week 1

Question 1

distal vs what

Answer 1

proximal

Question 2

cranial vs what

Answer 2

caudal

Question 3

what does ipsilateral mean

Answer 3

both sides

Question 4

what does unilateral mean

Answer 4

one side

Question 5

what are limb girdles

Answer 5

supporting structure eg The shoulder girdle is the bony structure that surrounds the shoulder area, and the pelvic girdle is the bony structure surrounding the hips.

Question 6

name seven body cavities

Answer 6

cranial, spinal, thoracic, abdominal, pelvic, also pleural and pericardial

Question 7

difference between pleural and pericardial

Answer 7

pleural is distal and ipsilateral to the pericardial cavity

pleural is fluid filled space containing the lungs, pericardial contains the heart

Question 8

what structure separates the thorax from the abdomen

Answer 8

The diaphragm is a thin dome-shaped muscle which separates the thoracic cavity (lungs and heart) from the abdominal cavity (intestines, stomach, liver, etc.)