A&P 1 lab slides

Question 1

Frontal/coronal plane

Answer 1

divides body into anterior and posterior portions

Question 2

Transverse/horizontal plane

Answer 2

divides body into superior(top) and inferior(bottom) portions

Question 3

Sagittal

Answer 3

divides left and right

Question 4

Midsagittal plane

Answer 4

divides body into left and right portions

Question 5

Parasagittal plane

Answer 5

A vertical cut that is off-center that separates the left of the specimen from the right in unequal portions. It does not matter whether it is the left side or the right side that is larger, as long as they are not equal.

Question 6

Superior/Inferior

Answer 6

Equivalent to above and below when moving along the long axis of the body in its anatomical position.

Question 7

Proximal/Distal

Answer 7

Equivalent to near and far. Usually used to orient the positions of structures
and features along the limbs with respect to the trunk of the body.

Question 8

Medial/Lateral

Answer 8

Equivalent to towards the middle or towards the edge. Used with respect to the midline of the trunk of a body in anatomical position or the midline of an organ.

Question 9

Anterior/Posterior

Answer 9

Equivalent to the front and back of a body in anatomical position.

Question 10

Ventral/Dorsal

Answer 10

Equivalent to belly-side and back-side of a body in anatomical position

Question 11

Superficial/Deep

Answer 11

Equivalent to closer to the surface and farther from the surface.

Question 12

Cephalic/Caudal (Rostral)

Answer 12

Equivalent to closer to the head and closer to the tail. This is more useful for four-legged animals with tails than for upright humans with only a vestigial tail

Question 13

Supine/prone

Answer 13

When laying flat in anatomical position a person lying prone is facing downward while a person lying supine is face up.

Question 14

Abdominal quadrants

Answer 14

Right upper quadrant
Right lower quadrant
Left upper quadrant
Left Lower quadrant

Question 15

Right upper abdominal quadrant

Answer 15

Contains the gallbladder and right kidney

Question 16

Appendicular

Answer 16

limbs or appendages

Question 17

Axial

Answer 17

Head, neck and trunk

Question 18

Nasal

Answer 18

Nose

Question 19

Frontal

Answer 19

Forehead

Question 20

Oral

Answer 20

Mouth

Question 21

Orbital

Answer 21

Eye

Question 22

Bucca

Answer 22

cheek

Question 23

Mental

Answer 23

Chin

Question 24

Cervical

Answer 24

Neck

Question 25

Cranium

Answer 25

Skull

Question 26

Auris

Answer 26

ear

Question 27

Axilla

Answer 27

Armpit

Question 28

Brachium

Answer 28

arm

Question 29

Antecubital

Answer 29

elbow

Question 30

Antebrachium

Answer 30

Forearm

Question 31

Carpus

Answer 31

Wrist

Question 32

Pollex

Answer 32

Thumb

Question 33

Palma

Answer 33

palm

Question 34

Digits

Answer 34

Fingers and toes

Question 35

Patella

Answer 35

Kneecap

Question 36

Crus

Answer 36

Leg

Question 37

Tarsus

Answer 37

ankle

Question 38

Hallux

Answer 38

big toe

Question 39

pes

Answer 39

foot

Question 40

Femur

Answer 40

thigh

Question 41

pubis

Answer 41

pubic

Question 42

Inguen

Answer 42

Groin

Question 43

Pelvic

Answer 43

Pelvis

Question 44

Coxal

Answer 44

hip

Question 45

Navel

Answer 45

Umbilical

Question 46

Abdominal

Answer 46

Abdomen

Question 47

Mamma

Answer 47

breast

Question 48

Throcis

Answer 48

thorax

Question 49

Cephalon

Answer 49

Head

Question 50

Acromial

Answer 50

Shoulder

Question 51

Dorsum

Answer 51

Back

Question 52

Olecranon

Answer 52

Back of the elbow

Question 53

Loin

Answer 53

Lumbar

Question 54

Sacrum

Answer 54

sacral

Question 55

Manus

Answer 55

arm

Question 56

Gluteus

Answer 56

Buttock

Question 57

Popliteus

Answer 57

back of the knee

Question 58

Sura

Answer 58

calf

Question 59

Calcaneus

Answer 59

heel of the foot

Question 60

Planta

Answer 60

sole of the foot

Question 61

Right lower abdominal quadrant

Answer 61

Appendix and right portion of reproductive organs

Question 62

Left upper abdominal quadrant

Answer 62

Spleen, pancreas and left kidney

Question 63

Left lower abdominal quadrant

Answer 63

Left portion of reproductive organs