Medical Terminology Chapter 3 Flashcards

The control center of a cell is the:

nucleus

Another name for ventral is:

anterior

The epigastric region is above/below the hypogastric region

above

The wrist is distal/proximal to the shoulder

distal

Below the stomach

hypogastric

A patient in the _______ position is lying face down.

prone

Near the point of attachment to the trunk is

proximal

The_________cavity contains the lungs

thoracic

The sagittal/transverse plane divides the body horizontally

transverse

The abdominopelvic cavity contains the organs of:

digestion, reproduction, and excretion

The front body cavity is called:

ventral

Medial indicates toward the

midline of the body

A group of organs forms a

body system

Which term means toward the feet?

inferior

In the anatomic position the body is erect, and facing forward, the arms are at the sides with the palms of the hands facing forward. Left and right are from the observers perspective not the subject (patient)

false

The elbow is _________ to the wrist.

proximal

The lungs are located in the abdominal/thoracic cavity

thoracic

The ________ plane divides the body into upper and lower.

transverse

Divisions of the back include the ____________ sections.

lumbar, cervical, thoracic, sacral, and coccygeal

The imaginary line that divides the body into anterior and posterior position is the _______plane

frontal or coronal plane

The coronal plane divides the body into right and left sides

false

Pertaining to the chest

thoracic

The heart is above/below the pelvic cavity

above

A medial structure is located:

toward the midline

The ear is _______ to the nose.

lateral

The term that means toward the back of the body is:

dorsal

The abbreviations LUQ, RUQ, RLQ, and LLQ refer to the:

quadrants of the abdomen

Which term means away from the body’s midline or toward the side?

lateral

The most superior medial region of the abdomen is the:

epigastric

The leg is superior/inferior to the foot

superior