planes and sections

Question 1

there are … anatomical positions

Answer 1

6

Question 2

name the 6 anatomical positions

Answer 2

1. standing erect
2. feet flat on the ground
3. arms to the side
4. palms facing forward
5. eyes facing forward
6. face facing forward

Question 3

supine

Answer 3

palms face forward

Question 4

prone

Answer 4

palms face downward

Question 5

plane

Answer 5

imaginary flat surface that passes through the body

Question 6

section

Answer 6

actual cut of slice that reveals internal anatomy

Question 7

sagittal plane

Answer 7

divides body into right and left halves

Question 8

transverse plane

Answer 8

divides the body into superior and inferior portions

Question 9

frontal plane

Answer 9

divides body into anterior and posterior portions

Question 10

sagittal section

Answer 10

real cut that divides the body into left and right

Question 11

transverse section

Answer 11

real cut that divides the body into superior and inferior

Question 12

frontal section

Answer 12

real cut that divides the body into anterior and posterior

Question 13

diaphragm

Answer 13

a muscle of breathing

Question 14

trunk

Answer 14

area superior to diaphragm

Question 15

abdomen

Answer 15

area inferior to diaphragm

Question 16

there are how many body regions

Answer 16

two

Question 17

name the body regions

Answer 17

axial and appendicular

Question 18

axial

Answer 18

head, neck, trunk

Question 19

appendicular

Answer 19

upper and lower limbs

Question 20

dorsal body cavity

Answer 20

cranial cavity and vertebral canal… examples of organs found are the brain and spinal cord

Question 21

ventral body cavity

Answer 21

thoracic cavity and abdominopelvic cavity.. examples of organs include heart, lungs, liver, stomach, intestines, bladder, uterus