Directional terms
The nose is ___ to the ears.
What is Medial?
The heart and lungs are found in the ___ cavity?
What is the thoracic cavity?
What is the position called where the body is standing upright, facing forward, with palms facing forward?
What is anatomical position?
In the limbs, this term describes the part closest to the trunk.
What is proximal?
If a paper cut occurs on the tip of your finger, the injury is ______ to your wrist.
What is distal?
This is a term that describes the groin.
What is the pubic region?
A surgeon makes an incision along the frontal plane. Which parts of the body will this separate?
What are the front (anterior) and back (posterior) parts?
If a doctor makes a cross section through the upper arm, what type of plane is used?
What is the transverse plane?
The spinal cord lies within the ___ cavity.
What is the Vertebral (spinal) cavity?
If you lie face up in the anatomical position, your sternum is ______ to your spine.
What is anterior?
If a wound is described as being “on the surface,” it’s considered ___ rather than deep.
What is superficial?
Pain at the front of the knee, just below the distal end of the femur, would be felt in this region
What is the patellar region?
Name the two major anterior body cavities.
What are the thoracic, abdominal, or pelvic cavities?
During a CT scan, a technician takes an image along the transverse plane through the abdominonal cavity. Which directions does this slice separate?
What is into superior (upper) and inferior (lower) portions of the body.