Body Planes & Orientation
The sternum is _____ to the pelvis.
What is superior?
This xiphoid process is found at the bottom of this bone.
What is the sternum?
This large chest muscle helps with lateral arm movement and adduction.
What is the pectoralis major?
This part of the brain helps with speech, communication, and decision making.
What is the frontal lobe?
This is the largest artery in the body that carries blood away from the heart.
What is the aorta?
The rectus femoris is _____ to the biceps femoris.
What is anterior?
The superciliary arches are a feature of this bone.
What is the frontal bone?
This muscle, along with the vastus lateralis, vastus medialis, and vastus intermedius, make up the quadriceps femoris.
What is the rectus femoris?
This part of the brain processes sensory information from the skin and the proprioceptors from the joints.
What is the parietal lobe?
These are the blood vessels of the heart that receive oxygenated blood from the lungs and carry it to the left atrium.
What are the pulmonary veins?
This plane separates the heart’s atria from the ventricles.
What is the transverse plane?
The optic canal is a feature of this bone.
What is the sphenoid bone?
This muscle extends and adducts the arm.
What is the triceps brachii?
This gel-like substance is found in the posterior cavity of the eye.
What is vitreous humour?
This is the name of the valve that lies between the left ventricle and aorta.
What is the aortic semilunar valve?
The carpals are _____ to the ulna.
What is distal?
The supraspinous and infraspinous fossae can be found on this bone.
What is the scapula?
This muscle has its origin at the zygomatic arch and its insertion at the ramus and mandible.
What is the masseter?
This network of nerves, formed by the C5–T1 vertebrae, innervates the muscles of the shoulder, arm, and hand.
What is the brachial plexus?
This valve carries deoxygenated blood from the right atria and to the right ventricle.
What is the tricuspid valve?
This plane separates the brain’s left and right hemispheres.
What is the sagittal plane?
This type of vertebrae has a bifid spinous process.
What is the cervical vertebrae?
This muscle has its origin at the coracoid process of the scapula and its insertion at the radial tuberosity.
What is the biceps brachii?
This is the name of the iridescent film that lines the choroid of select animals.
What is the tapetum lucidum?
These strong “heart strings” connect the atrioventricular valves to the papillary muscles, preventing the backflow of blood during ventricular contraction.
What are the chordae tendineae?