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24 Cards in this Set
- Front
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Supine
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Palms facing up
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Prone
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Palms facing down
(bones crossed) |
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Sagittal Plane
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Passes vertically, dividing into left and right portions
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Transverse Plane (horizontal)
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Passes horizontally, dividing it into upper and lower portions
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Frontal Plane (coronal)
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Passes vertically, divides the body into front and back
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Abdominal Regions
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Abdominal Regions
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Body Cavities
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Body Cavities
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Appendicular Region
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Appendages (arms, legs, fingers toes)
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Axial Region
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Head, neck, and trunk
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Trunk Division
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Thoracic Region - above the diaphragm
Abdominal Region - below the diaphragm |
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Appendicular Region
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Appendages (arms, legs, fingers toes)
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Dorsal Body Cavity
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Cranial cavity: brain - meninges
Vertebral cavity: spinal cord - meninges |
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Ventral Body Cavity
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Thoracic cavity:
Pleural cavities - lungs - plurae Pericardial cavity - heart - pericardium Abdominopelvic cavity: Abdominal cavity -digestive organs, spleen, kidneys - peritoneum Pelvic cavity - bladder, rectum, reproductive organs - peritoneum |
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Viscera
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The organs found within a body cavity
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Thoracic Cavity:
(Pleural) |
From outside to inside:
Parietal Pleura (against ribs) Pleural Cavity (in between) Visceral Pleura (lung lining) |
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Thoracic Cavity:
(Pericardium) |
From outside to inside:
Parietal Pericardium(against lungs) Pericardial Cavity (in between) Visceral Pericardium (heart lining) |
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Abdimnopelvic Cavity:
(abdominal and pelvic) |
From outside to inside:
Parietal Peritoneum (outer cavity) Peritoneal cavity (in between) Visceral Peritoneum (covers surfaces of organs) |
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Mesentery
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Web like membrane that wraps around the intestines and organs, forming the SEROSA
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Serosa
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Formed from the mesentery, on the outer surfaces in the abdminopelvic cavity's organs
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Serosa
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Formed from the mesentery, on the outer surfaces in the abdminopelvic cavity's organs
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Mesocolon
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Mesentery that lines the large intestines
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Greater Omentum
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Fatty membrane that hangs like an apron along your tummy, covering the intestines and organs
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Lesser Omentum
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Fatty membrane that hangs from the stomach to the liver
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Potential Spaces
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An area in the body where normally, 2 membranes are pressed firmly together so that there isnt space between them; under certain condition, can be filled with fluid or matter
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