Anatomical Terms
What does superior mean?
What is: body parts above other parts
Name one dorsal cavity
what is: Cranial or Spinal Cavity
What is the skeletal system’s main function?
What is: hold the body erect and produce blood cells.
What is the standard anatomical position?
What is: standing erect, facing forward, arms by their side with palms facing forward
Which organ is both digestive and endocrine?
What is the liver
What is the opposite of anterior?
What is: Posterior
What cavity contains the heart and lungs?
What is: Thoracic Cavity
Which system transports oxygen and nutrients?
What is: the Cardiovascular System
What plane divides the body into left/right halves?
What is Midsagittal Plane
The heart is ____________ to the spine
What is anterior
What does lateral mean?
What is: to the side, away from the midline
What organs are in the pelvic cavity?
What are: urinary bladder, reproductive organs, and last part of large intestine
Which system controls coordination and response?
What is the Nervous System
Which plane divides the body into upper/lower parts?
What is the transverse plane
Which cavity would surgery on the stomach involve?
What is upper abdominal cavity
Define proximal and distal.
What is: Near the point of reference (or trunk), and away from the point of reference (or trunk)
The brain is found in which cavity?
What is: the Cranial Cavity
Which system defends against infection?
What is they Lymphatic System
Describe a motion that happens in the sagittal plane
What is left or right, or medical and lateral
What is the site for chemical reactions in the cell
What is the cytoplasm
Describe the position of the heart relative to the lungs.
What is: The heart is medial to the lungs
Describe how the thoracic and abdominal cavities are separated
What is: by the diaphragm muscle
Name two systems that work together to move the body.
What is: the skeletal & Muscular System
What is the coronal plane?
What is the plane that separates the front and back of the body
Create your own anatomical riddle for the class
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