Anatomical Directions
The diaphragm is ________ to the heart and lungs.
What is inferior?
The type of cut used to expose the breastplate and ribs.
What is a Y-shaped incision?
A rare type of germ cell tumor that may contain fully formed tissue, including teeth, hair, bone, and muscle.
What is a teratoma?
Injury to tissue without laceration; AKA a bruise.
What is a contusion?
The organ that contains 2 lobes to account for the heart.
What is the left lung?
The tibia and fibula are _______ to the femur.
What is distal?
A length of ureter is kept on this organ to differentiate it from its pair.
What is the left kidney?
An inflammation or infection of the pouches formed in the colon.
What is diverticulitis?
The smaller portion of the brain that sits near the brainstem.
What is the cerebellum?
The small organ that stores and releases bile to help digest fats.
What is the gallbladder?
Also known as dorsal in quadrupeds.
What is posterior?
The small tube that projects from the large intestine in the lower right side of the abdomen.
What is the appendix?
Blood clots that forms in veins located deep inside the body, usually in the thigh or lower legs.
What is deep vein thrombosis?
Black discoloration of the bronchial mucosa.
What is anthracosis?
The first section of the small intestine, often described as horseshoe-shaped.
What is the duodenum?
The plane that divides the body into two equal halves.
What is sagittal?
Arteries in the neck that are avoided while removing the neck organs.
What is carotid?
The buildup of fluid in ventricles of the brain.
What is hydrocephaly?
A dilation in the wall of an artery supplying blood to a specific area.
What is an aneurysm?
The serous membrane forming the lining of the abdominal cavity.
What is the peritoneum?
The plane that divides the body into upper and lower halves.
What is transverse?
The location near the pelvis from which toxicology specimens are ideally drawn.
What is the iliac vein?
Protrusion of abdominal contents through a soft spot in the muscles of the lower abdomen.
What is an inguinal hernia?
The depression in the midline of the sphenoid bone in which the pituitary gland is situated.
What is the sella turcica?
The number of cervical, thoracic, and lumbar vertebrae, respectively.
What is 7, 12, and 5?