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49 Cards in this Set
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Superior |
Above |
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Inferior |
Below |
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Anterior |
Front |
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Posterior |
Back |
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Medial |
Toward the midline |
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Lateral |
Away from the midline or medial plane |
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Cephalad (Cranial) |
Toward the head (Same meaning as cephalic) |
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Caudal |
Toward the tail |
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Dorsal |
Backside |
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Ventral |
Belly side |
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Proximal |
Nearer the trunk or attached end |
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Distal |
Farther from the trunk or attached end |
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Superficial (External) |
Toward or at the body surface |
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Deep (Internal) |
Away from the body surface |
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Section |
A cut |
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Plane |
When the section is made through the body wall or through an organ, it is made along an imaginary surface or line called a plane |
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Midsagittal (Median) Plane |
Divides the body into EQUAL right and left parts |
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Parasagittal Plane |
Divide the body into unequal right and left parts |
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Coronal (Frontal) Plane |
A longitudinal plane that divides the body (Or an organ) into anterior and posterior parts |
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Transverse Plane (Cross sections) |
Divides the body into superior and inferior parts |
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Cranial Cavity |
The cavity in which the brain is enclosed within the rigid skull |
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Vertebral (Spinal) Cavity |
The cavity of the spinal cord is in |
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Dorsal Cavity |
Includes the cranial and spinal cavities |
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Abdominal cavity |
The area that houses the stomach, intestines, liver and some other organs |
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Pelvic Cavity |
The region that is partially enclosed by the bony pelvis and contains the reproductive organs, (urinary) bladder and rectum |
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Abdominopelvic Cavity |
The cavity inferior to the diaphragm |
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Thoracic Cavity |
The cavity above the diaphragm |
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Ventral Cavity |
Made up of the thoracic, abdominal and pelvic cavities |
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Anatomical right |
To subjects right |
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Anatomical Left |
To subjects left |
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Quadrants |
A scheme used by most physicians and nurses, divides the abdominal surface (and the abdominopelvic cavity deep to it) into four approximately equal regions called quadrants |
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Abdominopelvic Region |
Divided into 9 portions using 4 planes |
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Umbilical Region |
The centermost region which includes the umbilicus |
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Lumbar Regions |
Between the ribs and the flaring portion of the hip bones; lateral to the umbilical region |
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Epigastric Region |
Immediately superior to the umbilical region; overlies most of the stomach |
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Hypochondriac Regions |
Flanking the epigastric region laterally and overlying the lower ribs |
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Hypogastric (Pubic) region |
Immediately inferior to the umbilical region; encompasses the pubic area |
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Iliac Regions |
Lateral to the hypogastric region and overlaying the superior parts of the hip bones |
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Serous Membrane (Serosa) |
Covers walls of ventral body cavity and organs within this cavity |
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Parietal Serosa |
The part of the membrane lining the cavity walls |
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Visceral Serosa |
Covering the external surface of the organs within the ventral cavity |
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Pericardium |
Serous membrane that encloses the heart |
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Pleura |
Serious membrane that encloses the lungs |
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Peritoneum |
The serosa lining the abdominal cavity and covering its organs |
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Oral cavity |
Commonly called the mouth, contains tongue and teeth; also called the buccal cavity |
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Nasal Cavity |
Located within and posterior to the nose |
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Orbital cavity |
House the eyes and presents them in an anterior position |
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Middle Ear |
Lies just medial to the ear drum |
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Synovial Cavities |
Joint cavities enclosed within fibrous capsules that surround the freely movable joints of the body |
