Exam 1: The Language of Anatomy

The diaphragm is a physical separation between the abdominal and pelvic cavities.

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

The term femoral pertains to the .

A patient has a bruise on the ventral surface of the upper limb just distal to the antecubital region. It is located on the _ .

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

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

The oral cavity is a part of which body system?

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.

The stomach is found primarily in the _ quadrant of the abdominopelvic cavity.

When you open the abdominal cavity of your dissection specimen, you realize that the kidneys are _ _ to the intestines.

The spinal cord is found in this body cavity.

The urinary bladder, found in the region of the abdominopelvic cavity, is evenly divided between the two abdominopelvic quadrants.

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

The mammary region is to the sternal region.

This body cavity does not have a bony protection.

The umbilical region of the human is on the surface, and the umbilical region of the dog is on the surface.

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

The plane divides the body into superior and inferior parts.

In anatomical position, the .

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