Anatomy Terminology Quiz (2)

Match the vocabulary terms with the definition. One term will be used twice. (1 pt each)

• Houses the visceral organs

• Ventral body cavity

• Sagittal

• Divides the body into left and right sections

• Holds the eyes

• Membrane that covers the brain and spinal cord.

• Dorsal body cavity

• Houses the fragile organs of the nervous system

• Meninges

• Orbital cavities

Match the vocabulary terms with the definition. One term may be used twice.

• Appendicular

• Divides the body into anterior and posterior sections

• Also known as "coronal"

• Frontal

• Cutaneous Membrane

• Divides the body into superior and inferior sections

• Transverse

• The skin.

• Frontal

• Refers to the limbs of the body

The thoracic cavity is part of the greater ​ (a)   body cavity and houses two essential organs: the _​ (b)   .​ ​ ​ ​

• ventral
• dorsal
• heart and lungs
• stomach and intestines
• kidneys and bladder

On the figure to the right, label the following:

a. Circle the axial region.

b. Highlight the location referred to as "cranial" in blue

c. Highlight the location referred to as "caudal" in green

d. Draw an R on the right side of the body

e. Draw an L on the left side of the body

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Pretend the man pictured has a sunburn just above his knees. His shorts rode up when he sat in his beach chair and left a 2-inch section on each leg where he didn’t have sunscreen, and thus was burned. Use at least 4 directional terms to describe the location of the burn to a physician. (4 pts)

The parietal and visceral membranes are both types of _​ (a)   membrane. They are

different in that the parietal membrane _​ (b)   whereas the visceral

membrane _​ (c)   .

• serous
• lines the body cavity
• covers the internal organs
• parietal