Chapter 1: Foundations Of Anatomy And Physiology

Question 1

Define the coronal plane.

Answer 1

Vertical plane that divides the body or organ into anterior and posterior parts.

Question 2

Define transverse plane.

Answer 2

Horizontal plane that divides the body or organ into superior or inferior portions.

Question 3

What is the mid-sagittal plane?

Answer 3

A vertical plane that divides the body or organ into equal left and right parts.

Question 4

What cavity houses the heart?

Answer 4

Pericardial cavity

Question 5

What cavity houses
the langs?

Answer 5

Pleural cavity

Question 6

List organs in right hypochondriac region

Answer 6

Liver, Right Kidney, Gallbladder, Large/ small Intestine

Question 7

List organs in epigastric region

Answer 7

liver, stomach, spleen,duodenum, adrenal glands, pancreas

Question 8

list organs in left hypochondria region

Answer 8

liver’s tips, stomach, pancreas i left kidney, spleen, large/small intestine

Question 9

Organs in right lumbar
region

Answer 9

Ascending colon, small intestine,
and right kidney

Question 10

Organs in umbilical region.

Answer 10

Duodenum, small intestine, and transverse colon

Question 11

Organs in left lumbar
region

Answer 11

Descending colon, small intestine, and left kidney

Question 12

Organs in right iliac region

Answer 12

Appendix, cecum, ascending colon, small intestine

Question 13

Organs in hypogastric region.

Answer 13

Bladder, sigmoid colon, small intestine, and reproductive
Organs

Question 14

Organs in left iliac
region.

Answer 14

sigmoid colon, descending colon and small
intestine

Question 15

Name the planes that
make up the quadrants

Answer 15

Median and transumbilical plane

Question 16

Define each anatomical direction (Anterior, posterior, deep, superficial, proximal, distal.)

Answer 16

Anterior-Front, Posterior-Back, Deep-More Internal, Superficial- More external, Proximal-Closer to trunk for limbs, Distal-Farther from trank
for limb 3

Question 17

What are the axial and appendicalar
regions?

Answer 17

Axial include head, necks and trunk
Appendicalar include lower & upper limbs

Question 18

Define parietal and visceral serous membrane

Answer 18

Visceral - layer on outer surface of organ
Parietal - layer on inner body wall