anatomical landmarks

Question 1

front of

Answer 1

anterior

Question 2

ventral

Answer 2

in front of

Question 3

posterior

Answer 3

back of

Question 4

behind

Answer 4

dorsal

Question 5

away from midline of body

Answer 5

lateral

Question 6

what body cavity includes both the brain & spinal cord?

Answer 6

dorsal

Question 7

the thoracic body cavity consists of what?

Answer 7

heart, lungs, esophagus, trachea

Question 8

the pleural body cavity consists of what?

Answer 8

lungs

Question 9

what does the abdominal body cavity consist of?

Answer 9

stomach, intestines, liver, pancreas

Question 10

male + female reproductive organs, rectum, bladder is what body cavity?

Answer 10

pelvic

Question 11

the brain is in what cavity?

Answer 11

cranial

Question 12

what cavity does the heart & trachea belong to?

Answer 12

mediastinum

Question 13

what cavity is the spinal cord part of?

Answer 13

spinal (dorsal ony)

Question 14

what plane cut splits the body in left & right?

Answer 14

median/midsagittal

Question 15

what plane cuts around the belly button?

Answer 15

transverse, splits into upper & bottom

Question 16

what does the coronal cut do?

Answer 16

split into front & back

Question 17

is the abdomen on the anterior or posterior side of the body?

Answer 17

anterior

Question 18

acromial

Answer 18

point of shoulder, anterior

Question 19

what is the forearm also called?

Answer 19

antebrachial, anterior

Question 20

the area opposite the elbow bend is called?

Answer 20

antecubital, anterior

Question 21

what is the body part for axillary?

Answer 21

armpit, anterior

Question 22

where is the brachial?

Answer 22

(upper) arm, anterior

Question 23

what is the face cheek also called?

Answer 23

buccal, anterior

Question 24

another term for wrist is?

Answer 24

carpal, anterior

Question 25

the neck is called what?

Answer 25

cervical, anterior

Question 26

coxal is another term for what?

Answer 26

hip, anterior

Question 27

what is the anatomical word for leg?

Answer 27

crural, anterior

Question 28

where is the deltoid located?

Answer 28

right below acromial (point of shoulder), anterior

Question 29

which side are toes & fingers on and what are they called?

Answer 29

anterior, digital

Question 30

which side is the femoral on and what is it also called?

Answer 30

both anterior & posterior, thigh

Question 31

which part of the leg is the fibular on?

Answer 31

lateral part (side view)

Question 32

inguinal

Answer 32

groin, anterior

Question 33

mental is what?

Answer 33

chin, anterior

Question 34

another term for nose is?

Answer 34

nasal, anterior

Question 35

anatomical word for mouth?

Answer 35

oral, anterior

Question 36

what are the eyes called?

Answer 36

orbital, anterior

Question 37

what is another name for patellar and is it posterior or anterior?

Answer 37

knee, anterior

Question 38

where is the pelvic located?

Answer 38

above the inguinal (groin), anterior

Question 39

anatomical name for genital

Answer 39

pubic, anterior

Question 40

where is the tarsal?

Answer 40

ankles, anterior

Question 41

what cavity is the chest?

Answer 41

thoracic, anterior

Question 42

the navel is also called what?

Answer 42

umbilical, anterior

Question 43

where is the calcaneal?

Answer 43

heel of the foot, posterior

Question 44

what is cephalic?

Answer 44

head

Question 45

what is the anatomical term for butt?

Answer 45

gluteal, posterior

Question 46

where is the lumbar region?

Answer 46

lower back

Question 47

what is occipital?

Answer 47

posterior surface of the head

Question 48

what is olecranal?

Answer 48

posterior surface of the elbow

Question 49

what is the posterior knee called?

Answer 49

popliteal

Question 50

where is the sacral?

Answer 50

tailbone

Question 51

anatomical word for shoulder blades?

Answer 51

scapular, posterior

Question 52

the calf is also called what?

Answer 52

sural, posterior

Question 53

another term for spinal column?

Answer 53

vertebral, posterior

Question 54

what is plantar?

Answer 54

sole of foot, posterior

Question 55

name the 9 abdominal regions in order

Answer 55

1. right hypochondriac 2. epigastric 3. left hypochondriac 4. right lumbar 5. umbilical 6. left lumbar 7. right iliac (inguinal) 8. hypogastric (pubic) 9. left iliac (inguinal)

Question 56

what digestive organs are apart of the right hypochondriac region?

Answer 56

liver, gallbladder

Question 57

which abdominal region is the stomach & pancreas in?

Answer 57

epigastric

Question 58

the spleen is apart of what abdominal region?

Answer 58

left hypochondriac

Question 59

what does the left lumbar region include?

Answer 59

descending colon of large intestine

Question 60

which abdominal region is the small intestine in?

Answer 60

umbilical

Question 61

the ascending colon of large intestine belongs to what abdominal region?

Answer 61

right lumbar

Question 62

which abdominal region is the cecum & appendix apart of?

Answer 62

right iliac (inguinal)

Question 63

what digestive organ does the hypogastric (pubic) region have?

Answer 63

urinary bladder

Question 64

what digestive organ does the left iliac (inguinal) region have?

Answer 64

initial part of sigmoid colon