Anatomy terms Ch 1
Terms
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- the front
- Anterior
- belly side
- Ventral
- the back/behind
- Posterior
- the back (belly side)
- Dorsal
- Toward the head
- Cranial
- Above/ Higer level
- Superior
- Toward tail
- Caudal
- Below/ at lower level
- Inferior
- Toward midline
- Medial
- Away from midline
- Lateral
- Toward/nearer to attached base
- Proximal
- Away/farther to attached base
- Distal
- at/near/close to body surface
- superficial
- toward interior of the body/farther from surface
- Deep
- Seperates right and left portions
- Sagittal
- divides body in half (passes through midline)
- midsagittal
- seperates anterior and posterior
- Frontal/Coronal
- contains organs of respitory, cardiovascular, digestive, urinary, and reproductive systems
- Ventral body cavity
- Surrounds lungs
- Pleural Cavity
- Seperates pleural cavities
- Mediastinum
- Surrounds heart
- Pericardial cavity
- Contains digestive glands and organs
- Abdominal cavity
- Contains urinary, reproductive, and last parts of digestive organs
- pelvic cavity
- Cavity in anterior portion of stomach area
- peritoneal cavity
- Large cavity containing pleural and pericardial cavities
- Thoracic cavity