Anatomy Planes Quiz

What is the standard body position used by anatomists?

Standing upright with feet at shoulder width and parallel, toes forward

How are anatomical terms used when describing the body in a different position?

The terms are used as if the body is in anatomical position

What region is referred to as the ocular region?

Eyes

Which region encompasses the upper part of the head?

Cranial Signup and view all the answers

Which region of the body encompasses the belt line?

Coxal region Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the human body region surrounding the genitals?

Inguinal region Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the back of the knee region?

Popliteus region Signup and view all the answers

What is the name for the area encompassing the armpit?

Axillary region Signup and view all the answers

What is the correct term for the area encompassing the chest?

Thoracic region Signup and view all the answers

What is the name for the human body’s upper arm region?

Brachial region Signup and view all the answers

Which term describes a face-down orientation of the body?

Prone Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the portion of the lower limb between the knee and ankle?

Crural region Signup and view all the answers

What is referred to as the great toe?

'Hallux' Signup and view all the answers

What is referred to as the thumb?

'Pollux' Signup and view all the answers

Which term refers to the area encompassing the buttocks?

Gluteal region Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for an anterior view of a female?

Supine view Signup and view all the answers

In anatomical terms, which direction does the posterior arrow point?

Toward the back Signup and view all the answers

What is the anatomical meaning of 'anterior'?

Front of the body Signup and view all the answers

Which directional term describes a position below or lower than another part of the body?

Inferior Signup and view all the answers

What does 'proximal' refer to in anatomical terms?

Nearer to the point of attachment or trunk of the body Signup and view all the answers

Which plane divides the body into front (anterior) and back (posterior) halves?

Frontal or coronal plane Signup and view all the answers

What is the anatomical meaning of 'superficial'?

Closer to the surface of the body Signup and view all the answers

Which term describes a position in a limb that is farther from the point of attachment or trunk of the body?

Distal Signup and view all the answers

What does 'lateral' describe in anatomical terms?

Side or direction toward the side of the body Signup and view all the answers

What is the plane that divides the body into equal right and left sides called?

Midsagittal plane Signup and view all the answers

What is the plane that divides the body or an organ into an anterior (front) portion and a posterior (rear) portion called?

Frontal plane Signup and view all the answers

Which cavity occupies the entire lower half of the trunk and is located anterior to the spine?

Abdominal cavity Signup and view all the answers

What is the plane that divides the body or organ horizontally into upper and lower portions called?

Transverse plane Signup and view all the answers

Which cavity is located between the superior regions of the two thoracic cavities?

Superior mediastinum Signup and view all the answers

What is the cavity that roughly outlines the shape of the heart?

Pericardial cavity Signup and view all the answers

The dorsal cavity contains which of the following?

Cranial and spinal cavities Signup and view all the answers

What protects the brain and spinal cord within the posterior (dorsal) cavity?

Cerebrospinal fluid Signup and view all the answers

What is enclosed by the rib cage and contains the lungs and heart?

Thoracic cavity Signup and view all the answers

What divides the thoracic and abdominal cavities?

Diaphragm Signup and view all the answers

What does the transverse plane produce when dividing the body or organ horizontally?

Cross sections Signup and view all the answers

What do midsagittal or median planes divide the body into?

Equal right and left sides Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the diaphragm?

To separate the thoracic cavity from the abdominopelvic cavity Signup and view all the answers

Which division of the abdominopelvic cavity houses the digestive organs?

Abdominal cavity Signup and view all the answers

What region contains the base of the left ribs?

Left hypochondriac region Signup and view all the answers

Where is the ascending colon located?

Right lumbar region Signup and view all the answers

Which quadrant includes the stomach?

Left upper quadrant (LUQ) Signup and view all the answers

What does a serous membrane do?

Covers the organs in the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities Signup and view all the answers

Which part of the pericardium surrounds the entire heart?

Visceral layer Signup and view all the answers

What is the largest cavity in the body?

Abdominopelvic cavity Signup and view all the answers

What is housed in the pelvic cavity?

Organs of reproduction Signup and view all the answers

Which region contains the transverse colon and upper regions of the small intestines?

Central square Signup and view all the answers

Where does the left half of the small intestine lie?

Left lower quadrant (LLQ) Signup and view all the answers

What is the space between the visceral and parietal pericardium called?