Chapter One: Introduction, Orientation and Surface Anatomy

Question 0

What is the Frontal/Coronal plane?

Answer 0

cutting the body in half (front and back) from the right to the left

Question 1

What are the four planes of the human anatomy and what do they look like?

Answer 1

1. Frontal/Coronal: cutting the body in half (front and back) from the right to the left
2. Parasaggital-Dextro/sinistro: uneven up and down the body (left and right)
3. Mid-Saggital: straight up and down the middle of the body (left and right)
4. Transverse: cutting the body in half (top and bottom)

Question 2

What is the Parasaggital-Dextro/sinistro plane?

Answer 2

uneven up and down the body (left and right)

Question 3

What is the Mid-Saggital plane?

Answer 3

straight up and down the middle of the body (left and right)

Question 4

What is the Transverse plane?

Answer 4

cutting the body in half (top and bottom)

Question 5

Cervical

Answer 5

Neck area

Question 6

Coxal

Answer 6

Hip

Question 7

Popliteal

Answer 7

Back of knee

Question 8

Crural

Answer 8

Back of calf

Question 9

Palmar

Answer 9

Palm

Question 10

Antebrachial

Answer 10

Forearm

Question 11

Nuchal

Answer 11

Back of neck

Question 12

Inguinal

Answer 12

Groin

Question 13

Brachial

Answer 13

Arm

Question 14

Gluteal

Answer 14

Buttock

Question 15

Sternal

Answer 15

Chest

Question 16

Calcaneal

Answer 16

Heel

Question 17

Ventral

Answer 17

Toward the front or belly

Question 18

Dorsal

Answer 18

Toward the back or spine

Question 19

Anterior

Answer 19

Toward the ventral (front/belly) side

Question 20

Posterior

Answer 20

Toward the dorsal (back/spine) side

Question 21

Cephalic

Answer 21

Toward the head or superior end

Question 22

Rostral

Answer 22

Toward the forehead or nose

Question 23

Caudal

Answer 23

Toward the tail or inferior end

Question 24

Superior

Answer 24

Above

Question 25

Inferior

Answer 25

Below

Question 26

Medial

Answer 26

Toward the median plane

Question 27

Lateral

Answer 27

Away from the median plane

Question 28

Proximal

Answer 28

Closer to the point of attachment or origin

Question 29

Distal

Answer 29

Farther from the point of attachment or origin

Question 30

Ipsilateral

Answer 30

On the same side of the body

Question 31

Contralateral

Answer 31

On opposite sides of the body

Question 32

Superficial

Answer 32

Closer to the body surface

Question 33

Deep

Answer 33

Farther from the body surface

Question 34

What is the anatomical position?

Answer 34

- body is erect - eyes directed forward - palms are supine (facing forward) - feet are flat on the floor

Question 35

What is the dorsal cavity? It is divided into 2 smaller cavities; what are they?

Answer 35

The dorsal cavity holds the central nervous system. The two smaller cavities are the cranial cavity and the vertebral cavity.

Question 36

What is the ventral cavity? It has three smaller cavities and two more subcavities within one; what are they?

Answer 36

The ventral cavity holds most of the other body organs. The three cavities are thoracic cavity (pleural and pericardial within), abdominal cavity, and pelvic cavity.

Question 37

What is in the cranial cavity?

Answer 37

Brain, eyes

Question 38

What is in the vertebral cavity?

Answer 38

Spine

Question 39

What is in the thoracic cavity?

Answer 39

Heart and lungs

Question 40

What is in the abdominal cavity?

Answer 40

Stomach, intestines

Question 41

What is in the pelvic cavity?

Answer 41

Reproductive organs

Question 42

What is in the buccal cavity?

Answer 42

Urethra, gall bladder

Question 43

What are the four quadrants of the abdomen?

Answer 43

Left upper quadrant, right upper quadrant, lower left quadrant, lower right quadrant *Note: these quadrants are from the perspective of the SUBJECT, not the reader, so they are swapped on paper--think theatre stage.*

Question 44

What are the nine abdominopelvic regions? From right (theatre/subject perspective) to left by column?

Answer 44

Right hypochondriac region, Right lumbar region, Right inguinal region Epigastric region, Umbilical region, Hypogastric region Left hypochondriac region, Left lumbar region, Left inguinal region

Question 45

The abdominopelvic regions have four dividing lines. Name them and their positions.

Answer 45

``` Subcoastal line (between hypochondriac regions and lumbar regions) Intertubercular line (between lumbar regions and inguinal regions) Midclavicular lines (2 lines between the three columns) ```