Anatomical Terms

Question 0

Divides the body into left and right

Answer 0

Midsagittal or sagittal

Question 1

3 major planes

Answer 1

Midsagittal
Transverse
Coronal

Question 2

Divides into superior and inferior

Answer 2

Transverse

Question 3

Horizontal plane

Answer 3

Transverse plane

Question 4

Divides into ant and post

Answer 4

Coronal plane

Question 5

Frontal plane

Answer 5

Coronal plane

Question 6

Reference points: BODY
Sagittal:
Transverse:
Coronal:

Answer 6

Umbilical region
Umbilical region
Ears: ant to tragus

Question 7

Head or skull reference points: Sagittal
Cranium:
Nose:

Answer 7

sagittal suture

Nasal suture

Question 8

Head or skull reference points: transverse

Answer 8

Boundary bet nasal region and maxilla

Question 9

Head or skull reference points: coronal
Ears:
Skull:

Answer 9

Ant to tragus

Coronal suture

Question 10

2 body cavities:

Answer 10

Dorsal cavity

Ventral cavity

Question 11

Dorsal cavity is divided into

Answer 11

Cranial

Spinal

Question 12

Structure that separates cranial and spinal cavity

Answer 12

Foramen magnum

Question 13

Ventral cavity is divided into

Answer 13

Thoracic

Abdominipelvic

Question 14

Structure that separates thoracic and abdominopelvic cavity

Answer 14

Diaphragm

Question 15

2 subdivisions of abdominopelvic cavity

Answer 15

Abdominal cavity

Pelvic cavity

Question 16

Not enclosed by bones

Answer 16

Abdominal cavity

Question 17

Cavity or divisions in the head and neck region

Answer 17

Cranial cavity

C1-C7

Question 18

Body being divided into

Answer 18

Planes

Question 19

Towards the head

Answer 19

Superior
Cranial
cephalic

Question 20

Away from the head

Tail bone- coccyx

Answer 20

Inferior

Caudal

Question 21

Belly

Answer 21

Ventral

Question 22

Back

Answer 22

Dorsal

Question 23

Towards the median

Answer 23

Medial

Question 24

Membrane lining the cavity walls

Answer 24

Parietal

Question 25

Ex of parietal

Answer 25

Periosteum

Question 26

Cpventral body cavity that houses a grp of internal organs

Answer 26

Visceral

Question 27

Ex of visceral

Answer 27

Meninges: dura mater

Question 28

At the body surface

Answer 28

Superficial

Question 29

Closer to pt of attachment

Answer 29

Proximal

Question 30

Farther to pt of attachment

Answer 30

Distal

Question 31

Points of attachment of the limbs

Answer 31

Shoulder joint | Pelvic

Question 32

Head

Answer 32

Cephaloc Cranial Cerebral

Question 33

Forehead

Answer 33

Frontal

Question 34

Back or base of skull

Answer 34

Occipital

Question 35

Cheek

Answer 35

Buccal | Zygoma

Question 36

Chin

Answer 36

Mental | Mandibular

Question 37

Eye

Answer 37

Orbital

Question 38

Neck

Answer 38

Cervical

Question 39

Mouth

Answer 39

Oral

Question 40

Back of neck

Answer 40

Nape

Question 41

2 major approaches

Answer 41

Systemic | Regional anatomy

Question 42

Common functions among organs | Identify func and structures that particularly perform common function

Answer 42

Systemic

Question 43

Approach: specific part of the body

Answer 43

Regional anatomy

Question 44

Approaches in examining internal structures

Answer 44

Surface anatomy | Anatomical imaging

Question 45

External features such as bony projections

Answer 45

Surface anatomy

Question 46

Involves using xrays, mri ultrasound

Answer 46

Anatomical imaging

Question 47

Examines shape and markings on the surface of the body

Answer 47

Surface anatomy

Question 48

Impt of surface anatomy

Answer 48

- Help diagnose medical conditons and treat patients | - essential in locating and identifying anatomic structures

Question 49

4 techniques insurface anatomy

Answer 49

Visual inspection Palpation Percussion Auscultation

Question 50

Directly observe the structure and markings of surface featured

Answer 50

Visual inspection

Question 51

Feeling with firm pressure or perceiving by the sense of touch

Answer 51

Palpation

Question 52

Precisely locate and identify anatomic features under the skin

Answer 52

Palpation

Question 53

Tap sharply on specific body sites to detect resonating vibrations

Answer 53

Percussion

Question 54

Listen to sounds omitted from organs

Answer 54

Auscultation

Question 55

Muscles attach to superior nuchal

Answer 55

Trapezius | Sternocleidomastoid

Question 56

Relatively small area | Large number of impt struc are compressed

Answer 56

Head and neck region

Question 57

Protective structures/nerve structures

Answer 57

Brain Sense organs Cranial nerves Branches of cervical plexus