Fill in the Blank: Use information from the chapter to complete the sentence.

Question

1. In anatomical position, the patient’s right side is across from your____________
side.
2. Something toward the midline is said to be____________; if it is away from the midline it is
_____________.
3. Arms and legs are known as________________
.
4. The front of the body is called the _______________or _______________ section.
5. The back section is called the
______________
or
________________
side.
6. The body has two main cavities. The anterior cavity is further divided into an upper
_______________________
and a lower
__________________________cavity.
7. The posterior body section has a(n) _________ cavity and a(n) ___________ cavity.

Answer 1

1. In anatomical position, the patient’s right side is across from your left side.
2. Something toward the midline is said to be medial; if it is away from the midline it is lateral.
3. Arms and legs are known as appendages.
4. The front of the body is called the anterior or ventral section.
5. The back section is called the posterior or dorsal side.
6. The body has two main cavities. The anterior cavity is further divided into an upper thoracic and a lower abdominal cavity.
7. The posterior body section has a(n) cranial cavity and a(n) spinal cavity.