Chapter 1 Quiz Practice:

Directional Terms, Regional Terms & Divisions of the Abdominopelvic

Cavity

Describe the anatomical position:

Directional Terms• Refer to relative locations when the

body is in the anatomical position• It is helpful to learn corresponding

word pairs together– Anterior/Posterior– Inferior (caudal)/Superior (cranial) – Dorsal/Ventral– Lateral/Medial– Proximal/Distal– Superficial/Deep

Anatomical Planes

What plane would you section along

to produce the following views?

Human Brain: Sectioned along a different

plane.

Using Regional Terms I

•Scapular•Brachial•Femoral•Antecubital•Calcaneal•Carpal•Popliteal•Lumbar•Sacral•Cervical•Olecranal (cubital)

Using Regional Terms II•Inguinal•Vertebral•Gluteal•Axillary•Crural•Sternal•Sural•Umbilical•Acromial•Coxal•Tarsal•Fibular

Major Body Cavities

•Abdominal•Abdominopelvic (2 letters)•Cranial•Dorsal (2 letters)•Pelvic•Thoracic•Ventral (3 letters)•Vertebral

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B

C

D

E

Further Sub-divisions of Body Cavities

A

B

C

D

E

•Abdominal cavity•Mediastinum•Pelvic Cavity•Pericardial cavity•Pleural Cavity

Abdominal Regions & Quadrants

Membranes