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Example Question #21 : Gross Anatomy
This imaginary line divides the body into symmetrical halves.
Horizontal plane
Transverse plane
Frontal plane
Midsagittal plane
Bilateral plane
Midsagittal plane
The midsagittal plane or the median plane divides the body vertically into two symmetrical halves. It runs from the top of the head straight down the face, between the eyes, down the nose and through the naval. The horizontal or transverse plane divides the body into superior and inferior halves. The frontal plane divides the body in half between the anterior and posterior sides. It is sometimes called the coronal plane.
Example Question #22 : Gross Anatomy
What surface is the most inferior of the body?
Sural
Cephalic
Ventral
Dorsal
Plantar
Plantar
The terms inferior and superior refer to lower and upper parts of the body. For instance the knee is inferior to the hip, while the elbow is superior to the knee and the hip. The most inferior part of the body is the sole of the foot or plantar region.
Example Question #21 : Introductory Concepts
The abdomen is __________ to the head.
deep
posterior
inferior
superior
superficial
inferior
The abdomen is located below the head. Inferior is the correct anatomical term to describe one body part that is located below another body part.
Example Question #23 : Gross Anatomy
What is the coronal plane?
A flat area on the coronus
A vertical plane that divides the body into left and right regions
A horizontal plane that divides the body into superior and inferior regions
A vertical plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior regions
A vertical plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior regions
The coronal plane is what divides the body from "front" and "back". There is no such thing as a coronus in human anatomy or physiology. The area over the cranium is known as the cranial region. The neck region is also know as the cervical region. A horizontal plane that divides the body into superior and inferior regions is known as a transverse plane and a vertical plane that divides the body into left and right regions is known as a sagittal plane.
Example Question #24 : Gross Anatomy
Which of the following groups of muscles in the leg allows a person to stand on their toes?
Everters
Abductors
Plantarflexors
Dorsiflexors
Inverters
Plantarflexors
Plantar flexion is the movement where the angle between the sole of the foot and the back of the leg decreases. Plantar flexors are part of the posterior compartment of the lower leg, and consist of flexor hallucis longus and flexor digitorum. These muscles not only work in plantar flexion but also flex the phalanges of the foot (toes).
Abduction is a movement where structures increase their distance to the midline.
Dorsiflexion is a movement where the toes are brought closer to the shin.
Eversion is the movement of the sole of the foot away from the median plane; inversion is the movement of the sole towards the median plane.
Example Question #25 : Gross Anatomy
Which plane divides the body or organ into superior and inferior portions?
Vertical
Sagittal
Frontal
Coronal
Transverse
Transverse
A sagittal plane divides the body into left and right portions, a frontal (or coronal) plane is perpendicular to a sagittal plane and divides the body into anterior and posterior portions. A vertical plane is not a term used in human anatomy.
Example Question #26 : Gross Anatomy
Which of the following regions would include and/or be bordered by the left costal margin?
Right inguinal
Hypogastric
Umbilical
Left hypochondrium
Left inguinal
Left hypochondrium
The abdomen can be divided into regions to allow for improved definition of anatomical location. One commonly used division uses a nine region scheme dividing the abdomen into three vertical sections by drawing lines at bilateral mid-clavicular lines, and horizontally into three regions by drawing lines at the transpyloric and transtubercular planes.
Starting superiorly, the abdomen is divided into the right and left hypochondriums (right and left upper quadrants) which are inferior to the thorax in the area of the lower ribs at the lower costal cartilages. Between the left and right hypochondrium (upper medial aspect of the abdomen) lies the epigastric region. Below these regions lie the left and right lumbar sections with the umbilical region lying medially. Most caudally the left and right iliac regions bound the medial hypogastric region.
Example Question #27 : Gross Anatomy
Which of the following lists describes structures that could all be found in one transverse plane?
Transverse process of T5 vertebra, spinous process of T4 vertebra, right sixth rib
Transverse process of T4 vertebra, spinous process of T5 vertebra, right fourth rib
Transverse process of T5 vertebra, spinous process of T4 vertebra, right fifth rib
Transverse process of T4 vertebra, spinous process of T5 vertebra, right fifth rib
Transverse process of T5 vertebra, spinous process of T4 vertebra, right fifth rib
The transverse process of T5 vertebra, spinous process of T4 vertebra, right fifth rib will all be seen in one transverse section. This is because the spinous process from the vertebrae above (in this case T4) in an downward pointing angle covers the superior two thirds of the posterior side of the vertebral body directly below it. Additionally you will see the rib that corresponds to the vertebral body seen, in this case rib 5.
Example Question #28 : Gross Anatomy
A plane of section that divides the anterior half of the human body from the posterior half is an example of which of these?
Midsagittal section
Oblique section
Coronal section
Parasagittal section
Coronal section
A coronal section (frontal plane) describes a plane that divides the body into ventral (front) and dorsal (back) sections. A transverse plane is a horizontal plane that divides the body into superior and inferior parts. A sagittal plane divides the body into right and left halves.
Example Question #24 : Introductory Concepts
When the foot is moved on the ground with the toes traveling medially, this is called __________.
inversion
adduction
dorsiflexion
eversion
inversion
Inversion describes this motion. Eversion is the opposite of inversion, where the toes move laterally outwards. Dorsiflexion is when the toes move up, and adduction refers to medial movement of the limbs rather than the foot.
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