rectum