Chapter 5: Anatomy

What organs lie within the pelvic cavity?

-distal portion of large intestine -urinary bladder -urethra -internal reproductive organs

List the nine abdominopelvic regions.

-epigastric -umbilical -hypogastric -R&L hypochondriac -R&L Lumbar -R&L Illiac

What anatomical region is inferior to the thorax and superior to the hip bones?

Abdominal Region

What body cavity forms the inferior portion of the ventral cavity?

Abdominopelvic Cavity

What anatomical region lies on the front of the elbow?

Antecubital

What is the depression on the anterior surface of the elbow?

Antecubital Fossa

What is the anatomical term for the region of the ear?

Auricular Region

What is the anatomical term for the portion of the upper limb between the shoulder and the elbow>

Brachium, Brachial region.

What is the anatomical term for the wrist?

Carpus, carpal region

What is the anatomical term for the head?

Cephalic region

What is the anatomical term for the neck?

Cervix, cervical region

What body cavity holds the brain?

Cranial cavity

What is the anatomical term for the braincase?

Cranium, cranial region

What muscular partition separates the ventral cavity into 2 smaller cavities?

Diaphragm

What is the anatomical term for the posterior portion of the fingers?

Dorsum, Dorsal aspect.

What is the anatomical term for the superior portion of the foot?

Dorsum, Dorsal region.

What is the anatomical term for the portion of the cranium overlying the frontal bone?

Forehead, Frontal region

What is the anatomical term for the big toe?

Great toe, Hallux

What is the anatomical term for the anterior region where a fold is created as the torso meets the thigh?

Groin, inguinal region

What is the function of serous fluid?

Lubrication

What is the anatomical term for the small of the back?

Lumbar region.

What is the anatomical region surrounding the nipple on the anterior thorax?

Mammary region

What is the median space within the thoracic cavity?

Mediastinum

What is the anatomical term for the chin?

Mental region, chin

What is the anatomical term for the portion of the face associated with the nose?

Nasal region

What is the anatomical term for the region at the posterior base of the head?

Occipital region

What is the anatomical term for the mouth?

Oral cavity

What is the anatomical term for the region of the face associated with the eye?

Orbital region

What is the anatomical term for the anterior portion of the fingers?

Palmar aspect

What is the anatomical term for the anterior portion of the hand formed by the metacarpals?

Palms

Of the membranes that line the ventral cavity, what layer adheres to the internal surface of the body wall?

Parietal Layer

What portion of the membrane lining the abdominopelvic cavity lines the internal walls of the cavity?

Parietal Peritoneum

Of the membranes surrounding the heart, what portion forms the sac surrounding the heart?

Parietal pericardium.

What is the anatomical term for the region overlying the kneecap?

Patellar region

What cavity lies inferior to an imaginary line between the superior aspects of the hipbones?

Pelvic cavity

What is the anatomical term for the region associated with the pelvis?

Pelvic region

What is the potential space surrounding the heart?

Pericardial cavity

What serous membrane surrounds the heart?

Pericardium

What is the anatomical term for the region between the pubic symphysis, the coccyx, and the ischial tuberosities?

Perineum, perineal region

What potential space lies between the two layers of the membrane lining the abdominopelvic cavity?

Peritoneal cavity

What membrane lines the abdominopelvic cavity?

Peritoneum

What is the anatomical for the foot?

Pes, foot

What is the term for the sole of the foot?

Plantar surface

What is the potential space between the lungs and the thoracic wall?

Pleural cavity

What serous membrane is associated with the lungs?

Pleural membrane

What is the anatomical term for the thumb?

Pollex, 1st digit.

What is the anatomical term for the area on the posterior aspect of the knee?

Popliteal region

What is the anatomical term for the area overlying the pubic bones?

Pubic region

It is common to divide the abdominopelvic cavity by drawing an imaginary vertical plane and an imaginary horizontal plane through the umbilicus. List these 4 quadrants.

Right upper Right lower left upper left lower

What is the anatomical term for the area superficial to the sacrum?

Sacral region

What is the anatomical term for the area superficial the shoulder blade?

Scapular region

What type of membrane lines the ventral cavity?

Serous Membranes

What is the potential space between the 2 layers of the membranes lining the ventral cavity?

Serous cavity

What is the anatomical term for the anterior thoracic region on the midline?

Sternal region

What is the anatomical term for the portion of the lower limb from the hip to the knee?

Thigh, Femoral region

What body cavity is surrounded by the ribs and vertebral column and holds the heart and lungs?

Thoracic Cavity

What is the anatomical term for the chest?

Thoracic region

What is the anatomical term for the navel?

Umbilicus

What body cavity arises from a space called the coelom that form during embryonic development?

Ventral Cavity

What body cavity holds the spinal cord?

Vertebral canal

What is the anatomical term for fingers or toes?

digits

What portion of the membrane lining the abdominopelvic cavity ensheathes the external surface of most digestive organs?

visceral peritoneum.

They are numbered 1-5

1 being the thumb. 5 being the pinky.

What cavity lies between the diaphragm and an imaginary line between the superior aspects of the hipbones?

Abdominal cavity

What anatomical region is the portion of the upper limb between the elbow and the wrist?

Antebrachium (Forearm)

What is the anatomical term for what is commonly known as the armpit?

Axilla, Axillary Region.

What is the anatomical term for the dorsum of the body from the neck to the end of the spine?

Back, dorsum, dorsal region

What is the anatomical term for the cheek?

Buccal region

What is the anatomical term for the region of the pelvis associated with the large, posterior, hip muscles?

Buttocks, Gluteal Region

What organs lie within the median space within the thoracic cavity?

Heart, thymus, esophagus, trachea, major blood vessels

What is the anatomical term for the portion of the lower limb from the knee to ankle?

Leg, crural region

Of the serous membrane associated with the lungs, what portion adheres to the internal thoracic wall?

Parietal pleura

Of the membranes that line to ventral cavity, what layer adheres to the external surface of the internal organs?

Visceral layer

Of the membrane surrounding the heart, what portion forms the hearts external surface?

Visceral pericardium

Of the serous membrane associated with the lungs, what portion adheres directly to the lungs?

Visceral pleura