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Allied Health One
Allied Health Science One
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Connect muscle to bone | tendons |
| connect bone to bone | ligaments |
| above or high on the body | superior |
| below or low on the body | inferior |
| far from a point of attachment or reference | distal |
| close to a point of attachment or reference | proximal |
| to the side | lateral |
| towards the middle of something | medial |
| towards the front | frontal |
| towards the back | dorsal |
| towards the tail | caudal |
| on the surface, external | superficial |
| well below the surface, internal | deep |
| houses the brain | cranial cavity |
| houses the spinal chord | spinal cavity |
| houses the lung and heart | thoracic cavity |
| cranial and spinal cavities put together | dorsal cavity |
| below the diaphragm, houses the liver, stomach and intestines | abdominal cavity |
| low in hips; houses last part of large intestine, urinary bladder, female reproductive organs | pelvic cavity |
| divides body into unequal left and right parts | sagital plane |
| divides body into equal left and right parts | mid-sagital plane |
| divides body into unequal front and back parts | frontal plane |
| divides body into upper and lower parts | transverse plane |