Organ Systems
Body Cavities
Quadrants/ Regions
Planes
Directional Terms
100
One of the functions of this organ system is to produce red blood cells (hematopoeisis).
What is the skeletal system?
100

This is the body cavity that houses the lungs.

What is the pleural cavity?

100
The liver is located in this quadrant.
What is the right upper quadrant?
100

I would like to divide the body into equal, nonidentical halves along the midline. I would use this type of plane.

What is a midsagittal plane?

100

The toes are ____________ to the knee.

What is distal?

200
This body systems acts as a fast-acting control system for the body and includes the brain, spinal cord and nerves.
What is the nervous system?
200
The dorsal body cavity includes these 2 cavities.
What is the cranial and the vertebral cavities?
200
This region lies fully contralateral to the left iliac region.
What is the right iliac region?
200

This plane divides the body into anterior and posterior sections.

What is frontal or coronal plane?

200

The arms are ___________ to the heart.

What are lateral?

300
Organs in this system include skin, hair, nails, and sweat glands .
What is the integumentary system?
300
This muscle separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity.
What is the diaphragm?
300
The abdominal region superior to the umbilical region that contains most of the stomach is this region.
What is the epigastric region?
300

I would like to view the brain from a superior view. I would use this plane to cut the scalp and open the skull.

What is a transverse cut?

300

The scapular region is _____________ to the sternal region.

What is dorsal or posterior?

400
This organ system is responsible for the absorption of fats, drainage of tissue fluid, and immunity
What is the lymphatic system?
400
This ventral body cavity subdivision has no bony protection.
What is the abdominal cavity?
400
Joe went to the emergency room where he complained of severe pains in is lower right quadrant of his abdomen. He is suffering from this.
What is appendicitis?
400

This plane can be considered a diagonal plane.

What is an oblique plane?

400

The skull is ____________ to the ribs.

What is superior?

500
These 2 organ systems bear the the major responsibility for ensuring homeostasis of the internal environment.
What are the nervous and endocrine systems?
500

This cavity holds the heart.

What is the pericardial cavity?

500
The large intestine or colon is located in all of the regions except these 2 regions.
What are the umbilical and hypogastric regions?
500

If I were performing surgery to remove a kidney, I would use this plane to make the first cut parallel to the spine.

What is a sagittal or parasagittal plane?

500

I fell and hurt the part of my body that is posterior to my toes and ipsilateral to my right arm. I am referring to this body part on this side of my body.

What is my right heel?

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