Human Anatomy Lab: Chapter 1

Name the 4 main functions of the skeleton

1) Structure and firmness of the body, 2) Muscle Attachment, 3) Formation of red blood cells (hematopoiesis), 4) Storage of lipids and minerals

Stomach ulcer operation

Abdominal pelvic cavity, ventral body cavity

Appendectomy

Abdominal-pelvic cavity, pelvic cavity, ventral body cavity

Removal off the uterus, or womb

Abdominal-pelvic cavity, pelvic cavity, ventral body cavity

Movement of limb away from midline or median plane of body in the frontal plane is known as:

Abduction

A nurse informs you that she is able to take blood from the antecubital region. What portion of your body should you present her?

Anterior surface of the elbow

The _______ skeleton consists of bones that surround the body's center of gravity.

Axial

What is the correct anatomical term for heel of foot?

Calcaneal

Name two tissue types that form the skeleton

Cartilage and Bone

What is the correct anatomical term for the head?

Cephalic

Removal of the brain tumor

Cranial cavity, dorsal body cavity

The dorsal body cavity can be divided into the ___________ cavity, which contains the brain, and the __________ cavity, which contains the spinal cord

Cranial, vertebral

What is the correct anatomical term for fingers?

Digital

True or False: In anatomical position, the body is lying down.

False

H) Ventral Body Cavity, I) superior mediastinum, J) Pleural cavity (lung) , L) Pericardial cavity within the mediastinum (Heart)

Label Anterior H, I, J, L

A) dorsal body cavity, B) Cranial Cavity, C) Vertebral Cavity, D) Thoracic Cavity, E) Abdominal Cavity, F) Pelvic Cavity G) Abdominal-pelvic cavity

Label Lateral A, B, C, D, E, F, G

The _______ plane runs longitudinally and divides the body into right and left parts

Median (Midsagittal)

What is the correct anatomical term for anterior aspect of the knee?

Patella

What is the correct anatomical term for shoulder blade region?

Scapula

Surgery to remove a cancerous lobe

Thoracic cavity, pleural cavity, ventral body cavity

Frontal (Coronal) Plane

What plane is this

Median (Midsagittal)Plane

What plane is this?

Transverse (cross-sectional) Plane

What plane is this?

The trachea (windpipe) is ___________ to the spine

anterior

With regard to surface anatomy, _________ refers to the structures along the center line of the body.

axial

What is the correct anatomical term for cheek?

buccal

Name the muscle that subdivides the ventral body cavity

diaphragm

The thumb is ________ to the ring finger

lateral

The nose is _______ to the cheekbones

medial

The kidneys are ________ to the liver

posterior

The wrist is __________ to the hand

proximal

The skin is _________ to the skeleton

superficial

The brain is ________ to the spinal cord

superior