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38 Cards in this Set
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What two portions can the human organism be divided into?
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axial portion
appendicular portion |
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What two cavities are within the axial portion?
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dorsal cavity
ventral cavity |
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What does the axial portion consist of?
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head, neck, trunk
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What does the appendicular portion consist of?
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upper and lower limbs
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What two parts are in the dorsal cavity?
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cranial cavity
vertebral canal |
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What organs are in the cranial cavity?
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brain
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What does the vertebral canal consist of?
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spinal cavity (spinal cord)
sections of the backbone (vertebrae) |
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What two cavities does the ventral cavity have?
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thoracic cavity
abdominopelvic cavity |
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What organs does the Thoracic cavity consist of?
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diaphragm
lungs heart esophagus |
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What are the pleural membranes?
What is the pleural cavity? |
visceral and parietal
potential space between the visceral and the parietal membranes |
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What membranes surround the heart?
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pericardial
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What is the mediastinum?
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the region between the lungs that separates the thorax into compartments that contain the left and right lungs
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What cavities are the abdominopelvic cavity?
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abdominal cavity
pelvic cavity |
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What does the abdominal cavity contain?
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stomach
liver sleen gallbladder small and large intestines |
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What does the pelvic cavity contain?
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rest of large intestine
bladder reproductive organs |
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What are the membranes in the abdominoplevic cavity?
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peritoneal membranes
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What is superior?
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above another part or closer to head
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What is Inferior?
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below another part or toward the feet
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What is Anterior (ventral)?
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toward the front
(eyes are anterior to the brain) |
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What is posterior (dorsal)?
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toward the back
(pharynx is posterior to the oral cavity) |
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What is Medial?
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closer to the midline(right and left halves of the body)
(nose is medial to eyes) |
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What is lateral?
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toward the side of imaginary line splitting into right and left halves
(ears lateral to eyes) |
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What is ipsilateral?
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same side
(spleen and colon are ispilateral) |
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What is Contralateral?
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opposite sides
(spleen and gallbladder are contralateral) |
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What is proximal?
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closer to the trunk
(elbow is proximal to the wrist) |
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What is Distal?
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away from trunk
(fingers are distal to the wrist) |
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What is Superficial?
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near the surface
(epidermis is superficial layer or the skin) |
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What is Deep?
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more internal
(dermis is the deep layer of the skin) |
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What is the sagittal plane?
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lengthwise cut that divides body into left and right portions, if it passes the midline and divides into equal parts, it is midsagittal
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What is transverse plane?
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(horizontal) a cut that divides body into superior and inferior portions
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What is coronal plane?
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divides body into anterior and posterior portions
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What is the epigastric region?
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upper middle portion
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What is right/left hypochondriac regions?
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on each side of the epigastric region
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What is the umbilical region?
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the central portion
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What are the left/right lumbar regions?
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on each side of the umbilical region
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What is the hypogastric region?
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lower middle portion
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What are the right/left iliac regions?
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on each side of hypogastric region
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What are the 4 quadrants of the abdominal area?
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Right upper quadrant
Right lower quadrant Left upper quadrant Left lower quadrant |
