Regional Anatomy
Directional Terms
Body Cavities
Planes of Motion
Additional Directional Terms
100

The anatomical name for the hand

What is Manual?

100
The umbilical is ________ to the pelvic region.

What is Superior?

100

The cavity that holds the heart.

What is the Pericardial Cavity?

100

This plane divides the body in right and left parts.

What is the Sagittal Plane?

100

If a structure is away from the surface of the body, it is _______.

What is Deep?

200

The anatomical name for the chest.

What is Thoracic?

200

The thoracic is ________ to the cervical region.

What is Inferior?

200

The cavity that holds the lungs.

What is the Plural Cavity?

200

This plane divides the body in front and back parts.

What is the Frontal Plane?

200

Another term for Anterior.

What is Ventral?

300

The anatomical term for the wrist.

What is Carpal?

300

The femoral is _______ to the tarsal region.

What is Proximal?
300

The cavity that holds the brain.

What is the Cranial Cavity?

300

This plane divides the body into top and bottom parts.

What is the Transverse Plane?

300

Another term for Posterior.

What is Dorsal?
400

The anatomical term for the upper leg.

What is Femoral?
400

The otic is ______ to the nasal region.

What is Lateral

400

This membrane lines the surface of the organ.

What is the Visceral Membrane?
400

Running exists in this plane of motion.

What is the Sagittal Plane?

400

If two body segment exist on the same side of the body (ex: left side), they are considered _______.

What is Ipsilateral?

500

The anatomical term for the anterior fold at the elbow.

What is antecubital?
500

The sacral is _______ to the pubic region.

What is Posterior?

500

This membrane lines the surface of body cavities.

What is the Parietal Membrane?

500

A baseball bat swing exists primarily in this plane of motion.

What is the Transverse Plane?

500

If the anterior surface of a body segment is facing "down", it is __________

What is Prone?