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Anatomical Terms
Fall 2018_Lab Tool_Anatomical Terms_RD
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Describe anatomical position. | standing, facing forward, arms at sides with palms forward, feet flat on the floor |
| prone | lying face-down |
| supine | lying face-up |
| cephalic | whole head |
| occipital | base of skull |
| oral | mouth area |
| cervical | neck |
| brachial | arm |
| antebrachial | forearm |
| digital/phalangeal | fingers/toes |
| umbilical | navel |
| dorsum | top of foot |
| lumbar | lower back |
| femoral | thighs |
| crural | leg |
| calcaneal | heel |
| frontal | forehead |
| otic | ear area |
| buccal | cheek area |
| axillary | arm pits |
| antecubital | anterior elbow |
| carpal | wrist |
| sternal | breastbone area |
| coxal | hips |
| vertebral | midline of back |
| gluteal | buttocks |
| patellar | anterior knee |
| sural | calf |
| plantar | sole of foot |
| orbital | eye area |
| nasal | nose area |
| mental | chin area |
| acromial | point of shoulder |
| olecranal | posterior elbow |
| palmar | anterior hand |
| mammary | breasts |
| inguinal | groin |
| dorsal | back of body |
| perineal | between genitals & anus |
| popliteal | posterior knee |
| fibular/peroneal | lateral leg |
| tarsal | ankle |
| midsagittal/median plane | divides body into equal right & left parts |
| parasagittal plane | divides body into unequal right & left parts |
| coronal/frontal plane | divides body into anterior& posterior parts |
| transverse plane | divides body into superior & inferior parts |
| oblique plane | any other division of the body |
| dorsal cavity | contains cranial & vertebral cavity |
| ventral cavity | contains thoracic & abdominopelvic cavities |
| pericardial cavity | contains heart |
| pelvic cavity | contains reproductive organs, bladder, part of large intestine |
| cranial cavity | contains brain |
| thoracic cavity | contains 2 pleural cavities & pericardial cavity |
| pleural cavities | contain 1 lung each |
| diaphragm | separates thoracic & abdominopelvic cavities |
| spinal/vertebral cavity | contains spinal cord |
| abdominal cavity | contains stomach, liver, intestines, spleen, pancreas, kidneys |
| right/left hypochondriac region | lateral to epigastric region |
| right/left lumbar region | lateral to umbilical region |
| right/left inguinal/iliac region | lateral to hypogastric region |
| epigastric region | superior to umbilical region |
| umbilical region | region around navel |
| hypogastric region | inferior to umbilical region |
| superior/cephalic | toward the head |
| posterior/dorsal | back of body |
| superficial | closer to skin surface |
| distal | farther from attachment point |
| inferior/caudal | away from the head |
| lateral | further from midline |
| deep | farther from skin surface |
| anterior/ventral | front of body |
| medial | closer to midline |
| proximal | closer to attachment point |
| What are the 4 abdominal quadrants? | right/left upper & right/left lower |
| What region contains the gallbladder? | right hypondriac region |
| What region contains the spleen? | left hypochondriac region |
| What region contains the appendix? | right inguinal region |
| The forearm is ___________ to the hand. | proximal |
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rdingle
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