2. What is Life? Anatomical Terminology

Question 1

What is the Anatomical Position?

Answer 1

The standard reference used to describe body parts & their position/relation to other parts. An erect person with face directed forwards, upper limbs hanging by side, palms forward & lower limbs straight.

Question 2

Supine

Answer 2

Person lying face up

Question 3

Prone

Answer 3

person lying face down

Question 4

what is the Directional Terms Assumption?

Answer 4

To assume terms are referring to body in anatomical position, unless otherwise stated

Question 5

Superior

Answer 5

Towards the head. also known as cranial or cephalic

Question 6

Inferior

Answer 6

Towards the feet

Question 7

Anterior

Answer 7

Towards the front. also known as ventral

Question 8

Posterior

Answer 8

towards the back of. also known as dorsal

Question 9

Proximal

Answer 9

close to

Question 10

Distal

Answer 10

far from

Question 11

Medial

Answer 11

towards the mid line of the body

Question 12

Lateral

Answer 12

away from the mid line of the body

Question 13

Superficial

Answer 13

closer to the surface

Question 14

Deep

Answer 14

towards the interior of the body

Question 15

Body planes

Answer 15

body planes divides and sections the body so we can get different views of inside the body.

Question 16

Sagittal plane

Answer 16

Separates the body into right and left parts. the median plane is mid saggital (right in the middle)

Question 17

Frontal plane (coronal)

Answer 17

Separates the body into anterior and posterior parts

Question 18

Transverse plane (horizontal)

Answer 18

Separates the body into superior and inferior parts. the plane runs parallel to the ground

Question 19

Oblique

Answer 19

doesn’t run parallel or perpendicular to other planes

Question 20

Body cavities

Answer 20

Closed to the outside to provide protection

Contains internal organs/ viscera

Three types of body cavities:
Thoracic
Abdominal
Pelvic /adominopelvic

Question 21

Subdivisions of the abdomen

Answer 21

4 Quadrants
9 Regions
used to locate underlying organs

Question 22

What are the 9 regions

Answer 22

Right hypochondriac
Epigastric
Left hypochondriac
Right lumbar
Umbilical
Left lumbar
Right iliac
Hypogastric
Left iliac

Question 23

What organs are in the right hypochondriac region?

Answer 23

Liver
Gallbladder
Right kidney
Large/ small intestine
Part of diaphragm

Question 24

What organs are in the epigastric region?

Answer 24

Stomach
Liver
Pancreas
Duodenum
Adrenal glands
Diaphragm (lower part)

Question 25

What organs are in the left hypochondriac region?

Answer 25

Tip of liver Spleen Stomach Left kidney Large/ small intestine Pancreas

Question 26

What organs are in right lumbar region

Answer 26

Ascending colon Small intestine Right kidney

Question 27

What organs are in the umbilical region

Answer 27

Small intestine Transverse colon Pancreas Aorta Inferior vena cava (major vein to heart) Duodenum (partial)

Question 28

What organs are in the left lumbar region?

Answer 28

Descending colon Left kidney Small intestine

Question 29

What organs are in the right iliac region?

Answer 29

Appendix Cecum (large intestine) ileum (small intestine) Right ovary (in females) Right fallopian tube (in females) Ascending colon

Question 30

What organs are in the hypogastric region?

Answer 30

Urinary bladder Rectum Small intestine Reproductive organs (in females) Prostate gland (in males)

Question 31

What organs are in the left iliac region?

Answer 31

Sigmoid colon Left ovary (in females) Left fallopian tube (in females) Small intestine Descending colon

Question 32

What organs are in the right upper quadrant?

Answer 32

Liver Gallbladder Duodenum Right kidney Pancreas Ascending colon Right adrenal gland

Question 33

What organs are in the left upper quadrant?

Answer 33

Stomach Spleen Left lobe of liver Pancreas Left kidney Descending colon Small intestine

Question 34

What organs are in the right lower quadrant?

Answer 34

Appendix Cecum ileum Right ovary (in females) Right fallopian tube (in females) Right ureter

Question 35

What organs are in the left lower quadrant?

Answer 35

Sigmoid colon Left ovary (in females) Left fallopian tube (in females) Small intestine Left ureter

Question 36

Body Parts and Regions: Anterior

Answer 36

Head Neck Trunk: Thoracic, Abdomen, Pelvis Upper Limb: Manual (hand) Lower Limb: Pedal (foot)

Question 37

Body Parts and Regions: Posterior

Answer 37

Cranial Trunk: Dorsal (back) Upper Limb Lower Limb

Question 38

BPAR: Anterior Head

Answer 38

Frontal (forehead) Orbital (eye) Nasal (nose) Oral (mouth) Otic (ear) Buccal (cheek) Mertal (chin)

Question 39

BPAR: Anterior Neck

Answer 39

Cervical

Question 40

BPAR: Anterior Upper Limbs

Answer 40

Clavicular (collarbone) Axillary (armpit) Brachial (arm) Artecubital (front of elbow) Artebrachial (forearm) Manual (hand): - Carpal (wrist) - Palmar (palm) - Digital (fingers)

Question 41

BPAR: Anterior Trunk

Answer 41

Thoracic: - Pectoral (chest) - Sternal (breastbone) - Mammary (breast) Abdomen: - Abdominal (abdomen) - Umbilical (navel) Pelvis: - Pelvic (pelvis) - Inguinal (groin) - Pubic (genital)

Question 42

BPAR: Anterior Lower Limb

Answer 42

Coxal (hip) Femoral (thigh) Patellar (kneecap) Crural (leg) Pedal (foot): - Talus (ankle) - Dorsum (top of foot) - Digital (toes)

Question 43

BPAR: Posterior Head & Neck

Answer 43

Cranial (skull) Occipital (base of skull) Nuchal (back of neck)

Question 44

BPAR: Posterior Upper Limb

Answer 44

Acromial (point of shoulder) Olecranon (point of elbow) Dorsum (back of hand)