ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY CHAPTER 1 TERMINOLOGY 2023/2024

ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY CHAPTER 1 TERMINOLOGY 2023/2024 Cranial - CORRECT ANSWER-toward the head Abdominal Cavity - CORRECT ANSWER-Upper cavity of the Abdominopelvic cavity Dorsal - CORRECT ANSWER-back Vertebral Cavity - CORRECT ANSWER-houses the spinal cord Proximal - CORRECT ANSWER-Closer to the point of attachment on the body (or the trunk) Distal - CORRECT ANSWER-Farther from the trunk of the body Medial - CORRECT ANSWER-Toward the midline Lateral - CORRECT ANSWER-Away from the midline Ventral - CORRECT ANSWER-Toward the front (At the belly side of the human body) Anterior - CORRECT ANSWER-front of the body Posterior - CORRECT ANSWER-back of the body Coronal (frontal) - CORRECT ANSWER-divides bod in anterior and posterior parts Transverse (horizontal) plane - CORRECT ANSWER-horizontal division of body dividing the body into superior and inferior Sagittal - CORRECT ANSWER-right and left division of body showing medial and lateral Midsagittal - CORRECT ANSWER-The _____plane separates the body into equal left and right halves distinguishing the Medial and Lateral Spinal Cavity - CORRECT ANSWER-Cavity which houses the spinal cord thoracic - CORRECT ANSWER-chest cavity, contains heart & lungs Pleural Cavity - CORRECT ANSWER-lung cavity