I.
Introduction
II. Objectives
III. Procedure
IV. Discussion
V. Question and Answers
Activity 3
Practicing Using Correct Anatomical Terminology
Before continuing , use a human torso model, a skeleton, or your own body to specify the
relationship between the following structures.
1. The wrist is proximal to the hand.
2. The trachea (windpipe) is anterior to the spine.
3. The brain is superior to the spinal cord.
4. The kidneys are inferior to the liver.
5. The nose is median to the cheekbones.
6. The chest is superior to the abdomen.
Surface Anatomy
1. Match each of the following descriptions with a key term, and record the term in front of the
description.
Key: brachial carpal deltoid patellar
buccal cervical digital scapular
buccal 1. Cheek
digital 2. Referring to the fingers
scapular 3. Shoulder blade region
carpal 4. Wrist area
patellar 5. Anterior aspect of knee
brachial 6. Referring to the arm
deltoid 7. Curve of shoulder
cervical 8. Referring to the neck
Body Orientation, Direction, Planes, and Sections
2. Several incomplete statements are listed below. Correctly complete each statement by choosing
the appropriate anatomical term from the key. Record the key terms on the correspondingly
numbered blanks below.
Key: anterior inferior posterior superior
distal lateral proximal transverse
frontal medial sagittal
In the anatomical position, the umbilicus and knees are on the 1 body surface; the calves and
shoulder blades are on the 2 body surface; and the soles of the feet are the most 3 part of the body. The
ears are 4 and 4 to the shoulders and 5 to the nose. The breastbone is 6 to the vertebral column (spine)
and 7 to the shoulders. The elbow is 8 to the shoulder but 9 to the fingers. The thoracic cavity is 10 to
the abdominopelvic cavity and 11 to the spinal cavity. In humans, the ventral surface can also be called
the 12 surface; however, in quadruped animals, the ventral surface is the 13 surface.
If the incision cuts the brain into superior and inferior parts, the section is a 14 section; but if the
brain is cut so that anterior and posterior result, the section is a 15 section. You are told to cut a
dissection animal along two planes so that the lungs are observable in both sections. The two sections
that meet this requirement are the 16 and 17 sections.
1. Anterior 9. Distal
2. Posterior 10. Superior
3. Distal 11. Anterior
4. Superior 12. Anterior
Anterior 13. Inferior
5. Lateral 14. Transverse
6. Anterior 15. Frontal
7. Inferior 16. Sagittal
8. Proximal 17. Transverse
3. A nurse informs you that she is about to give you a shot in the lateral femoral region. What
portion of your body should you uncover?
Answer: The part of your thigh away from the midline or away from your pubic area.
4. Correctly identify each of the body planes by inserting the appropriate term of each on the
answer line below the drawing.
1. Median plane
2. Frontal/coronal plane
3. Transverse plane
Body Cavities
5. Which body cavity would have to be opened for the following types of surgery? Insert the key
term(s) in the same-numbered blank. More than one choice may apply.
Key: abdominopelvic dorsal thoracic
cranial spinal ventral
1. Surgery to remove a cancerous lung lobe 1. Thoracic
2. Removal of an ovary 2. Abdominopelvic
3. Surgery to remove a ruptured disk 3. Cranial
4. Appendectomy 4. Abdominopelvic
5. Removal of the gallbladder 5. Abdominopelvic
6. Correctly identify each of the described areas of the abdominal surface by inserting the
appropriate term in the answer blank preceding the description.
Hypochondriac region 1. Overlies the lateral aspects of the lower ribs
Left and Right Lumbar region 2. Surrounds the “belly button”
Hypogostric region 3. Encompasses the pubic area
Left and Right Hypochondiac region 4. Medial region overlying the stomach
7. What are the bony landmarks of the abdominopelvic cavity? Coxal, pelvic, pubic
8. Which body cavity affords the least protection to its internal structures? Abdominopelvic cavity
VI. Generalization
