Exam 1 : Cross sectional anatomy

Superior

Above

Anterior

Front

Anterior

Front

Anterior

Front

Dorsal

Behind

Posterior

Behind

Medial

Towards the middle

Lateral

Away from middle

Cranial

Towards the head

Cephalic

Towards the head

Caudal

Towards the feet

Proximal

Closer to the heart

Distal

Away from the heart

Superficial

Shallow

Deep

Farther into the body

Ipsilateral

Same side

Contralateral

Opposite side

Palmar

Palm of hand

Plantar

Sole of foot

Volar

Flexor surface of wrist

Thenar

Ball of thumb

Rostral

Towards nose

Sagittal plane

Divides body into right and left sections

Longitudinal plane

Divides body into right and left sections

Transverse plane

Divides body into top and bottom sections

Axial plane

Divides body into top and bottom sections

Coronal plane

Divides body into front and back sections

Frontal plane

Divides body into front and back sections

Oblique plane

Diagonal or angled plane

Label a

Right upper quadrant

Label b

Left upper quadrant

Label c

Right lower quadrant

Label d

Left lower quadrant

What sits in section a

Liverand gallbladder

What sits in section b

Stomach and spleen

What sits in section c

Small intestine, large intestine, and part of bladder

What sits in d

Small intestine, large intestine, and part of bladder

Label section 1

Right hypochondriac

Label section 2

Epigastric region

Label section 3

Left hypochondriac

Label section 4

Right lumbar

Label section 5

Umbilical

Label section 6

Left lumbar

Label section 7

Right iliac

Label section 8

Hypogastric

Label section 9

Left iliac

What is this dividing line

Right midclaviclar

What is this dividing line

Left midclavicular

What is this dividing line

Transpyloric

What is this dividing line

Transtuburcular

What is in the dorsal cavity

Brain and spine

What is in the ventral cavity

Organs in the thoracic and abdominal cavities

What is the function rectus abdominis

Flex trunk or sit up

What is the origin of the rectus abdominis

Pubic crest

What is the insertion of the rectus abdominis

Xiphoid process

What are the External and internal obliques function

Rotate and lateral flexion of trunk

What is the origin of the obliques

Triangle shape of ribs

What is the insertion of the obliques

The linea alba

Tranversus abdominis function

Compress abdominal area

Tranversus abdominis origin

Lateral abdominal structures

Tranversus abdominis Insertion

Midline of body

What is the rectus sheath?

3 lateral wall muscles connect to the rectus sheath via aponeurosis

What is the linea alba?

A white line that runs from the Xiphoid process to the pubic symphysis. It is very fibrous.

Where is the diaphragm?

Right above the abdominal cavity. It separates the thoracic and abdominal cavities.

Which way does the diaphragm move during inspiration

Inferiorly

Most important muscle for breathing

Diaphragm

When you inhale how does throacic and abdominal pressure change (inferiorly)

Pressure increases

What is in the portal triad

Portal vein, hepatic artery, bile ducts

What makes up the hepatic portal vein

Splenic vein, superior mesenteric vein

What is the spot where the splenic vein and smv meet called (portal vein)

portal splenic confluence

Entrance into the liver for portal vein

Porta hepatis

What is the order of the abdominal aorta branches

1. Celiac trunk

2. SMV

3. Renal arteries

4. IMA

3 main branches of the Thoracic aorta

1. Brachiocephalic artery

2. Left common carotid

3. Left common subclavian artery