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29 Cards in this Set
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SURAL
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pertaining to the calf or posterior surface of the leg
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superior
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above, always appear above other structures
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inferior
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below, always below other structures
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anterior
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front
ex. face, chest, abdomen on humans |
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posterior
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back, structures that are toward the backside of the body. ex. spine is ____ to the heart
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medial
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toward the midline
ex. the sternum is ____ to the ribs |
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lateral
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away from the midline
ex. the ear is ____ to the nose |
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dorsal
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backside
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ventral
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belly side
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proximal
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nerer the trunk or attached end
ex. the knee is ____ to the toes |
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distal
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farther from the trunk or point of attachment
ex. the fingers are ____ to the elbow |
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Superficial
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external, toward or at the body surface
Ex. the kin is ___ to the skeletal muscles |
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Deep
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internal, away from the body surface
ex. the lungs are ____ to the rib cage |
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sagittal plane
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plane that runs longitudinally and divides the body into right and left parts
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median
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plane that divides the body into equal parts right down the median plane of the body
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midsagital plane
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plane that divides the body into equal parts, right down the median of the plane.
AKA. median plane |
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frontal plane
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longitudinal plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior parts.
AKA. coronal plane |
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Coronal Plane
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longitudinal plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior parts.
AKA. Frontal Plane |
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transverse plane
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runs horizontally, dividing the body into superior and inferior parts
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Cross sections
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when organs are sectioned along the transverse plane
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Subdivisions of the dorsal body cavity
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1. cranial
2. vertebral/spinal |
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Subdivisions of the axial skeleton
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1. Dorsal body cavity
2. Ventral body cavity |
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subdivisions of the ventral body cavity
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1. thoracic cavity
2. abdominopelvic cavity 3. abdominal cavity 4. pelvic cavity |
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cranial cavity
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-encloses the brain within the rigid skull
- part of the dorsal body cavity |
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Vertebral cavity
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-within which the delicate spinal cord is a continuation of the brain
- part of the dorsal body cavity AKA. spinal cavity |
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thoracic cavity
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sepreated from the rest of the ventral cavity by the dome-shaped diaphragm.
-the heart, lungs are located here - part of the ventral body cavity |
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Abdominopelvic cavity
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- cavity inferior to the diaphragm
-part of the ventral body cavity -may be described in terms of superior abdominal cavity |
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Superior abdominal cavity
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-area that houses the stomach, intestines, liver, and other organs, and inferior to the pelvic cavity
- part of the ventral body cavity |
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Pelvic cavity
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- region that is partially enclosed by bony pelvis and contains the reproductive organs, bladder, and rectum.
- part of the ventral body cavity |
