anatomical terms

Question 1

how does the patient stand to give anatomical position

Answer 1

upright
facing the observer
head level
eyes facing forward
feet flat on floor
arms by side
palms turned forward

Question 2

superior

Answer 2

towards the head/ upper body

Question 3

inferior

Answer 3

towards the feet/ lower part of the body

Question 4

anterior/ ventral

Answer 4

nearer to or at the front of the body

Question 5

posterior/dorsal

Answer 5

nearer to or back of the body

Question 6

medial

Answer 6

nearer to the midline or midsagittal plane

Question 7

lateral

Answer 7

farther from the body midline/ midsagittal plane

Question 8

proximal

Answer 8

nearer to attachment of limb
shoulder is proximal than wrist

Question 9

distal

Answer 9

farther from attachment to limb
wrist is distal than shoulder

Question 10

superficial

Answer 10

towards or on the body surface

Question 11

deep

Answer 11

away from the surface of the body

Question 12

sagittal plane

Answer 12

vertical plane that divides the body or organ into right and left sides

Question 13

midsagittal plane

Answer 13

runs through the midline

Question 14

parasagittal plane

Answer 14

divides body or organ into unequal right and left sides

Question 15

Frontal or coronal plane

Answer 15

divides the body or organ into anterior and posterior portions
front and back

Question 16

transverse plane

Answer 16

divides body into superior and inferior portions

Question 17

Cranial cavity

Answer 17

formed by the skull contains the brain

Question 18

Vertebral (spinal) canal

Answer 18

formed from the bones of the vertebral column and contains the spinal cord.

Question 19

Thoracic cavity

Answer 19

chest cavity which contains the heart, lungs associated blood vessels and respiratory organs.

Question 20

Abdominopelvic cavity

Answer 20

extends from the diaphragm to the groin.

Question 21

name some of the nine abdominopelvic regions

Answer 21

epigastric
right hypochondriac
left hypochondriac
umbilical
right lumbar
left lumbar
hypogastric
right iliac
left iliac

Question 22

what are the 4 abdominopelvic quadrants

Answer 22

right upper quadrant (RUQ)
left upper quadrant (LUQ)
right lower quadrant (RLQ)
left lower quadrant (LLQ)