Anatomical Organization Review Sheet
Anatomical Organization Review Sheet Name
1. Answer the following questions using pgs. 13-16 and various organ system chapters of your text.
a. Which is lateral: the tibia or fibula? fibula
b. Which is more distal: the ankle or knee? ankle
c. Circle or underline the correct statement:
1. The heart is ventral to the spinal cord. The heart is dorsal to the spinal cord.
2. The head is superior to the leg. The head is inferior to the leg.
3. The scapula is dorsal to the heart. The scapula is ventral to the heart.
4. The cranium is superficial to the brain. The cranium is deep to the brain.
2. Answer the following questions using pgs. 17-18:
a. What are the 3 regions of the thoracic cavity? Superior mediastinum, pleural cavity, pericardial cavity within the mediastinum
b. What organ is housed in the pleural cavity? lung
c. What organs are housed in the mediastinum? Heart, esophagus, trachea,
d. What organ is found in the pericardial cavity? Heart
e. What muscle separates the abdominopelvic cavity from the thoracic cavity? Diaphragm
f. What are the two regions (or cavities) of the abdominopelvic cavity? Abdominal and pelvic
g. What organs are found in the abdominal cavity? Stomach, intestines, spleen, liver, and others
h. What organs are housed in the pelvic cavity? Urinary bladder, some reproductive organs, and the rectum
i. What organ is housed in the cranial cavity? Brain
j. What is the viscera? Internal organs
k. What is the peritoneum? Serous membrane lining the interior of the abdominal cavity covering the surface of abdominal organs
l. What are the mesenteries? Double layer extensions of the peritoneum that support most organs in the abdominal cavity
m. During surgery, the surgeon would encounter which layer first?
1. the visceral peritoneum or the parietal peritoneum (circle correct answer)
2. the stomach wall or the parietal peritoneum (circle correct answer)
3. the visceral pleura or the parietal pleura (circle
1. Answer the following questions using pgs. 13-16 and various organ system chapters of your text.
a. Which is lateral: the tibia or fibula? fibula
b. Which is more distal: the ankle or knee? ankle
c. Circle or underline the correct statement:
1. The heart is ventral to the spinal cord. The heart is dorsal to the spinal cord.
2. The head is superior to the leg. The head is inferior to the leg.
3. The scapula is dorsal to the heart. The scapula is ventral to the heart.
4. The cranium is superficial to the brain. The cranium is deep to the brain.
2. Answer the following questions using pgs. 17-18:
a. What are the 3 regions of the thoracic cavity? Superior mediastinum, pleural cavity, pericardial cavity within the mediastinum
b. What organ is housed in the pleural cavity? lung
c. What organs are housed in the mediastinum? Heart, esophagus, trachea,
d. What organ is found in the pericardial cavity? Heart
e. What muscle separates the abdominopelvic cavity from the thoracic cavity? Diaphragm
f. What are the two regions (or cavities) of the abdominopelvic cavity? Abdominal and pelvic
g. What organs are found in the abdominal cavity? Stomach, intestines, spleen, liver, and others
h. What organs are housed in the pelvic cavity? Urinary bladder, some reproductive organs, and the rectum
i. What organ is housed in the cranial cavity? Brain
j. What is the viscera? Internal organs
k. What is the peritoneum? Serous membrane lining the interior of the abdominal cavity covering the surface of abdominal organs
l. What are the mesenteries? Double layer extensions of the peritoneum that support most organs in the abdominal cavity
m. During surgery, the surgeon would encounter which layer first?
1. the visceral peritoneum or the parietal peritoneum (circle correct answer)
2. the stomach wall or the parietal peritoneum (circle correct answer)
3. the visceral pleura or the parietal pleura (circle