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Medical Terminology
Chapter 2.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the study of the structures of the body? | Anatomy |
| What is the study of functions of the structures of the body? | Physiology |
| Term for the body standing in the standard position? | Anatomic position |
| Term for imaginary vertical and horizontal lines used to divide the body into sections for descriptive purposes? | Body planes |
| What divides the body into equal left and right halves? | Midsagittal plane |
| What divides the body into superior(upper) and inferior(lower) portions? | Transverse plane |
| What divides the body into unequal left and right halves? | Sagittal plane |
| Which plane divides the body into anterior(front) and posterior(back)? | Frontal plane |
| A flat crosswise plane,such as the horizon. | Horizontal plane |
| A horizontal plane that divides the body into superior(upper) and inferior(lower) portions | Transverse plane |
| What is the front or belly side, of the organ or body? | Ventral |
| This refers to the back of the organ or body. | Dorsal |
| What means situated in the front? | Anterior |
| What means situated in the back? | Posterior |
| What means upper most, above, or toward the head? | Superior |
| What means lowermost, below, or towards the feet? | Inferior |
| This means towards the head. | Cephalic |
| This means towards the lower part of the body. | Caudal |
| What means situated nearest the midline or beginning of a body structure? | Proximal |
| What means situated farthest from the midline or beginning of a body structure? | Distal |
| This means the direction toward, or nearer, the midline. | Medial |
| What means the direction toward, or nearer, the side of the body, away from the midline? | Lateral |
| What are the two major body cavities? | The dorsal and the ventral cavities |
| What cavity is located within the skull, surrounds and protects the brain? | The cranial cavity |
| Which cavity is located within the spinal column, surrounds and protects the spinal cord? | The spinal cavity |
| Which cavity is located along the front of the body, contains the body organs that sustain homeostasis? | The ventral cavity |
| What is homeostasis? | The processes through which the body maintains a constant internal environment |
| Which cavity surrounds and protects the heart and lungs? | The thoracic cavity |
| Which cavity contains primarily the major organs of digestion? | The abdominal cavity |
| What is the space formed by the hip bones and contains primarily the organs of the reproductive and excretory systems? | The pelvic cavity |
| What term refers to the pelvic cavity and the abdominal cavity as one unit? | The abdominopelvic cavity |
| What means relating to the groin, refers to the entire lower area of the abdomen? | Inguinal |
| What regions are covered by the lower ribs? | The right and left hypochondriac regions |
| Hypochondriac means what? | Below the ribs |
| What region is located above the stomach? | The epigastric region |
| Which regions are located near the inward curve of the spine? | The right and left lumbar regions |
| What region surrounds the umbilicus? | The umbilical region |
| What regions are located over the hip bones? | The right and left iliac regions |
| What region is located below the stomach? | The hypogastric region |
| What does quadrant mean? | Divided into four |
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