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Jocelyn Lorenzo
Anatomy Week 1-5
Term | Definition |
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Name the THREE types of skin barriers: | chemical, physical, and biological |
Name the skin functions: | protection, body temp, cutaneous, metabolic, blood reservoir, and excretion |
Anatomical position | The body is in a standing position, trunk is erect, head, eyes facing forward, arms side by side with palms forward, legs are straight with toes also pointing forward. |
Thoracic | regional term referring to the portion of the body between the neck and the abdomen, also known as the chest (thorax) |
Cervical | regional term referring to the neck |
Lumbar | Regional term referring to the portion of the back between the abdomen and the pelvis |
ventral cavity | consists of two compartments: thoracic and abdominal cavity |
thoracic cavity | heart and lungs |
dorsal cavity | the central nervous system and consist of the cranial cavity or spinal cavity |
sagittal section | a plane from the front to back that separates the body into right and left portions |
transverse section | a horizontal plane separates the body into upper and lower portions |
How many bones are in the hand? | 27 |
what is the hand pullex? | the thumb |
meta carpals | bones closest to the attachment of the wrist |