Medical Coding Anatomy Questions and Answers with complete solutions

Medical Coding Anatomy Questions and Answers with complete solutions Anterior or Ventral - ANS- toward the front of the body Superior or Cranial - ANS- above, toward the head Inferior Caudal - ANS- below , toward the lower end of spine Superficial or external - ANS- closer to the surface Deep or internal - ANS- closer to the center of the body Frontal or coronal - ANS- divides the body front to back transverse or horizontal - ANS- divides the body upper and lower body cavities - ANS- its not a solid structure as it appears ont he outside cranial cavity - ANS- space inside the skull, contains the brain spinal or vertebral cavity - ANS- space inside the spinal column contains spinal cord thoracic or chest cavity - ANS- contains heart, lungs, esophagus, trachea, bronchi, thymus abdominal cavity - ANS- contains the lowest part of esophagus, stomach, intestines, excluding sigmoid colon, kidneys, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, spleen, and ureters pelvic cavity - ANS- contains urinary bladder, certain reproductive organs, part of large intestine, and rectum membranes - ANS- line interal spaces of organs and tubes that open to the outside, also lines body cavities mucous membranes - ANS- lines organs and tubes that open to the outside of the body, respiratory, digestive, urinary and reproductive systems serous membranes - ANS- lines cavities including thoracic, heart, lungs, abdominopelvic synovial - ANS- lines joint cavities , secretes synovial fluid so the bones move freely meninges - ANS- composed of 3 connective tissue membranes in the dorsal cavitiy, covering the brain and spinal cord, three layers of the meninges - ANS- inside layer dura mater, arachnoid, pia meter cutaneous membrane - ANS- the skin , covering the body