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39 Cards in this Set
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Anatomy
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The study of bodily structure |
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Physiology
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The study of bodily function |
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The Anatomic Position
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Erect, Facing Forward, Arms at Sides, Hands facing forward |
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Ventral
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Position: toward the belly, frontward, anterior |
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Dorsal
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Referring to the back of the body, posterior |
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Anterior
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Situated in the front |
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Posterior |
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Superior |
Uppermost, above, toward the head |
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Inferior |
Lowermost, below, toward the feet |
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Cephalic Cephal |
Toward the head
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Caudal Caud |
Toward the tail, or lower part of the body |
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Proximal |
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Distal
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Farthest from the midline, or point of reference
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Medial
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Toward the midline, nearer the midline |
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Lateral
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Toward the side, away from the midline |
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Spinal Cavity
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- The spinal cords are in the spinal cavity |
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Cranial Cavity |
- The brain is in the cranial cavity |
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Thorac Cavity |
Surrounded by ribs, and breast bone - Lungs, Heart, Trachea are here |
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Abdominal Cavity
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Space Below the thoracic cavity - Stomach, gallbladder, intestines are here |
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Pelvic Cavity
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- Bladder, ureters, urethra, rectum, anus, uterus are here |
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Frontal Plane
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Divides the body into the front and back, anterior and posterior.
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Sagittal Plane Lateral Plane |
Divides the body into left and right sides
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Transverse Plane
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RUQ
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LUQ |
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RLQ |
Right Lower Quadrant (abdomen) |
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LLQ |
Left Lower Quadrant (abdomen) |
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Right and Left hypochondriac regions
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Area beneath and just below the ribs |
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Epigastric Region |
Area between the right and left hypochondriac region |
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Umbilical Region
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Center of the abdomen |
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Right and Left Lumbar or Lateral Regions
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The part of the abdomen in the middle on either side of the umbilical region |
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Hypogastric, Suprapubic, or inguinal areas
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Area below the stomach
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Right and Left iliac regions
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Area encompassing the hipbones |
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Peritoneum pehr-ih-toh-nee-um |
Membrane that supports/protects abdominal cavity |
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Parietal Peritoneum pah-rye-eh-tal |
Outer layer of the peritoneum - lines the abdominal cavity |
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Visceral Peritoneum VIS-er-al |
inner layer of the peritoneum that encloses the organs of the peritoneum
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Mesentery MESS-en-terr-ee |
the layer of the peritoneum that suspends parts of the intestines in the abdominal cavity |
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Retroperitoneal ret-roh-pehr-ih-toh-NEE-al |
located in the abdominal cavity behind (retro) the peritoneum.
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Ascites (ah-SIGH-teez) |
an abnormal clear or serous fluid accumulation in the peritoneal cavity
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