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| A position of the body universally used in anatomical descriptions in which the body is erect, the head is level, the eyes face forward, the upper limbs are at the sides, the palms face forward, and the feet are flat on the floor |
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| a movement of the forearm in which the palm is turned posteriorly |
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| a movement of the forearm in which the palm is turned anteriorly |
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| division of anatomy dealing with a specific region of the body, such as the head, neck, chest, or abdomen |
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| words that describe the position of one body part relative to another; usually grouped pairs of opposite meanings |
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toward the head or the upper part of a structure
away from the head or the lower part of a structure |
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nearer to or at the front of the body
nearer to or at the back of body |
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nearer to the mid-line
farther from the mid-line |
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Ipsilateral
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on the same side of the body as another structure
on the opposite side of the body from another structure |
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nearer to the attachment of a limb to the trunk; nearer to the origination of a structure
farther from the attachment of a limb to the trunk; farther from the origination of a structure |
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toward or on the surface of the body
away from the surface of the body |
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| imagery flat surfaces that pass through the body parts |
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| cut of the body or one of its organs made along one of the planes |
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| plane that divides the body or organs into left and right portions |
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| midsagittal plane AKA median plane |
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| a sagittal plane divided into two equal parts |
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| Sagittal Plane divided into two unequal parts |
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| plane at a right angle to a midsagittal plane that divides the body or organs into anterior and posterior portions |
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| Transverse Plane AKA Cross Sectional and/or Horizontal Plane |
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| plane that divides the body or organs into superior and inferior portions |
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| Plane that passes through the body or an organ at an angle between the transverse plane and either the midsagittal, parasagittaal, or frontal plane |
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| spaces within the body that help protect, separate, and support internal organs |
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| body cavity formed by the cranial bones and containing the brain |
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| cavity within the vertebral column formed by the vertebral foramina of all the vertebrae and containing the spinal cord AKA spinal canal |
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Thoracic Cavity
"thorac" = chest |
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| cavity superior to the diaphragm that contains two pleural cavities, the mediastinum, and the pericardinal cavity |
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Pericardial Cavity
"peri" = around ; "cardial" = heart |
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| small potential space between the visceral and parietal layers of the serous pericardium that contains pericardial fluid |
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Pleural Cavities
"pleur" = rib or side |
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| small potential space between the visceral and parietal pleurae, filled with a small amount of lubricating fluid |
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Mediastinum
"media" = middle ; "stinum" = partition |
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| the anatomical region on the thoracic cavity between pleurae of the lungs that extends from the sternum to the vertebral column and from the first rib to the diaphragm |
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| Diaphragm = partition or wall |
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| dome shaped skeletal muscle between the thoracic and abdominal cavities |
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| inferior to the diaphragm that is subdivided into a superior abdominal cavity and an inferior pelvic cavity |
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Abdominal Cavity
"abdomin" = belly |
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| superior portion of the abdominopelvic cavity that contains the stomach, spleen, liver, gallladder, most of the small intestine and part of the large intestine |
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Pelvic Cavity
"pelv" = basin |
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| inferior portion of the abdominopelvic cavity that contains the urinary bladder, sigmoid colon, rectum,and internal female and male reproductive structures |
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| the organs inside the ventral body cavity (thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities) |
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| covers viscera within these cavities that contains two layers called parietal and visceral layers and does not open to the exterior |
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| pertaining to or forming the outer wall of a body cavity |
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| pertaining to the organs or to the covering of an organ |
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Retroperitoneal
"retro" = behind |
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| external to the peritoneal lining of the abdominal cavity |
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| two lines horizontal and vertical lines look like a tic tac grid that separate in to 9 parts; right hypochondriac, epigastric, left hypochondriac, right lumbar, umbilical, left lumbar, right inguinal, hypogastric (pubic), left Inguinal (iliac) |
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Abdominopelvic Quadrants
"quad" = one-fourth |
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| simpler and divides with a vertical and horizontal line into 4 parts; right upper quadrant (RUQ), left upper quadrant (LUQ), right lower quadrant (RLQ), left lower quandrant (LLQ) |
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| techniques and procedures used to create images of the human body |
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| What does the head consist of? |
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| consists of the skull and face |
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| What does the neck consist of? |
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| supports the head and attaches it to the trunk |
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| What does the trunk consist of? |
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| consists of the chest, abdomen, and pelvis |
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| What does the upper limb consist of? |
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| attaches to the trunk and consists of the shoulder, armpit, arm, forearm, wrist, and hand |
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| What does the lower limb consist of? |
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| attaches to the trunk and consists of the buttock, thigh, leg, ankle, and foot |
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3 membranes covering the brain and spinal cord, called the dura mater, arachnoid mater, and pia mater.
Singular is meninx |
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| the serous membrane that covers the lungs and lines the walls of the chest and the diaphragm |
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| layer that clings to the surface of the lungs |
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| anterior part that lines the chest wall, covering the superior surface of the diaphragm |
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| a loose-fitting membrane that encloses the heart, consisting of a superficial fibrous layer and a deep serous layer |
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| covers the surface of the heart |
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| serous membrane of the abdominal cavity |
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| covers the abdominal viscera |
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| lines the abdominal wall, covering the inferior surface of the diaphragm |
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| between the visceral & parietal peritoneum which contains a small amount of lubricating fluids |
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umbilicus
"umbilic" = navel |
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| also known as belly button |
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