Portage Learning A&P 1 lab 1 Questions and Answers Latest Updated 2024

Portage Learning A&P 1 lab 1 Questions and Answers Latest Updated 2024 anatomical position To stand erect with arms at the sides and palms of the hands turned forward saggital plane divides the body into a right and left side midsagittal plane divides the body into equal right and left sides perisagittal plane Dividing into unequal left and right planes frontal plane (coronal plane) divides body into anterior and posterior sides transverse plane horizontal division of the body into upper and lower portions Anterior (ventral) toward the front or towards the belly. Also known as the Ventral position. Posterior toward the back also known as dorsal. Superior Higher on the body, nearer to the head Inferior Lower on the body, towards the feet. Medial Toward the midline of the body Lateral Away from the midline of the body Proximal Closer to the point of attachment Distal further from the center (trunk of the body) or from the point of attachment to the body superficial closer to the surface of the body deep away from the surface of the body prone lying face down on the belly supine lying on the back axial region includes the head, neck, and trunk Two regions of the trunk Thoracic and abdominal Thoracic Any region above the diaphragm Diaphragm Large, flat muscle at the bottom of the chest cavity that helps with breathing below the ribcage abdominal region anything below the diaphragm appendicular region upper and lower limbs Upper limbs include brachium, antebrachium, carpus, manus,digits brachium upper arm (shoulder to elbow) Antebrachium lower arm (elbow to wrist) carpus wrist manus hand Digits (phalanges) fingers, toes lower limbs include thigh, crus, tarsus, pes, digits thigh the part of the leg between the hip and the knee