Anatomy Chapter one

What type of section would separate (1) the two eyes? (2) the nose and two ears? (3) the neck and naval?

(1) sagittal (or mid-sagittal, if along midline); (2) frontal; (3) transverse, or horizontal

A person in _______________________ is standing erect, facing the observer, arms at the sides with the palms facing forward, and the feet together.

Anatomical Postition

What is the purpose of anatomical terms?

Anatomical terms are used because they provide a standardized frame of reference for describing the human body.

An anatomical term that means the same as "ventral" is

Anterior

If one were to identify a muscle in the sural region, it would be found in which of the following?

Calf

The common term for the buccal region is the

Cheek

Contrast the descriptions used by clinicians and anatomists when referring to the positions of injuries or internal organs of the abdomen and pelvis.

Clinicians base their descriptions on four abdominopelvic quadrants, whereas anatomists use nine abdominopelvic regions.

What structure physically separates the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities?

Diaphragm

The ankle is ______ to the knee

Distal

The wrist is ________ to the elbow.

Distal (away)

A midsagittal section would pass through the

Heart (down the middle of body)

In the anatomical position, describe an anterior view and a posterior view.

In anatomical position, anterior view shows the subject's face, whereas a posterior view shows the subject's back.

Much of the early history in anatomy is tied to what country

Italy

Part complete Which of the following organs is located between the peritoneum and the body wall?

Kidney

The common name for the patellar region is the

Knee Cap

Which languages are the source of many modern anatomical terms?

Latin and Greek

Which of the following organs is not contained within the abdominal cavity?

Ovary

In which body cavity are the female reproductive organs found?

Pelvic

A person lying face down is in the ________ position.

Prone

The liver is primarily located in the ________ quadrant.

Right Upper

Which plane divides the body into right and left parts?

Sagittal plane

Part complete The muscle known as the diaphragm separates the ________ from the ________.

Thoracic cavity; abdominopelvic cavity

The common name for the pollex is the

Thumb

Anatomically, the forearm is known as which of the following?

antebrachium

While standing in the anatomical position,

back refers to dorsal.

While standing erect, the direction of caudal is

downward.

The chin is ________ to the nose.

inferior

Which term refers to moving away from the body's midline?

lateral

The heart is ________ to the lungs.

medial

Visceral pericardium is located

on the heart itself.

Terms of anatomical direction are used to describe

one body part in relation to another.

A cut parallel to the midsagittal plane would produce a ________ section.

parasagittal

If a surgeon makes an incision just inferior to the diaphragm, which body cavity will be opened?

peritoneal portion of the abdominopelvic cavity

The urinary bladder is found in the ________ quadrant and the ________ quadrant.

right lower; left lower

The mediastinum

separates the pleural cavities, and contains the pericardial cavity.

The two major divisions of the ventral body cavity are the

thoracic and abdominopelvic.

Identify the body cavities of the trunk

thoracic cavity (which contains the pleural and pericardial cavities) and the abdominopelvic cavity (consisting of the peritoneal, abdominal, and pelvic cavities)

Which sectional plane would separate the thorax from the abdomen?

transverse