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Unit 7:2
Body Planes & Cavities (Updated)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Directional terms are created by | body planes |
| Cranial is a term for body parts located near | the head. |
| Body parts away from the midsagittal, or median, plane are | lateral. |
| The fingers are distal, and the wrist is proximal | to the shoulder. |
| LUQ | left upper quadrant |
| RUQ | right lupper quadrant |
| LLQ | left lower quadrant |
| The dorsal cavities are larger than the | ventral cavities. |
| Body cavities are spaces within the body that contain | vital organs. |
| The diaphragm is a dome-shaped muscle that separates | the ventral cavity into two distinct cavities. |
| The diaphragm is important for | respiration. |
| The kidneys and adrenal glands are in the | retroperitoneal space behind the abdominal cavity |
| The dorsal cavity is one long, continuous | cavity. |
| the body is in anatomic position when | it is facing forward |
| The terms relating to body planes, directions, and cavities are used frequently in the study of | human anatomy. |
| The horizontal plane that divides the body into a top half and a bottom half is the ____. | transverse |
| The body plane that divides the body into right and left sides is the ____. | midsagittal |
| Body parts in front of the frontal plane are called ____. | ventral or anterior |
| Body parts close to the midsagittal plane are called ____. | medial |
| Body parts close to a point of reference are ____. | proximal |
| The body cavity located in the chest is the ____. | thoracic cavity |
| The body cavity that contains the brain and spinal cord is the ____. | dorsal cavity |
| The cavity for the mouth is the ____. | buccal cavity |
| The cavity that contains the urinary bladder, reproductive organs, and the last part of the large intestine is the ____. | pelvic cavity |
| The cavity that contains the heart, lungs, and large blood vessels is the ____. | thoracic cavity |
| The cavity that contains the eyes is the ____. | orbital cavity |
| The nose is medial to the | ears |
| left upper quadrant: LUQ; left lower quadrant: LLQ; right upper quadrant: RUQ; right lower quadrant: RLQ | the four quadrants of the abdominal cavity, and list the correct abbreviation for each quadrant. |
| Correct terminology to describe the relationship of the ankle to the knee if the hip is the point of reference. | ankle is distal to the knee, and the knee is proximal to the hip |
| What is the name of the cavity that contains the brain? | cranial |
| the cavity that contains the stomach, small intestine, most of the large intestine, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, and spleen? | upper abdominal |
| region above the stomach | epigastric |
| region on the right side near the groin | right iliac or inguinal |
| region on the left side below the ribs | left hypochondriac |
| region by the umbilicus, or belly button | umbilical |
| region on the left side by the large bones of the spinal column | left lumbar |
| region below the stomach | hypogastric or pelvic |
| RLQ | right lower quadrant |
| the relationship of the ankle to the knee if thehip is the point of reference | ankle is distal to the knee, and the knee is proximal to the hip |
| Cavity that contains the brain | dorsal or cranial cavity |
| Cavity that contains the stomach, small intestine, most of the large intestine, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, and spleen | upper abdominal |
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