Directions And Regions Of The Body

Front 1

distal

Back 1

Farthest from the center, from a medial line, or from the trunk.

Front 2

anabolism

Back 2

The building of body tissues.

Front 3

ureter

Back 3

The tube that carries urine from the kidney to the bladder.

Front 4

peritoneum

Back 4

The serous membrane lining the abdominal cavity and reflected over the viscera.

Front 5

visceral

Back 5

Pertaining to the internal organs enclosed within a cavity, esp. the abdominal organs.

Front 6

intervertebral

Back 6

Between two adjacent vertebrae.

Front 7

adipose

Back 7

Fatty; pertaing to fat.

Front 8

epigastric region

Back 8

The superior central portion of the abdomen.

Front 9

mitochondria

Back 9

Cell organelles of rod or oval shape 0.5 micrometers in diameter.

Front 10

ventral

Back 10

Pertaing to the belly; the opposite of dorsal.

Front 11

prone

Back 11

Horizontal with the face downward.

Front 12

lumbar region

Back 12

Each side of umbillical region above the iliac region and below the hypochondriac region.

Front 13

thyroid gland

Back 13

An endocrine gland located in the base of the neck on both sides of the lower part of the larynx and upper part of the trachea.

Front 14

medical

Back 14

Pertaining to medicine or the study of the art and science of caring for those who are ill.

Front 15

transverse plane

Back 15

Lying at right angles to the long axis of the body; crosswise

Front 16

epithelial cell

Back 16

One of the cells that forms the epidermis of the skin and the surface layer of mucous and serous membranes.

Front 17

lumbosacral

Back 17

Pertaining to the lumbar vertebrae and the sacrum.

Front 18

pelvic cavity

Back 18

Pertaining to the area of the pelvis.

Front 19

hypochondriac region

Back 19

The upper lateral region on each side of the body and below the thorax.

Front 20

tracheal

Back 20

Pertaining to the cylindrical cartilaginous tube, 4-1/2 in. (11.3 cm) long, from the larynx to the primary bronchi.

Front 21

nucleic

Back 21

high-molecular-weight chemicals that carry the genetic information crucial to the replication of cells and the manufacturing of protein.

Front 22

histology

Back 22

The study of the microscopic structure of tissue.

Front 23

vertebrae

Back 23

Any of the 33 bony segments of the spinal column: 7 cervical,12 thoracic,5 lumbar,5 sacral, and 4 coccygeal vertebrae.

Front 24

craniotomy

Back 24

Incision through the cranium.

Front 25

cephalic

Back 25

Cranial; Superior in position.

Front 26

abdomen

Back 26

The portion of the trunk lying between the thorax and the pelvis.

Front 27

spinal column

Back 27

Part of the central nervous system.

Front 28

metabolism

Back 28

All energy and material transformations that occur within living cells.

Front 29

larynx

Back 29

A musculocartilaginous organ at the upper end of the trachea.

Front 30

posterior

Back 30

Toward the rear or caudal end; toward the back.

Front 31

sagittal plane

Back 31

Arrowlike; in an anteroposterior direction.

Front 32

pleural cavity

Back 32

A serous membrane that enfolds both lungs.

Front 33

genes

Back 33

The basic unit of heredity, made of DNA, the code for a specific protein.

Front 34

inguinal region

Back 34

The iliac region on either side of the pubes.

Front 35

supine

Back 35

Lying on the back with the face upward.

Front 36

viscera

Back 36

Internal organs enclosed within a cavity, esp. the abdominal organs.