Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
28 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
- 3rd side (hint)
|
axial portion
|
head, neck, and trunk
|
|
|
|
appendicular portion
|
appendages
|
|
|
|
dorsal cavity
|
cranial and vertebral
|
|
|
|
Thoracic
|
pleural and mediastinum
|
|
|
|
mediastinum
|
heart, esophagus, trachea, and thymus gland
|
|
|
|
pleural
|
lungs
|
|
|
|
pericardial
|
heart
|
|
|
|
diaphragm
|
not a cavity// broad thin muscle seperating thoracic from abdominopelvic
|
|
|
|
abdominal contains
|
spleen, liver, stomach, gall gladder, kidneys, most of sm. and lg. intestine
|
|
|
|
pelvic contains
|
enclosed by hipbones: lg intestine, bladder, and internal reproductive organs
|
|
|
|
viscera
|
"organ in that cavity"
|
|
|
|
medial
|
closer to the midline
|
nose is medial to the eyes
|
|
|
lateral
|
farther from the midline
|
eyes are lateral to the nose
|
|
|
proximal
|
closer to the point of attachment
|
elbow is proximal to the wrist
|
|
|
distal
|
farther from point of attachment
|
wrist is distal to the elbow
|
|
|
superficial
|
cut would not be very serious
|
|
|
|
deep
|
cut would be serious
|
|
|
|
saggital plane
|
lengthwise cut dividing body into left and right portions// perfectly down the midline is called median or midsaggital
|
|
|
|
transverse
|
cut that divides the body into superior ad inferior portions
|
|
|
|
coronal
|
cut that divides the body into dorsal and ventral portions
|
|
|
|
cross section
|
straight horizontal cut through a cylandrical organ
|
|
|
|
oblique
|
angular cut through a cylandrical organ
|
|
|
|
longitudinal
|
lengthwise cut through a cylandrical organ
|
|
|
|
Ventral cavity contains
|
thoracic and abdominopelvic
|
|
|
|
Superior
|
above another body part
|
heart is superior to feet
|
|
|
Inferior
|
below another body part
|
toes are inferior to fingers
|
|
|
Anterior(ventral)
|
towards the front
|
eyes are anterior to the brain
|
|
|
Posterior(dorsal)
|
towards the back
|
brain is posterier to eyes
|
