Week 4: Body Structure

Question 1

Anatomical Position

Answer 1

Subject erect, facing observer, arms at side, palms facing forward.

Question 2

Supine

Answer 2

Face-up orientation

Question 3

Prone

Answer 3

Face-down orientation

Question 4

Front of body

Answer 4

anterior, ventral

Question 5

Back of body

Answer 5

posterior, dorsal

Question 6

Hands & Feet *** Check this

Answer 6

H: back = p, palm = a
F: top = p, sole = a

Question 7

Superior

Answer 7

Structure being closer to the head/higher
Cephalic/Cranial

Question 8

Inferior

Answer 8

Structure being closer than feet/lower
Caudal

Question 9

Medial

Answer 9

Towards midline of body

Question 10

Lateral

Answer 10

Away from midline of body

Question 11

Intermediate

Answer 11

Between a more medial and more lateral structure.

Question 12

Parietal

Answer 12

Outer wall of body cavity

Question 13

Visceral

Answer 13

Covering of an organ or inner layer.

Question 14

Peripheral

Answer 14

Away from center

Question 15

Central

Answer 15

Towards the center

Question 16

Proximal

Answer 16

Toward trunk or beginning of structure

Question 17

Distal

Answer 17

Away from trunk or beginning of structure

Question 18

Deep

Answer 18

Further away from the surface of an organism

Question 19

Superficial

Answer 19

Near the outer surface of the organism

Question 20

Median

Answer 20

Middle of a structure
NOT THE SAME AS MEDIAL

Question 21

Sagittal

Answer 21

Midline
Longitudinal into right/left sides

Question 22

Frontal

Answer 22

Coronal
Longitudinal into front/back sides

Question 23

Transverse

Answer 23

Horizontal
Cross
Top vs Bottom

Question 24

Body Cavities

Answer 24

Spaces in the body that separate, protect, support, and allow for changes in size and shape of internal organs.

Question 25

5 Cavities

Answer 25

Cranial
Vertebral
(Cavity Housing CNS)
Thoracic

Abdominal
Pelvic
(Abdominopelvic)

Question 26

Ventral Body Cavity

Answer 26

Thoracic and abdominopelvic

Question 27

Membranes of the Anterior Body Cavity

Answer 27

Pleura, pericardium, peritoneum.

Question 28

Pleura

Answer 28

Membrane that lines pleural cavity (covers lungs in thoracic cavity.

Question 29

Pericardium

Answer 29

Membrane that lines pericardial cavity (covers heart in mediastinum)

Question 30

Peritoneum

Answer 30

Membrane that lines peritoneal cavity and covers organs that fill abdominopelvic cavity.

Question 31

Top 3 Regions of Abdominopelvic Cavity

Answer 31

Hypochondriac (L&R), Epigastric.

Question 32

Middle 3 regions of abdominopelvic

Answer 32

Lumbar (L&R), umbilical

Question 33

Bottom 3 regions of abdominopelvic

Answer 33

Iliac (L&R), Hypogastric