Directional Terms
What directional terms refer to the front and back of the body?
Front- Anterior (Ventral)
Back- Posterior (Dorsal)
What regions rest under the cartilage of the ribs?
Left and right hypochondriac regions.
What cavities make up the dorsal cavity?
Cranial cavity and vertebral (spinal) cavity.
What plane divides the body into anterior and posterior portions?
Frontal (coronal) plane.
What is anatomy?
The study of the body's structures.
What directional terms describe the top and bottom of the axial skeleton?
Top- Superior
Bottom- Inferior
What region is your belly button in?
Umbilical region.
What cavities make up the ventral cavity?
Thoracic cavity and abdominopelvic cavity.
What plane divides the body into left and right portions?
Sagittal plane.
What are the subdivisions for anatomy?
Gross (macroscopic), microscopic, and developmental.
What directional terms describe structures that are near or far from the midline of the body?
Near midline- Medial
Away from midline- Lateral
What regions rest above the hips?
Left and right iliac regions.
What organs rest in the thoracic cavity?
Heart, lungs, trachea, esophagus, thymus.
What plane divides the body into superior and inferior portions?
Transverse plane.
What is physiology?
The study of the body's functions.
What terms refer to how close or far away an organ is from the surface?
Close to surface- Superficial
Far from surface- Deep
What regions are between the hypochondriac and iliac regions?
Left and right lumbar regions.
What organ separates the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities?
The diaphragm.
Which plane divides the body into equal left and right parts?
Midsagittal plane.
What are the subdivisions of physiology?
The 11 organ systems.
What directional terms describe structures in the appendicular skeleton based on closeness to the attachment point?
Further from attachment point- Distal
Closer to attachment point- Proximal
What region houses the urinary bladder?
Hypogastric region.
What are the three subdivisions of the abdominopelvic cavity?
Abdominal cavity, pelvic cavity, and the peritoneal cavity.
Which plane divides the body into unequal left and right parts?
Parasagittal plane.
What are the levels of structural organization?
Chemical, cellular, tissues, organs, organ systems, organismal.