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Biosystems
Descriptive Terminology and Anatomical Spaces and Structures
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
09/03/2011

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Term
anatomical position
Definition
-body erect
-feet slightly apart
-palm forward
Term
sagittal plane
Definition
divides into left and right
Term
midsagittal
Definition
lies on midline
Term
parasagittal
Definition
not on midline
Term
frontal plane
Definition
divides into front and back
Term
transverse plane
Definition
divides into superior and inferior
Term
oblique plane
Definition
divides diagonally
Term
dorsal cavity
Definition
-protects nervous system
-cranial cavity
-vertebral cavity
Term
ventral cavity
Definition
-protects internal organs (viscera)
-thoracic cavity
-abdominopelvic cavity (separated by diaphragm)
Term
thoracic cavity
Definition
-2 pleural cavities -pleural, mediastinum
Term
pleural cavities
Definition
house lungs
Term
mediastinum
Definition
-contains pericardial cavity
-surrounds thoracic organs
Term
pericardial cavity
Definition
encloses heart
Term
abdominopelvic cavity
Definition
-abs-contain stomach, intestines, spleen, liver
-pelvic-urinary bladder, reproductive, and rectum
Term
serous membrane (serosa)
Definition
-thin, double-layered membrane separated by serous fluid
-parietal
-visceral
Term
parietal serosa
Definition
-lines internal body walls
-pericardium, pleura, peritoneum
Term
visceral serosa
Definition
covers internal organs
-pericardium, pleura, peritoneum
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