Anatomical directions, regions, and parts

Question 1

directional terms

Answer 1

explain the relation between body structures

Question 2

axial part

Answer 2

head, neck, torso

Question 3

appendicular part

Answer 3

limbs attached to axis

Question 4

regional terms

Answer 4

designate specific areas within major body divisions

Question 5

sagittal plane

Answer 5

vertical plane dividing left from right

Question 6

median plane/midsagittal plane

Answer 6

vertical plane directly along midline dividing left from right

Question 7

parasagittal plane

Answer 7

vertical plane offset from the midline

Question 8

frontal/coronal plane

Answer 8

vertical plane, dividing the anterior from posterior

Question 9

transverse/horizontal plane

Answer 9

horizontal plane dividing superior from inferior

Question 10

cross section

Answer 10

transverse section

Question 11

oblique section

Answer 11

made diagonally; uncommon

Question 12

dorsal body cavity

Answer 12

protects nervous system organs

Question 13

cranial cavity

Answer 13

in the skull surrounding the brain

Question 14

vertebral/spinal cavity

Answer 14

within vertebral column around spinal cord

Question 15

ventral body cavity

Answer 15

body cavity within the torso

Question 16

coelom (see-lum)

Answer 16

ventral body cavity

Question 17

viscera

Answer 17

organs

Question 18

thoracic cavity

Answer 18

superior subdivision of the ventral cavity surrounded by the ribs

Question 19

pleural cavaties

Answer 19

surround one lung each

Question 20

mediastinum

Answer 20

contains pericardial cavity and thoracic organs

Question 21

pericardial cavity

Answer 21

encloses the heart

Question 22

abdominopelvic cavity

Answer 22

inferior of the thoracic cavity, has two parts

Question 23

abdominal cavity

Answer 23

cavity containing stomach, intestines, spleen, etc

Question 24

pelvic cavity

Answer 24

cavity containing reproductive organs, rectum, urinary bladder

Question 25

serosa/serous membrane

Answer 25

double-layered membrane that covers organs

Question 26

organs in RLQ

Answer 26

appendix

Question 27

organs in RUQ

Answer 27

liver, gallbladder

Question 28

organs in LUQ

Answer 28

stomach, spleen

Question 29

organs in LLQ

Answer 29

not much of note

Question 30

peritoneum

Answer 30

membrane lining abdominopelvic cavity

Question 31

peritoneal cavity

Answer 31

space between parietal and visceral peritoneum

Question 32

peritoneal fluid

Answer 32

lubricant between the two layers of peritoneum

Question 33

retroperitoneal organs

Answer 33

lie against posterior body wall, are covered by peritoneum on the internal facing side (eg. kidneys, pancreas)

Question 34

intraperitoneal organs

Answer 34

encircled by peritoneum

Question 35

anterior

Answer 35

front surface

Question 36

posterior

Answer 36

back surface

Question 37

dorsal

Answer 37

back surface (usually torso)

Question 38

ventral

Answer 38

front surface (usually torso)

Question 39

cranial

Answer 39

the head/towards the head

Question 40

cephalic

Answer 40

the head/towards the head

Question 41

superior

Answer 41

at a higher level of the body

Question 42

caudal

Answer 42

(coccyx in humans) the tailbone/towards the tailbone

Question 43

inferior

Answer 43

at a lower level of the body

Question 44

medial

Answer 44

towards the center of the body on a longitudinal axis; towards the midsagittal plane

Question 45

lateral

Answer 45

away from the center of the body on a longitudinal axis; away from the midsagittal plane

Question 46

proximal

Answer 46

toward an attached base

Question 47

distal

Answer 47

away from an attached base

Question 48

superficial

Answer 48

near or relatively close to the body surface

Question 49

deep

Answer 49

farther from the body surface

Question 50

ocular, orbital

Answer 50

eye

Question 51

mental

Answer 51

chin

Question 52

buccal

Answer 52

cheek

Question 53

cervical

Answer 53

neck

Question 54

axillary

Answer 54

armpit

Question 55

brachial

Answer 55

arm

Question 56

antecubical

Answer 56

front of elbow

Question 57

thoracic, thorax

Answer 57

chest

Question 58

mammary

Answer 58

breast

Question 59

umbilical

Answer 59

navel

Question 60

antebrachial

Answer 60

forearm

Question 61

manual/manus

Answer 61

hand

Question 62

palmar

Answer 62

palm

Question 63

carpal

Answer 63

wrist

Question 64

pollex

Answer 64

thumb

Question 65

digits, phalanges

Answer 65

fingers/toes

Question 66

inguinal

Answer 66

groin

Question 67

femoral

Answer 67

thigh

Question 68

patella/r

Answer 68

kneecap

Question 69

crural

Answer 69

leg

Question 70

tarsal

Answer 70

ankle

Question 71

pedal

Answer 71

foot

Question 72

hallux

Answer 72

great toe

Question 73

acromial

Answer 73

shoulder

Question 74

dorsal

Answer 74

back

Question 75

olecranal

Answer 75

back of elbow

Question 76

lumbar/loin

Answer 76

lower back

Question 77

gluteal

Answer 77

buttock

Question 78

popliteal

Answer 78

back of knee

Question 79

sural

Answer 79

calf

Question 80

calcaneal

Answer 80

heel of foot

Question 81

plantar

Answer 81

sole of foot

Question 82

dorsum

Answer 82

top of foot

Question 83

crural

Answer 83

lower leg

Question 84

coxal

Answer 84

hip

Question 85

scapular

Answer 85

shoulder blade/bone

Question 86

contralateral

Answer 86

taking place in the same place on opposite side