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Transverse plane correct answers Horizontal plane that divides the body into the top and bottom


Coronal plane correct answers Vertical plane that divides the body into front and back sections


Sagittal plane correct answers Plane that divides the body into left and right sections


Cephalic correct answers Toward the head -same as superior for a human


Caudal correct answers Toward the tail -same as inferior for a human


Dorsal correct answers Toward the back - same as posterior for a human


Ventral correct answers Toward the belly -same as anterior for a human


Superior correct answers Above or toward the head


Inferior correct answers Below or toward the feet


Distal correct answers Farther from the trunk or origin


Proximal correct answers Closer to the trunk or origin


Superficial correct answers Toward or on the surface


Deep or internal correct answers Away from the surface

,Anterior or ventral correct answers Toward the front or toward the belly


Posterior or dorsal correct answers Toward the rear or toward the back


Medial correct answers Toward the midline


Lateral correct answers Toward the side


Cephalic correct answers Head


Orbital correct answers Eye


Nasal correct answers Nose


Buccal correct answers Cheek


Oral correct answers Mouth


Cervical correct answers Neck


Brachial correct answers Arm


Carpal correct answers Wrist


Manual correct answers Hand


Digital correct answers Finger or toe

,Crural correct answers Legs


Coxal correct answers Hip


Femoral correct answers Upper leg


Pedal correct answers Feet


Thoracic correct answers Below the neck and above the abdomen


Abdominal correct answers Between the chest and the pelvis


Pelvic correct answers Around the pelvis


Inguinal correct answers Groin


Dorsal correct answers Back


Vertebral correct answers Along center line of back


Lumbar correct answers Lower back


Sacral correct answers Base of the spine


Dorsal region correct answers Region of the body along the back. 2 major cavities - the cranial
cavity and the vertebral canal (spinal cavity)

, Cranial cavity correct answers Contains the brain and is enclosed by the skull


Vertebral canal correct answers Contains the spinal cord and is enclosed by the bones that
compose the spinal column also known as the spinal cavity


Ventral cavities correct answers Located in the front of the body and contain most of the internal
organs. 3 major cavities - thoracic, abdominal and pelvic.


Thoracic cavity correct answers Contains the lungs and heart and is enclosed by the rib cage. The
thoracic cavity is separated from the abdominal cavity by the diaphragm


Abdominal cavity correct answers Contains most of the digestive organs - stomach, liver,
pancreas, intestines - and some of the urinary structures - the kidney and the ureters. The upper
boundary is the diaphragm and the lower boundary is the brim of the pelvis (landmark of the
pelvis bones)


Pelvic cavity correct answers Contains the bladder, anus and reproductive organs and is enclosed
by the pelvis


Abdominopelvic cavity correct answers Since there is no anatomical division between the 2
cavities they are occasionally referred to as 1 region


Homeostasis correct answers The dynamic physiological process that helps people maintain an
internal environment suitable for normal function


Feedback loop correct answers A system used to control the level of a variable in which there is
an identifiable receptor (sensor) control center (integrator or comparator) effectors, and methods
of communication

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