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44 Cards in this Set
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anatomy |
form and arrangement of body parts |
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physiology |
how body parts function |
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chemical level |
structure and function of the atoms, ions, and molecules composing the body |
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cellular level |
cells and their organelles |
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tissue level |
tissues- groups of cells that work together to perform functions |
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organ level |
organs- two or more tissues working together to perform functions |
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system level |
several organs working together to perform a common purpose |
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organism level |
structure and function of all the body's systems |
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anatomical position |
1. The body is upright. 2. The eyes face forward. 3. The arms hang to the side. 4. The palms of the hands face forward. 5. The soles of the feet are flat on the floor. 6. The toes point forward. |
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dorsal cavity |
back; divided into cranial and vertebral cavities |
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cranial cavity |
found in the head; contains skull and brain |
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vertebral cavity |
found in the neck and trunk; contains spinal cord |
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ventral cavity |
located in the trunk; divided by diaphragm into thoracic cavity and abdominopelvic cavity |
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thoracic cavity |
area between the neck and abdomen; contains mediastenum |
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abdominopelvic cavity |
divided into abdominal and pelvic cavity |
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abdominal cavity |
region inferior to the thorax and superior to the hip bones; contains organs of digestive system and kidney/ureter of the urinary system |
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pelvic cavity |
located between the hip bones and and surrounded by the pelvis |
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ANATOMICAL DIRECTIONAL TERMS |
locates direction |
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superior (cranial) |
towards or closer to the head |
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inferior (caudal) |
closer to the feet |
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anterior (ventral) |
in front of; toward the front surface |
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posterior (dorsal) |
away from or farther from the belly |
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medial |
towards or closer to the midline of the body |
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lateral |
away from the midline of the body |
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proximal |
closer to the point of attachment to trunk |
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distal |
away from or farther from the point of attachment to the trunk of the body |
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superficial |
towards or closer to the external surface of a body part |
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deep |
on the inside, underneath another surface |
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COMMON NAME |
ANATOMICAL NAME |
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head region |
cephalic region |
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chin |
mentum |
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neck region |
cervical region |
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chest region |
thoracic region |
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armpit |
axilla |
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abdomen region |
abdominal region |
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belly button |
umbilicus |
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thigh region |
femoral region |
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buttocks region |
gluteal region |
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sole of foot |
planta pedis |
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PLANE |
DESCRIPTION |
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transverse |
divides the body into superior and inferior parts |
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midsagittal |
divides the body into equal right and left parts |
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sagittal |
divides the body into right and left parts |
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frontal (coronal) |
divides the body into anterior and posterior parts |
