Exam 1: The Language of Anatomy

In humans, the upper limb is ________to the lower limb.

Damage to this serous membrane can cause the lungs to collapse.

The oral cavity is a part of which body system?

The ________surface of the human body faces forward.

The frontal plane divides the body into ________.

These structures are seen in a midsagittal section of the human.

Which type of section passes through the cranial, vertebral (spinal), thoracic, and abdominopelvic cavities?

It is useful to divide this body cavity into quadrants for study because it is so large and contains so many organs.

The mammary region is________ to the sternal region.

If you look at an MRI scan that is oval in shape and you can see the liver, vertebra, and spleen, this scan was made in the________ plane.

This serous membrane lines the walls of the abdominal cavity and covers its organs.

The pericardium surrounds the________.

These two organs are found in the thorax.

Of the nine regions used by anatomists to divide the abdominopelvic cavity, this one is most superior and medial.

Human feet are________ to the knee.

Which region is visible only on the posterior/dorsal body surface?

This set of body terms for orientation and direction depends on anatomical position; the terms have different meanings for humans and four- legged animals.

________is found in the right hypochondriac region.

The term femoral pertains to the________ .

This organ is found in the thoracic cavity.