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Anatomical Position
Anatomical Directions
Anatomical Planes
Body Sections/Cavities
Body Regions
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What is anatomical position?
standing erect face and palms forward arms at side
100
The head is _________ to the abdomen.
Superior
100
What is the difference between superior and interior?
Superior - above Inferior - Below
100
What organ(s) is/are located in the dorsal cavity?
The brain and spine.
100
True or false. The cervical is located on the neck.
True.
200
Supine is when an individual is lying with the face up and prone is when an individual is lying flat with the chest down and back up. How do supine and prone positions differ from anatomical position?
Supine is when an individual is lying with the face up and prone is when an individual is lying flat with the chest down and back up.
200
What does proximal mean?
The organ is closer to the trunk.
200
The Transverse Plane divide the body into _______ and ______ portionschoose the MOST correct answer below A. top and bottom B. posterior and anterior C. proximal and distal D. superior and inferior E. lateral and medial
A. top and bottom
200
What muscle separates the upper cavity from the lower cavity?
The diaphragm.
200
What is the olecranal?
The funny bone/outside of the elbow.
300
What is the difference between ventral, dorsal and anterior?
ventral - toward the front or belly dorsal - toward the back or spine anterior - toward the ventral side
300
The foot is _______ to the knee.
Inferior
300
A. superficial and deep
The terms used to describe areas that are, for instance, close to the surface of the skin or further inside the body are ______ and _______ . A. superficial and deep B. inner and outer C. anterior and distal D. proximal and posterior E. shallow and deep
300
True or false. The thoracic cavity only contains the lungs. False. The thoracic cavity contains the heart and lungs.
False. The thoracic cavity contains the heart and lungs.
300
What is the calcaneal?
The heel.
400
Describe how anatomical position relate to the way the body moves.
This position is used as a reference to describe sites or motions of various parts of the body.
400
The Popliteal is located on the _________ of the leg.
Posterior
400
Frontal plane - divides the front and back halves of the entire body. Sagittal - divides the left and right sides of the entire body. Transverse - divides the left and right sides of the entire body.
Describe the three different ways the body can be divided.
400
What organ(s) is/are located in the mediastinum?
The heart.
400
What is the Zygomatic?
The cheek bones.