Bio2401-1B
Terms
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copy deck
- anatomical position
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body erect
feet slightly apart
palms facing forward - Two major divisions of the body
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axial
appendicular
- axial
- head, neck, and trunk
- appendicular
- limbs and their attachments to the axis
- planes
- flat surface section made through the body wall or through and organ
- sagittal plane
- divides the body into right/left parts
- frontal plane
- divides body into anterior/posterior
- transverse plane
- runs horizontally dividing body into superior/inferior
- ventral
- pertaining to front or anterior of any part
- dorsal
- pertaining to the back side or posterior of any part
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anterior
posterior -
front
back -
medial
lateral -
toward the midline
away from midline -
proximal
distal -
nearer the trunk or attached end
farther from trunk or point of attachment -
Definition:
superior subdivision, surrounded by the ribs and muscles of the chest - thoracic cavity
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Definition:
a dome-shaped muscle import in breathing - abdominopelvic cavity
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Definition:
superion portion of abdominopelvic cavity, contains stomach, intestines, spleen, liver - abdominal cavity
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Definition:
inferior part of abdominopelvic cavity, contains urinary bladder, some reproductive organs and rectum - pelvic cavity