directional terms
In the anatomical position, the face and palms are on the _body surface;
Anterior
The trachea is____ to the spine.
Anterior
The heart is ___ to the veterbral column and ___to the lungs
Anterior and lateral
The wrist is _____ to the hand.
Distal
The Kidneys are ___ to the liver.
Inferior
The ears are __ and __ to the shoulders and __ to the nose.
Medial, Superior and lateral
The buttocks and shoulder blades are on the _ body surface.
Posterior
The elbow is __ to the fingers but __ to the shoulder.
Proximal and distal
If an incision cuts the heart into right and left parts, the section is a __ section
Sagittal
In quadruped animals, the dorsal surface is the
Superior
The top of the head is the most __ part of the body;
Superior
If the heart is cut so that superior and inferior portions result, the section is a
Transverse
You are told to cut a dissection animal along two planes so that both kidneys are observable in each section. The two sections that will always meet this requirement are the __ sections
distal and transverse
The abdominopelvic cavity is ___ to the thoracic cavity and __ to the spinal cavity.
inferior and anterior
The thumb is ____to the ring finger
lateral
The nose is ____ to the cheekbones
medial
In humans the dorsal surface can be called
posterior
A section that demonstrates the continuity between the spinal and cranial cavities is a __ section
sagittal
The skin is ____ to the skeleton
superfical
The brain is ___ to the spinal cord
superior
The thorax is __ to the abdomen
superior