Week 1 Lab: The Language of Anatomy

recumbent

lying down

which body cavity would have to be opened for a surgery to remove cancerous lung lobe?

thoracic, ventral

which body cavity would have to be opened for a surgery for the removal of an ovary?

ventral, abdominopelvic

which body cavity would have to be opened for a surgery to remove a ruptured disk?

dorsal, spinal

which body cavity would have to be opened for a surgery for the removal of gallbladder?

ventral, abdominopelvic

What are the Boney landmarks of the abdominal pelvic cavity?

Xiphoid process, costal margin, iliac crest, anterior superior iliac spine, pubic tubercle

Which body cavity affords the least protection to its internal structures?

Abdominal cavity

the term superficial refers to a structure that is:

toward or at the body surface

the _____ plane runs longitudinally and dives the body into right and left parts

sagittal

gross anatomy

study of body structures you can see with your naked eye

anatomical position

human body is erect, with head and toes pointed forward and arms hanging at the sides with palms facing forward

abdominal

anterior trunk inferior to the ribs

antecubital

anterior surface of the elbow

axillary

armpit

arachial

arm

buccal

cheek

carpal

wrist

cervical

neck region

coxal

hip

deltoid

roundness of the shoulder caused by the underlying deltoid muscle

digital

fingers or toes

femoral

thigh

fibular

side of the leg

inguinal

groin

mammary

breast

manus

hand

nasal

nose

oral

mouth

orbital

body eye socket (orbit)

patellar

anterior knee (kneecap) region

pelvic

pelvis region

pubic

genital region

sternal

region of the breastbone

tarsal

ankle

thoracic

chest

umbilical

navel

gluteal

buttocks

lumbar

area of the back between the ribs and hips

occipital

posterior of head; base of skull

popliteal

back of knee

sacral

area between hips

scapular

scapula or shoulder blade area

sural

calf; posterior surface of leg

vertebral

area of the spinal column

cephalic

head

superior

above; super structures appear above other structures

inferior

below; inferior structures are always below other body parts

anterior

front; anterior structures are those that are most forward — face, chest, and abdomen

posterior

back; posterior structures are those toward the back side of the body

medial

toward the midline

lateral

away from the midline

cephalad

toward the head; superior

caudad

toward the tail; inferior

in four-legged animals, the terms cephalad and caudal are synonyms for?

anterior and posterior

dorsal

“back”; posterior

ventral

“belly”; anterior

in four-legged animals, dorsal and ventral mean?

backside (superior) and belly side (inferior)

proximal

closer to the point of attachment

distal

away from the point of attachment

superficial

toward or at the body surface

deep

away from the body surface or more internal

the wrist is _____ to the hand

proximal

the trachea (windpipe) is _____ to the spine

anterior

the brain is _____ to the spinal cord

superior

the kidneys are _____ to the liver

posterior

the nose is _____ to the cheekbones

medial

the chest is _____ to the abdomen

superior

the skin is _____ to the skeletal

superficial

plane

cut made along an imaginary surface or line

how many body planes are there?

3

sagittal plane

vertical division of the body into right and left sections

median or midsagittal plane

vertical division of the body exactly into right and left sections

frontal (coronal) plane

vertical division of the body into anterior and posterior sections

transverse (horizontal) plane

horizontal division of the body into superior and inferior sections; aka cross sections

two main body cavities are?

dorsal body cavity and ventral body cavity

dorsal cavity contains?

cranial cavity and spinal cavity

ventral body cavity contains?

thoracic cavity and abdominopelvic cavity

cranial cavity

contains the brain

spinal cavity

contains the spinal cord

thoracic cavity

contains the heart and lungs

abdominal cavity

contains the digestive viscera

pelvic cavity

contains the urinary bladder, reproductive organs, and rectum

pelvic cavity tips away from the abdominal cavity in what direction?

posterior

what saperates thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities?

diaphragm

abdomen can be divided into?

4 quadrants and 9 regions

abdominal quadrants

RUQ, RLQ, LUQ, LLQ

abdominal regions

right and left hypochondriac

epigastric

right and left lumbar

umbilical

right and left iliac

hypogastric