Anatomy

The stomach is ..... to the spine.

Anterior

Arm

Brachial

Head

Cephalic

The bridge of the nose is..... to the left eye.

Medial

Buttock.

Gluteal

Which of these is not part of the ventral cavity? abdominopelvic cavity vertebral cavity thoracic cavity abdominal cavity

vertebral cavity

The fingers are ..... to the wrist

Distal

The lungs are ..... to the heart

Lateral

Knee (anterior aspect).

Patellar

The upper arm is ...... to the forearm

Proximal

Chest

Thoracic

You are told to take an axillary temperature on a small child. You will place the thermometer ________.

in the armpit

Anatomical position is important because ________.

it allows a common point of reference for body position to help communicate anatomical relationships

What is a vertical section through the body, dividing it into left and right, called? sagittal regional frontal transverse

sagittal

Which body cavity is further separated into other cavities?

thoracic The thoracic cavity contains the pericardial and pleural cavities, which in turn house the heart and lungs, respectively.