Week 1: Additional Anatomy Terms

Question 1

parietal

Answer 1

pertaining to the body wall

Question 2

visceral

Answer 2

pertaining to the organs of the body

Question 3

peripheral

Answer 3

along the outside of a spherical organ or a point to the side

Question 4

superficial

Answer 4

toward the surface; at or near the surface

Question 5

pectoral

Answer 5

pertaining to the chest

Question 6

caudal

Answer 6

pertaining to the tail; toward the tail

Question 7

mediastinum

Answer 7

the space in the middle of the chest between the pleura (contains the heart, pericardial cavity, great vessels, trachea, esophagus, and thymus gland)