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Anatomical Position
Directional Terms
Body Systems
Vocabulary
Miscellaneous
100
When a patient is laying flat on their stomach.

Prone

100

This divides the body into left and right portions

Sagittal Plane

100

How many body systems are there? 

12

100

The study of the structure of an organism

Anatomy

100

This plane divides the body into equal halves

Midsagittal 

200

The standard anatomical positions: 

Body facing forward, standing erect, feet flat/parallel, palms forward

200

This refers to the head or upper portion of the body

Superior/Cranial

200

This system includes the eyes, ears, nose, mouth and skin

Sensory

200

This is a lining of a body cavity

Parietal membrane

200
There _____ abdominal quadrants and ____ subdivisions of the combined abdominal and pelvic cavtiy

4, 9

300

The patient is lying on his/her back, legs extended, and arms to the side

Supine

300

This term refers to the away from the trunk

Distal

300
This system contains the male and female organs

Reproductive 

300

The study of life

Biology

300

What cavity contains only one organ?

The cranial cavity

400

This position is used to promote blood flow to the head and brain

Trendelenburg

400

This plane divides the body into anterior and posterior sections

Frontal/Coronal

400

This system stimulates the immune response and contains the spleen, tonsils and thymus gland

Lymphatic System

400

Imaginary cross-section that divides the body into upper and lower portions

Horizontal Plane

400

What organs are in the pelvic cavity?

Bladder, internal reproductive organs
500
This position is used for examinations and treatments of the rectal area

Sim's

500

This plane divides the body into top and bottom sections

Transverse Plane

500

This system allows for exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide

Respiratory

500

This term of or relating to the head

cephalic

500

This cavity contains the stomach, liver, spleen, kidneys, small intestine, and most large intestine.

Abdominal cavity