Unit 1 Anatomy Review

Anterior means:

• Closer to the midline

• Below another body part

• Towards the front

• Farther from the attachment point

The transverse plane divides the body into:

• right and left portions

• superior and inferior portions

• anterior and posterior portions

• unequal portions

The area shaded in purple is which body cavity?

• Thoracic

• Cranial

• Pelvic

• Abdominal

The universal body position when speaking in medical terms is called

• Axial Portion

• Supine

• Prone

• Anatomical Position

The arrows depict which two of the relative positions.

• Proximal/Distal

• Medial/Lateral

• Anterior/Posterior

• Superior/Inferior

The blue plane dividing the body into anterior and posterior parts is called?

• Transverse Plane

• Sagittal Plane

• Frontal Plane

• Parasagittal Plane

The abdominopelvic cavity is comprised of which two cavities?

• thoracic and cranial

• pelvic and vertebral

• abdominal and pelvic

• vertebral and pleural

Which organ is housed in the cranial cavity (the orange shaded area)

• lungs

• heart

• brain

• stomach

Describe anatomical position.

• Person lying down and face up

• Person standing up facing forward with palms upward

• Person standing with arms straight up

• Person lying down face down

The heart is __________ to the lungs

• lateral

• distal

• medial

• proximal