Anatomy and Physiology Chapter 1 Questions
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Superior - ✅✅toward the head end or upper part of a structure or the body;
above
Inferior - ✅✅away from the head end or toward the lower part of a structure
or the body; below
Ventral (anterior) - ✅✅toward or at the front of the body; in front of
Dorsal (posterior) - ✅✅Toward or at the back of the body; behind
Medial - ✅✅toward or at the midline of the body; on the inner side of
Lateral - ✅✅away from the midline of the body; on the outer side of
Superficial - ✅✅toward or at the body surface
Deep - ✅✅away from the body surface; more internal
Anatomical Position - ✅✅erect, feet forward, arms at side with palms facing
forward, head facing forward, internationally know
Anterior/Ventral Body - ✅✅front
, Posterior/Dorsal Body - ✅✅back of body
Sagittal - ✅✅a vertical plane that divides the body into right and left parts
Frontal Planes (Coronal Plane) - ✅✅like sagittal plane lie vertically, divide body
into anterior and posterior parts
Transverse/Horizontal Plane - ✅✅runs horizontally from right to left, dividing
the body into superior and inferior parts. (Transverse is perpendicular to long axis
of an organ, horizontal is from front to back)
Oblique Sections - ✅✅cuts made diagonally between the horizontal and the
vertical planes
Dorsal Body Cavity - ✅✅protects the fragile nervous system organs, has 2
subdivisions
Cranial Cavity - ✅✅in the skull, encases the brain
Vertebral Cavity (Spinal Cavity) - ✅✅runs within the bony vertebral column,
encloses the delicate spinal cord
Ventral Body Cavity - ✅✅the more anterior and larger of the closed body
cavities, has 2 major subdivisions, houses internal organs called Viscera
and Answers
Superior - ✅✅toward the head end or upper part of a structure or the body;
above
Inferior - ✅✅away from the head end or toward the lower part of a structure
or the body; below
Ventral (anterior) - ✅✅toward or at the front of the body; in front of
Dorsal (posterior) - ✅✅Toward or at the back of the body; behind
Medial - ✅✅toward or at the midline of the body; on the inner side of
Lateral - ✅✅away from the midline of the body; on the outer side of
Superficial - ✅✅toward or at the body surface
Deep - ✅✅away from the body surface; more internal
Anatomical Position - ✅✅erect, feet forward, arms at side with palms facing
forward, head facing forward, internationally know
Anterior/Ventral Body - ✅✅front
, Posterior/Dorsal Body - ✅✅back of body
Sagittal - ✅✅a vertical plane that divides the body into right and left parts
Frontal Planes (Coronal Plane) - ✅✅like sagittal plane lie vertically, divide body
into anterior and posterior parts
Transverse/Horizontal Plane - ✅✅runs horizontally from right to left, dividing
the body into superior and inferior parts. (Transverse is perpendicular to long axis
of an organ, horizontal is from front to back)
Oblique Sections - ✅✅cuts made diagonally between the horizontal and the
vertical planes
Dorsal Body Cavity - ✅✅protects the fragile nervous system organs, has 2
subdivisions
Cranial Cavity - ✅✅in the skull, encases the brain
Vertebral Cavity (Spinal Cavity) - ✅✅runs within the bony vertebral column,
encloses the delicate spinal cord
Ventral Body Cavity - ✅✅the more anterior and larger of the closed body
cavities, has 2 major subdivisions, houses internal organs called Viscera
