Body Regions, Trunk Regions, Cavities, Anatonical Division, Clinical Division, Directional Terms

Question 1

Anatomical position

Answer 1

Standing erect, arms at side, palms face forward, toes and feet point forward, eyes straight ahead, legs parallel

Question 2

Sagittal

Answer 2

Longitudinal, median, straight line parallel to longitude splits body into right and left sides ( R and L parasagittal )

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Coronal

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Frontal, splits body into anterior and posterior sections (front and back)

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Transverse

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Cross-section, horizontal, splits body perpendicular to longitude into superior or cephalic and inferior or caudal ( top and bottom)

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Appendicular region

Answer 5

made up of appendages (limbs)

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Axial region

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(Attached to spine) made of head, neck, thorax and abdomen (head to pelvis)

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Cephalic region

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Head

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Cervical region

Answer 8

Neck

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Thoracic region

Answer 9

Chest

Question 10

Dorsal region

Answer 10

Back

Question 11

Abdominal region

Answer 11

Stomach

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Pelvic region

Answer 12

Pelvis

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Brachial region

Answer 13

Arm

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Crural region

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Leg

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Anterior trunk

Answer 15

Thoracic, abdominal, pelvic, pubic( genitals)

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Posterior trunk

Answer 16

Dorsum (back), vertebral (spine), gluteal ( buttocks)

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Dorsal cavities

Answer 17

Cranial and spinal cavities

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Ventrical cavities

Answer 18

Thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities

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Thoracic cavity

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Mediastinum and lungs/ pleura

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Mediastinum

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All thoracic except pleura (lungs)

Heart, great vessels, esophagus, trachea, thymus glands

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Serous membranes

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Visceral and parietal: pleura, pericardium, peritoneum

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Visceral membrane

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Membrane around organ(s)

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Parietal membrane

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Membrane around cavity wall

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Abdominopelvic cavity

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• Separated from thoracic by diaphragm
• Contains digestive, excretory, and reproductive organs
• peritoneum (visceral and parietal)
• retroperitoneal= behind peritoneum

Question 25

Retroperitoneum

Answer 25

Kidneys, adrenal glands, lymph nodes, pancreas

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Hypochondriac

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L and R region of abdominal region right under ribs

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Epigastric

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Upper middle area of abdomen

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Lumbar region

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Left and Right abdominal region in waist area (lumbar spine section)

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Umbilical region

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Navel, center region of abdomen around waist height

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Iliac region

Answer 30

Left and right abdominal region around hip height either side of hypogastric region

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Hypogastric region

Answer 31

Below stomach (lower abdomen center between iliac regions

Question 32

RUQ

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``` Right upper quadrant Liver(majority) Right kidney Colon Pancreas(small portion) Gallbladder Small intestine ```

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LUQ

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``` Left upper quadrant Liver(small portion) Spleen Left kidney Stomach Colon Pancreas (majority) Small intestine ```

Question 34

RLQ

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``` Right lower quadrant Colon Small intestine Right ureter Appendix Right ovary (female) Right fallopian tube (female) ```

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LLQ

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``` Left lower quadrant Colon Small intestine Left ureter Left ovary (female) Left fallopian tube (female) ```

Question 36

Superior

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More towards head

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Cephalic

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More towards head

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Inferior

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More towards feet

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Caudal

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More towards feet

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Anterior

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Front of body

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Ventral

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Belly side of body

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Poster

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Back of body

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Dorsal

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Back side of body

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Medial

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More towards middle

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Lateral

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More toward side

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Proximal

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Nearer to point of attachment to body

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Distal

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Farther away from point of attachment to body

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Apex

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Tip or summit or organ

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Base

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Bottom or lower part of orgna

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Superficial

Answer 50

Towards surface of body

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Deep

Answer 51

Away from surface of body

Question 52

Supine

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Lying horizontally facing upward