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37 Cards in this Set
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anterior view |
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posterior view |
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frontal plane |
also, coronal plane |
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sagittal plane |
<-- Mid-sagittal plane |
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transverse plane |
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parasagittal plane / oblique plane |
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dorsal |
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ventral |
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superior |
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inferior |
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medial |
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lateral |
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ipsilateral |
of, or belonging to, the same side |
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contralateral |
opposite sides |
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proximal |
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distal |
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superficial |
on the surface or shallow |
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deep |
away from the surface / further into the body |
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parietal |
outer wall (of a cavity) |
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visceral |
covering of visceral organs |
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anterior / lateral complete |
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What are body cavities lined with? |
serous membrane |
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dorsal cavity, cranial cavity, vertebral / spinal cavities, ventral cavity |
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diaphragm |
separates the thoracic cavity and the abdominopelvic cavity |
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thoracic cavity |
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Mediastinum |
region between sternum and vertebral column; contains everything except for the lungs in the thoracic cavity |
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Pleural cavity |
a pleural cavity surrounds each lung, and is lined by pleura |
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Thoracic cavity, mediastinum, pleural cavity |
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Pericardial |
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Peritoneum |
A serous membrane that lines the abdominopelvic cavity |
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Abdominal |
Upper part of the abdomipelvic cavity;
Abdere means to hide; it hides the visceral cavity - stomach, spleen, gall bladder, pancreas, small intestine, and most of the large intestine |
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Pelvic Cavity |
rest of the large intestine, bladder, and reproductive organs |
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Abdominopelvic cavity |
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Quadrants (info) |
Two lines intersect at the umbilicus, dividing the abdominopelvic region into 4 quadrants (left & right, upper & lower)
Often appendicitis or other internal pain may be referred to any of these quadrants |
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Quadrants (picture) |
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Regions (info) |
Another scheme involves dividing abdominopelvic area into 9 regions:
Umbilical; Epigastric (directly above umbilical); Hypogastric (directly below umbilical, including pubic region); Iliac region (right & left lateral to hypogastric; includes hip bones); Lumbar region, left & right (between ribs & upper part of hip bones); Hypochondriac regions, left & right (lateral to epigastric & includes lower ribs) |
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Regions (picture) |
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