Chapter 2 B

Front 1

abdominal cavity

Back 1

Space below the chest containing organs such as the liver stomach, gallbladder and intestines, also called the abdomen.

Front 2

cranial cavity

Back 2

space in the head containing the brain and surrounded by the skull.Cranial means pertaining to the skull

Front 3

diaphragm

Back 3

Muscle separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities. The diaphragm moves up and down and aids in breathing.

Front 4

dorsal (posterior)

Back 4

Pertaining to the back

Front 5

mediastinum

Back 5

Centrally located space between the lungs.

Front 6

pelvic cavity

Back 6

Space below the abdomen containing portions of the intestines, rectum,urinary bladder, and reproductive organs.

Front 7

peritoneum

Back 7

Double layered membrane surrounding each lung.

Front 8

pleura

Back 8

double layered membreane surrounding each lung.

Front 9

pleural cavity

Back 9

Space between the pleural membranes.

Front 10

spinal cavity

Back 10

Space within the spinal column (backbones) and containing the spinal cord. Also called the spinal canal

Front 11

thoracic cavity

Back 11

Space in the chest containing the heart lungs, bronchial tubes, traches,esophagus and other organs.

Front 12

ventral (anterior)

Back 12

Pertaining to the front.

Front 13

hypochondriac

Back 13

Right and left upper regions beneath the ribs

Front 14

epigastric

Back 14

Middle upper region above the stomach

Front 15

lumbar

Back 15

Right and left middle regions near the waist.

Front 16

umbilical

Back 16

Central region near the navel

Front 17

inguinal

Back 17

Right and left lower regions near the groin. Also called illac regions.

Front 18

hypogastric

Back 18

Middle lowere region below the umbilical region.

Front 19

RUG

Back 19

Right upper quadrant

Front 20

LUG

Back 20

Left upper quadrant

Front 21

RLG

Back 21

Right lower quadrant

Front 22

LLG

Back 22

Lower Left quadrant

Front 23

cervical

Back 23

Neck region (c1-c-7)

Front 24

thoracic

Back 24

Chest region
(T1-T-12 )

Front 25

Lumbar

Back 25

Loin (waist )
L1-L5

Front 26

sacral

Back 26

Region of the sacrum
S1-S-5

Front 27

coccygeal

Back 27

Region of the coccyx (tailbone)

Front 28

vertebra

Back 28

Single backbone

Front 29

vetebrae

Back 29

Backbones

Front 30

spinal columnm

Back 30

Bone tissue surronuding the spinal cavity.

Front 31

spinal cord

Back 31

Nervous tissue within the spinal cavity.

Front 32

disk (disc)

Back 32

Pad of cartilage between the vertebrae.

Front 33

anterior (ventral )

Back 33

Front surface of the body

Front 34

deep

Back 34

Away from the surface

Front 35

distal

Back 35

Far from the point of attachment to the trunk or far from the geginning of a structure.

Front 36

frontal (coronal)plane

Back 36

Vertical plane diving the body or structure into anterior and posterior portions.

Front 37

inferior (caudal)

Back 37

Below another structure, pertaining to the tail or lowere portion of the body.

Front 38

lateral

Back 38

Pertaining to the side

Front 39

medial

Back 39

Pertaining to the middle or near the medial plane of the body.

Front 40

posterior (dorsal )

Back 40

Back surface of the body.

Front 41

prone

Back 41

Lying on the belly (face down, plams down.

Front 42

proximal

Back 42

Near the point of attachment to the trunk or near the beginning of the structure.

Front 43

sagittal (lateral)plane

Back 43

Lengthwise,vertical plane dividing the body or structure into right and left sides.From the Lanin sagitta meaning arrow. It devides the body into right and left halves.

Front 44

superficial

Back 44

On the surface

Front 45

superior (cephalic )

Back 45

Lying on the back (face up palms up)