Unit 2 - Regions/Quadrants of the Body and Directional Terminology

Question 1

right upper quadrant

Answer 1

liver - detoxifies substances coming into the body

Question 2

left upper quadrant

Answer 2

spleen - creates RBCs, which carries 02

Question 3

right lower quadrant

Answer 3

appendix - GALT(gut associated lymphatic tissue)

right ovary

Question 4

left lower quadrant

Answer 4

left ovary - stores eggs, creates hormones

Question 5

right hypo chondriac

Answer 5

right upper section - right lobe of liver, gallbladder, part of right kidney, part of duodenum, suprarenal gland, hepatic flexure of colon

Question 6

hypo, chondriac

Answer 6

above, ribs

Question 7

epigastric

Answer 7

upper center section - pancreas, aorta, duodenum, portion of liver, pyloric end of stomach

Question 8

epi, gastric

Answer 8

above, guts

Question 9

left hypochondriac

Answer 9

left upper section - stomach, spleen, upper pole of left kidney, tail of pancreas, suprarenal gland, splenic flexure of colon

Question 10

right lumbar

Answer 10

right middle section - ascending colon, lower half of right kidney, part of duodenum and jejunum

Question 11

umbilical

Answer 11

middle center section - mesentery, tranverse colon, lower part of duodenum, omentum, ileum, jejunum

Question 12

left lumbar

Answer 12

left middle section - descending colon, lower half of left kidney, part of jejunum and ileum

Question 13

right iliac

Answer 13

right lower section - appendix, right ovary, right ureter, lower end of ileum, cecum

Question 14

umbilical (meaning)

Answer 14

belly button

Question 15

pubic

Answer 15

lower center section - ileum, bladder

Question 16

left iliac

Answer 16

left lower section - left ovary, sigmoid colon, left ureter

Question 17

dorssal cavity

Answer 17

posterior

Question 18

spinal cavity

Answer 18

dorssal - spinal cord

Question 19

pelvic cavity

Answer 19

ventral - bladder: stores urine

Question 20

cranial cavity

Answer 20

dorssal - brain

Question 21

ventral cavity

Answer 21

anterior

Question 22

thoracic cavity

Answer 22

ventral - heart and lungs

Question 23

abdominal cavity

Answer 23

ventral - stomach, liver, kidneys, intestines

Question 24

diaphragm

Answer 24

ventral - separates abdominal and thoracic cavities, helps with breathing

Question 25

anatomical position

Answer 25

arms are rotated externally at the shoulders and the forearms fully supinated

Question 26

sagital plane

Answer 26

divides body into left and right halves

Question 27

medial, lateral

Answer 27

closer to center of the body, further from center of body

Question 28

coronal/frontal plane

Answer 28

divides body into front and back halves

Question 29

anterior, posterior

Answer 29

front of body, back of body

Question 30

transverse plane

Answer 30

divides body into top and bottom halves

Question 31

superior, inferior

Answer 31

top of body, bottom of body

Question 32

proximal, distal

Answer 32

closer to attachment of extremity, further from attachment of extremity

Question 33

iliac

Answer 33

hip