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Chapter 2

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Term
Definition
Medial   Refers to the middle or near the middle of the body  
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Posterior   more toward the back or spinal cord side of the body  
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Anterior   More toward the front or belly side of the body  
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Inferior   more toward the feet or tail, or below another structure  
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Superior   more toward the head or above another structure  
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viscera   Name of the internal organs of the body  
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Thoracic Cavity   Ventral body cavity in the chest that contains lungs and heart  
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Spinal Cavity   Dorsal body cavity within the spinal column that contains the spinal cords  
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mediastinum   central region of chest cavity, contains organs between the lungs ( heart , aorta, esophagus, and trachea)  
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Diaphragm   Major muscle of inspiration. Separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity  
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Cranial Cavity   A dorsal body cavity. it is within the skull and contains the brain  
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abdominopelvic cavity   a ventral cavity consisting of the abdominal and pelvic cavities. contains digestive, urinary, and reproductive organs  
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supine   Body lying down horizontally facing upward  
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prone   body lying down horizontally facing downward  
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distal   located farther away from the point of attachment to the body  
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proximal   located nearer to the point of attachment to the body  
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lateral   refers to the side  
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superficial   more towards the surface of the body  
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deep   farther away from the surface of the body  
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four quadrants   Right upper quadrant , right lower quadrant , left upper quadrant , left lower quadrant  
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abdominal cavity   the superior portion of the abdominopelvic cavity  
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Epigastric   above the stomach  
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intervertabral   between the vertebrae  
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intramuscular   within the muscle  
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pericardium   around the heart  
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postnasal   behind the nose  
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retrostrenal   behind the sternum  
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substrenal   under the sternum  
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suprastrenal   above the sternum  
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transurethral   across the urethra  
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cytology   the study of cells and its function  
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histology   study of tissues  
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4 Basic Types of Tissues   Muscle, Epithelial, connective, and nervous  
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organ   several different types of tissues that work as a unit to perform special functions  
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organ system   several organs working together in a coordinated manner to perform a function or funtions  
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Anatomic position   Body standing up straight, arms to the side, palms facing forward. Eyes looking straight ahead, feet and toes pointing forward  
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Sagittal Plane   splits body into right and left portions (aka medial)  
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Frontal (coronal) Plane   divides body into a front and back side  
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Transverse (Horizontal) Plane   Divides body into upper and lower portions  
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