Quiz 1

Question 1

Median plane

Answer 1

Vertical plane divides left and right

Question 2

Sagittal plane

Answer 2

Vertical plane divides left and right

Question 3

Frontal plane

Answer 3

Divides body to front and back

Question 4

Coronal plane

Answer 4

Divides body to front and back

Question 5

Transverse plane

Answer 5

divides body upper and lower portions

Question 6

Horizontal plane

Answer 6

divides body upper and lower portions

Question 7

Cephalic region

Answer 7

Entire head

Question 8

Cervical region

Answer 8

Neck

Question 9

Trunk

Answer 9

Torso

Question 10

Thoracic

Answer 10

Chest (anterior)

Question 11

Abdominal region

Answer 11

Abdomen (anterior)

Question 12

Pelvic region

Answer 12

Pelvis (anterior)

Question 13

Pubic region

Answer 13

Genitals (anterior)

Question 14

Dorsum

Answer 14

The back (posterior)

Question 15

Vertebral region

Answer 15

Vertebrae (posterior)

Question 16

Gluteal region

Answer 16

Buttock (posterior)

Question 17

Upper extremities (UE)

Answer 17

Arms (attached to trunk)

Question 18

Lower extremities (LE)

Answer 18

Legs (attached to trunk)

Question 19

Brachial regions

Answer 19

Arms (attached to trunk)

Question 20

Crural regions

Answer 20

Legs (attached to trunk)

Question 21

Cranial cavity

Answer 21

Brain (dorsal cavity)

Question 22

Spinal cavity

Answer 22

Spinal cord (dorsal)

Question 23

Thoracic cavity

Answer 23

2 lungs and mediastinum (ventral)

Question 24

Diaphragm

Answer 24

Physical wall between thoracic cavity and abdominopelvic cavity

Question 25

Viscera (internal organs)

Answer 25

Organs within the ventral cavities

Question 26

Pleura

Answer 26

Membrane that lines cavities and encases viscera in the thoracic cavity

Question 27

Peritoneum

Answer 27

Membrane that lines cavities and encases viscera in the abdominopelvic cavity

Question 28

Parietal layer (parietal pleura; parietal peritoneum)

Answer 28

Outer layer that lines the cavities

Question 29

Visceral layer (visceral pleura; visceral peritoneum)

Answer 29

Inner layer that encases the viscera

Question 30

Pleural cavity

Answer 30

Lungs

Question 31

Pericardial cavity

Answer 31

Heart

Question 32

Superior

Answer 32

More toward the head, or above another structure

Question 33

Cephalic

Answer 33

More toward the head, or above another structure

Question 34

Inferior

Answer 34

More toward the feet or tail, or below another structure

Question 35

Caudal

Answer 35

More toward the feet or tail, or below another structure

Question 36

Anterior

Answer 36

More toward the front or belly-side of the body

Question 37

Ventral

Answer 37

More toward the front or belly-side of the body

Question 38

Posterior

Answer 38

More toward the back or spinal cord side of the body

Question 39

Dorsal

Answer 39

More toward the back or spinal cord side of the body

Question 40

Medial

Answer 40

Refers to the middle or near the middle of the body or the structure

Question 41

Lateral

Answer 41

Refers to the side

Question 42

Proximal

Answer 42

Located nearer to the point of attachment to the body

Question 43

Distal

Answer 43

Located farther away from the point of attachment to the body

Question 44

Apex

Answer 44

Tip or summit of an organ

Question 45

Base

Answer 45

Bottom or lower part of an organ

Question 46

Superficial

Answer 46

More toward the surface of the body

Question 47

Deep

Answer 47

Further away from the surface of the body

Question 48

Supine

Answer 48

The body lying horizontally and facing upward

Question 49

Prone

Answer 49

The body lying horizontally and facing downward

Question 50

Anatomical position

Answer 50

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

Question 51

Right Hypochondriac region

Answer 51

right lateral region of upper row beneath the lower ribs

Question 52

Epigastric region

Answer 52

middle area of upper row above the stomach

Question 53

Left hypochondriac region

Answer 53

left lateral region of the upper row above the stomach

Question 54

Right lumbar region

Answer 54

right lateral region of the middle row at the waist

Question 55

Umbilical Region

Answer 55

Central area over the navel

Question 56

Left lumbar region

Answer 56

left lateral region of the middle row at the waist

Question 57

Right iliac region

Answer 57

right lateral region of the lower row at the groin

Question 58

Hypogastric region

Answer 58

middle region of the lower row beneath the navel

Question 59

Left iliac region

Answer 59

left lateral region of the lower row at the groin

Question 60

Right upper quadrant (RUQ)

Answer 60

Contains: majority of liver, gallbladder, small portion of pancreas, right kidney, small intestines, colon

Question 61

Right lower quadrant (RLQ)

Answer 61

Contains: small intestines, colon, right ovary, right fallopian tube, appendix, and right ureter

Question 62

Left upper quadrant (LUQ)

Answer 62

Contains a small portion of liver, spleen, stomach, majority of pancreas, left kidney, small intestines, and colon.

Question 63

Left lower quadrant (LLQ)

Answer 63

Contains: small intestines, colon, left ovary, left fallopian tube, and left ureter.