TEAS 7 - Science Section

TEAS 7 - Science Section What is the anatomical position? A person standing with feet facing forward with their upper limbs by their sides and palms facing forward What are the 3 primary body planes? Saggital/Lateral, Coronal/Frontal, Axial/Transverse The Saggital Plane divides the body into a right and left side The Coronal Plane divides body into front and back The Axial Plane divides the body into upper and lower segments Medial Toward the middle of the body Lateral Away from the midline of the body Proximal Closer to the center of the body Distal Further from the center of the body Anterior vs. Posterior Anterior (front), posterior (back) Cephalic & (adj.) Cranial Towards the head - "The skull" Caudad & (adj.) Caudal Towards the tail/posterior - "hindquarters" Superior vs. Inferior Above the head & Below or Closer to the feet Abdominal Regions of the Body ... What are the 4 abdominal quadrants? RUQ, LUQ, RLQ, LLQ What are the two body cavities? dorsal and ventral The dorsal cavity contains? includes the cranial and spinal cavities. (on posterior side of the body) What is in the cranial and spinal cavities? The brain (+12 cranial nerves), lined by the meninges and filled with cerebrospinal fluid. & The vertebrae and spinal cord. The ventral cavity contains (posterior) thoracic cavity and abdominopelvic cavity What is in the thoracic cavity? The lungs, heart, esophagus, and thymus gland. What is in the abdominalpelvic cavity? The liver, stomach, pancreas, spleen, gallbladder, intestines, and kidneys - The Pelvic bones encase the internal reproductive organs, bladder, and distal colon. What is the general function of the respiratory system? The facilitation of delivery of oxygen to the cells of the body in order for cellular respiration to occur.