🧠 Category: Anatomy Basics
This muscular wall separates the abdominal and thoracic cavities.
What is the diaphragm?
This plane divides the body into upper and lower parts.
What is the transverse plane?
The combining form cervic/o refers to this body part.
What is the neck?
The prefix intra- means this.
What is within?
The pituitary gland is located in this body cavity.
What is the cranial cavity?
This is the study of tissues.
What is histology?
This plane divides the body into right and left halves.
What is the sagittal plane?
The combining form sacr/o refers to this lower spinal bone.
What is the sacrum?
The prefix inter- means this.
What is between?
This organ is found in the right upper quadrant (RUQ) of the abdomen.
What is the liver?
This plane divides the body into right and left portions.
What is the sagittal plane?
The diaphragm lies in this position relative to the thoracic organs.
What is inferior?
The combining form trache/o refers to this part of the respiratory system.
What is the windpipe?
The prefix epi- means this.
What is above?
This type of tumor, such as a sarcoma, is malignant and arises from flesh tissue.
What is a sarcoma?
This is another term for the backbone.
What is a vertebra?
The term that means "farther from the origin or attachment point."
What is distal?
The combining form thorac/o refers to this body region.
What is the chest?
The position of lying on the back is described by this term.
What is supine?
The medical term for the throat is this.
What is the pharynx?
The end of the femur that connects with the kneecap is called this.
What is the distal end?
This word means "toward the side."
What is lateral?
The combining form sarco- as used in sarcoma refers to this.
What is flesh?
This term refers to lying on the belly.
What is prone?
This small, flat bone forms the base of the spine.
What is the coccyx?