front 1 Gross Anatomy | back 1 The study of body structures visible to the naked eye |
front 2 Anatomical Position | back 2 The human body is erect with the feet only slightly apart, head and toes pointed forward, and arms hanging at the sides of the palms facing forward |
front 3 Axial | back 3 Relating to head, neck, and trunk, the axis of the body |
front 4 Appendicular | back 4 Relating to limbs and their attachments to the axis |
front 5 Superior | back 5 Structures always appear above other structures |
front 6 Inferior | back 6 Structures always appear below other structures |
front 7 Anterior | back 7 Structures that face forward - the face, chest, and abdomen |
front 8 Posterior | back 8 Structures that are toward the backside of the body |
front 9 Medial | back 9 Toward the midline |
front 10 Lateral | back 10 Away from the midline |
front 11 Cephalad (cranial) | back 11 Toward the head |
front 12 Caudal | back 12 Toward the tail |
front 13 Dorsal | back 13 Backside |
front 14 Ventral | back 14 Belly side |
front 15 Proximal | back 15 Nearer the trunk or attached end |
front 16 Distal | back 16 Farther from the trunk or point of attachment |
front 17 Superficial | back 17 Toward or at the body surface |
front 18 Deep | back 18 Away from the body surface |
front 19 The wrist is to the hand | back 19 Proximal |
front 20 The trachea (windpipe) _________________ is to the spine | back 20 Anterior |
front 21 The brain__________________ is to the spinal cord | back 21 Superior |
front 22 The kidneys are ______________ to the liver | back 22 Posterior |
front 23 The nose is ____________ to the check bones | back 23 Medial |
front 24 The thumb is ___________ to the ring finger | back 24 Lateral |
front 25 The thorax is _________ to the abdomen | back 25 Superior |
front 26 the skin is _________ to the skeleton | back 26 Superficial |
front 27 Section | back 27 Performed to observe internal structures |
front 28 Sagittal Plane | back 28 Runs longitudinally and divides the body into right and left parts |
front 29 Median or Mid-sagittal Plane | back 29 Dividing the body into equal parts, right down the midline of the body. |
front 30 Frontal Plane (Coronal Plane) | back 30 A longitudinal plane that divides the body (or an organ) into anterior and posterior parts |
front 31 Transverse Plane | back 31 Runs horizontally, dividing the body into superior and inferior parts |
front 32 Cross Sections | back 32 Organs are sectioned along the transverse plane |
front 33 Dorsal Cavity | back 33 Includes the Cranial Cavity and the Vertebral Cavity |
front 34 Ventral Cavity | back 34 Includes the Thoracic Cavity, Abdominopelvic Cavity, Abdominal Cavity and Pelvic Cavity |
front 35 The most superior cavity in the Dorsal Cavity | back 35 Cranial Cavity (brain) |
front 36 The most superior cavity in the Ventral Cavity is the | back 36 Thoracic Cavity |
front 37 The walls of the Ventral Cavity and the outer surfaces of the organs located in the cavity are covered with and exceedingly thin, double-layered membrane called? | back 37 Serosa or Serous Membrane |
front 38 The part of the membrane lining the cavity walls is referred to as | back 38 Parietal Serosa |
front 39 Covering the external surface of the organs and runs continuous with the parietal Serosa | back 39 Visceral Serosa |
front 40 The serosa lining the abdominal cavity and covering its organs | back 40 Peritoneum |
front 41 Encloses the lungs | back 41 Pleura |
front 42 Around the heart | back 42 Pericardium |
front 43 What organs are found in the left upper quadrant | back 43 Stomach, spleen, left lobe of liver, body of the pancreas, left kidney and adrenal gland, parts of the transverse and descending colon |
front 44 What organs are found in the right upper quadrant | back 44 •Liver, Gall bladder with biliary tree, Duodenum, Head of pancreas, Right kidney and adrenal gland, Hepatic flexure of colon. |
front 45 What organ is divided into identical halves by the medial plane | back 45 Urinary Bladder |
front 46 The centermost region, includes the umbilicus | back 46 Umbilical Region |
front 47 Immediately superior to the umbilical region; overlies most of the stomach | back 47 Epigastric Region |
front 48 Inferior to the umbilical region; encompasses the pubic area | back 48 Hypogastric (pubic) Region |
front 49 Lateral to the hypogastric region and overlying the superior parts of the hip bones | back 49 Iliac or Inguinal Regions |
front 50 Between the ribs and the flaring portions of the hip bones; lateral to the umbilical region | back 50 Lumbar Region |
front 51 Flanking the epigastric region laterally and overlying the lower ribs | back 51 Hypochondriac Regions |
front 52 Contains the tongue and the teeth and is continuous to the digestive tube, which opens to the exterior at the anus | back 52 Oral Cavity |
front 53 Located within and posterior to the nose; part of the passages of the respiratory system | back 53 Nasal Cavity |
front 54 Houses the eyes and present them in an anterior position | back 54 Orbital Cavity |
front 55 These cavities contain tiny bones that transmit sound vibrations to the hearing receptors in the inner ear | back 55 Middle Ear Cavities |
front 56 Enclosed within fibrous capsules that surround the freely movable joints of the body | back 56 Synovial Cavities |