Medical Language Related to the Body as a Whole (SC) (12/7) -- Medical Terminology

Medical Language Related to the Body as a Whole (SC) Topic: Medical Language Related to the Body as a Whole Text Reference: Chapter 2. Medical Language Related to the Body as a Whole Objectives: Students should be able to… Use the anatomic reference system to identify the body planes below. frontal (coronal plane) | sagittal plane | transverse plane Use the anatomic reference system to identify the body cavities abdominal | abdominopelvic | cranial | cranial | diaphragm | dorsal | pelvic | thoracic | ventral | vertebral | vertebral Practice pronouncing and defining the following directional terms. Anterior (or Ventral) (an-TĒR-ē-ŏr) Deep (DĒP) Distal (DIS-tăl) Homeostasis (HŌ-mē-ō-STĀ-sĭs) Inferior (or Caudal) (in-FĒR-ē-ŏr) Lateral (LĂT-ĕr- ăl) Medial (MĒD-ē-ăl) Posterior (or Dorsal) (pŏs-TĒ-rē-or) Proximal (PROK-sĭ-măl) Superficial (SOO-pĕr-FISH-ăl) Superior (or Cranial) (soo-PĒ-rē-or) Use the anatomic reference system to identify the regions and quadrants of the body pictured below. diaphragm | epigastric | hypogastric | left hypochondriac | left iliac | left lumbar | left lower quadrant | left upper quadrant | right hypochondriac | right iliac | right lower quadrant | right lumbar | right upper quadrant | umbilical Use terms related to the body as a whole. Test your knowledge by answering the questions below. Describes a position closer to the surface of the body. - anterior - superior - superficial The plane that divides the body or organ horizontally into upper and lower portions is called the - transverse plane - sagittal plane - frontal plane The cavity that includes the cranial cavity and spinal cavity is called the - ventral cavity - anterior cavity - posterior cavity The name of the layer of the membrane that covers the organs is the - parietal layer - serous layer - visceral layer Chapter Attributions This chapter was adapted by Jerry Casteel from “Medical Language Related to the Body as a Whole” in Medical Terminology Student Companion by Stacey Grimm; Colleen Allee; Heidi Belitz; Traci Gotz; Micheal Randolph; Elaine Strachota; and Laurie Zielinski. Licensed under a CC BY 4.0 license.